Our clients

Since 2015 we have supported over 100 leaders on their leadership journeys comprising CEOs, Managing Directors, Senior Partners and emerging leaders across a wide range of industry sectors.

In 2023 we supported 45 individuals in assignments typically lasting 6 to 12 months. Whilst our core remains senior leadership development, our client base has continued to grow and become more diverse, as has the type of mandate; with a growing emphasis on specific succession plans and assistance with team dynamics.

The most common coaching themes we have observed are strategy articulation and alignment, confronting conflict constructively and stakeholder relationships.

50%+ promoted or ready and all performing better

We are pleased to say that over a half of those clients with a leadership development mandate have already been promoted or confirmed as ready for promotion or greater responsibility. The balance have all been reported by stakeholders as performing better in their roles.

CEOs on the up

Our CEO coaching practice continues to grow with now 44% of our clients being CEOs (or MDs) in role or explicit mandates to prepare someone for promotion to CEO.

Increasing diversity

We coached 16 females (36%) of which about half were CEOs and the other half were specific leadership development mandates; a reflection of increased gender diversity at the senior level and impetus behind the development of more diverse executive committees. 20% of our clients were from what are considered to be ethnically diverse backgrounds.

100% with placements

We saw an increase in career transition support and are also pleased to say that all completed assignments have resulted in a placement.

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A selection of some our clients

Example engagements

Recent assignments have covered almost all functional areas including CEO / MD, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Investment, Professional Services Partner, IT , Data Analytics, Customer Relations, Communications, Consultant Surgeon.

Onboarding support for a newly appointed divisional Managing Director with a particular focus on ways of working, and team, organisation and stakeholder engagement.
Developing behavioural change for a Partner at a Magic Circle law firm.
New in role coaching for Managing Director at a global ratings agency following promotion.
Integration coaching to the Head of Solutions at a global Asset Manager as they joined the organisation, maximising their impact and ensuring a successful transition.

Assistance with readiness for promotion for the Chief Investment Officer of a UK asset manager enabling them to be seen internally and externally as capable of taking on greater responsibilities.

Coaching for a CEO through the professionalisation and subsequent change of ownership of a founder-controlled business.

New in role coaching for a National Operations Director role involving work on leadership style and natural authority as well as culture ,operational strategy and ethos.

Supported Marketing Director through the acquisition of broader responsibilities with particular regard to alignment on brand strategy, strengthening team, stakeholder engagement, workload and work-life balance
Supported the “next generation” of senior leaders into new roles or towards readiness for role at leading Leisure Operator.
Coached a Founder CEO in the recruitment of senior team and professionalisation of the business as it grew.

What people are saying:

“Working with Ivan helped us reevaluate how we were approaching our roles and organisation and also how our values and business philosophy applied to the rapidly growing and changing business that we had created. Ivan was fantastic at listening to our problems, helping us put them into context and helping us formulate solutions. “

— Co-founders, restaurant sector

“I strongly recommend Kate as a professional coach. I found her easy to get along with, an excellent communicator and highly practical. She was quickly able to relate to my circumstances and provide suggestions or tools around changes that I could make to my approach. At the end I was left feeling energised, and with the belief that slight adjustments can have a significant impact. I am based outside of the UK so we did the sessions via video conference and I thought it worked well. Thanks Kate!”

— Partner, Legal sector

“I instantly felt at ease and comfortable with Kate enabling me to open up and really tackle the hard issues for me to move forward.”

— CEO, Asset Management

“Working with Ivan has made a huge difference to how I approach not only my work but also many other areas of my life. His outstanding knowledge of the business world, combined with a real understanding and curiosity about why people behave as they do, makes him unique in his approach. With his calm and constant support, and his astute observations, Ivan has helped me tackle some lingering issues that I would never have tackled alone. My sessions with him have been transformative.”

— Communications Director, Energy Sector

“Kate’s coaching was an enjoyable journey of discovery and improvement. It has made a tangible improvement on my performance and approach at work and increased my appreciation of my role. Kate brought an understanding of the real business environment to our sessions that enabled them to be practical sessions focused on delivering useful outcomes rather than theoretical talking shops. I would wholeheartedly recommend Kate to anyone seriously looking to improve their performance and satisfaction at work.”