To get a sense for what I can bring to the table, you need to know where I have come from.
At 18, I took on a trainee role at a professional services firm that is now part of BDO, the fifth largest accountancy firm in the world, where I soon gained my Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) qualification.
After 7 years, I moved to a smaller London-based firm and learned the ropes as a Corporate Tax Manager. Later, I transitioned to KPMG where I niched into infrastructure and property, with a special focus on Public Private Partnerships.
I then embarked on a new adventure with the international infrastructure investor and FTSE 250 company John Laing, working my way up to Head of Tax and Non-Executive Director of one of the group’s investments.
Looking back, coaching played a key role in my development in the business. It certainly helped me with how I worked with the Board, communicated with key stakeholders in various departments, and dealt with the operational aspects of a leadership role in a large business.
10 years into my role at John Laing, I was at the top of my game, in every sense. Despite this, I knew I wanted to fulfil a long-held ambition to work for myself.
My new tax advisory business went from strength to strength in its first twelve months. However, before I knew it, my circumstances had changed.
My partner and I endured a particularly difficult time; I lost my dad, she lost both her parents. At the same time, our children were forging their own way through university and into adulthood. These changes called on my time, energy and emotions in ways I could not have imagined.
These life events brought new perspective and insight to my priorities. I pivoted and had success as an entrepreneur, but I did not truly know where any of it was going. I started developing a property business which enabled me to be more project focused at this challenging time. As it did for many, the pandemic then fuelled an even more intense period of self-reflection that made me realise I had fully enjoyed the coaching aspect of my work to date and wanted to explore this further, alongside my property interests.
I completed the Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching with Henley Business School in 2023. I also brushed up my financial coaching skills by becoming a Certified Financial Coach.
Now, through my coaching business, I combine my decades of lived experience in the working world with the tools and frameworks that have been proven to help people grow and thrive, in the areas of leadership, management, business ownership, money habits and beyond.
You can contact me using the form below, or, if you are in or able to get to the Southend-on-Sea area, I host a regular, exclusive networking event called Business Uncorked so we could meet at an event. You can register for events here.
Don’t hold onto what is holding you back.
I offer a range of executive and financial coaching and consultancy solutions for business leaders and their teams and can tailor my services to help you meet your goals.
