My Background

I have a varied background with skills in business, IT and education as well as coaching.

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I have a degree in Business Studies and have always been interested in business issues, particularly the people side of business. I keep up-to-date in topics within management, leadership, organisational behaviour, culture and employee engagement and wellbeing.

I have a background in education. In my early career I taught EFL. I spent around 5 years in Japan teaching all ages and levels in a variety of contexts.

After around 10 years in university administration, I have recently returned to teaching, leading a module in ‘Managing Change’ to 3rd year undergraduates on a BA Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring degree. I have also been training and coaching Business English online.  Learners were in varying departments (HR, IT, engineering, Sales) and at all levels. They were working in global corporations and located around the world (Europe, Asia, South America).

My business experience and knowledge, combined with my people development skills and supportive nature, have led to me train as a business coach, initially studying for the ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring. I am accredited as a Senior Practitioner coach with the EMCC. I am continually learning and developing in this area.

Currently I am focussing on virtual, on-demand coaching.  The right conversation at the right time can make all the difference to someone navigating an issue at work.  I am proud to be working with Bravely.  I coach people located around the world, at all levels and in a wide variety of industries.

I have predominantly worked in Higher Education, but have also worked on temporary contracts in a whole range of different organisations, small and large, public and private, in both manufacturing and service sectors. Recent coachees have been in local government, the police force, a small overseas start-up, and universities (academic teaching/research).