“I coach as a thinking partner, and I work with people at every level, whether you are early in your career and feeling unseen, in the middle and wondering why the effort is not moving you forward, or near the top and carrying so much for everyone else that there is little left for you.

“And none of this stays neatly at work, because what you carry at home comes through the door with you, and the pressure of the job follows you back out of it.”

“Here is what I have come to believe: the thing holding you back is rarely you. Recentring on what matters to you is not selfishness, it is taking proper ownership of your own life, and a lot of our work together is about doing that on purpose rather than waiting for permission to.

“We look at the situation you are actually in, at work and beyond it, and turn it into small repeatable actions that hold up under pressure rather than grand resolutions that collapse in the first busy week.

“So whether you are stepping up, starting over, or simply tired of running hard without feeling like you are getting anywhere, I would be glad to be in your corner.”

• Building strong one-to-one relationships and fostering supportive environments that enable personal and professional growth

• Coaching and mentoring across diverse organisational settings, including public and private sectors

• Supporting women in the transport and construction industries at all career stages

• Empowering young people through ongoing work as a STEM Ambassador

Steve has a collaborative, empathetic, and results-oriented approach, creating a safe and challenging space for reflection, clarity, and action.

Championing allyship and inclusive leadership in UK Transport and helping leaders build workplace cultures where everyone thrives, Steve focuses on enabling clients to build confidence, strengthen self-awareness, and achieve meaningful, lasting change.

“Broad professional and commercial experience means I can connect with a diverse spectrum of clients, but a particular focus is on helping women at all career levels to develop their brand and grow their ability to influence and lead.

“In parallel to career coaching, I mentor young-in-career women to guide them in defining their value proposition and identifying career pathways.”

“One of the reasons my clients enjoy working with me is that I listen – to what is both said and unsaid. And I ask questions, sometimes the really difficult questions, but in a way that helps my clients feel safe and able to explore their ideas, fears and options.

“My strengths lie in mixing strategic thinking and ideas with empathy and openness, and being curious about finding the most effective solutions to my clients’ problems, helping them get unstuck and moving forward with purpose and confidence.”

Support to clients at all levels has covered many topics and is as individual as they are, but has included:

• Developing leadership 'identity'

• Dealing with people/team/boss/colleague/Board member (sometimes all of these)

• Managing cultural issues and change

• Helping clients build resilience in challenging times

• Getting to grips with new areas of responsibility/ new role

• Finding practical ways of 'being more strategic'

• Working with clients from under-represented groups around progression, confidence, etc

• Developing a coaching style of leadership

• Finding a new direction/new career

Challenging, practical and supportive. Karen believes all clients have the means to enrich their lives, and her focus is to work with them to bring that into the daylight.

Karen’s clients value her sense of humour and practical approach. 

Sessions with Iain are focused but never rushed; he reads the room, adapts to what people need, and brings humour that helps break down barriers and build trust. Many people describe him as someone who “goes the extra mile” and is genuinely in their corner – cheering them on from the sidelines, believing in them and encouraging them to go further.

“Helping people to learn and grow is my absolute driver. Most of my work involves helping people to achieve equilibrium (and perhaps even a state of calm, wellbeing or quiet happiness) so that they can work out how to achieve the things that they say that they want to.

“I have a wealth of experience across public and private sector organisations and an in-depth understanding of a range of internationally recognised methodologies to help individuals and organisations.”

Iain’s style is warm, human and quietly challenging: he listens closely, reflects back what he’s hearing, and then helps you turn insight into small, realistic actions rather than big, overwhelming plans. 

Coaching clients say they trust him quickly, feel comfortable sharing their goals and doubts without fear of judgement, and always leave sessions with a clear focus and action plan. 

Coaching with Iain has supported people to solve real problems, manage time and energy more effectively, navigate career moves and secure promotions and better packages, while staying true to their purpose and values.

“I am told that I provide a personable, engaging and honest communicative approach to each engagement and relationship, helping interpret different mindsets, understand key challenges and identify resistance to drive change and guide people towards positive results.

“I coach in a way that people describe as creating a calm, unhurried space where you can talk honestly about what’s happening in your work and life. What you want next, what options you have, and what might be getting in the way. I help people to identify and quantify situations that need fixing and to find a solution that is both practical and fitting.”

Kathy’s coaching and mentoring practice focuses on career development and enabling aspiring and newly promoted leaders to grow into broader, more complex roles.

Typical topics include:

• Clarifying what’s important personally and professionally

• Aligning goals with values and purpose

• Developing a ‘mental map’ of the working environment, culture, and politics of the business

• Getting comfortable with complexity and ambiguity

• Building new, and redefining existing, stakeholder relationships as roles and responsibilities change

• Influencing up, down and across your peers, team, higher ups, all the way to the boardroom

• Leading teams where you are not the technical or functional subject matter expert.

Kathy also provides career coaching through the charity Smart Works, supporting women to build confidence and achieve sustainable career outcomes.

Kathy’s coaching approach is grounded in empathy, practical experience and a focus on empowering leaders and prospective leaders to thrive in dynamic, high stakes environments.

Drawing on a wealth of experience of highly operational and infrastructure heavy environments primarily in transport, utilities and management consultancy and often being the only female on site or around the table, Kathy is able to integrate lived experience with structured coaching methodologies, enabling clients to strengthen self-awareness, decision-making and resilience.