What clients say ...

I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for the invaluable assistance you provided during a challenging time for my career,  at a time of redundancy. Your guidance played a crucial role in helping me secure my new position! ​

The prospect of finding a suitable new role in a 3 month period was daunting, but your expertise and insights gave me the confidence to navigate it successfully.  

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From the first session the building blocks and structure took shape. Focusing upon career positives (building back confidence), offer strategic expertise (building back value) and refining my CV, all the while with a personalised approach, made a significant difference.  

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At initial meeting with my prospective employer I was able to understand their particular pain points & challenges, and I was able to position myself to address areas of their business that were untapped and leverage my skills to add value.  ​

This resulted in the organisation seeking board approval & funding for a brand new position in the organisation (I still had to interview & prepare presentations, so it was no easy ‘in’!) 

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I appreciate your professionalism, timely responses to my queries, and the genuine interest you took in understanding my career goals. I am so excited to start my new role! ​

I would highly recommend your services to anyone seeking career guidance. Feel free to share my contact information with potential clients who may want to learn more about my positive experience.

I sought out Cathryn's help recently when I was looking for the next step in my career having reassessed things during the pandemic and been through a difficult time. Feeling at a low ebb and with my confidence in myself at an all time low, Cathryn got straight to the point, ramped up the energy, set me to work and helped me see myself as others do - a really capable, effective and efficient leader with bags of experience that would add value to any organisation.

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She supported me in getting my CV sorted out, helping me to write it in a way that looked to future roles rather than focussing on more of the same.

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Getting my LinkedIn profile fit for purpose has been the key to find a new, exciting role that I start soon and I really believe I wouldn't have been able to get there so quickly without Cathryn's unfailing support and guidance. If the position you're in sounds familiar, invest in yourself, it's really worth it!

Can’t recommend Cathryn highly enough! 

I reached out to Cathryn after a few weeks ofunsuccessful job hunting as I thought this was an ideal to get some professional career advice.

After an in-depth first session, Cathryn was able to pick out my strengths and areas for development. She also made me ‘re-shine’ a light on my own experiences and jolt my memory on things I’d done early on in my career that I thought were of little-to-no significance but were actually quite impressive and worth highlighting.

This gave me a real confidence boost and put me more in the driving seat when looking for work.

Rather than my usual ‘hit Apply and hope’ on any job that I was vaguely interested in, Cathryn’s approach of ‘quality over quantity’ meant doing the due diligence on roles; what is the company like? do they align with my values? do they offer hybrid working? etc. This enabled me to be more selective and look for a more rewarding role rather than just another 9-5 job.

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With the help of LinkedIn, Cathryn put me in prime position for employers to get in touch and boost my chances in the job market. Expanding my network, putting up eye-catching posts and messaging key people seemed like small things, but made a big difference. 

Not only am I really enjoying my new role, but feel so much more equipped and confident in the workplace. Thanks Cathryn!

When I needed to step back into the working world following an abrupt change in my life circumstances, I needed to regain my confidence and figure out what my next career move would be – and a friend recommended Cathryn. 

After just one session, I was already seeing myself through a different lens - feeling a lot more positive about my prospects and starting to remember the confident career woman that I used to be. She helped me realise that I was very capable and that my experience was valuable.  

It has been a complete game changer - I regained my confidence, self-belief and self-worth, in both my personal life and professional life.  

I moved from being completely unsure what I would do, to having the confidence to start my own consulting business - and taking on my first client at a day rate that I hadn’t considered possible.  

My career has moved in leaps and bounds in a relatively short period of time, and I am now taking a longer term senior management role with one of my clients.  

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Having Cathryn by my side to bounce ideas off, helping me navigate challenging times, and celebrate wins has been a great comfort and is now my secret weapon! 

I look forward to our coaching with great enthusiasm and I always come away full of ideas - feeling energised and ready to take on the next challenge.  

I started a course of coaching with Cathryn last year, and she’s been a great help and pleasure to work with.   Her demeanor is friendly, positive, and very supportive, and every conversation felt as if she was dedicated to my cause of finding “that dream job”.

Her suggested approach was methodical, structured, and tailored to my needs.  It also evolved iteratively as she, and I, learnt more about what I was looking to do next.

During our conversations her wealth of experience shone through, especially in her knowledge of how to efficiently navigate the world of corporate recruitment.  This helped greatly in proactively finding and securing what promises to be a very interesting role, within a very interesting organisation.  I’ll let you know if it’s my dream job once I’ve started!

Highly, highly, recommend Cathryn as a career coach.

Height of professionalism and wealth of knowledge and experience to offer.  I’ve had career coaches before, but Cathryn is by far the best.

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Life is too short to be doing a job you’re not happy with or in; so liaise with Cathryn who will be able to help and support you on your path to a dream job or next career move.

Thank you so much Cathryn for all you have done for me!! Looking forward to my next career adventure 🙂

I initially looked into coaching to navigate my career, particularly as a first-generation immigrant unfamiliar with the corporate landscape.

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Cathryn's guidance proved instrumental in making strategic career decisions, ultimately leading me to my dream job.

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Having a mentor was emphasized as a key to achieving goals faster, and Cathryn's support from the outset helped me identify and leverage my strengths.

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Through her guidance, I made decisive career moves, and I highly recommend her to anyone seeking similar support  

I was lost and lacking direction, feeling stuck and without a clear aim. I felt like I needed consultation from an expert because, on my own, I found it difficult to reflect on what my strengths are, what I value and which specific avenues of interest could be worth exploring.

Cathryn’s approach is curious, non-judgmental and underpinned by her years of experience. She is a great listener and you can tell almost instantly how much she cares about helping people get the most out of their working lives.

Above all, the most valuable aspect of Cathryn’s coaching for me is her unwavering encouragement and the belief she instils in you that allows you to overcome your preconceived limitations.

I would absolutely recommend Cathryn for anyone looking for a better future but lacking the confidence to go after it - the answers are all within us and Cathryn can help to bring them to the fore.

"I found Cathryn mid-pandemic, a few months into a “quarter life crisis”, not really knowing who I was, having an extreme lack of purpose, hating my job, not knowing how to enjoy my spare time and feeling anxious about my future.

It sounds cliché but working with Cathryn through this programme has honestly changed my life. We explored my values, what activities I could try out that may bring me joy, what is meaningful to me as well as ways of getting out of the sticky job situation I was in and into doing something I enjoyed.

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Cathryn was extremely supportive, checked in with me, offered advice and suggested options to help me make my life more fulfilling and enjoyable (despite the pandemic and several restrictions).

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I am so happy and confident now, I have quit my job and am now freelancing, I started volunteering and helping people where I can. I know so much more about who I am, what makes me me, what I bring to the table and how I want to live my life (for now).

 Thoughts about the future feel exciting to me and I know I couldn’t have got to this wonderful place without her! Thank you Cathryn."

"I landed in a new country with a belief of a better future - to be met by Covid and endless lockdowns. And the industry I'd worked in for over 30 years - tourism -  had taken the biggest downturn.

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My confidence was at a low - I doubted myself and my skills - and whether they'd be relevant in this new setting.  My CV needed a LOT of work… and then Cathryn came to the rescue!

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Cathryn is a caring empathetic listener - she helped me unpack all my skills (I began to think I had none!), showing me how they could be transferred and be relevant to other industries. We updated my CV and created a LinkedIn profile that made me stand out. 

Through our consultative sessions, I now think differently, believe in myself and my skillsets, and am in a position to put myself out there with confidence for future career opportunities. 

Cathryn, from the bottom of my heart – thank you for your patience, encouragement, kindness and friendship – I value them all dearly."

I initially started working with Cathryn in October 2012 when I was at a crossroads in my life both personally and professionally. Through our first sessions Cathryn gave me some immediate tips to help me move forward with my life. As our sessions evolved we started thinking more long term and putting strategies in place and practicing some really useful tools.

Since coaching my career has elevated to a role that I am truly passionate about -  I am literally living "my best life'. When I look back to where I was 6 years ago and where I am now, I cannot believe the transformation.

I am also very open and honest to those around me and those in my team that I have worked hard for this life and for my career, it has not come easy and it has been through hard work, constant self reflection and using the tools Cathryn gives me. Our sessions allow me to get to where I want to be in work, love, and in life.

Coaching is my "me" time, a chance to reflect on what is working and what isn't working in my life. What I really like is we don't delve too much into the past, we acknowledge it and look at what we can learn from it, what impact it has now, but it is not focus area. What we focus on is the now and the next chapters. One thing I will always carry with me from my coaching is that I am the one in control of my life. This is something I have learned through my sessions and this mindset has allowed me to find love in my life and in my work.

I would definitely recommend coaching, it is for people in all stages in their life, not just people like myself that who find themselves at a crossroads. I am well and truly on the path I want to be on and my coaching is still very important to me!

Cathryn has been my long standing coach, mentor, support, & a very important part of optimising my work (& even my personal) life. 

I have always found her sessions focussed, productive & extremely helpful - without overwhelm or complicated takeaways or pressure. 

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Our work together has helped me to understand myself better, pinpoint my values & priorities & strengths/weaknesses - allowing me to follow the best opportunities & create the best outcomes. 

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I credit Cathryn in part for my past & current successes & recommend her to anyone looking for support in creating clarity about their current situation or future opportunities. 

Thank you for your unwavering support, knowledge, experience & kindness.

I never knew looking for a job could be so much fun! Having Cathryn's support, enthusiasm and encouragement coaching me through every step of my journey has been a highlight in my career and something I wish I'd done sooner. It's put me in the driving seat of my career giving me the confidence to unlock my potential. I feel very lucky to have worked with Cathryn and Investing in my future with her is the best decision I've made.

Cathryn is the perfect mix of being a great sounding board and spotting and raising those issues that are just out of my focus zone. A great advisor is always there when you need them (restructuring my entire business for growth) and steps back when you don’t (now my A’team in place and they are making a difference) and that’s exactly how Cathryn works. Grateful to have a long term relationship in place with her.

I can’t recommend Cathryn enough. She gave me clear direction and helped me recognise my talents, strengths and weakness whilst broadening my career horizons. I really loved and looked forward to our zoom meetings I just wished I had found her earlier.

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She was an immense support and my investment was money well spent - bringing so much value. Cathryn has such a lovely manner and felt at ease straight away discussing challenges.

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Cathryn is a true professional – she has many talents from mentor, counsellor, job coach and fairy god mother.

Cathryn is great for simplifying situations. For ‘cutting to the chase’. She has worked in commercial environments so she understands completely the stresses of a business environment. I think she really understands and empathises with my ‘sometimes’ feelings of being an ‘imposter’ and being ‘out of control’.

She is just fabulous at boosting my confidence and really makes me believe that I have a huge amount to give.​

She’s inspirational, thoughtful, kind AND funny. She is teaching me to listen. She is helping me to feel more connected. I’m now taking time to breathe and to try and stay calmer. I’m finding that its ok if I don’t always have the answers to everything and that maybe others can help.

And really importantly, Cathryn is helping me to feel really excited about my future!!

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If you’re thinking about having some coaching - give it a go. You’ve absolutely nothing to lose. You might think it an expensive luxury but it’s your life, and if you can improve your feeling of well being either in your work or home life (or both!) then that must be worth any multiple of the hourly fees.

Cathryn is one of the most innovative and inspiring HR professionals I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Always equipped with creative approaches to tackling professional challenges with a genuine passion for her business partners and clients to succeed. I feel very fortune to partner with Cathryn as a coach to continue my professional development as I know that her strategic and creative vision will get me to where I need to be! to be on and coaching is still very much for me.

I received coaching from Cathryn 2 years ago and it remains one of the best decisions I have ever made. After a succesful 10 years working in London I felt lost after a bereavement and began to question what I wanted out of life. Working with Cathryn allowed me to identify areas in my life that I wanted to improve and tackle them one step at a time.

By setting manageable tasks and goals Cathryn empowered me to work on areas I knew I wanted to improve and make bold decisions which I would never have made before the coaching.

Two years later and after a year of exploring the world, I am now working in my dream job at a leading not-for-profit. Without coaching I do not think I would have had the courage to try to work in such a different industry nor would I have taken a mid-life sabbatical and met so many inspiring people. Cathryn’s advice about how to be assertive and have tough conversations with people you care about  is still something I put into practice every day.

I hired Cathryn in 2019 to help develop my business and smooth out the day-to-day running of it. Her tasks included identifying the talent gaps we have, developing our existing talent and building a positive workplace culture where everyone feels supported, including myself.

I personally selected Cathryn as she demonstrated the significant life experience and professional skills that we so badly needed. What i’ve enjoyed about working with her is her calmness, rationality, the fact that she quickly became a strong ally, and her creative and proactive approach to problem-solving.

She’s become a key member of our leadership team in quick time, adding value at every step. She’s also become a trusted confidant to all the team, and someone who is trusted and a go-to for any issues, no matter how big or small.

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I can’t recommend Cathryn highly enough if you want to scale your business or just make it more enjoyable to run on a daily basis!