Leadership doesn't have to feel lonely.
The higher you progress, the fewer people there are who will truly challenge your thinking. I work with experienced leaders who know they're capable of more, but feel stuck, overwhelmed or uncertain about their next step.
Founder & Executive Coach
Turning ambition into action.
"My style isn't telling people what to do. It's asking the right questions until they find their own answers."Rachael, Founder
Real experience. Real results.
I didn't become a coach because I liked talking about leadership. I've lived it, spending years as an HR Director responsible for Northern Europe, working at board level across multiple businesses and around 500 employees across several countries.
That experience — leading through transformation, redesigning organisations, navigating complex change, and developing leadership capability — is what makes Catalyst different. When I sit across from a senior leader, I understand the pressure they're under because I've been in similar rooms.
Coaching is something I've been doing for years as a natural part of my leadership. I help leaders think differently, gain confidence, stop overthinking and make better decisions. My style isn't telling people what to do, it's asking the right questions until they find their own answers.
Why leaders choose Catalyst
"Great leaders don't need someone to rescue them. They need someone who listens differently. Someone who challenges assumptions. Someone who asks the question nobody else asks, and creates enough clarity that action becomes inevitable."
Clarity
I help leaders cut through the noise — competing priorities, self-doubt, and complexity — to find what actually matters and what needs to happen next.
Confidence
Many brilliant leaders have been promoted beyond their comfort zone. I help them reconnect with their capability and lead with conviction, not hesitation.
Momentum
The goal isn't insight, it's action. My coaching creates the conditions where movement becomes not just possible, but inevitable.
Coaching & Leadership Services
Every engagement is tailored — no off-the-shelf programmes, no generic frameworks. What you get is a thinking partner who brings commercial acumen, executive experience, and real challenge to every conversation.
Executive Coaching
One-to-one coaching for senior leaders navigating complexity, change and growth. A confidential space where your toughest challenges get the rigorous attention they deserve.
- Senior leaders & executives
- Navigating strategic decisions
- Leading through change
- Stakeholder influence
Leadership Coaching
Helping managers become confident leaders who inspire, influence and deliver results — not just manage tasks. Practical, honest and focused on real-world impact.
- New and emerging leaders
- High potential managers
- Building leadership identity
- Performance & accountability
Career Transition Coaching
For leaders preparing for promotion, stepping into a bigger role, or redefining what their career looks like from here. Clear thinking. Bold decisions. Purposeful next steps.
- Promotion readiness
- Role transitions
- Career direction clarity
- Personal brand & presence
Team Effectiveness
Supporting leadership teams to build trust, improve communication and perform at their collective best. Because great leaders don't work in isolation.
- Leadership team dynamics
- Trust & psychological safety
- Collective accountability
- Team performance
Leadership Development
Practical workshops designed and delivered from real executive experience, not facilitated off someone else's framework. Focused, challenging and immediately applicable.
- Courageous conversations
- Leading through change
- Confidence & presence
- Bespoke programmes
Let's have a conversation.
Every engagement begins with an honest conversation about where you are and where you want to be. No obligation, no sales pressure.
Get in TouchThe difference is experience.
Many coaches help people "discover their purpose." Catalyst helps leaders move.
That's a fundamental difference. Most of the leaders I work with already know what they need to do. They have the intelligence, the experience, and the capability. What they're missing is the right conditions — space, challenge, and a trusted thinking partner who has no agenda other than their success.
I bring commercial understanding, not just coaching theory. I've sat in boardrooms, led through crisis, redesigned organisations and developed leadership teams. That's what you get in the room with me.
Commercial Credibility
Executive HR Director experience across multiple businesses and countries.
No Generic Frameworks
Every engagement is bespoke. Your challenge, your context, your solution.
Honest Challenge
I ask the questions no one else will. That's where breakthroughs happen.
Real Outcomes
The focus is always action, not reflection for its own sake.
Senior Experience
I understand the pressure of senior roles because I've been there.
Confidential Space
A truly safe environment where you can think, explore and be honest.
Ready to take your next step?
Whether you have a specific challenge in mind or you're simply curious about whether coaching could help, the best place to start is a conversation. There's no obligation and no sales pitch — just an honest discussion about where you are and whether Catalyst Coaching & Leadership is the right fit for you.