I attended coaching with Kate for around 2 years as part of my development into a senior leadership role within plc. When I first started the sessions with Kate I had been recently promoted and was nervous about my ability to perform in my new role. I have suffered from imposter syndrome my entire career and I was worried that this would hold me back from fulfilling my potential. Kate was able to help me draw out very quickly why I felt the way I did which in itself was a bit of a revelation. We spent time reflecting on my career in and outside of plc and my achievements in and outside of work. In addition, Kate really helped me see that what I was experiencing was “normal” and taught me to be kind to myself!!

Over the course of my sessions my confidence grew, and I started to feel excited about my new role and for the first time in a very long time I really believed I deserved to be in the role and part of the senior team. That was a real lightbulb moment for me and not one I would ever have arrived at had Kate not coached me. From a leadership perspective Kate has helped me identify what kind of leader I want to be and what kind of culture I want to build for my team. I now feel extremely proud to be leading a team of high performing individuals who enjoy being part of my team.

Kate has helped me in so many ways not just in helping me drive my career forward but also in how to manage a successful career as a mum and a wife. She is an extremely warm person, has a positive outlook and is a realist. There is nothing I didn’t feel I could share with Kate and in doing so I was able to overcome things that were standing in my way of success and I learned a lot about myself along the way. I would thoroughly recommend Kate as a coach, for me Kate’s real strength was that she was able to look at my life as a whole and didn’t just focus on my career. I found this to be really important as one impacts the other which is not something I had really considered before. She is someone that listens intently, challenges your thinking and encourages you to think differently about situations and reflect.

I found the coaching with Kate to be the most valuable thing I have ever done in my career. Kate has helped shape me into a high performing leader at plc but most importantly it has helped me truly believe in myself for the first time in my life!