My coaching programs cater to founders seeking to elevate their businesses, individuals navigating life or career transitions, and young people needing guidance on their projects or life goals.
Founder coaching
Having been a founder of three companies and consulted and supported many others, I have a deep empathy for the ups and downs of life as a founder and the challenges and opportunities start up life can bring.
My experience in building start-ups coupled with my wellbeing and coaching expertise ensures that founders are supported both personally and professionally.
Want help as a founder? Let’s talk!
“Yvonne has the beautiful gift of guiding one out of their place of feeling wedged in to where they feel released. Every meeting felt like a powerful therapy session where major questions were unpacked and, equally importantly, plans were put in motion. And all this was done with her gentle nudges that guided me to discharge and examine my thoughts.
In my 6-session coaching engagement I managed to identify, unpack and resolve major decisions that were gnawing on me for months but festering unresolved. With each and every session, I managed to get past areas in which I was previously stuck. It was quite remarkable. I am grateful for what I managed to unravel in this short time, all thanks to Yvonne’s brilliant coaching!”
– Rudayna Abdo, Founder, Thaki
Transition coaching
I’ve experienced more than my fair share of transitions. I started my career as a teacher but left after 5 years in the profession, without a job to go to. I managed to transition into the corporate world, where I worked in business development and marketing roles for many years.
Whilst in those roles, I found myself managing people much older than me at a young age and experienced transitioning into leadership roles, often without much support. Looking back, I would have benefited massively from having a coach to help me navigate some of those transitions and not suffer from burn out, which inevitably happened.
It was having a coach that helped me to transition from the corporate world to purpose driven start ups. Having a coach helped me realise how much more aligned I was with my values and purpose in building start ups, even if the money wasn’t as good as my past corporate roles.
More recently, I experienced being made redundant for the first time in my career, the week I was due to return to my company after maternity leave. Once again I had to reinvent myself and once again I benefited from having a coach to navigate this transition and the transition of returning to the working world after having a baby. I found that my identity and values had shifted and I wanted to be very intentional about the sort of work I did next. Coaching helped me to work out what was important to me in this next phase of my life and I was able to build a work and home life that supported my needs as a working mum.
As a coach I love working with individuals who are looking for support in navigating life and career transitions.
Feeling like you need a change? Let’s talk!
“Yvonne was really effective as a coach, guiding me so that I could perform better as well as grow professionally. I especially appreciate her making the space to partner with her. She is patient and genuinely wants everyone to succeed.
Yvonne is wise and cognizant of both the individual and organization’s long term well-being. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend working with her if you’re looking for someone to help you transition to the next level.”
– Jo Rao, Learning and Performance Expert
Youth coaching
I’ve always been passionate about young people, which is why I chose teaching as my first career path as I wanted to positively impact the lives of the young people that I taught.
I continued this mission as an entrepreneur where I co-founded three start-ups focused on young people.
I have also published an academic paper on Purpose in Adolescence; a topic very dear to my heart. Research shows that having a sense of purpose in adolescence is positively correlated with psychological wellbeing and my coaching programmes can help young people to discover their current purpose, whilst increasing their wellbeing and resilience.
I love working with young people to help them navigate what can sometimes feel like a really challenging, tricky time of life, yet one with so much potential.
Are you a young person, the parent of a young person or an educator of a young person who is lacking purpose or direction or could do with some support on a project or goal?
Book a free discovery call to see if coaching could help?
“As a member of the Senior Leadership team with responsibility for achievement, I’ve seen firsthand the incredible impact that positive psychology can have on students, especially when it comes to confidence and self efficacy. A group of Year 11 students participated in a coaching program with Yvonne in the lead up to their exams, and the results were transformative. Yvonne’s approach, grounded in positive psychology, helped these students develop a stronger sense of self-awareness, resilience, and optimism.
Yvonne’s ability to connect with the students and create a safe, supportive environment allowed them to open up and engage fully in the coaching process. They learned valuable skills for managing stress, setting goals, and maintaining a positive outlook, which have not only improved their academic performance but also their overall well-being.
I have seen the students become more confident, motivated, and equipped to handle challenges with a positive mindset. I highly recommend Yvonne’s coaching programs to any educator or parent looking to support their young people in achieving their full potential.”