THIS IS WHO
I AM

It all started some years ago really. For 25 years I was a senior executive at Deutsche Bank, one of Europe's largest Investment Banks, travelling all over the world, trading and investing billions of other people's money! For the most part, it was an enjoyable and rewarding career but incredibly stressful. It wasn't exactly the best platform for a healthy work-life balance. I did not see as much of my wife and family as I would have liked but the trade-off was it provided them with a very nice lifestyle. 

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However, after a series of personal events took place in my life I took a step back and evaluated what was really important to me. I made a choice to change direction.

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So how did that lead to me becoming a coach and mentor? Well as I said, for the most part, my career in the financial world was very rewarding but after I left I did not miss it in the slightest. Or so I thought.

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The part I missed was the coaching and mentoring I did for the people that worked for me. Helping them to grow as individuals and realise their true potential in both their professional and personal lives. I was always the person they came to talk to when they wanted to take that next step, or they hit an obstacle along the road.

 

I gave them a comfortable space to talk, to think and to explore their topic and I listened but did not judge or assume. Together we would work through the situation and find a solution. From graduate's and junior traders to senior executives, I helped them all. This was the part of my former job I really missed. 

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25+ years of Investment Banking taught me a great deal about managing businesses and leading people. With the knowledge and understanding I gained from my time in the financial markets, I decided to pivot into coaching. Even writing my own book. With my experience, I take a unique approach to coaching, emphasising you as the product. I am a coach who works to unlock potential.