Our coaching programmes start with our hand-picked collective of coaches. Each is expert in their own field and the force multiplier effect of our Partnership Coaching Programme means that you are able to draw on the expertise of our entire team.
Fergus Leathem
Focus – Communication
How you look, sound and come across, is Fergus’ speciality. From creating the perfect pitch and telling the story of their venture, to mastering difficult stakeholder conversations, Fergus helps founders get to the core of their message and get that message out there in the world. He helps clients understand the importance of both verbal and non-verbal communication through practical scenarios and behavioural analysis. His tailored advice allows founders to manage their presence in every situation, improve their communication skills and heighten their collaborative and leadership potential.
Douglas Sexton
Focus – Mindset & Behavioural Change
Working with established and emerging leaders across tech and finance, Doug’s immersive coaching is finely tuned to the inner game of leadership. He helps leaders gain clarity, manage their mindset, and achieve powerful growth. Doug has extensive experience working with leadership in VC backed portfolio companies. With a scientific background, Doug applies evidence based strategies to drive high performance and change in mental and physical behaviour, leaving the coachee with an tool-kit of upgraded skills.
Helen Gazzi
Focus – High Performance
With a background in corporate law and start-up leadership, Helen has extensive experience of working with senior leaders at organisations like Meta, What Three Words and Vinted. She has coached founders from seed through to acquisition by industry giants such as Google and Airbnb. Her Bold Alignment approach has a proven track record of empowering leaders to overcome challenges and reach new heights in their start-up journey.
Dana McKeon
Focus – Founder Relationship Empowerment
Intertwining over a decade of experience in the domains of Music, Physiotherapy and Personal Development, Dana’s coaching is aimed at deploying this in leadership development. As a sought after coach she has worked with tech leaders, world-class musicians and even royal diplomats. Dana’s transformative approach focuses on mindset and inspires peak performance, fostering empowering relationships within teams and beyond.
Rebecca Johnson
Focus – Team Coaching
Rebecca works with founder
teams to hone their purpose and to boldly envision long-term aspirations as they grow and evolve. With over fifteen years’ experience in L&D working with numerous Fortune 100 organisations, she now specialises in empowering start-up
founders and their teams. Her supportive practice fosters collaboration, resilience,
and innovation, ensuring teams successfully
navigate the precarious start-up landscape and reach their full potential.
Guy Hughes
Focus – Voice
Working as an actor, composer and musical director with organisations like the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Bristol Old Vic and Shakespeare’s Globe, Guy seamlessly translates this experience into vocal coaching for founders. He empowers individuals to harness the power of their voice by using vocal and performance techniques to enhancing their presence and influence, giving founders the tools to make a lasting impact in all settings.
Tamzin Foster
Focus – Strategic Growth & Decision Making
Utilizing her valuable experience from OC&C Strategy Consultants, the Royal Academy of Arts, and The School of Life, Tamzin provides a unique combination of coaching and deep strategic expertise. Specialising in working with founders, she has supported companies backed by Script Capital, Streamlined Ventures and 10x Founders from their pre-seed into their high growth phase. Tamzin’s coaching style creates clarity with crystal-clear decision-making and precise planning, enabling founders to effectively navigate the path to growth.
Laura Fabris
Focus – Mental Health & Wellbeing
With a background in psychology and law, Laura has first-hand experience of two worlds that rarely speak to each other. Laura offers a non-judgmental listening space for those moments when the ‘personal’ intersects with the ‘professional’. Her practice allows clients to explore in a protected space where they can talk freely and ‘untangle the knots’ that build up in the day to day life of a founder.
Henry Cheetham
Focus – Elite Team Building
Having led departments and culture change initiatives within professional New Zealand rugby and UK Special Forces, Henry now helps scaling startups build industry-leading teams and culture.
Through visiting and interviewing the best teams in the world across a variety of industries, Henry takes ‘building world-class teams and culture’ from an abstract concept to a set of principles that any Founder can apply.
Angela Hobbs
Focus – Founder Coaching
A serial founder in her own right, and with an academic background in sustainability, Angela works with incubators and accelerators at Oxford, Cambridge and King’s College London. Her work has a strong focus on innovation, health tech and female founders. Angela supports founders in forging a meaningful path to growth by helping them to grow their business passionately and responsibly.
