Amanda’s business background includes 12 years’ experience in small and entrepreneurial businesses, having launched three, acquired one and sold one.  She has successful experience in the City as the COO of an international executive search firm and has been described as an ‘expert at turning vision into action.’ 

Her speciality is in working with executives in transition, either seeking to improve performance, change roles or define a meaningful future for their business or themselves.  Amanda has a specific expertise in helping develop clarity of direction and inspiring people to action; she brings considerable commercial experience to her coaching and a joy of building businesses.   

Clients engage her because she makes them feel confident and empowered, because she is good at helping them step-up to challenges, define objectives and develop their potential.  That way they can achieve their aims, become more productive and so gain better results for their companies and for themselves.   

Amanda’s coaching style benefits from a wide range of methodologies which enables her to take a bespoke approach, drawing from a variety of tools such as Nancy Kline’s Thinking Environment®, Perceptual Positions, NLP, the Johari Window, Covey’s work and Mindfulness, to name but a few.

Recent issues addressed include:

• Supporting a Managing Partner to develop a strategic review
• Business development, communication and networking for a team wishing to build their business
• Confidence building and role definition for the Chairman of a £multi-million family firm
• Performance – improving career progression and management style for a partner and a senior executive wishing to manage themselves upwards
• Career transition and finding meaningful purpose for an executive at a cross-road
• ‘The first 90 days’ for a Chief Investment Officer and an HR executive in new roles

• Enabling a serial and award-winning entrepreneur to take time out to think and plan

Clients have included: ANZ, UBS, Credit Suisse, Buddi Ltd, a national LLP, an international energy firm, Gousto Ltd, Textyle and an international oil resources company.

Amanda is a WABC Certified Business Coach™, a Master Practitioner in NLP and a member of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council.

When not working, Amanda loves to walk and swim in wild places, play Bridge, dance and visit art galleries.

"Amanda is patient and thoughtful; her USP is her unique ability to encourage her clients to identify, structure and then execute outcomes and solutions for themselves."
Richard Smith-Morgan, Formerly Chief Corporate Credit Officer ANZ.

“You are calm and encouraging.  You make sure that the discussion stays focused and on track, you always made me think things through.” 
Kim St John, Partner, Aldrich & Co.

"Amanda is an outstanding coach. She has such a positive and inspiring approach, and in the most gentle way helps you to focus on what you really want to achieve and how you're going to get there."
Deborah Walter, Former Deputy Managing Partner, Kreab Gavin Anderson.

Amanda has helped me “advance my career in a way you wouldn’t believe.”
Partner of a national LLP