Strengthening your leadership through grounded & experience-led coaching
I've come from property business owner to international stockbroker to MCC leadership coach, with some waiting tables in between.
I live in the Black Mountains in Wales with my family. My talented friend Hester Marriott took these incredible photos, she's part of my tribe to whom I owe so much
Hi, I'm Ginny.
I've always been attracted to business, I had holiday jobs and started work as soon as I left school, choosing not to go to university or travelling after school - much of that came later.
My first experience of leadership was when I was made a manager at 19 and then shouted at for completely failing to deliver on anything. I literally did not know what I was doing when it came to having people report to me (who all thought I was a muppet!). I got better!
Moving into corporate finance and stockbroking later exposed me to different styles of leadership. What people got away with was breathtaking when I look back on it now, there was a lot of ignorance in the system. I was coming home drunk, depressed or in tears or an unattractive combination of all three and I literally did not know what to do. I thought stockbroking would be my dream job offering money, prestige and safety – and none of those things were true. Knowing what I know now I can see a total ignorance of what it means to be a leader - this forms much of the foundation for why I do what I do.
I hired a coach to get me out – it was 5th December 1997. I will never forget the experience of being fundamentally listened to, without agenda and being taken seriously. My subsequent coach training has been intensive and rigorous; this early blueprint is a powerful inspiration in so much of my work (thank you Rachel Pryor)
I’ve worked with global leaders through to small business leaders. A commonality they all share is they are trying their very best to be the best they can, often under intense pressure, both internally and externally. No-one is going to work thinking 'I'll slack off today', it's full on.
Meet Your Coach
Not the usual path into this work.....
1980's & 90's
Head Girl, then expelled. First business at 19, working in property, spots of waiting tables, then corporate finance, leading to equities broking in Hong Kong. Relocated back to UK with bank, became a coach, training at CoachInc.
2005–2010
Accredited as Master Certified Coach - one of only ten in Europe. Worked with hundreds of people from the public sector to banks to government, logistics and tech. MC'd conferences, chaired panels, wrote articles, contributed to progressive thinking
in this new industry.
2020's
Completed PG Systemic & Psychodynamic Consulting Approaches to Organisations (Tavistock) in Covid. Deepened experience of how groups and companies work well together. Wrote first-of it's kind business column for Coaching At Work
And now?
Continuing leaders across the UK, Europe, USA & Asia. Working with HR & L&D to get the right intervention for their people. Aligning with AI developments in exploring how clients can augment their culture development and coaching offerings. In my rookie elder years now, having been one of the youngest coaches in the UK!
2000s
Taught on faculty at CoachInc, the largest coach training organisation in the world for 5 years. One of the first Certified Mentor Coaches in the UK
Moved from London to Wales.
2010s
Work range expanded - designed and delivered best independently rated change programme for Welsh Government. Worked extensively with big pharma, logistics, finance, NHS, and global media. Coached across Europe and the States with some Asia.
Recent Years
Founded the world’s first business focused on how people meet (Drum). Innovating the way leaders collaborate, communicate, and build trust. Now called Better Meetings it takes (some of) the sting in how to change meeting cultures
