My approach
Career coaching first. NLP underneath.
How the coaching works: practical career advice drawn from real corporate experience, delivered using NLP techniques. Here's what that means, in plain English.
It starts with your career
Every session starts with your situation. The job you want, the room you're walking into, the manager you can't read, the promotion that keeps slipping away.
I bring over 20 years of working inside some of the largest organisations in banking, telecoms, marketing and retail. I know how they hire, how they promote, and how office politics shapes who gets on. We use that knowledge to work out what's really going on, and what you can do about it.
As a mixed-race man, half Black and half white, I also know that how you're seen at work can depend on more than your work. We can talk about that openly.
How I help
I offer career coaching, one to one. It's grounded in my own experience of corporate life and delivered using NLP techniques. Three things make it different.
Three things I bring
Lived experience
A half Black, half white perspective
I've built my career in large corporate environments as a mixed-race man. I understand how being seen as different can shape a career, and we can talk about it openly.
Credibility
Programme director in banking
Programme director experience across cyber security, commercial banking, Retail Banking and Wealth Management (RBWM), retail and global banking. Over 20 years with employers including the Bank of England, BT, WPP, HSBC and Goldman Sachs, and work across Europe with WPP.
Method
NLP Master Practitioner
Trained with Richard Bandler. I use NLP techniques to help you work on how you think, speak and prepare. Backed by PMP, PRINCE2, Chartered Business Analyst, Agile, Scrum and accountancy qualifications.
How we work together
The Room Method
Three steps that run through every session, whichever level you're at.
Read the room
We look at how your organisation really works: who decides, what gets noticed, and how you're seen right now.
Edit your story
Using NLP techniques, we work on how you think, speak and prepare, so the story you tell about yourself is clear and useful.
Walk in ready
We rehearse the moments that matter, from an interview to a promotion conversation, so they feel less new on the day.
Where NLP fits
NLP is the method I use to deliver the coaching. It isn't the point of the coaching. Your career is.
What NLP is
NLP stands for neuro-linguistic programming. It's an approach to communication and personal development, developed in the 1970s by Richard Bandler and John Grinder. The name describes its focus: how we think (neuro), the language we use (linguistic), and the habits we've built up over time (programming).
My training
I'm an NLP Master Practitioner, trained with Richard Bandler.
What NLP can look like in a session
Patterns
Noticing your habits
Spotting the thoughts and reactions that show up before a difficult moment at work.
Language
Changing the script
Paying attention to the words you use about yourself and others, and choosing more useful ones.
Preparation
Rehearsing what matters
Walking through an interview, presentation or hard conversation in advance, so it feels less new on the day.
Goals
Getting specific
Turning a vague wish into a clear career goal, with steps you can take.
What NLP isn't. It isn't therapy or counselling, and I don't use it to treat any medical or mental health condition. It isn't a quick fix, and I can't promise any particular result.
An honest note on evidence
NLP is popular in coaching and business, but scientific support for many of its claims is limited. I'm open about that. I use NLP as a practical set of techniques for reflection, communication and preparation, alongside real-world career experience. Not as science, and not as a guarantee.
Common questions
Is this therapy?
No. This is career coaching. If you need support with your mental health, speak to your GP or another qualified professional.
Do I need to know anything about NLP?
No. You bring your career questions. I bring the experience and the techniques.
Will it work for me?
I can't promise that. What I can promise is honest, practical coaching. The free discovery call is a chance to see whether this approach suits you.
How are sessions run?
Online, one to one. See how I work for sessions and prices.
Start with a free discovery call
A free 30-minute call, online. We'll talk about where you are and what you want. It costs nothing, and there's no obligation to go further.
Or email [contact email].