About Susie
Susie works with leaders and teams to strengthen confidence, communication and leadership effectiveness. She combines practical leadership development with emotional intelligence and behavioural insight to help leaders create meaningful and sustainable change.
She has experience facilitating leadership workshops, coaching leaders through organisational change and supporting individuals during periods of transition and increased responsibility.
Susie's work focuses on helping leaders improve self-awareness, strengthen relationships and communicate with greater confidence and clarity.
Coaching style
Susie's style is supportive, insightful and pragmatic. She creates reflective space for leaders while also helping them develop practical tools and strategies that can be applied immediately within the workplace.
Clients value her warmth, clarity and ability to help them think more constructively about themselves, their teams and their leadership impact.
Career history
- Marketing Operations Director · The Telegraph
- Marketing Director · The Times and Sunday Times
- Freelance consultant · IPC Magazines, News International and the Telegraph Group
Accreditation
PCC (Professional Certified Coach), International Coaching Federation
What ICF accreditation meansAreas of expertise
- Executive coaching
- Leadership development
- Emotional intelligence
- Leadership confidence
- Communication skills
- Team development
- Career transition
- Stakeholder relationships
Typical coaching themes
- Confidence and self-belief
- Leadership communication
- Managing change
- Relationship effectiveness
- Team leadership
- Emotional intelligence
- Career development
- Leadership presence
Qualifications & training
- MA (Hons) Philosophy & Religious Studies · University of Edinburgh
- Practitioner Diploma · Academy of Executive Coaching
- Advanced Practitioner Diploma · Academy of Executive Coaching
- Certification in Mentor Coaching
- Psychometrics: Emotional Intelligence (ECR), PROPHET, MTQ, Social Styles
Most engagements with Susie begin with a 30-minute call.
With Peter or Marie, depending on whether the brief sits closer to training or coaching. The named coach is matched to the engagement at scoping.