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‘21 Certificate of Excellence, 2021

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Hello, I'm Brian, a highly-rated coach committed to empowering individuals like you to transform their professional lives. If you find yourself stuck, frustrated, bored, overwhelmed, or lacking motivation at work, I am here to guide you through a positive and impactful change.

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31 December 2023

Working with Brian as my career coach was truly beneficial. He helped me pinpoint my strengths and weaknesses, allowing me to set practical goals. Brian's approach involves thorough background research, and he prioritizes understanding personal circumstances before providing advice. If you're navigating career choices and feeling overwhelmed, Brian is a reliable guide to help you find a clear path forward. I highly recommend his coaching services. More...

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22 October 2023

Business & Career Coaching

Brian is very easy to talk to, the sessions were very enjoyable and I got so much out of them. Brian will help you discover you values so you can match them to your ideal role/working set up and how to develop a plan so you can actually carry things forward. I highly recommend to anyone who is feeling stuck or a bit lost. Thanks so much, Brian! More...

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Hi Jacqui, Many thanks for your review. I really enjoyed working with you and it was great to see how much you achieved within a relatively short space of time! I look forward to hearing about your ongoing success.

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4 July 2023

Business & Career Coaching

Lovely working with Brian. He is direct and concise. Brian knew exactly what potential employers would be asking, it was almost as if he had spoke to the recruiting manager! In addition to this Brian helped me overcome my pre jittery interview nerves! I would definitely recommend Brian to everyone seeking a first class service. More...

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Many thanks for your review Asia. I enjoyed working with you and wish you all the success in your future career.

14 November 2022

Brian is an exceptional coach. He was full of tips and resources that helped me both with self-discovery and goal setting, ensuring my aims reflected my truth. Most importantly he enabled me to turn my aspirations into actions that are now paving the way of my new journey; the results of which I’m already enjoying in terms of confidence growth, increased creativity and, just simply, more joy!
I can’t thank and recommend him enough!
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Many thanks for your review Manu. I really enjoyed working with you and seeing the difference that our sessions have made in your life. I hope you continue on your upward path to success.

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8 November 2022

Business & Career Coaching

I found my free discovery session with Brian really useful. It gave me a lot to think about and some valuable insights as well as a good understanding of Brian's approach. Definitely worth a look if you are interested in career coaching. More...

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Many thanks for your review Tom. Im glad you found the session helpful in being able to identify possible options for your future career. Brian

3 November 2022

I found Brian's session really interesting and very useful. I felt he instantly understood my situation and feelings and could see ways to help me. A really valuable experience and recommend having sessions with Brian More...

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Many thanks for your feedback Gareth. I always enjoy providing these initial free sessions and I'm glad that you got value from it. It was a pleasure meeting you.

13 September 2021

I would honestly recommend Brian to anyone. He is an enthusiastic, personable coach who genuinely has a passion for supporting others.
Brian helped support me through an ongoing career change. His four step process was incredibly helpful to me. It gave a real insight into myself, my preferences, my beliefs and ultimately supported me in setting goals and helping me find solutions that I would not be able to do by myself. He was able not only to lend me advice as well as help me find my own answers. But he was also able to put me in contact with like minded people who I believe will support my endeavours. Working with the Brian was a definite investment that I believe will pay dividends in the months and years to come.
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17 August 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Brian, he totally brought a different prospective to my thinking (long overdue) and really supported me through the process of changing my mindset and how to move my career in a different direction.

Brian also suggested lots of techniques and tools to help me with refocussing my work life, as well as identifying my values and being proud of who I am and what I have achieved.
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12 August 2021

Brian is a fantastic coach, adapted his own methods to suit me and gave me a new perspective on work/life balance which has led to me taking exciting steps.
Would recommend 10/10, thanks Brian!
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12 August 2021

I had never thought about a career in the past- they were just jobs to me. However at the age of 36 I had decided that perhaps I had been holding myself back from finding a job or indeed a career, worthwhile. I have worked with Brian for 4 weeks and in those sessions we worked through the DISC Profile as well as the Saboteur Assessment- these gave me a better understanding of what my saboteurs are, and how they have a hand in stopping me to reach my ideal career. I have begun to value my strengths and harness them to help me move forward in life and career. I am still on this journey with Brian, but I can see a light at the end of this tunnel, and I look forward to exploring more ways to reach my full potential. More...

12 August 2021

I had never thought about a career in the past- they were just jobs to me. However at the age of 36 I had decided that perhaps I had been holding myself back from finding a job or indeed a career, worthwhile. I have worked with Brian for 4 weeks and in those sessions we worked through the DISC Profile as well as the Saboteur Assessment- these gave me a better understanding of what my sabotuers are, and how they have a hand in stopping me to reach my ideal career. I have begun to value my strengths and weaknesses and harness them to help me move forward in life and career. I am still on this journey with Brian, but I can see a light at the end of this tunnel, and I look forward to exploring more ways to reach my full potential. More...

11 August 2021

I cannot recommend Brian highly enough, his insightful and calming demeanour were invaluable to me at a career crossroads, exactly what I needed. Additionally his work on my cv left it with a polished and concise look. Can't thank you enough Brian. More...

2 August 2021

Working with Brian was a great experience. He is extremely positive and has solid, non-judgmental advice that really helps.

2 August 2021

Working with Brian was a great experience. He is extremely positive and has solid, non-judgmental advice that really helps.

1 August 2021

Brian is such a pleasure to work with! He is extremely approachable, highly perceptive, and hugely non-judgemental. He has a vast toolkit that he employs with great skill. In the 6 weeks that I have worked with Brian, I have experienced a significant amount of internal growth and self-awareness, which is certainly not what I expected at the age of 53! I have been able to rediscover my core values, recognise my mind-set and realise that it can be changed for the better. I am using my new skills and self-knowledge to hopefully make the future a much brighter place than it would otherwise have been!
I would therefore highly recommend Brian to everyone, regardless of age and career stage.
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1 August 2021

Brian is such a pleasure to work with! He is extremely approachable, highly perceptive, and hugely non-judgemental. He has a vast toolkit that he employs with great skill. In the 6 weeks that I have worked with Brian, I have experienced a significant amount of internal growth and self-awareness, which is certainly not what I expected at the age of 53! I have been able to rediscover my core values, recognise my mind-set and realise that it can be changed for the better. I am using my new skills and self-knowledge to hopefully make the future a much brighter place than it would otherwise have been!
I would therefore highly recommend Brian to everyone, regardless of age and career stage.
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20 July 2021

Brian is absolutely an excellent coach! he gives you all the attention and helps you throughout. He is a very dedicated and knowledgable advisor, who has eyes for details and has great interpersonal skills. I am very excited to start my job hunt again being empowered by such great coach! More...

16 July 2021

Brian's advice is practical and useful, but he also helped me re-orient my approach to my career. I'd strongly recomment you get in touch if you need help negotiating the job market.

15 July 2021

I liked how Brian got me thinking about the role i play in my own life and how to take steps in gaining control of my future direction. I left each session with new ideas and insight about how to approach problems in my day to day life as well as the tools to keep me focused on my goals More...

15 July 2021

I liked how Brian got me thinking about the role i play in my own life and how to take steps in gaining control of my future direction. I left each session with new ideas and insight about how to approach problems in my day to day life as well as the tools to keep me focused on my goals. More...

5 July 2021

simple, direct, concise. The session was very interesting and it helped me to create a conceptual map for my goals and what I do wanted to achieve for my career and my next years. I recommend him to every one!

5 July 2021

Brian has been a big help in getting me to realise my true values as well as my preferences and how those values and preferences match up against my current work. The whole process was hard, but one that I can now build on for the future. Thank you Brian I would not have got to this stage without your help ! On that note I would recommend Brian to anyone who is looking for help from a professional coach. More...

5 July 2021

Brian has been a big help in getting me to realise my true values as well as my preferences and how those values and preferences match up against my current work. The whole process was hard, but one that I can now build on for the future. Thank you Brian I would not have got to this stage without your help ! On that note I would recommend Brian to anyone who is looking for help from a professional coach. More...

30 June 2021

Brian was a fantastic help from the start. I enjoyed our sessions, I found them extramely helpful. Brian has the skill to ask the right questions at the right time leading you to your discovery. I went there completely lost in life and in career but now I have a direction which makes me very excited and happy. I highly recommend him.
Thank you Brian!:)
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30 June 2021

Brian was excellent from the start, very personable and interested in what I was about. He used his contacts to refer me to people who may have been of interest in my path to changing my career. I was making a huge jump in my career and Brian helped add a little calm to what can be a daunting prospect. Brian was the second coach I spoke to and by far the better out of the two and by far the cheaper. Highly recommend. More...

30 June 2021

Brian was excellent from the start, very personable and interested in what I was about. He used his contacts to refer me to people who may have been of interest in my path to changing my career. I was making a huge jump in my career and Brian helped add a little calm to what can be a daunting prospect. Brian was the second coach I spoke to and by far the better out of the two and by far the cheaper. Highly recommend. More...

30 June 2021

A true professional, very inspiring who truly helped me with my issues

30 June 2021

A true professional, quite inspiring person whose services I would recommend anytime.

30 May 2021

Brian is a brilliant coach! He helped me by talking through my career doubts. We have been through various assessments and DICS profile, which all together helped me to make everything more clear and make decisions. Brian is very nice person to talk to! I can highly recommend Brian's coaching services. More...

30 May 2021

25 May 2021


Brian supported me immensely when I had hit a wall with my career and wasn't sure what to do or how to deal with it. By the end of my sessions I could see a light at the end of the tunnel and formed a much more structured and positive plan. Brian also helped me overcome some work based anxiety's which gave me my confidence back. Brian comes highly recommended from me and I will continue to work with him as and when needed. More...

25 May 2021

Brian supported me immensely when I had hit a wall with my career and wasn't sure what to do or how to deal with it. By the end of my sessions I could see a light at the end of the tunnel and formed a much more structured and positive plan. Brian also helped me overcome some work based anxiety's which gave me my confidence bac. Brian comes highly recommended from me and I will continue to work with him as and when needed.
Thank you Brian
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Many thanks for your review Carrie. It was great to work with you, especially as at the end of the sessions you had secured a new job building on the skills you have. I look forward to hearing about your success in the future.

24 May 2021

I found the free Discovery Session with Brian to be hugely valuable - his calm, warm, intuitive approach was very effective at helping me to begin to unpack all the thoughts and questions in my head. Even in this one session, I was able to start identifying and owning key strengths that I have, both personally and professionally. Thank you, Brian. More...

22 May 2021

Working with Brian really helped me to become more self-aware and understand what is important to me as an individual. He helped guide me with his year plan and some of his tips, prompted me to reframe my thinking and become more of a confident person. He was always professional and the meetings always felt like an open and honest environment. It has been a great initial push for me to independently achieve my goals over the coming months and years. More...

22 May 2021

Working with Brian really helped me to become more self-aware and understand what is important to me as an individual.

He helped guide me with his year plan and some of his tips, prompted me to reframe my thinking and become more of a confident person.

He was always professional and the meetings always felt like an open and honest environment.

It has been a great initial push for me to independently achieve my goals over the coming months and years.
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14 May 2021

He need to be more specific and help me for the work

10 May 2021

Brian is very kind, warm with a positive orientation, and very pleasant to work with. Brian from the discovery sessions has identified and acknowledge my strengths and skills which made me feel empowered but also confident. He took the time to give me a better understanding how the coaching sessions would be like and what to expect. At the beginning of our sessions, I was feeling very chaotic about what decisions to make in relation to my career progression. Through our 4 sessions, I have managed to gain not only clarity in relation to the transition of my career but also have made decisions, plans, and goals for my career progression and where I am going. Through our sessions, I was reminded about my values, my life purpose, my personality, and the small steps that I need to take to achieve the bigger goals. Not only I benefited from the decision-making for my career direction but also I gained a lot on a personal level. Thank you, Brian, it was a pleasure to work with you! More...

10 May 2021

Brian has helped me through a difficult time where I have been contemplating my role as Mum and my career and working out what the best path for me is right now.

His support and intuitive guidance is so helpful, the personality test also was very accurate and helps me understand what kind of jobs might be better suited to me. I highly recommend  Brian, you won't be disappointed!
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10 May 2021

Brian has helped me through a difficult time where I have been contemplating my role as Mum and my career and working out what the best path for me is right now.

His support and intuitive guidance is so helpful, the personality test also was very accurate and helps me understand what kind of jobs might be better suited to me. I highly recommend  Brian, you won't be disappointed!
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8 May 2021

I was a bit nervous about going through a career coaching process, as it’s something I’ve never done before. Brian creates a friendly, non judgemental and no pressure environment which puts you at ease straight away. Brian really gets to the root of the problems using various techniques and asking challenging questions to really get to you thinking! I’ve found the sessions with Brian really useful and has helped me improve my self confidence on a professional level. I would recommend Brian to anyone who is considering hiring a career coach for whatever reason. More...

8 May 2021

I was a bit nervous about going through a career coaching process, as it’s something I’ve never done before. Brian creates a friendly, non judgemental and no pressure environment which puts you at ease straight away. Brian really gets to the root of the problems using various techniques and asking challenging questions to really get to you thinking! I’ve found the sessions with Brian really useful and has helped me improve my self confidence on a professional level. I would recommend Brian to anyone who is considering hiring a career coach for whatever reason. More...

8 May 2021

Brian is a very kind, warm with positive orientation and very pleasant to work with. Brian from the discovery sessions has identify and acknowledge my strengths and skills which made me feel empowered but also confident. He took the time
to give me a better understanding how the coaching sessions would be like and what to expect. In the beginning of our sessions I was feeling very chaotic on what decisions to make in relation to my career progression. Through our 4 sessions, I have managed to gain not only clarity in relation to the transition of my career but also I have made decisions, plans and goals for my career progression and where I am going. Through our sessions I was reminded about my values, my life purpose, my personality and the small steps that I need to take to achieve the bigger goals. Not only I was benefit on the decision making for my career direction but also I gained a lot on a personal level. Thank you Brian, it was really a pleasure to work with you!
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29 April 2021

Just in the first free 'discovery' session Brian has helped me to make real progress, so much so that this was all I needed to be able to make my decision about my future. Despite no longer requiring coaching and not continuing onto the paid sessions Brian has still been helpful and supportive! even offering to help if I ever wanted to just run an idea past him! I am almost slightly sad that i'm not going to spend more time with Brian as my first impression of him is as a fantastic coach who I truly did feel a good professional connection with! But who knows what the future will hold for me, I may need coaching services yet! and in that event, I know the first person I'll call on is Brian!! his service is excellent and he put's in 100% even in the first free session, absolutely no catches! More...

26 April 2021

Working with Brian has been brilliant. I needed to make a huge change for the better regarding my career but I was having major confidence issues and had no idea where to start. With Brians help I was able to analyse things and get back in the drivers seat. I'm sure I was not the most straightforward person to deal with due to being so overwhelmed and lost, but he utilised different approaches and resources and got me to a point where I was able to figure out what I am aiming for, and since then I've gone from strength to strength. I went from feeling paralysed with anxiety about my situation a couple of months ago, to now having job offers in the field I've wanted to pursue for years. He did everything that he said he would do, and he made sure that I did the same. On top of everything he's a genuine character and we were able to have a few 'lols' along the way. Very much worth it. Thanks again Brian :) More...

25 April 2021

My coaching sessions with Brian have been extremely valuable in helping me to gain a different perspective on my life and career goals. Knowing what direction to pursue can be a very difficult problem and since my coaching experience I believe I have a better understanding of myself and what I want. More...

23 April 2021

I worked with Brian last year as I embarked on some major transitions in my career. This is the first time I have used such a service, so I wasn't sure exactly what to expect, but Brian enabled me to clarify objectives, understand exactly what I was looking for (and not! ), and where my focus should be maintained. Not only would I recommend Brian for achieving similar results, but he is a fantastic contact to have in your network and has proven he is willing to help in any way he can.

If you are looking for a professional and approachable coach to help clear the fog and guide you on the right path, you won't go far wrong with Brian.
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18 April 2021

I would highly recommend Brian, he gives a lot of attention to my needs and is very understanding. I am currently a student in my final year so it’s been a great help having Brian to guide me with some very important career decisions for the next phase of my life. He gives very impartial well rounded advice. He has really helped me understand my strengths and motivations better and how I can apply these to all aspects of my life as well as career wise. He’s very patient and kind, I trust his judgement and look forward to having the rest of my sessions with him. More...

18 April 2021

I would highly recommend Brian, he gives a lot of attention to my needs and is very understanding. I am currently a student in my final year so it’s been a great help having Brian to guide me with some very important career decisions for the next phase of my life. He gives very impartial well rounded advice. He has really helped me understand my strengths and motivations better and how I can apply these to all aspects of my life as well as career wise. He’s very patient and kind, I trust his judgement and look forward to having the rest of my sessions with him. More...

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13 April 2021

Brian is a great career coach. He is very professional and very helpful with my career growth. On our initial consultation, he took time to discuss my current situation and pinpoint where I need to focus to accelerate my career growth. He is a great listener and really focuses on bringing out the best of me in order to help me to long-term and sustainable career planning. More...

Q&As

I love being able to make a difference to others! People who seek coaching are looking for support with an aspect of their lives that is unsatisfactory. Coaching is different from therapy or counselling in that it focuses on the future, and my role as a coach is to help my clients articulate what they want in the future and to take practical steps to get there. The most satisfying part of my job is getting feedback from clients about how their life has changed as a result of the changes I have helped them to make.

My background is in HR and learning and development. I trained with The Coaching Academy, the UK's largest coach training organisation and completed my training in 2017. I started coaching full-time in 2019, following my experience of losing my job twice in my 50's, I wanted to use my experience to help others in a similar situation to re-energise and rejuvenate their careers.
I am part of several coaching communities, including working with a coach who keeps me accountable and stretches me.

If you are serious about changing your career, it pays to work with someone who can make a difference.

I am so confident in my 'Career Change Challenge' programme that I can guarantee that if you follow the programme and apply the principles that you will learn you will get the results you are looking for, and I will work with you until you do, no matter how long it takes! All I ask you to do is to commit to an initial six coaching sessions.

My preferred way of coaching is through Zoom, although for people who live in the Nottingham area, it is always nicer to meet face-to-face! I am flexible in using other systems, including coaching over the phone. I mainly work with people from across the UK, but also work with people in Africa, Asia and America!

Covid has presented many challenges but it has also created opportunities. Part of my approach is to help people to identify opportunities from setbacks. Not every cloud has a silver lining but being able to spot new opportunities in challenging situations is a skill that can be developed!

Services

I am passionate about helping people lead better working lives. My specialism is in working with mid-career professionals. These are people who have reached that stage in their career when their current work bores, frustrates or simply doesn't excite them anymore. I also enjoy working with people who are in the later stages of their career who are looking at their working legacy and how to make the most of their working life pre-retirement.

DISC stands for:
Drive
Influence
Steadiness
Compliance
It is an easy to understand psychometric that identifies:
• What motivates you
• Your preferred working environment
• How you set and seek your goals
• How you communicate with others

DISC can provide real insight into what's important to you in your working relationships and environment. By talking through your profile I can help you put together an action plan that will improve your working relationships with others, identify changes to your working environment and plan for an improved working life.
I can also provide profiles for teams as part of a team-building or 360 feedback exercise.

The Curve is a bespoke piece of software that has been designed to map and track your progress towards your coaching goal. I am one of only a handful of coaches in the UK licenced to use it. The Curve brings together your values, guiding principles and plan for the future in a way that you can track progress towards your goals each month. Regular check-ins help to hold you to account. The results you will get from using The Curve include a visible record of your progress, more accountability for your actions and a way of measuring the benefits you are getting from coaching.

If you are looking at the jobs market, I can help you review of your CV and LinkedIn profile. I can provide you with some top tips for improving your visibility and success as
well as support with interviews and assessment centres.

If showing evidence of your professional development is important to you, I can help with this. As a 'Coach of Excellence' I can provide you with up to 25 CPD credits awarded by the CPD Standards Office for the professional development you achieve as one of my coaching clients.

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