Testimonials

It would take approximately five minutes to read the testimonials below. Here is a ChatGPT summary of them that takes 30 seconds: ‘Chris is an outstanding executive coach, known for his empathy, flexibility, and strategic insight. He helps leaders gain clarity, confidence, and resilience, tackling complex professional and personal challenges. Clients praise his balance of immediate problem-solving with long-term growth, refining leadership, team dynamics, and high-pressure decision-making. With experience across startups and enterprises, Chris blends business acumen, psychology, and executive expertise, making him an invaluable partner at key career moments. His sessions provide a trusted space for reflection, leading to actionable insights, stronger leadership, and lasting impact.’

And the full testimonials written by former coaching and advisory clients:

“Chris was enthusiastically recommended to me by a female leader that I look up to. Our work can’t be limited to the usual results one expects: reaching mental clarity, goal setting, management of hurdles and my development. His input goes much further and has been pivotal in giving me confidence in my role, in managing my team and board complexities as well as understanding the roles in my personal life (mother, wife) and how it all links together. I have seen an incredibly positive impact in my daily life. Chris is an incredible listener, he is empathetic, he can bring structure but also be flexible. Our sessions have become a space where I can share with no judgement and where he provides the right support to enable me to make the right decisions. After each session I feel energised, with a much clearer view of my thoughts and, if relevant, an action plan.” - CEO, International F&B legacy business

“I feel incredibly fortunate to have Chris as my coach. His patient, methodical, and creative approach has been instrumental in helping me grow both personally and professionally. As someone with real startup experience, Chris also understands the unique challenges of running a business and has been an invaluable asset in helping me navigate the ups and downs. From our very first meeting, he took the time to understand my goals and strengths, and together we came up with effective ways to overcome obstacles. I wholeheartedly recommend Chris to anyone looking for a coach.” - CEO & Co-Founder, Climate Tech startup

“Chris has been an outstanding advisor during a particularly challenging period in our HR function, as I stepped into Executive leadership of a People team for the first time. While our work together often focused on specific issues where I could rely on Chris’s deep experience and wisdom, he also excelled at bringing me back to the bigger picture—helping me reflect on broader trends and the context of change I was navigating. Chris has an incredible ability to notice and articulate key insights about how I was feeling or approaching the challenges I faced. This unique combination of coaching expertise and HR/People advice has been invaluable in strengthening my overall leadership capabilities. After every session, I left with a clear sense of direction and actionable steps to tackle even the most complex issues.” - COO, B2B SaaS scale-up (PE Backed)

“I cannot recommend Chris highly enough. Finance leadership roles are often lonely due to the confidential nature of the work but having Chris’s support was incredibly helpful. Chris gets the balance perfect between being specific enough that he can give guidance through day to day challenges but also remain focussed on the bigger picture of self development without getting distracted by constant firefighting. Chris regularly offers alternative perspectives and asks reflective and challenging questions, all designed with the objective of improvement. Working with Chris definitely achieved the aim of improving my performance and enjoyment of my role.” - CFO, Leisure & Hospitality scale-up (PE Backed)

“Chris is a talented and skilled coach. He has drive, integrity, wisdom, empathy and was an invaluable thinking partner and support to me in my role as CEO during a period of rapid scaling. Chris is an expert in helping individuals bring personal clarity to professional challenges, blending his experience of HR, psychology and coaching to great effect, all with a sense of humour and humility” - CEO, Global E-commerce scale-up

“Working with Chris helped me tremendously to resolve some complicated issues that I had not experienced before. Chris delivers a structured and thoughtful approach to coaching. The structure is not too rigid and allowed us to explore useful tangents. These explorations ultimately helped me process what I needed to, explore options and then re-establish confidence in my approach. Through the sessions, Chris is a superb listener and responds at opportune moments with questions and ideas. The whole experience was exactly what I needed.” - Ex-CEO, Chair & NED, Portfolio career

“Working with Chris as an executive coach has been an incredibly valuable experience. I gained significant clarity on my strengths and the areas I needed to develop. My confidence has grown, and I've learned how to navigate difficult conversations with greater ease, thanks to the practical tools Chris provided that I can continue using in the future. Chris’ understanding of the early dynamics in a startup environment was evident throughout our sessions. He was intuitive, empathetic, and brought a wealth of knowledge that helped guide our conversations in a way that felt personalised and relevant to the challenges I face.” - COO, Healthcare scale-up (PE backed)

“I worked with Chris as I transitioned into a new role. Chris was enormously helpful in helping me to identify the root causes of my stressors and translate a general sense of "I should do something on this" into actionable insights. One of the things I found particularly effective was Chris' ability to strike a balance between identifying small actions you can tackle in the short term and broader themes which you can work on over a longer period of time.” - CCO (Customer), Social Platform scale-up

“Chris has been invaluable in supporting me through a critical juncture in my career. The sessions gave me the space to reflect on my professional goals and Chris was quick to build trust and understand my coaching needs. Along with exploring practical tools and techniques to deliver at my best, the process also helped shift my mindset in how I approach leadership opportunities and obstacles. Chris' coaching encourages candid and meaningful discussions. The sessions have allowed me to reassess existing habits and assumptions and gain more clarity on my own direction.” - Functional SVP, E-commerce scale-up

“I highly recommend Chris as a coach to any leader looking to grow. I felt at ease working with Chris from the beginning. We focused on equipping me with the mindset I needed to overcome challenges in my role within a senior leadership team. I found Chris’ perspectives incredibly insightful and I was able to implement a plan using his advice straight away. When I found myself under pressure, I heard Chris’ voice in my head! And still do, more than a year after we began our work.” - VP People, InfoTech scale-up

“Chris has a very approachable, conversational style and I felt almost immediately at ease working through problems with him. His experience in similar organisational contexts (for me - fast paced, high growth, working with founders) meant he could offer really specific insights and cover a lot of ground quickly. We often jumped between people, strategic and executional focused problems, with Chris helping me connect the dots between them and identify the common threads.” - Chief of Staff, EdTech scale-up