EXECUTIVE COACH

Continued success without sacrificing what matters.

I help senior leaders change what’s no longer working in their careers, so they can create the life they want without throwing away everything they’ve worked so hard to build.

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You’ve built a successful career. But something isn’t working.

Perhaps:

Work is taking over your life. The demands and expectations keep increasing, and the people who matter most get what’s left.

You feel trapped by your success. You’ve worked hard to build your career, income and lifestyle. But changing anything feels terrifying when you have so much to lose.

Your future feels uncertain. AI, restructuring and changing expectations are reshaping careers. You’re questioning how secure your position is, whether your experience will remain valued and what comes next.

Your career is no longer giving you what you want. From the outside, everything looks successful. But privately, you’re questioning whether this is still the career and life you want.

I’ve been there. I know the cost of doing nothing. And I know things can be different.

Why I do what I do.

Outwardly I was a successful Global Senior Director at Credit Suisse, but internally I was restless because I wanted to do something else, but didn’t know what.

 

Day and night, I would think about doing something else but changing anything felt terrifying. So, I stayed put.

Every day I would bring work stress home with me and guilt back to work with me.

Until one evening, my young daughter angrily asked, “Why are you always such a grumpy dad?”

 

That was the moment I realised something had to change. But I couldn’t see how.

 

Eventually, I sought confidential help. That wasn’t easy for someone used to solving problems themselves.

 

It changed my career and, more importantly, how I lived my life.

 

That experience led me to become an executive coach.

 

Today, I combine 25 years in corporate technology with eight years of professional coaching to help senior leaders create what’s next, while managing the risks to what they’ve worked so hard to build.

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“Nick helped change my life….He opened my eyes to alternatives I didn’t think possible and with his support I changed my professional direction in ways I could not have imagined. His insight and probing style enabled me to take the leap of faith I needed to help me see a brighter and happier future.”

Mike Webb

How to get started.

It starts with a conversation. What happens next is shaped around you.

Our initial conversation is complimentary and without obligation.

What could be different?

Imagine continuing to succeed in your career, but no longer feeling that everything else has to come second.

Having more time and energy for yourself and the people who matter most.

Feeling confident about your future, rather than trapped by what you’ve already built.

Knowing what you want next, and having a realistic way to move towards it.

You don’t need to walk away from your success. You just need to change what success looks like for you.