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Advancing Female Potential

Advancing Female Potential

One of my areas of focus is coaching talented and ambitious women who want to make a positive impact in their professional careers. Whether it’s developing as a leader, securing a senior promotion, navigating a tricky work situation or wanting to feel more confident at work, I provide tailored support to help women thrive and progress. Along with coaching women on a self-funded basis, I also work with organisations to develop inclusive cultures and grow women’s leadership. 

Why specialise in working with women?

From my own 15-year corporate background, I understand the challenges and opportunities women face in high-pressure environments. I’m passionate about empowering women to step into senior leadership roles, to bring greater balance to workplaces and society. 

Who I help

I work with women from mid-level managers to senior executives and board members. My clients come from a wide range of professional fields, including accounting, law, finance, HR, education, engineering, marketing, and the civil service. 

Services to support female leaders

Accelerating readiness for a senior promotion

My signature promotion readiness coaching programme, Elevate, is designed for talented female professionals who are pursuing a senior promotion. Elevate accelerates promotion readiness and empowers women with the strategies, support and self-belief they need to showcase their potential.  It’s available either for women who want to improve their chances of promotion success, or for organisations who want to support female talent pipelines. 

Leadership Development for women in financial services

Ascent is a suite of 3 unique leadership development programmes aimed at women in financial services. The programmes were co-created by me and a fellow coach, with the aim of creating more gender parity at senior leadership levels and strengthening female progression pipelines.

Each programme is tailored to a specific stage of leadership development (Early Leaders, Mid-Tier Leaders, and Senior Leaders), and prepares women for the next stage of their leadership journey by equipping them with the skills and knowledge to succeed. Participants strengthen workplace relationships, build robust support networks, and overcome career challenges, enabling accelerated personal and professional growth.

Ascent can be tailored for other sectors outside financial services.

Tailored one-to-one coaching to empower women to thrive and progress

In my private coaching practice, I help accelerate progress through overcoming career-based challenges and navigating a path to senior-level leadership. I’ve helped women who are Directors, Barristers, MDs, Management Consultants, HR Directors, Business Partners and Heads of Departments.

I offer confidential support, space to think, objective challenge fresh insights, and a valuable sounding board. I can help tackle challenges including:

Real people, real results

“I had been reconsidering my career for some time, but had been struggling to have clarity or focus. The sessions with Rachael enabled me to better understand my motivations … re-engage with my core skills and motivations, and then progress into thinking about in what way these could be brought into future opportunities. This has dramatically changed the way I am planning for my future, and has made me feel confident about my ability to achieve my new goals.”
Lecturer
“I really enjoyed my coaching with Rachael. She made me feel calm, listened to and safe during our coaching, which put me in a good space for thinking and being open to challenge.”
Technology Senior Manager
Deloitte
“I was looking for coaching that would help me feel more competent and confident as a leader, and I very much feel that our sessions achieved.”
Arts Director
“Rachael was an extremely effective coach and I really enjoyed my time working with her. She’s a great listener, asks amazing questions and isn’t afraid to challenge you when needed. I came away from our time together with a much clearer idea of what I want from my career and what my next steps are to get there.”
Senior Marketing Manager
“When I first started coaching I felt at a crossroads in my life not having clarity on what I wanted for my own work/life balance in the future or whether my current organisation would support me. By session 4 I had a clear idea of different options and was able to share this with my manager and to ask for their support. It was like a weight had been lifted and I now have a clear plan and feel committed to following through with this knowing that I have support to move forward.”
HR Business Partner
“I’m immensely grateful for Rachael’s role in restoring my confidence. The safe and non-judgmental environment she created made it effortless for me to open up and share openly, ensuring a productive and comfortable coaching experience.”
Marketing Executive
“Rachael is a true professional, extremely personable and easy to work with. She takes time to ensure that she fully understands what you are looking for from coaching, which means you are both confident you can work together and will get results you are looking for. She has a wealth of experience in coaching and can relate conversations back to the real-world workplace. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Rachael and wouldn’t hesitate to do so again.”
Associate Director
RSM
“Rachael helped me address the issues holding me back in relation to my personal growth.  We worked together to compile strategies that I can apply in my professional setting, and already have seen a difference in the way I think and reflect on certain situations.  Highly recommend Pursuit Coaching if you want to evolve your style to become the leader you want to be. “
Management Consulting Senior Manager
KPMG

Interested in taking the next step?

Book in a free, no-obligation discovery call, and let’s have a conversation about how I can help you thrive and progress.