Executive coaching and strategic advisory
A thinking partner for the decisions only you can make.
One-to-one support for executives and senior leaders. Karen works as your coach when you need space to think, and as your strategic adviser when you need an experienced view. After a first conversation, she designs a bespoke programme with a clear focus and an agreed number of sessions.
In English, French or Spanish. Aussi en français. También en español.
- Individuals, teams and groups
- Bespoke programme
- English, French or Spanish
- Confidential
Karen has coached senior leaders at
- Samsung
- L'Oréal
- Amorepacific
- the UN
- LEGO
- Chainalysis
- Advantech
What we work on
The work changes with the leader. These are the themes that come up most.
High-stakes decisions
Think through the choices that carry real consequences, with someone who has no stake in the outcome except your clarity.
Stepping into a bigger role
A promotion, a new company, a seat at the top table. Establish your authority quickly and on your own terms.
Leading through change
Acquisitions, restructures and endings. Lead others through change while you navigate your own.
Presence and influence
How you come across, what your words signal, and how to be heard in the rooms that matter.
Leading across cultures
Build trust and lead well across countries, cultures and languages.
The pressure of leadership
Space to step back, think clearly and manage the weight that comes with senior roles.
Coach and adviser
Two roles, one trusted relationship.
Some moments call for a coach who helps you find your own answer. Others call for direct advice from someone who has done the job. Karen offers both, and you decide the balance.
As your coach
Karen helps you think clearly, see your blind spots and grow as a leader. The answers are yours; she makes sure you reach them.
- Clarity on complex decisions
- Presence, confidence and influence
- Leading yourself and others through change
As your strategic adviser
Karen gives you a direct, experienced view, drawing on 30 years in international business and leadership roles and a career as a Chartered PR strategist.
- Strategy and priorities
- Communication, messaging and reputation
- Stakeholders, boards and difficult announcements
Karen not only offers effective tools and strategies, but also provides exceptional support, guiding me toward greater clarity and effectiveness in my executive role. Her ability to connect on a deep and personal level has been invaluable, driving significant changes that have positively impacted our entire organization.
Samer SoufiCEO, INXPIRIUS
Why coaching matters more than ever
In an AI world, judgement is the scarce resource.
Anyone can now ask an AI for a strategy. What no screen can give you is someone who knows you, challenges you, notices what you are not saying, and holds you to account. As information becomes free, the human side of leadership becomes the difference: judgement, presence, trust, and the courage to act.
What AI can offer
- Options and summaries in seconds
- General advice drawn from patterns in data
- Availability at any hour
What Karen brings
- A relationship built on trust and confidentiality
- Challenge from someone who has led businesses herself, with no agenda but your success
- The ability to read what sits beneath the words: emotion, motive, culture and pressure
- Experience of the real consequences of decisions, and of the people they affect
AI also makes mistakes, and over-reliance can quietly erode a leader's confidence. Coaching strengthens your own judgement instead of replacing it.
How it works
A programme built around you.
There is no standard package. Every engagement starts with a conversation and is shaped around your goals, your context and your timetable.
A Signal Mapping Session
A 45-minute conversation about what is really happening, what may be sitting beneath the surface, and where your attention could make the greatest difference.
Your bespoke programme
Karen proposes a programme designed for you: the focus, the number of sessions and the timeframe, with a clear fee agreed before you start.
The work
Regular one-to-one sessions on the real situations in front of you, with reflection and practical experiments between sessions. Everything stays confidential.
Team and group coaching
Some development is better done together.
Team coaching works with people who share a goal: a leadership team, a regional team, a team that needs to work as one. Group coaching brings together leaders from across an organisation, each working on their own development, with the insight and challenge of their peers. Karen is an ICF- and Peernovation-certified team coach.
Leadership team coaching
Alignment, trust and decision-making in the top team, working on real business challenges together rather than in a workshop bubble.
Group coaching programmes
Cohorts of leaders from across your organisation, such as high-potential leaders, newly promoted senior leaders or women leaders preparing for the next step, each working on their own goals with the support of the group.
Peer groups and forums
Confidential groups of leaders at the same level, across functions, regions or companies, built on the Peernovation philosophy that leaders grow faster together.
Across borders and generations
Teams spread across countries, cultures and generations, including headquarters and regional teams, building the interpersonal skills, shared understanding and ways of working that hold under pressure.
How it starts. A Signal Mapping Session with the sponsor to understand what is really happening. Karen then proposes a programme with clear objectives, a set number of sessions and an agreed fee, often combining group sessions with one-to-one coaching for each participant or key members. See all programmes for organisations →
Talk to Karen about team or group coachingWhat leaders say
Trusted by leaders across Asia, Europe and beyond.
As a leadership coach, she helped me build real confidence and finally quiet that loud inner critic that used to hold me back. … Her diverse background in business means she brings practical, grounded advice to every conversation. She just gets it.
She helped me identify what was really important to me so I could create a longterm vision, and go on to launch two separate businesses with confidence. What most resonated with me on a personal level was the combination of mindfulness and practical advice on launching a new business and creating a brand.
I normally find it difficult to trust others with my private life, but Karen made it easy for me. … I've learned so much about myself and how to develop in ways I never imagined possible.
Questions
Before you book.
Why work with a coach when AI can give advice?
AI can generate ideas and information. It cannot know you, your organisation or the people around you, and it carries none of the responsibility. Coaching works because of the relationship: a trusted person who challenges your thinking, notices your blind spots and helps you act with courage. As AI makes information universal, that kind of judgement becomes more valuable, not less.
What is the difference between coaching and advisory?
In coaching, Karen asks the questions that help you reach your own answers. In advisory, she gives you her view and recommendations directly, on strategy, communication or a specific challenge. Most clients use both, and you can move between them within the same programme.
How much does it cost?
Every programme is different, so the fee depends on its length and shape. After your Signal Mapping Session, Karen proposes a programme with a clear fee, agreed before you start.
How many sessions will I need?
That depends on what you want to achieve. Some leaders work on one focused challenge over a few months; others work with Karen over a longer period. You agree the number of sessions together.
Can we work in French or Spanish?
Yes. Karen works in English, French and Spanish. Oui, vous pouvez travailler avec Karen en français. Sí, también puedes trabajar con Karen en español.
Is it confidential?
Yes. What you discuss stays between you and Karen.
Can my company pay?
Yes. We can invoice your organisation directly, and can also discuss coaching for several leaders in the same company.
Next step
Start with a conversation.
A 45-minute Signal Mapping Session: what is really happening, what may be sitting beneath the surface, and where your attention could make the greatest difference.
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