My Superpowers
• Building self-awareness
• Growing authentic confidence and self-belief
• Exploring fresh perspectives
• Sharing tools and models for leadership
• Creating trusted relationships quickly
Coaching Focus
• Customer Success
• Emerging/Future Leaders
• First-Time Managers
• International/Global Leaders
• IT/Security
• Marketing
• Mid-Career Leaders
• Project Management
• Sales
• Senior Leadership
• Cross Industry / Role Expertise
Coaching Expertise
• Authentic Leadership
• Delegation
• Empowerment
• Emotional Intelligence
• Feedback & Tough Conversations
• Goal Setting
• Accountability
• Identify Your Purpose
• Increase Your Influence
• Inspirational Leadership
• Leadership Confidence
• Leadership Resilience
• Overwhelm & Burnout
• Positive Intelligence
• Purpose-Driven Leadership
• Women in Leadership
• Personal Development for Executives
Training & Education
• Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
• Co-Active Certified Professional Coach (CPCC) from Co-Active Training Institute (CTI)
• BA (Hons) History and American Studies, Swansea University
What Leaders Say About Genna
"Genna truly connected with me during our coaching sessions; she created a safe environment to open up and share challenges. Genna is a great listener with strong analytical thinking, sharing her perspective and checking-in with me on her observations. She introduced me to tools which build my leadership self-awareness and confidence. Our between session assignments were meaningful and added value to work I was doing as a result of the coaching connection moments."
About Genna
With over 15 years’ coaching experience, Genna combines approaches and tools from many schools to create a powerful and transformational coaching experience for her clients. She skillfully connects her clients with their self- confidence and all they have to offer as leaders. She empowers them, not only in their leadership and career success, but also in their relationships, well-being and life.
Committed to the ‘long game’, Genna gets you excited about your big vision, what’s possible for you, and helps you to build a rich take-away toolkit to complement your Raise the Bar journey.
Her passion is in supporting more feminine leadership energy to be genuinely championed, practised, valued and rewarded highly by all genders, and at all levels of organizations. Associated with (but not limited to) so-called ‘soft skills’, this is about restoring balance with the traditional masculine leadership practices that are dominant in many workplaces, for the benefit of everyone.
Before coaching found Genna, she was team lead in marketing projects for global corporations and organizations, including Microsoft EMEA and the UK Cabinet Office. When she left the corporate world, she was disillusioned, overworking and close to burnout, and didn’t have access to the support she needed.
Now, Genna uses her skills and experience to coach compassionate, talented managers to build self-awareness; reconnect to what’s important to them; play bigger; overcome overwhelm; discover their authentic, confident leadership style; implement practical strategies for success; and achieve the happiness and impact they dream about.
A CPCC, PCC ICF-accredited coach, Genna lives to the west of London in the UK with her husband, 15- and 18-year-old sons, and dog, Tess. She describes herself as a confident and heartful introvert. Genna loves her work, walks in nature, time with family and good friends, occasional Netflix binges, quality coffee by the bucket, and feels most alive when exploring and adventuring, having travelled extensively around six of the seven continents.
Genna's Player Card
I'm Committed To
Encouraging more compassionate, purposeful, confident and generous leadership to show up in inspiring and impactful ways in the world
What Holds Me Back
My own inner critic has a good go! Plus I have to keep a check on my stress reflexes. And not getting to bed early enough!
I Work Best When
I am excited by the vision pulling me forwards, and when I have accountability, agency, and a team and clients who inspire me. Plus psychological safety to grow, and healthy boundaries that support my whole life fulfilment
My Favorite Quote
“Never judge a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes”
5 Words To Describe Me
Playful, authentic, kind, objective and introvert
Do's And Don'ts
Do be open-minded, curious, courageous, kind and honest
Don't be rigid nor have a fixed mindset
Don't filter yourself
Don't be someone you're not
My Ideal Day Involves
A sunny, morning walk with my husband (or friends) and dog in the woods near my house. Followed by a day out enjoying new experiences and making special memories with my sons. And great coffee!
What Makes Me Smile
Travel and the stunning beauty of nature. Chatting with my boys. Shared jokes with my husband. Heartwarming moments with clients. Random acts of kindness. Remembering adventures and imagining new ones. Many things!