Licensed Firework coaches

• Career transition and career development
• Resilience and wellness
• Executive coaching

Maria’s work experience gives her a deep appreciation of inter-cultural diversity, as well as powerful insights into what drives professionals to deliver their highest and best outcomes.

Maria is passionate about working with individuals who wish to thrive in this increasingly complex world. One of her core beliefs is that success – however it is defined – is achievable and sustainable as long as ‘we don’t let life get in the way of living’.

Focused on professional and personal development, Maria is continuously developing new perspectives for sharing within her network. Currently her top passions are: the awesome potential of the mind, neuroscience, emotional and social intelligence, mindfulness, health and well-being.

I work with professional women who want to make more of a difference in their careers or better use their creativity at work.

This could be at any stage in your career – it might be the first time you've intentionally considered matching your career with your motivations, purpose and talents – or when you are at a key transition point such as maternity or starting a business. You might want to step into a new challenge such as leadership, or use skills that you have not previously used at work.

I also help business partnerships and teams to work more productively together, understanding how to play to each other's strengths and make better use of your diversity.

I have a warm and approachable style, creating a safe space for clients to stretch into their talents and explore their range. I enjoy working creatively and with intuition, building a strong alliance with clients, encouraging them to recognise their strengths and build the confidence to work through challenges.

I coach for development and transformation. I take psychological and systemic approaches, and aim to enable lasting change by going beyond what presents on the surface so that my clients achieve the results they want with confidence. My coaching approach is characterised by: a belief in the client’s potential; building on strengths; the importance of the coach-client relationship and the trust inherent in that; focus on the here and now through awareness and mindfulness (moment-to-moment awareness of one’s experience, with no judgment); a holistic perspective; and a creative, experimental attitude. My clients speak of me as challenging and supportive, caring and tough, dynamic and deep, positive, warm and insightful.

I work with professionals in their 30s, 40s and 50s to reinvent their careers into something they love.

When clients come to me, they say things like "I'm successful at what I do, but it's never really felt like 'me', or "I've always felt like a bit of an 'imposter' at work, and I'm worn out." I also work with women with young families who say "I'm ready for something for me again." They are ready for a change, after having taken a career break to focus on family. However, the career they had before having a family is no longer a good fit for their lives.

My coaching style is warm, open and empathetic. I love to work with clients who are motivated to go after what they really want for themselves in life, and who are also at the right place in their lives to make lasting changes. It doesn’t happen overnight… it’s a process, and I value every opportunity I have to support a client in moving forward in life. I do enjoy bringing some lightness and fun to coaching sessions and enjoy working with people who like to laugh. I also can relate to the demands of balancing work and personal life, as a parent of young children myself. I particularly enjoy supporting clients to achieve their professional goals whilst maintaining the balance they desire with the rest of the important aspects of their lives.

I specialise in career transition coaching and train other coaches to use the Firework career change process. Over the past 13 years I've worked with people from a wide range of backgrounds, including:

• 30 and 40 somethings who feel their current work isn't what they want to do until they retire;
• women with young families who want work that fits better with the rest of their life;
• 20 somethings who have fallen into work that they know isn't the right match for them; and
• people of all ages who want to feel they're doing something more purposeful than their current job.

I also work with people who want to get a promotion, who have recently moved from management to leadership or who want to improve any aspect of their current work. And I do general life coaching, helping people to find a way forward with anything, from a relationship issue to improving their confidence and generally living a happier life.

My style is down to earth, warm, empathetic and honest. I challenge my clients to help them understand what they really want and to then follow through to make the changes they've felt stuck about making. I combine coaching with working as a joint head of communications for a Government agency, so I have first hand experience of the sort of issues my clients face. Here's what some of them have said:

"Michelle really helped to structure my thinking, and to help me understand what was important to me. As a result I was able to plan my next career move with confidence. The process really helped me understand my motivations and what drives me at work and i would recommend coaching with Michelle to anyone in a similar position."

"I found Michelle when I was at a point in my life that I can only describe as ‘stuck.’ I couldn’t think of any way out. Michelle really helps you to find the answers you need from yourself."

"Working with Michelle was very beneficial for me. Half the battle is believing in yourself and Michelle equips you with the tools to override that negative voice in your head and focus on the your strengths and values to achieve your goals."
 

My mission is simple. I want to help successful people achieve positive and lasting change for themselves and those they interact with. Whether I am working with individuals or teams, I support people to truly live and work with passion and enjoyment, building genuine connections that not only benefit workplace performance but have a positive impact in all aspects of their lives. With over a decade of experience supporting people to overcome limiting beliefs and reach their full potential, I do this because I want to create a ripple that not only changes the lives of those that I coach, but also inspires those around them.

“Nathalie played an integral role in my career change and without her I truly believe that I would not be where I am today. Her bubbly personality and eagerness to go the extra mile really made my dealings with her a true pleasure. I felt that she really cared about me and my success. Nathalie is a very special person and I highly recommend her”.

All aspects of business, psychological and behavioural coaching. I work in all three sectors and with a healthy mix of gender and position/role within an organisation.

My coaching is based on the belief that everyone has the resources to work through their opportunities/challenges and my role is to help facilitate that journey. I use different theoretical frameworks, methods and techniques dependent on the client need and is flexible in my style and approach. Two of my passions are firstly the opportunity to assist in developing patterns of behaviour to achieve desired outcomes and secondly, to maximize effective communication by increasing self awareness and developing communication options.

I specialise in:

• Career or job change coaching
• Business coaching
• Hospitality executive coaching

As an Executive and Career Coach, Talent & Organization Consultant, and facilitator I help: 

• Leaders build awareness and capitalise on their strengths, enabling them to lead in confidence and create positive impacts. 
• Business owners balance personal and business life to develop a business that thrives.
• Individuals bring meaningful changes into their career and their life. 
• Organizations optimize performance through their people. 

Working together, I ensure you confidently embrace change and optimize your performance.

I work predominantly with people who want to make a positive difference in their lives and for those around them. I often work with creatives, people from a social care or voluntary sector background, changemakers and those interested in carving their own path.

I offer 1-1 coaching for mothers and also offer Firework for mothers returning to work.

In addition, I specialise in working with people who want to develop their inner resources to sustain themselves whilst creating external change.

My style is warm, collaborative, intuitive, flexible and creative. I love to work in-depth so, alongside your plan for a future career, you have the opportunity to develop practices and strategies that will support you as you step into your future. Getting the right balance of challenge and support can make a huge difference as you work towards a career transition so we work together to ensure this.

With 10 years plus experience as a transition coach, I work with a wide range of individuals including graduates looking for their first role, postgraduates looking to alter their career path, women returning to work and executives looking for their next career, in short, anyone who is looking for more career satisfaction. I particularly like working with individuals to increase their confidence.

My style is empathetic and genuine and I provide a safe space for you to think differently. I work with the whole of you, your thoughts feelings and behaviours and provide support and challenge through tried and tested coaching interventions to clarify your options and take positive steps forward to achieving your goals; in other words, I hold your hand while you find your way because you cannot teach someone, you can only help them to learn for themselves.