About

About

About

Calm, clear thinking when it matters most.

I help leaders and teams perform under pressure, through workshops and facilitation built on how the brain actually responds to stress, change, and challenge.

ICF and EMCC accredited coach, trained in brain-based coaching with the NeuroLeadership Institute.
Rafa Nadal AcademyFacilitator, mentor, teacher
University College CorkLecturer and facilitator
NeuroLeadership InstituteFacilitator and instructional designer
UCD Professional AcademySubject matter expert, Leadership

WHERE IT COMES FROM

I taught at the Rafa Nadal Academy, working closely with players through individual coaching and mentoring, and lectured at University College Cork. Both taught me the same thing: how to design and deliver learning that people actually remember and use, not just sit through. I bring that same approach to the leaders and teams I work with now.

WHO I WORK WITH

I’ve worked with leaders at Microsoft, KPMG, LinkedIn, Rothschild & Co, and Johnson & Johnson, and coached CEOs of high-growth companies, including VRAI. I’m a facilitator and instructional designer at the NeuroLeadership Institute, and currently a subject matter expert in Coaching and Leadership at UCD Professional Academy.

HOW I WORK

I work in English and Spanish, across a range of industries and cultures, but the focus is always the same: helping people think clearly and lead well when it actually matters.Offsites and retreats in Mallorca, with Talaia.

Calm, clear thinking when it matters most.

I help leaders and teams perform under pressure, through workshops and facilitation built on how the brain actually responds to stress, change, and challenge.

ICF and EMCC accredited coach, trained in brain-based coaching with the NeuroLeadership Institute.
Rafa Nadal AcademyFacilitator, mentor, teacher
University College CorkLecturer and facilitator
NeuroLeadership InstituteFacilitator and instructional designer
UCD Professional AcademySubject matter expert, Leadership

WHERE IT COMES FROM

I taught at the Rafa Nadal Academy, working closely with players through individual coaching and mentoring, and lectured at University College Cork. Both taught me the same thing: how to design and deliver learning that people actually remember and use, not just sit through. I bring that same approach to the leaders and teams I work with now.

WHO I WORK WITH

I’ve worked with leaders at Microsoft, KPMG, LinkedIn, Rothschild & Co, and Johnson & Johnson, and coached CEOs of high-growth companies, including VRAI. I’m a facilitator and instructional designer at the NeuroLeadership Institute, and currently a subject matter expert in Coaching and Leadership at UCD Professional Academy.

HOW I WORK

I work in English and Spanish, across a range of industries and cultures, but the focus is always the same: helping people think clearly and lead well when it actually matters.Offsites and retreats in Mallorca, with Talaia.

Let’s talk about working together.

Let’s talk about working together.

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