About Richard
I'm an accredited transformational coach working with experienced professionals who feel capable but stuck, or thriving but sensing there's more, and want to properly think it through with someone who'll push back, not just listen and nod.
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I won't give you advice, hand you a framework, or tell you what to do next. I'll help you get honest about what's actually true for you, question the assumptions you didn't know you were making, and make choices that are actually yours, not ones you've inherited from somewhere else.
My background
After twenty years in commercial, sales and marketing roles across the technology and audio sectors, I reached a point where being good at the job wasn't enough anymore. I wanted more say, more input, and to be building something meaningful that was genuinely mine, not shaped by someone else's goals, systems, and ways of measuring success.
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That's what led me to co-own and run The Channel Recruiter, a recruitment company operating across the IT and technology channel. Running a business gave me exactly what I'd been missing: real ownership, real decisions, real consequences. But it also brought me closer to something else, how much of leadership and success comes down to how well you know yourself, not just what you know how to do.
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That's what eventually led me to coaching. I haven't stepped away from business to do it. I'm still making commercial decisions, managing people, and living with the pressure and uncertainty of running something real.
What it's like to work with me
People tend to feel at ease quite quickly. Many say it feels like they've known me for a long time, which matters, because good coaching depends on trust, openness, and a willingness to be challenged.
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I listen carefully, not just to what's said, but to what sits underneath it: the words someone keeps returning to, the patterns they repeat, the assumptions quietly shaping how they see themselves and their situation.
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At times I'll challenge directly. "Is that actually true?" "Is that what happened, or just one way of seeing it?" "What evidence do you have for that?"
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It's not unusual for someone to leave a first session with more clarity than they expected, and a lot to think about.
Training and professional standards
I trained as a coach with the Animas Centre for Coaching in London, specialising in transformational coaching.
I work to the International Coaching Federation Code of Ethics, maintaining confidentiality, professionalism, and clear boundaries in all coaching relationships.