Overworked & Underpaid to Stress-free & Successful
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I became an expert in my field and was very successful. I taught in London's top conservatoire drama schools, I was coaching great actors and then things really blew up for me...
It was 2018 and I had landed my first ever management role. It was a dream job as a head of department in an arts organisation! I was managing 60 freelancers, 4 theatre companies, 2000 clients and over 60 different programmes as a team of one!
It didn’t take long before I felt like I had been set up to fail.
It got really tough very fast.
My rebellious nature soon kicked in. I was ready to make change. I overhauled teacher training, booking systems and employment processes to make them more inclusive. I asked for a raise and got one. I was on the cusp of saying ‘I need staff’ when covid hit. Then in Oct 2020 I was made redundant 1 month before my 2 year threshold for a redundancy payout. I had nothing. I needed income NOW.
It was time to pivot.
I took everything I’d built and overnight I created a brand a new company, providing online classes, coaching and support for actors and creatives. I did this using my own Project Roadmap & Success Trifecta strategies while only working 4 or 5 hours a day.
Trusting myself to take that leap was the best thing I’ve done in my career.
By listening to myself and my needs, I engaged over 120 clients within the first two months, with 30 clients committing to weekly or bi-weekly sessions. I built this totally online with no investment, no employees and no marketing training. AND I was bringing in the equivalent of my salary at my previous job.
I continued for 4 years, eventually adding in-person workshops, courses, comedy nights and showcase productions. I loved the actual coaching; the deep work. But...
I found myself in chronic stress again.
I was panicking, overworking and in danger of getting sick again. It was a recipe that could have undone all my work to heal and recover... but little did I know it was showing me the core of what I really wanted to do.
I realised thatt throughout my career I had helped thousands of people become more confident, empowered, strategic and skilled and I wanted to do more of that. It was never about acting or actors. I worked across many industries. It was about people being seen, valued and feeling truly fulfilled.
I had to gamble and move on.
Since then I have pivoted again and built a thriving coaching business helping other managers, freelancers, creatives and visionaries to pivot into becoming badass business leaders across creative, wellness and corporate sectors, without sacrificing their needs. The best part is helping clients to listen to themselves, to feel rested, calm, clear and accomplished.
Being stressed is a choice and you CAN change if you're willing to undo the habit.
I have worked hard to dig deeper into my training in brain health, cognitive function, impacts of stress, sleep and trauma on the body as well as neuro-divergence, somatics, anxiety management and building a wealth of tools that I give my clients daily for productivity, ease and creative mindset.
It is possible to build on what you have, to be incredibly successful and live an incredible life,
if you know how to re-design it specifically for you.
My methods are based on my lifetime of experience across industries and overcoming enormous setbacks, paired with deep knowledge, training and experience of coaching pedagogy.
I have developed my own practice which has set me and my clients up to WIN BIG.
When you work with me, you’ll access your ultimate business and creative badassery and unlock a mindset of possibility and bravery! Using my strategies we’ll streamline your workload, increase productivity and repaint your workflow to embrace freedom, possibility and joy.
You have everything you need to succeed so let me help you strip away the noise and the ‘hard work’ habits.
Let's rebel together.
If my story resonates and you want to have a chat, you can
book a call with me today and let's have a chat about how I can support you in your next pivot, or your business.
