About

Lee Hawkins, ICF Accredited & CTI Trained

Executive & Personal Coach

For more thoughts and posts, search for #CoachingCuriosity on my socials (mainly LinkedIn and Instagram).

This website, like me….and most probably you..and your team, is work in progress (let me know if you see any typos please 🙂 ). I think we are all unfinished books with different chapters, and I will add to this site from time to time as I think of something else worth saying.

I am deeply passionate about helping people achieve their full potential in business and life. After a successful career over two decades in marketing and media I chose to go deeper into my passion for coaching and mentoring people.

I work with a wide rage of organisations as their go-to in-house coach coming in for a day at a time to deliver my highly success range of coaching drop ins, coaching surgeries, SLT coaching programmes, and early career/grad scheme coaching days to names a few.

Companies such as Amazon, TikTok, Dentsu and WPP are happy customers.

So….what’s in store if you work with me and any of my associates (I do Coaching, Mentoring, Training, HR 360 review processes etc.)?

We start by defining clear goals and what will look different when you achieve them. One tool supplied is a bespoke coaching questionnaire to make this easier and to get everyone started, and maybe other tools such as my own customisable life/work coaching wheel plus similar tools to reflect company cultures, ways of working, their values etc. Something bespoke is always best.

In the coaching, we then explore areas such as your values, your needs and purpose, and utilise existing and hidden skills to achieve them. I help my clients find the best internal solutions…that’s really what coaching is. If you come up with your own solutions you are 7 more times more likely to remember them and act on them.

The difference with me from most other coaches is that I work really hard during and between sessions on practical things too….. maybe to increase your personal networks, transform and transition to unlock your fullest potential, work in imposter syndrome or your personal brand.

I want your coaching to be tangible and real, have proper traction and fantastic results. Coaching studies have proven a 6x ROI on effectiveness and efficiency, and I’d like to think that me going the extra mile increases this even more.

I equip you with the tools to become unstuck and unblocked, more confident, efficient, effective and happier. Sound good? Let’s talk….

MY CLIENTS

I work with a wide range of people, organisations and leaders to inspire and motivate forward momentum. With a broad client base, I have coached C-suite, sales directors, content creators, data specialists, emerging BAME student talent, personal assistants, web designers and other professionals from leadership positions and function heads (e.g. Global New Business leads& Heads of Department) to name a few.

MY EXPERTISE

As I mentioned elsewhere, I bring more than two decades of corporate knowledge to the coaching experience, building and motivating teams for client partners such as Apple, Microsoft, Nestle, Sonos, AMEX and working alongside super-senior C-suite talent (e.g. some of Steve Jobs’ reports).

What can I help with?

• Increasing confidence and reducing the inner imposter/saboteur. This is a big one. We all have it to some degree.

• Building, evolving and managing successful teams through key periods including transition and change

• Improving senior stakeholder management and servicing

• Achieving positive, enjoyable forward momentum

• Popular coaching topics include career coaching, interview preparation, personal branding, personal and life coaching, confidence coaching, CV and LinkedIn profile writing, networking to name a few

• Bouncing back from redundancy

• Helping you get unstuck, finding your next great role in life and work, uncovering your Ikigai (a Japanese concept and the secret to a happy life)

MY STYLE

I partner with my clients to gain greater awareness of their passions and strengths and to build on and amplify their current skill sets. We work together to design the best ways to find greater career fulfilment and success.  It is all about positive forward momentumacross multiple areas. 

Clients have described me as natural and positive coach with a supportive, understanding style that facilitates a relaxed and open dialogue.  I love to laugh and be around people with a good sense of humour.

Please see my YouTube channel here to get to know my style a little more:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCPvCGAqD-l2HgqS4OgCZJg/videos

MY TRAINING

I am an accredited coach certified through the International Coaching Federation with over 2,500 hours of paid coaching experience. Essentially, that means I have done hundreds/thousands of hours of coaching and have trained with an accredited training body/course.

I trained at The Co-active Training Institute (CTI), the world’s largest coach-training school and one of the few accredited with the ICF.

On top of the coaching and thousands of hours under my belt, I have over two decades of senior work experience to pull on.

TRAINING YOU

I am excited to announce two training strategic alignments for 2024 onwards. I will be working closed with a middle management and a D.E.I. specialist. Contact me to learn more.

MY BACKGROUND

Prior to coaching I built and scaled businesses organically and geographically and  developed and nurtured teams in media and marketing working in London and San Francisco. I know what’s required to be on the end of a zinger e-mail from Steve Jobs and strive for absolute perfection, but also how to win new business and learn from challenges whilst sometimes having difficult conversations. 

As the Global Client President at Dentsu Aegis Network I worked with C-suite Client connections to service their business at a Global, Regional and Local level.  I managed the Media relationships in over 100 countries for my agency, dealing with market CEOs and Managing Directors plus their Senior local clients.

Prior to Dentsu, I ran Apple’s media in EMEA, leading a team of 25 media specialists launching the iPad, several iPhones, Macs and music services.  I worked closely with the EMEA and Cupertino based clients and some of Steve Jobs and Tim Cook’s direct reports.  The role was to deliver perfection with complete transparency and confidentiality. 

I have built up a large professional network over two decades of experience in Global marketing whom I am proud to calls colleagues, friends and clients.

MORE ABOUT ME

I am a father of three wonderful kids and a supportive friend and husband.

I love a laugh, a beer or a glass of red, great food, new places, architecture, comedy, music festivals and connecting with interesting people.  I’m curious and love to learn and hear stories and anecdotes.     

Through having my own coaches, I have managed to achieve a successful career, enjoy what I do, work hard whilst achieving a fantastic work/life balance. I love to help others achieve similar results.

I am enthusiastic, empathetic and results-orientated and I help people be more of who they want to be and do more of what they want to do.

Some of the imagery I love featured on here are available to by direct from the artist: www.anthonyburrill.com/shop/