Breaking Barriers Coaching

Tailored support to help women navigate career challenges and unlock their potential

Breaking Barriers Coaching
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Traditional coaching often fails to address the complex, nuanced experiences of women. Our solution? Equity-driven coaching that is grounded in research and evidence, informed by intersectionality, and tailored to the real, lived experiences of your employees. ​

Shape Talent’s coaching spans executive leadership, high-potential development, and key life-work transitions. Led by Professor Rebecca Jones – Professor in Coaching for Behavioural Change at Henley Business School – our practice combines academic rigour with practical depth. Every programme is underpinned by our Three Barriers® research and delivered by top-tier, credentialed coaches who understand both people and power.​

This is coaching that goes beyond personal skill-building. It tackles the cultural and systemic forces that slow progress, supporting women to lead fully – and organisations to retain, progress and include them at every level.

We provide a range of coaching solutions

Executive Coaching

Executive Coaching

Expert coaching for the executive women shaping the future of your business

Shape Talent’s world-class coaching gives senior women in high-stakes roles the support they rarely receive, and can’t afford to go without.

Whether driving transformation, stepping into a new role, or balancing high expectations with quiet resilience, these women are operating under intense pressure. Our coaching creates space to think clearly, lead decisively, and sustain performance, in high stakes situations.

Led by exceptional coaches with deep business and behavioural expertise, and grounded in our Three Barriers® research, this is tailored, high-impact support that strengthens change leadership, presence, influence and resilience, while reinforcing your culture, values, and leadership pipeline.

Support your top women to lead fully - and stay longer.

Talk to us about Executive Coaching

Acceleration Coaching

Acceleration Coaching

Unlock Readiness. Elevate Leadership.

Shape Talent’s Acceleration Coaching helps high-potential women step into senior leadership with clarity, confidence, and impact, strengthening your pipeline where it matters most.

Grounded in our Three Barriers® research and delivered by expert coaches with deep insight into gender dynamics, power and progression, this is coaching that tackles the real-world factors slowing women down. It’s tailored, strategic support that builds momentum, not just mindset.

With 12 hours of 1:1 coaching, we help your emerging leaders sharpen influence, raise visibility, and lead with conviction, all while aligning to your broader talent and gender equity goals.

Support your rising leaders to move faster, and go further.

Talk to us about Acceleration Coaching

Spotlight Coaching (1:1)

Spotlight Coaching (1:1)

Right support. Right moment. Real impact.

Shape Talent’s one-to-one Spotlight Coaching offers focused, expert-led support at critical personal or professional moments, such as returning from parental leave, stepping up for a high-stakes presentation, or responding to life-stage or health shifts.

In just three confidential coaching sessions, employees get space to regroup, reflect and take purposeful action, strengthening clarity, confidence and performance when it matters most.

For HR leaders, it’s a smart, high-value way to offer timely support with minimal lift, helping retain talent, reduce burnout, and boost engagement through high-risk moments.

Support your people to stay focused, stay confident, and stay longer.

Talk to us about Spotlight Coaching 1:1

Spotlight Coaching Circles

Spotlight Coaching Circles

Timely support. Tangible impact.

Our Spotlight Coaching Circles create trusted, coach-led group spaces for employees navigating shared experiences, from returning from parental leave, to managing menopause, to finding ways to discuss neurodivergence at work.

Over five facilitated sessions, 6-8 participants connect, reflect and move forward with renewed clarity and confidence, reducing isolation, normalising challenge, and building peer support.

For HR, Talent and EDI leaders, Spotlight Coaching Circles are a scalable way to build inclusion and wellbeing without overextending your team - strengthening culture while supporting the people who shape it.

Turn shared challenges into collective strength.

Talk to us about Group Spotlight Coaching Circles

Meet the coaches

Learn more about some of our coaching team
 

Professor Rebecca Jones (she/her)

Managing Consultant


Rebecca is a Professor of Coaching and Behavioural Change at Henley Business School, a globally recognised expert in coaching, and leads our Coaching Practice.

Ailish Breen (they/them)

Coach, Facilitator and Consultant


Ailish is an experienced coach with a background in LGBTQIA+ policy, human rights, and inclusion consulting. Their coaching specialisms include diverse talent and personal development.

Rachel Schofield (she/her)

Coach and Facilitator


With a background in broadcast media, Rachel is a highly accomplished communications and careers expert. Her coaching specialisms are presentation and public speaking, as well as career transitions.

Pam Kingsland (she/her)

Pam Kingsland (she/her)

Coach


A registered psychologist and highly experienced coach, Pam brings 26 years of experience coaching C-suite and executive leaders globally. Her coaching specialisms are executive coaching, executive team coaching and job transition.

Dr Vida Skreb (she/her)

Dr Vida Skreb (she/her)

Coach


Vida is a neuroscientist and leadership coach with a background in neuroplasticity research. Multilingual, she is able to coach in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese and Croatian. Her coaching specialisms are executive coaching, neurodivergence – autism and ADHD, and expat transition.

Dr Elicia Robinson-Tomek (she/her)

Coach


With a PhD in the psychology of change, Elicia focuses on accelerating leadership growth. Her coaching specialisms include executive coaching, team coaching, leadership development and culturally responsive coaching.

Dr Matt Jacobs (he/him)

Coach and Consultant


Matt is a leadership and organisational development coach and consultant specialising in equity, diversity, and inclusion. His coaching specialisms include masculinity, inclusion and DEI: race, gender, class.

Shalini Sequeira (she/her)

Coach


Shalini is a former lawyer turned coach. Her coaching specialisms are executive coaching, leadership transition and diverse talent.

Jessica Lazarczyk (she/her)

Managing Consultant


Jess is a leadership and EDI coach, with advanced training in Organisational Transactional Analysis. Her coaching specialisms are leadership development, parental returners, career transition and minoritised groups.

EXPLORE OUR CONSULTING SERVICES

Learn about our Three Barriers Diagnostic Tool and our Gender Equity Consulting

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