The Comms Coach

As a coach for people working in Corporate Affairs or agency teams, I can help you or members of your team to excel in their careers.

I have almost 20 years’ PR experience of working in Comms teams for some of the UK’s biggest brands – from Royal Mail to British Gas and Virgin Media O2.

It means I understand the daily demands and pressures faced by Comms, Events, Public Affairs and Brand and Marketing teams – from creating PR campaigns and tight deadlines, landing coverage and rebutting negative stories, and winning pitches to organising events and managing stakeholders such as tricky clients, CEOs and MPs.

As a coach, I’ve supported people who work in-house or in agency teams at companies and charities such as OVO Energy, Virgin Media O2, Alfred, Instinctif and the Valuable 500.

I specialise in supporting comms professionals – whether in-house or agency – to:

Build resilience

Improve performance and effectiveness

Unlock self-awareness to understand the impact of their behaviours on others

Manage conflict and stakeholders

Defeat imposter syndrome and over thinking which is harming self-development and career progression

Support leadership behaviour

Help senior leaders to navigate the demands of the board room

I’ll work with you or a member of your team to create a tailored coaching programme from three to six months

Book a free call with me to find out more

Testimonials

Simon has been an inspiration to the individuals he coaches, with a strong impact on each person. He has a warm, consultative style and works well with his subjects to make specific breakthroughs on key issues.

- Alex Doorey, VP CA Brand and Marketing, OVO Energy

Simon is a warm, engaging and empathetic coach who is also not afraid to challenge and ask difficult questions. I like that our sessions don’t take a linear path each time and often end up going somewhere unexpected. He’s helped me to work on my own challenges and embrace my leadership style.

- Lucy Newson, Deputy MD, Alfred

Simon's coaching style is hugely positive and he has a way of putting things that's very clear. His sessions have been invaluable in getting me to think differently about numerous career challenges and shift my perceptions where needed. All of our sessions have been enjoyable and inspirational. I have gained invaluable tools to apply to my working life.

- Jamie Till, Associate Director, Instinctif Partners

Team coaching for comms and agency teams

Could your comms team or agency take their performance to the next level? Perhaps they don’t gel or aren’t communicating properly which is impacting on your results? Do they seem like they’re on a different page to each other and to you?

I can help them fire on all cylinders and deliver their best work.

As a Teams Coach, I offer a personalised and bespoke programme – matched to your teams’ needs to support their development, unity and overall performance so they can deliver the results you want.

I work with teams to:

Establish their identity and shared values and beliefs

Communicate clearly with each other and with stakeholders

Improve performance and effectiveness

Better understand and respond to the needs of senior stakeholders

Learn how they can get the best out of each other to maximise the performance of the team

Manage change and uncertainty

Manage conflict so they can get to a ‘win-win’ outcome

Support the team to have the skills and capabilities for the future

I’ll create a tailored coaching programme based on your team’s needs to kick-start the change you want to see

Book a free call with me to find out more