I can honestly say I have found your support and guidance hugely helpful and can truly see the progress I have made, something I wasn’t sure was achievable in that short time frame! You had a great way of helping me see things from a different perspective and drawing out insights. …things had to pick up speed very quickly due to changes at work so the timing of our sessions was so pertinent and incredibly valuable. Thank you too for the useful resources you kindly shared with me such as the values elicitation exercise and take-ways sheet for reflecting on our sessions.  Your balanced approach of gentle encouragement with positive energy helped me navigate some tricky self-reflections, and not only enabled me to be open, but also feel safe to do so.

Aspiring Manager, International Charity

I have worked closely with Isla and Halina who have both offered exceptional advice around the topic we wanted development on and quickly learnt and understood our needs as a charity and what we ultimately wanted to achieve. They provided us with a bespoke and tailored training package to develop RNIB’s Talking Book Sponsorship Fundraising Campaign. This included innovative ways of engaging our supporters, training public speakers and ensuring staff were confident with the approach and ask. The end result being an uplift in the number of talking books being sponsored during 2016/17 which would mean less barriers for blind and partially sighted people accessing the books they wish.

Fundraising Manager, RNIB

Isla was quick to recognise the issues we faced as a start-up business and set about putting a plan in place that was both practical and attainable.  The coaching we received allowed us to prioritise those tasks fundamental to our growth goals without compromising our day-to-day responsibilities with clients. One such task involved breaking down our growth goals into one, two and three-year blocks, with annual revisions. We continue to follow a path Isla helped us develop, and have since hired two members of staff with annual turnover increasing near on 150%. We are still reaping the benefits Isla provided and would have no hesitation in recommending her to owners that are facing the same perils as we did back when everything was commencing

Owner, Data Management Company

I worked with Isla for just over two years. During that time she kept me focused on not only what I wanted to achieve in the business and my business growth plans but acted as a sounding board for me to voice my ideas. I had clearly defined actions from each meeting, which were always reviewed at the next meeting, so as to ensure commitment to making things happen and so as to implement the required changes for progressing my business ambitions. From the first session it was clear that Isla was an experienced coach who not only would challenge me but also question some of my actions.  She supported me with particular business innovations including the launch of a new product website, and a membership platform.

Owner, HR Consultancy