20+ years //
with global brands
15+ years //
in consulting
10+ years //
in coaching
25+ years //
in power
20+ years //
with global brands
15+ years //
in consulting
10+ years //
in coaching
25+ years //
in power
001 // What's COACH KYM THINKING?
Plenty of coaching these days is this weird accredited neutrality: just out here watching the client struggle through for way longer than needed and calling it “self-discovery.” My coaching isn't that. Primarily because that is ridiculousness of the highest order.
Plenty of coaching these days is this weird accredited neutrality: just out here watching the client struggle through for way longer than needed and calling it “self-discovery.” My coaching isn't that. Primarily because that is ridiculousness of the highest order.
Plenty of coaching these days is this weird accredited neutrality: just out here watching the client struggle through for way longer than needed and calling it “self-discovery.” My coaching isn't that. Primarily because that is ridiculousness of the highest order.
With me you'll need to be prepared for strong opinions, straight answers and a coach who owns the outcome. Coaches like that are rare. Read more about that here.
002 // Who'S THIS all for?
Any pain when I press here?
Any pain when I press here?
I don't know you, and I'm not going to pretend I do with an inane "hey, I've been where you are" statement. But I press on these three spots with clients every single day, and one of them usually causes an "ouch" of some description.
The pain isn't for fun. It's how we know which direction to head in.
I don't know you, and I'm not going to pretend I do with an inane "hey, I've been where you are" statement. But I press on these three spots with clients every single day, and one of them usually causes an "ouch" of some description.
The pain isn't for fun. It's how we know which direction to head in.
So, any of the ouches below feel familiar?
So, any of the ouches below feel familiar?
I don't know you, and I'm not going to pretend I do with an inane "hey, I've been where you are" statement. But I press on these three spots with clients every single day, and one of them usually causes an "ouch" of some description.
The pain isn't for fun. It's how we know which direction to head in.
Who set your ceiling, and why weren't you in that meeting?
Well hello there, textbook high achiever.
You’ve reached the potential everyone said you would, which is magical right? All apart from the fact that it turns out their estimate was hella low. Somewhere, somehow, everyone agreed on where your ceiling should stop. Everyone except you, that is.
And sure, you're grateful and all, but you're also out here watching so-called industry professionals with the expertise of a doorknob get the clients, the promotions, in fact, ALL the opportunities that should’ve been yours. Like… whaaaa???
And you? You’re spending so much energy being easy to work with that nothing’s left for you to be impossible to ignore.
And when enough people treat your ambition like a delusion, you start wondering if they’re right and you’re losing the plot. They’re not, and you’re not. But every time you sit back down, everyone else gets a little more sure of themselves.
It’s time for an overdue overhaul. I’m here to personally walk you through it: from criminally underestimated to genuine Power Player.
Shall we?
Feeling like everything’s fine and nothing’s working?
The brand looks good, the pitch looks better, and the content is contenting… annnnd there are zero clients on the horizon. Just straight tumbleweed blowing aimlessly in the wind.
You know what you offer is so good it's near damn priceless. You've put every ounce of your energy into making it incredible. But your customers aren't picking up what you're putting down...
They see it as... smaller. Like, lower on their list of priorities, and so they assume it should really be way cheaper than where you've priced it. Then they go off and do something ridiculous by choosing an alternative that should never have even entered the chat in the first place.
So you change something. New niche, new pitch. Sometimes a whole new website. But you're guessing, because the problem is hard to see from where you're standing. And every guess sends you back to the starting line.
This is where I jump in as your second brain: external enough to see exactly what's happening, yet invested enough to help you flip it.
In your head it's genius… and you've no clue where to start?
Yep, something important/valuable/exciting (choose your favourite) is definitely brewing between your ears. It could even be the thing you'd become known for… if it ever made it out.
You'll happily lose a whole Sunday bouncing the idea around your brain. Creating the quick one-pager that explains it to everyone is more of a hostage situation, though, eh?
Weird thing is, you can explain it brilliantly off the cuff to anyone who'll listen. But start typing with a blank page, and you'll stare at it for days while it remains blank.
You gotta stop with this self-torture stuff already. You've done the hard bit by having the idea (or even parts of it) in the first place. Everything after (communicating it, the strategy, the workshop, the website, the TED Talk) is legwork you don't need to be doing alone.
Because hi. I'm here. You talk. I take what you said, turn it into intellectual property you own outright, then ghostbuild everything it needs to get out into the world, invisibly, in the background. All as you.
You get to do the fun parts: have the idea, then show up on the other side with something spectacular that's entirely yours.
Job done. Let's move.
Who set your ceiling, and why weren't you in that meeting?
Well hello there, textbook high achiever.
You’ve reached the potential everyone said you would, which is magical right? All apart from the fact that it turns out their estimate was hella low. Somewhere, somehow, everyone agreed on where your ceiling should stop. Everyone except you, that is.
And sure, you're grateful and all, but you're also out here watching so-called industry professionals with the expertise of a doorknob get the clients, the promotions, in fact, ALL the opportunities that should’ve been yours. Like… whaaaa???
And you? You’re spending so much energy being easy to work with that nothing’s left for you to be impossible to ignore.
And when enough people treat your ambition like a delusion, you start wondering if they’re right and you’re losing the plot. They’re not, and you’re not. But every time you sit back down, everyone else gets a little more sure of themselves.
It’s time for an overdue overhaul. I’m here to personally walk you through it: from criminally underestimated to genuine Power Player.
Shall we?
Feeling like everything’s fine and nothing’s working?
The brand looks good, the pitch looks better, and the content is contenting… annnnd there are zero clients on the horizon. Just straight tumbleweed blowing aimlessly in the wind.
You know what you offer is so good it's near damn priceless. You've put every ounce of your energy into making it incredible. But your customers aren't picking up what you're putting down...
They see it as... smaller. Like, lower on their list of priorities, and so they assume it should really be way cheaper than where you've priced it. Then they go off and do something ridiculous by choosing an alternative that should never have even entered the chat in the first place.
So you change something. New niche, new pitch. Sometimes a whole new website. But you're guessing, because the problem is hard to see from where you're standing. And every guess sends you back to the starting line.
This is where I jump in as your second brain: external enough to see exactly what's happening, yet invested enough to help you flip it.
In your head it's genius… and you've no clue where to start?
Yep, something important/valuable/exciting (choose your favourite) is definitely brewing between your ears. It could even be the thing you'd become known for… if it ever made it out.
You'll happily lose a whole Sunday bouncing the idea around your brain. Creating the quick one-pager that explains it to everyone is more of a hostage situation, though, eh?
Weird thing is, you can explain it brilliantly off the cuff to anyone who'll listen. But start typing with a blank page, and you'll stare at it for days while it remains blank.
You gotta stop with this self-torture stuff already. You've done the hard bit by having the idea (or even parts of it) in the first place. Everything after (communicating it, the strategy, the workshop, the website, the TED Talk) is legwork you don't need to be doing alone.
Because hi. I'm here. You talk. I take what you said, turn it into intellectual property you own outright, then ghostbuild everything it needs to get out into the world, invisibly, in the background. All as you.
You get to do the fun parts: have the idea, then show up on the other side with something spectacular that's entirely yours.
Job done. Let's move.
003 // WORK WITH COACH KYM
Currently, there are three ways to work with me.
Currently, there are three ways to work with me.
You might need one. Or you might want them all.
Everything outlined on this page is delivered by me, personally. I don't have a team, and I don't hand anyone down, across or over. I keep my client list short on purpose, so I always have the capacity to do the deepest work possible with everyone I say "Yes" to.
Everything outlined on this page is delivered by me, personally. I don't have a team, and I don't hand anyone down, across or over. I keep my client list short on purpose, so I always have the capacity to do the deepest work possible with everyone I say "Yes" to.
Everything outlined on this page is delivered by me, personally. I don't have a team, and I don't hand anyone down, across or over. I keep my client list short on purpose, so I always have the capacity to do the deepest work possible with everyone I say "Yes" to.
*Not sure what you need?
Click here to send me a few lines about what’s going on, and I’ll tell you which option fits. In writing, within two working days. No long-winded call required.
COACHING
Private Development.
PRIVATE COACHING // BEGINS WITH ANALYSIS AT £450 ($600USD)
The most involved coaching experience that exists. Twelve months, one-to-one. We work side by side until you're the Power Player you want to be and your industry needs you to be.
CONSULTING
Private Advisory.
PRIVATE ADVISORY // DAY RATE FROM £2,625 ($3,500USD)
My eyes straight in and on your positioning, sales and communications, and a plain answer on what to change so you grow where it matters most to you.
BUILDING
Private Build.
PRIVATE STRATEGY + GHOSTBUILD // FROM £15,000 ($20,000USD)
Your average coach and consultant stops at the advice. I build the thing. You talk. I ghostbuild the rest: the strategy and IP first, then the pitch deck, the workshop, the website, whatever it needs to exist in the real world. Your name on all of it.
004 // THE PEOPLE
Solving everyone's problems wasn't going to get me promoted.
At work, I was always "the fixer" or "the answer," and I loved it until I realised it wasn't getting me a raise or a promotion. Coach Kym helped me make career choices for my own needs instead of my leaders'. Since then, I've built relationships with two C-suite executives in my company; I worked with one of them on our merger, and I've made a career move I'd never have dared make before. I've never felt more in control.
At work, I was always "the fixer" or "the answer," and I loved it until I realised it wasn't getting me a raise or a promotion. Coach Kym helped me make career choices for my own needs instead of my leaders'. Since then, I've built relationships with two C-suite executives in my company; I worked with one of them on our merger, and I've made a career move I'd never have dared make before. I've never felt more in control.
At work, I was always "the fixer" or "the answer," and I loved it until I realised it wasn't getting me a raise or a promotion. Coach Kym helped me make career choices for my own needs instead of my leaders'. Since then, I've built relationships with two C-suite executives in my company; I worked with one of them on our merger, and I've made a career move I'd never have dared make before. I've never felt more in control.
Melissa Zorrilla
Director of Customer Service Training
,
JetBlue.
This is where I plant my flag.
I was watching people less qualified than me get hired instead of me. Looking back, I was trying to be everything to everyone. Kym helped me work out what I'm best at and plant my flag there: if you want to work with me, this is how it happens. And if you're on the fence after meeting her, it's probably less about Kym and more about something you need to work on. Which is even more reason to say yes.
I was watching people less qualified than me get hired instead of me. Looking back, I was trying to be everything to everyone. Kym helped me work out what I'm best at and plant my flag there: if you want to work with me, this is how it happens. And if you're on the fence after meeting her, it's probably less about Kym and more about something you need to work on. Which is even more reason to say yes.
I was watching people less qualified than me get hired instead of me. Looking back, I was trying to be everything to everyone. Kym helped me work out what I'm best at and plant my flag there: if you want to work with me, this is how it happens. And if you're on the fence after meeting her, it's probably less about Kym and more about something you need to work on. Which is even more reason to say yes.
Diane Mayor
Senior Operations Consultant.
,
Dianemayor.com
I wouldn't need a coach if I knew what I was doing.
Over three years I tried four business coaches with no real method. One opened every session with "What would you like to work on today?" Kym was entirely different. Her process is rigorous and tailored, and it showed me I could work at a level I didn't know existed. She doesn't work with everyone. If she says yes, it's a gift.
Over three years I tried four business coaches with no real method. One opened every session with "What would you like to work on today?" Kym was entirely different. Her process is rigorous and tailored, and it showed me I could work at a level I didn't know existed. She doesn't work with everyone. If she says yes, it's a gift.
Over three years I tried four business coaches with no real method. One opened every session with "What would you like to work on today?" Kym was entirely different. Her process is rigorous and tailored, and it showed me I could work at a level I didn't know existed. She doesn't work with everyone. If she says yes, it's a gift.
Catherine Hunt
Former FBI Special Agent + Counterintelligence Consultant
,
Sixteen years later, she's back in my corner.
I first met Kym sixteen years ago, when I was a Nike Women's Ambassador, and she was my coach in a very different way. Now she's back in my life, and the Power Analysis has been incredible. We talked about my creativity, but most importantly, my power. I can't wait to put my Power Position to work.
I first met Kym sixteen years ago, when I was a Nike Women's Ambassador, and she was my coach in a very different way. Now she's back in my life, and the Power Analysis has been incredible. We talked about my creativity, but most importantly, my power. I can't wait to put my Power Position to work.
I first met Kym sixteen years ago, when I was a Nike Women's Ambassador, and she was my coach in a very different way. Now she's back in my life, and the Power Analysis has been incredible. We talked about my creativity, but most importantly, my power. I can't wait to put my Power Position to work.
Remel London
TV + Radio Broadcaster
,
Founder, The Mainstream
Next time, I'm calling Kym first.
I'd never worked with a business coach before, and my goodness, did I strike gold. Kym went deep into my business and into me, then handed back my Power Position: who I am, what I'm selling and who I'm talking to, all nailed down. It's saved me thousands of pounds. Next time I've got big pieces to move, I'm calling Kym first, without a shadow of a doubt.
I'd never worked with a business coach before, and my goodness, did I strike gold. Kym went deep into my business and into me, then handed back my Power Position: who I am, what I'm selling and who I'm talking to, all nailed down. It's saved me thousands of pounds. Next time I've got big pieces to move, I'm calling Kym first, without a shadow of a doubt.
I'd never worked with a business coach before, and my goodness, did I strike gold. Kym went deep into my business and into me, then handed back my Power Position: who I am, what I'm selling and who I'm talking to, all nailed down. It's saved me thousands of pounds. Next time I've got big pieces to move, I'm calling Kym first, without a shadow of a doubt.
Rob Hyde
BAFTA Award-Winning Director + Relational Strategist
,
*Ask them what changed.
005 // ABOUT COACH KYM
RECOGNISABLE PLACES FROM WHICH COOL PEOPLES HAVE REPEATEDLY RETURNED FOR THE COACH KYM EXPERIENCE INCLUDE:
Storytime: I'm actually a recovering choreographer.
Storytime: I'm actually a recovering choreographer.
I spent years building routines for stages and studios and sets, learning how to break complex movement into learnable units that everyone on the job could get comfortable with. If you want your performers to embody the moves in full, you can’t teach the whole dance routine at once. You break it down, count by count.
I spent years building routines for stages and studios and sets, learning how to break complex movement into learnable units that everyone on the job could get comfortable with. If you want your performers to embody the moves in full, you can’t teach the whole dance routine at once. You break it down, count by count.
Then came a point when my knees said no, so I moved from arenas to boardrooms. I spent twenty years with the world’s most powerful brands, but not studying power from the outside, I was operating on the inside and it has been a trip. I've watched power move, get handled well, get handled badly and be blown by people who really couldn’t see what they had when they had it.
Then came a point when my knees said no, so I moved from arenas to boardrooms. I spent twenty years with the world’s most powerful brands, but not studying power from the outside, I was operating on the inside and it has been a trip. I've watched power move, get handled well, get handled badly and be blown by people who really couldn’t see what they had when they had it.
Two completely different tracks when you think about it, but one conclusion: consolidating your position (like a performance) is methodical, which means it can be taught. The alpha act isn't the only way. If we're being real, it's not even "a way" anymore. It's all about teaching the right breakdown. And I adore a good breakdown…
Two completely different tracks when you think about it, but one conclusion: consolidating your position (like a performance) is methodical, which means it can be taught. The alpha act isn't the only way. If we're being real, it's not even "a way" anymore. It's all about teaching the right breakdown. And I adore a good breakdown…
Two completely different tracks when you think about it, but one conclusion: consolidating your position (like a performance) is methodical, which means it can be taught. The alpha act isn't the only way. If we're being real, it's not even "a way" anymore. It's all about teaching the right breakdown. And I adore a good breakdown…
006 // COACH KYM’S NOTES
These are my Notes.
These are my Notes.
They’re irregular and chaotic and always a work in progress. You just gotta get into it.
007 // QUESTIONS PEOPLE SOMETIMES ASK
These are such great questions.
Thanks for asking.
These are such great questions.
Thanks for asking.
What do you actually do?
Is this the "how does that make you feel?" kind of coaching?
You mention "power" a lot. Isn't that a bit of a dirty word?
Are you accredited?
Why is a former choreographer coaching senior professionals?
What's the difference between Coaching Kym, Consulting Kym and Building Kym?
What's Project Power Player, and how is it different from Coach Kym?
008 // BEGIN WITH COACH KYM
Not sure where to begin?
Here's good:
Here's good:
The best way to start working with me is to run a Power Analysis.
It's three intensive private sessions where we dig into where you've been and where you want to go. Then I turn what we uncover into your Power Position, including my recommended route from here.
What you pay is credited in full if we carry on into Coaching or Advisory within 90 days.
008 // BEGIN WITH COACH KYM
Not sure where to begin?
Here's good:
Here's good:
The best way to start working with me is to run a Power Analysis.
It's three intensive private sessions where we dig into where you've been and where you want to go. Then I turn what we uncover into your Power Position, including my recommended route from here.
What you pay is credited in full if we carry on into Coaching or Advisory within 90 days.