Client Stories

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As a founder leading a largely founder-built team, we were facing challenges across performance, talent, leadership and structure. It wasn’t one issue, it was everything all at once.

I was feeling the weight of it. People issues were taking up more and more of my time - time that should have been spent on sales, product, and the areas where I have the strongest expertise and value to add. I was becoming a bottleneck to decisions, and there wasn’t really anyone to sense-check or work through these challenges with.

As a founder, you’re expected to know how to lead, hire, manage performance, and build a team but in reality, you’re often figuring it out as you go.

Carly brought immediate clarity and rigour to how we approached talent and organisational decisions. Her advice was candid, practical, and to the point and always grounded in the language of the business: revenue, execution, and decision-making.

But what stood out most was the impact beyond the obvious. She didn’t just solve problems, she helped our leadership team trust themselves. She built a level of confidence in decision-making that simply wasn’t there before, and that’s had a far greater long-term impact than any individual fix.

As a founder, you’re learning leadership in real time. Carly normalised that experience, helped us navigate it, and gave us the tools to grow into it - not just in the moment, but in a way that continues to compound.

She’s approachable, empathetic, and incredibly effective. Someone everyone in the business feels comfortable turning to. That combination is rare, and it’s what makes her so impactful.

Founder/CEO - AdTech - Series A 

Carly has been fantastic to work with over the last 12 months. She is incredibly knowledgeable, brings a refreshing and realistic perspective, and consistently pushes you outside your comfort zone in the best way. She has really helped me understand both my leadership strengths and the gaps I needed to work on, and supported me in moving closer to where I want to get to in my career.

When I started working with Carly, I had just joined a new company. It was more of a sideways move, but I knew I wanted my next step to be a People Director role.

Through our work together, I wanted to get better at challenging stakeholders, pushing back with confidence, and becoming a more commercial HR leader.

Since working with Carly, I feel much more comfortable holding my ground while still building relationships and achieving the outcomes I want. I also feel far more confident that I am on the right track to step into a more senior role.

What I have really valued about working with Carly is her ability to reframe situations, help me see around corners, and act as a genuine thought partner. She has a way of stretching your thinking while still keeping things grounded and practical, which has made a real difference to me.

– Melanie, People Leader

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I have the pleasure of working closely with Carly, and she consistently stands out as a highly collaborative, driven, thoughtful and inclusive leader.

Carly has a unique ability to bring people together across teams and functions while maintaining a strong focus on execution and results. She takes initiative naturally, steps into challenges proactively, and drives important work forward with a sense of ownership and urgency.

One of Carly's greatest strengths is her communication style. She is clear, approachable, and highly effective at aligning teams around priorities, even during periods of significant change and complexity. She creates trust quickly and has a way of making people feel heard while still holding a high bar for performance and accountability.

Beyond her leadership capabilities, Carly has an exceptional growth mindset. She is constantly learning, seeking feedback, and finding ways to improve both herself and the organization around her. Her curiosity, adaptability, and commitment to continuous improvement make her an invaluable partner and leader.

CEO, AgroTech

  • "Carly should be your first call to help you through an Executive Transition. There's truly no one better than Carly to provide counsel and insight to the next generation of global leaders."

    – Chief Operating Officer, US AI Start-Up

  • "I still reflect often on the coaching sessions we had together. You helped me clarify my value and self perception that set me on the path I’m on now - I’m really grateful for Carly’s guidance"

    - Katie

  • "Carly brings generous, humble wisdom that always makes my work better and she inspires me to be a better human along the way."

    – Anna

  • “I love how comfortable Carly helped me feel to share, how she adapted and really listened to the thoughts (and the in-between ones)! Carly actually really helped me gain clarity in contrast to other coaching sessions I've done in the past with others.”

    – David

  • "Carly has an incredible ability to really listen and see people. I feel lucky to have the interactions with her that have guided my outlook. I hope to continue to learn and grow with your wisdom and advice."

    – Tricia

  • “My personal experience was, in a word, transformative. I never before had dedicated time to talk about my professional self in depth and explore my passions, my flaws, my ambitions, my values and my goals. From week to week, Carly allowed me the space to steer our sessions based on what I wanted to focus on or was struggling with, whilst offering structure, thought-provoking questions, counsel and resources – and most importantly for me, a listening ear. I began to think of our monthly sessions as time I was investing in myself, and then almost immediately, investing back into those around me: my line reports, my peers and my manager.”

    – Alyssa

  • “Carly is an amazing person and a true professional. She helped me in various different ways but mostly she changed my life by helping me dealing with specific frustrations and most of all listening to my inner self. Thank you Carly for your unbelievable patience, for listening and mostly for your precious advice.”

    – Carina

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