The Coaching Clubhouse

What happens when a high performer comes back — after parental leave, sick leave, or a career break — and quietly wonders: Can I still do it?

In this episode of The Coaching Clubhouse, Adrian Last is joined by Jessica Chivers, one of the UK’s first Chartered Coaching Psychologists, executive coach, and founder of The Talent Keeper Specialists, for a warm, honest conversation about what it really takes to return to work and thrive.

Jessica shares the behind-the-scenes reality of earning chartership while juggling major family pressures, the key insight that resilience “ebbs and flows”...

Welcome to a Coaching Clubhouse Extra Shot — a shorter, off-air moment from my conversation with Angela Cox, recorded right after we wrapped the main episode.

In this candid excerpt, Angela and host Adrian Last, swap Joe Wicks stories — how The Body Coach helped each of us kick-start big personal change… and the unexpected ripple effect it had on Angela’s life and business. Angela shares a brilliant moment from a recent conference where Joe recognised her voice in front of a packed audience — a reminder that real success often comes down to one thing: genuine human connection...

In this powerful and refreshingly honest episode, Adrian Last welcomes Angela Cox — Cambridge-qualified Master Coach, founder of Paseda360, and creator of the groundbreaking “Stop Being Stuck” method.

Angela shares her remarkable journey from corporate boardrooms to leading a movement in human-centric coaching. She opens up about the personal transformation that inspired her to leave a high-flying job, take off the mask, and build a life and business rooted in authenticity.

Together, Adrian and Angela explore what she calls the Pretending Pandemic — the masks we all wear to fit in and feel safe — and how we can...

What if you’ve ticked all the boxes for success… but something still feels off?

In this episode of The Coaching Clubhouse, host Adrian Last chats with Kevin White from Believe Crew — a former tech guy turned intuitive coach who now helps leaders and entrepreneurs swap stress for peace and pressure for purpose.

Kevin shares his personal journey from a high-powered tech career to becoming a coach and “business therapist” — helping entrepreneurs and leaders move from achievement to alignment, from stress to self-awareness, and from building success to embodying it. Hear Kevin's style of coaching...

In this heartwarming and insightful Extra Shot, Adrian Last is joined once again by executive coach Clive Leach, this time to explore the story of Miss May — his golden doodle and certified Pets as Therapy dog who plays an unexpected but powerful role in his coaching and wellbeing work.

Clive shares how Miss May’s gentle presence brings joy, connection, and emotional openness in hospitals, care homes, and even coaching sessions. From working on the NHS acute stroke ward to outdoor coaching in the South Downs, Clive reveals how animals and nature can help people feel seen...

If you’re thinking about working with a coach for the first time, where do you start?

In this Extra Shot, Adrian Last speaks with executive coach Clive Leach about how to choose a coach who’s not just qualified — but the right fit for you. They explore the importance of credibility, supervision, and chemistry, and why good coaching isn’t about comfort, but challenge.

Clive shares insights from years of experience helping clients grow personally and professionally, emphasizing that coaching should be both safe and stretching — a balance that builds trust while opening th...

In this inspiring conversation, Adrian Last sits down with executive coach and lecturer Clive Leach to unpack the concept of psychological capital — the “HERO” principles of Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, and Optimism.

Clive shares how these four components empower leaders, teams, and individuals to set meaningful goals, find pathways through obstacles, and stay grounded in confidence and perspective when challenges arise. From developing “hopeful thinking” and emotional regulation to cultivating learned optimism, this episode offers powerful, practical insights into how coaching can build mental strength and sustainable performance in work and life.

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In this episode, Adrian Last welcomes executive coach and speaker Clive Leach into the Coaching Clubhouse — along with his canine co-coach, Miss May.

Together they explore:

Packed with practical wisdom, heartfelt stories, and fresh perspectives, this episode is for anyone looking to lead, coach, or simply live with more intention.

Listen now and meet the pup who’s h...

Changing lifelong habits is tough because the brain resists change. In this Coaching Clubhouse Extra Shot, we hear from Yvette Jeal to discover how neuroplasticity, coaching, and the power of intention plus attention help people rewire behaviours and create breakthroughs that stick.

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In this Coaching Clubhouse Extra Shot, Adrian Last hears from Yvette Jeal as she explains how leaders can support employees to avoid burnout by understanding the brain’s “Goldilocks zone.” The prefrontal cortex, which governs memory, empathy, and decision-making, requires just the right level of stress and stimulation to function optimally. Yvette tells us how leaders play a critical role in recognising when individuals need either more challenge or less pressure, enabling them to operate at their best.

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What happens when coaching and neuroscience come together? In this inspiring chat with Neuro-Transformational Coach Yvette Jeal PCC, we explore how understanding how the brain works can help us perform better, feel less stressed, and actually stick to those new habits we’re trying to build. Yvette shares some fascinating, science-backed coaching tools that tackle real-life challenges — from handling change and making smarter decisions to boosting creativity, innovation, and resilience. If you're looking to lead (and live) with more clarity and impact, this one's definitely worth a listen.

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​Have you read the book 'Quiet' by Susan Cain? Why are we seeing increasing success stories of introverted personalities in our businesses, and life generally? In this Coaching Clubhouse: Extra Shot, we hear from Katie Denyer who talks about the strengths of introverted personalities, how we can all embrace these, and how coaching can support people honoring who they are, what they bring and permission to be.

Katie is a Lecturer in Coaching for Behavioural Change as well as an executive coach, facilitator and supervisor, and a mentor coach. She specialises in strengths-based, psychologically informed coaching, wi...

What are the 5 things that everybody should know about coaching? In this 4 minute Coaching Clubhouse: Extra Shot, Katie Denyer runs us through those 5 important points and gives us some exclusive insights into coaching from her perspective.

Katie is a Lecturer in Coaching for Behavioural Change as well as an executive coach, facilitator and supervisor, and a mentor coach. She specialises in strengths-based, psychologically informed coaching, with particular expertise to develop the strengths of neurodivergent thinkers.

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What are the 5 things we all need to know about coaching? Why can we "learn more about a person in an hour of play than you can from a lifetime of conversation"? What does neurodiversity mean and how can it play a role in coaching as well as leading and managing people?

In this episode of The Coaching Clubhouse, Katie Denyer tells us the answers and explains how neurodiversity shows up in coaching and in our workplaces.

Katie is a Lecturer in Coaching for Behavioural Change as well as an executive coach, facilitator...

What is neurodiversity, and why is it important for all of us to know about in society today? In this clip from The Coaching Clubhouse, lecturer and coach Katie Denyer tells us how she defines it. Full episode is available soon.

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Today in the Clubhouse, we're talking about a subject that continues to affect many people around the world... redundancy is an all-too-frequent part of working life, with cost cutting and restructures happening in many companies.

In this special, Adrian Last speaks to 3 coaching experts about their perspective on redundancy, and how coaching can support people who are going through this.

Features Dr Jess Tayel - known as a brilliant and revolutionary transformation, change and leadership mentor and coach, Matt Scarff - ICF-ACC qualified coach and Managing Director at BAFTA Albert and Simone Sweeney...

What's the difference between coaching and mentoring?  What are the current themes we all want to talk about in coaching sessions? How is 'burnout' and the pace of work affecting us all?

In this podcast episode of 'The Coaching Clubhouse', my guest is Matt Scarff, ICF-ACC qualified coach and MD of BAFTA Albert. Hear Matt's views on these questions and many others.  

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Why can it be hard work managing teams? How do we make it easier for ourselves? and where does coaching play its part? ​Matt Scarff, ICF-ACC qualified coach​ and Managing Director at BAFTA Alber​t, talks to Adrian Last about his perspective in this clip from The Coaching Clubhouse ​podcast series.

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To celebrate International Storytelling Day, acclaimed coach and screenwriter Glen McCoy tells us his perspective about the importance of storytelling in coaching.

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Renowned coach and screenwriter Glen McCoy returns to The Coaching Clubhouse to tell us some stories about coaching for screenwriters, including an innovative idea called 'Movie Screen Code' which could be the ideal coaching partners for writers everywhere.

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In this Extra Shot, Professor Rebecca Jones talks to Adrian Last about the growth in team coaching and how it benefits inclusion in teams.

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In this episode, Adrian is joined by Professor Rebecca Jones, co-founder of Inclusive Leadership Company, Professor in Coaching at Henley Business School, Director of the Coaching Group and a Chartered Psychologist, to talk about some of the coaching themes we’re likely to see in the year ahead. We also hear about the ever-growing world of AI and how this might play a part in coaching.

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Looking back at the conversations and themes from the last 12 months in the world of coaching... listen to our guests talking about personal brand, coaching through redundancy, adventure coaching, storytelling through coaching, clarity and mindfulness, and more. Includes Dr Jess Tayel, Simone Sweeney, Yvette Jeal, Jarlath O'Hara, Ben Charles, Robin Mills, Giannis Chatzidis, Mitchell Levy talking to host Adrian Last.

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Today, Simone Sweeney talks about how coaching can support thriving at home as well as at work, how her coaching supports busy professionals who aren’t bringing their best at work or home because they’re stuck, stretched & stressed, and tells us about the interesting guests she's interviewed on her own podcast, The Future of Leadership Is Human.

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Coming soon in The Coaching Clubhouse, Simone Sweeney talks about how she transitioned from a marketing and business leader to coach, the importance of thriving at home as well as at work, and her podcast series for the Association for Coaching. Check out this 3 minute preview clip,

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In this 3 minute episode of The Coaching Clubhouse: Extra Shot, ICF-accredited executive coach Robin Mills talks about how he creates a relaxed feel that gets people ready for a potentially transformational coaching experience.

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Today in the Coaching Clubhouse, Adrian is joined by Robin Mills, ICF accredited executive and business coach with a very different road into the world of coaching. Robin started his career on stage in London's West End which was the inspiration for his masterclass called 'West End to Boardroom'. In this 20 minute episode, Robin shares his story and talks about how coaching plays a part in building confidence, mindset and authenticity.

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Coming soon in The Coaching Clubhouse, I talk to Robin Mills, ICF-accredited executive and business coach. One thing we talked about is the continually important subject of wellbeing and burnout. In this preview clip, Robin talks about how "speaking to people can help, whether that's a coach or not" and how coaching can potentially support people.

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"The magic of coaching, the human to human connection, intuition, gut feeling, change of tone of voice, body language - that is reserved to the human and the human connection" - in this Coaching Clubhouse Extra Shot we hear from Dr Jess Tayel about how Generative AI is being used in coaching, but how it will always be about human connections.

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"We start the thing that we want to deliver… and then we think how we will let people fit into that, not the other way round, which ends up creating all sorts of issues" - in this Coaching Clubhouse Extra Shot we get 2 minutes from Jess about change and transformation at work.

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Today in The Coaching Clubhouse, we're in Sydney, Australia hearing from Dr Jess Tayel about the People of Transformation community, how coaching fits into this and how coaching can support high performers. Jess also tells us her view on redundancy and resilience, with plenty of insightful, inspiring stories throughout the episode.

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In episode 13, Dr Jess Tayel drops in to The Coaching Clubhouse to give her perspective about coaching and to talk about her People of Transformation Community. This preview clip focuses on a theme affecting many people around the world - redundancy. Jess talks about how to approach this and how coaching can support.

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In this 4 minute 'Extra Shot', we hear about the origin of the word 'coach' in sport, how we judge success in coaching, and the ethos of sport and coaching come together to tailor things for each individual to achieve their goals. Jarlath O'Hara is my guest - he's an entrepreneur, coach, educator and adventurer, has been coaching for 20 years and recently launched new services which he calls 'Adventure Coaching'.

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Put together coaching, being outdoors, and experiencing an adventure, and you get the theme of today's conversation in The Coaching Clubhouse. Jarlath O'Hara is an entrepreneur, coach, educator and adventurer. He has been coaching for 20 years and recently launched new services which he calls 'Adventure Coaching'. Listen to hear how coachees are benefitting, and why it's breathing fresh air into this new way of coaching.

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Adrian talks to Giannis Chatzidis, founder of Leadership Apex, who tells him a great story about human connections where one of his team who was under-performing, and some advice from a mentor that did not match his view of leadership. The importance of human connections is obvious in our jobs, in the workplace and in life generally - it's true of course in coaching where the connection between coach and coachee is absolutely critical to trust, openness and honesty that ultimately delivers the results we're aiming for. Hear more of the story in this 4 minute 'extra shot' from The Coaching...

Welcome back to The Coaching Clubhouse where Adrian talks to Giannis Chatzidis, founder of Leadership Apex, about his perspective on coaching for first time managers. We hear about how Giannis' roles in technology and as a data scientist impacted his decision to change careers and focus on coaching, about "big talkers mentality" and how he's using AI in coaching sessions. Grab a coffee, relax and soak in the coaching!

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Here's your second Extra Shot from The Coaching Clubhouse episode 10. Yvette Jeal talks about story-telling in coaching, and the successes she has seen within businesses. We hear the story of a head of finance in a design company who used coaching sessions to change her data-driven style to tell the story with more impact, and more meaning to the people in her business.

As Yvette says, she went from "a back-office function to a true business partner."

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It's the first extra shot for you from The Coaching Clubhouse episode 10 - Yvette Jeal talks about the benefits of being really clear about our personal brand and shares a story about a chief of staff she worked with who used his coaching to carve our a new role for himself.

As Yvette says, "by understanding what you bring, you can create opportunities for yourself".

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In the Coaching Clubhouse today, Adrian Last talks to Yvette Jeal, professional certified coach and member of the International Coaching Federation. With a career spanning over 20 years, Yvette partners with leading organisations across the world and works with C-Suite, Board level execs and emerging leaders in the UK and internationally. In today's conversation, we hear Yvette's point of view about coaching, with many stories from her career. And she tells us about the power of story-telling and personal brand, and how she brings this to life in coaching.

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The coffee is brewed perfectly, the chairs are plumped, and the Coaching Clubhouse is ready to welcome another guest. Today, it’s Ben Charles, who tells Adrian Last about his experience in coaching practise, and what he learned from his level 5 coaching professional apprenticeship. They talk about the importance of listening and being present, how to develop a genuine connection in coaching and Ben’s thoughts about Byron Katie’s work. It’s 15 minutes so perfect for a coffee, a break or a walk!

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The doors of the Coaching Clubhouse are wide open ready to welcome you in and listen to a fascinating chat with Mitchell Levy. An accomplished entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 750 books, Mitchell has provided strategic consulting to hundreds of companies and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. In this episode of the Coaching Clubhouse, he talks about the importance of credibility, how that lines up with coaching and why we all should develop our 'CPoP'.

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In today's Coaching Clubhouse, Adrian takes a look back at the first 12 months in the clubhouse and some of the brilliant guests and conversations he had in 2023. Hear why first-time coachees recommend coaching, what Guerilla Marketing is and why it works well from Glen McCoy, the MAGIC methodology of coaching explained by its creator Rosie Nice, and the theme of wellbeing in coaching from Professor Rebecca Jones. 2024 has many guests to look forward to, and more great coaching conversations. Thanks for joining us in The Coaching Clubhouse!

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We're back in The Coaching Clubhouse for a short conversation with Professor Rebecca Jones, Professor in Coaching for Behavioural Change at Henley Business School. In today's episode, we hear about CoachFest 2023: A Season Of Change, which starts on the 2nd October running for 3 weeks. Rebecca talks to Adrian about the topics of wellbeing, diversity & inclusion and climate change in coaching. Find out more by searching for CoachFest Henley.

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In today's Coaching Clubhouse, Adrian is joined by Rosie Nice, author of 'The MAGIC Happens In The Silence', founder of MAGIC Coaching, a coach and leadership trainer. Rosie talks about her experience of coaching and gives us a preview of her book about the transformational power of coaching. Rosie introduces the MAGIC Methodology, a comprehensive guide to effective coaching.with some very interesting insights and stories that will help everybody, whether you're a coach, being coached or leading with a coaching way of managing.

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Set aside 10 minutes, grab a coffee and listen in to today's Coaching Clubhouse - Adrian brings you more perspectives on coaching, and this time it's about being coached, hearing from another coachee about his experience. Remember you can find out more about coaching by getting in contact with Adrian via his website, including details of your free first session.

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Today in The Coaching Clubhouse, Adrian is talking with renowned coach, Glen McCoy, who reveals where coaching first started, what the word 'coach' actually means and his own take on how coaching works best. Glen has been coaching for decades, and his book 'Guerilla Coaching' is worth checking out. He's also a screenwriter, writing for UK dramas including EastEnders and Emmerdale.

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Welcome back to The Coaching Clubhouse... it's time for a conversation about coaching, and this time I've asked one of my coachees for some of his time to talk about his experience of coaching, how he found it and what it's meant for him.

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In this first visit to The Coaching Clubhouse, Adrian Last welcomes you to the series, talks about his coaching story and features some of the upcoming guests.

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