Hello! I’m Laurence Patricia.
Welcome to my coaching space. I’m guessing that if you are here, it’s because you are talented, driven and ambitious. You are hungry for a rich life and you want to develop yourself to your fullest potential, becoming the person you authentically want to be.
You have achieved already a lot in your career and you want to keep on progressing, whether through expanding your business, stepping up in seniority or becoming a better leader.
You want your life to mean something and contribute to a purpose greater than yourself. You may also want to create a balance across the many areas of your life, whether they are family, work, hobbies, your community, without feeling guilty or overstretched.
Perhaps you sense that you are at a crossroads in your life. What used to bring you a sense of fulfilment doesn’t anymore. You recognize that you have changed as a person, that it is time for a new chapter to begin. The question for you is: where and how to begin ?
As an Executive Coach and Life & Career Coach, I support you as you navigate key aspects of this amazing journey called life, overcoming challenges and building a successful career and life.
Empowerment is at the core of my coaching philosophy: my aim as a Coach is to create more awareness, facilitate new ways of thinking and remove mental blocks so that you can unleash true confidence in yourself and take your life and career in a direction that truly resonates with your purpose.
My coaching offer:
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One-to One Executive Coaching
Partnering with first-time managers, business leaders and executives so they can bring the best of themselves to their roles, teams and organisations
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One-to-One Life & Career Coaching
Supporting talented women and men in shaping fulfilling careers through professional growth, career pivots and career change as well as managing life transitions such as becoming a parent
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Group Coaching & Masterclasses
I hold quarterly group coaching sessions for personal reflection and goal & vision setting, as well as masterclasses on various topics in line with personal and professional growth
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Team Workshops & Training
Tailored workshops for your teams on presentation and pitching skills, team communication, wellbeing at work and creative thinking
Meet me !
If we don’t know each other yet, hello, nice to meet you ! My name might have given it away, I’m originally from France, where I grew up, and London has been my home for many years now.
Coaching is the second chapter of my career, building on from a rich and rewarding first part of my professional life in investment banking.
As a person, I’m calm, reflective and at the same time I’m very driven. I’m empathetic and I understand the complexities of life. I’ve been told by my peers during my coaching training that I bring calm to my coaching practice and a degree of soft power.
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I spent the first 14 years of my working life in finance, working in various client-facing roles across 3 major European banks. I started my career in commodity trade finance, then progressed towards mining finance and thereafter shipping finance. Upon being promoted to director level, I took on a new challenge and set up a team from the ground up dedicated to sustainable finance. It was a very rich role that taught me a lot about leadership and strategic vision and greatly broadened my horizons. It also made me realise that I had reached the end of a chapter and that I wanted to go towards an activity aligned with people development, empowerment and professional and personal growth.
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It’s actually coaching that came to me. In 2019, the bank I was with at the time set up a volunteer coaching programme, whereby the bankers would volunteer as coaches and coach leaders from the non-profit sector. At the time, I was not very senior yet and I didn’t know much about coaching, but when I heard about this programme, something in me told me to give it a try. And I loved it. I loved the experience of working closely with a leader, supporting her seeing her strengths and how she could leverage on them, helping her building her confidence as she expanded her responsibilities and grew in seniority.
As I became more senior at the bank, I started to apply a coaching mindset to my leadership. I knew back then that it was only a matter of time until I would fully pivot towards coaching and empowering others.
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I love how coaching helps you see your own power and how it supports your own understanding of yourself and of your environment, so you can make conscious choices, direct your life towards what you really want to achieve and unlock your potential and true confidence in yourself.
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I have a life-long passion for classical ballet which I have been practising for 20+ years. I’m also an enthusiastic gym-goer and I love yoga and pilates. I enjoy traveling, meeting new people and learning about their culture. I also love food and wine!
Accelerate your personal growth & professional development
As a Coach, here is my commitment to you:
I trained in line with the highest coaching standards of practice set by the International Coaching Federation (ICF); I conduct my sessions in a non-directive way, with you, the Client, in the driver seat, working towards the goals that we will contract for during our first session.
I pride myself on creating a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space for you to reflect and work on your coaching objectives.
As a Coach, I don’t offer advice. At the basis of my coaching practice is the idea that you are fully able and capable to take your own decisions and act upon them.
My role is to act as a catalyser: using proven tools and techniques, elements of psychology as well as powerful questioning, I support you building self-awareness, uncovering blind spots, generating options and seeing things from a different perspective, so you can work out solutions that are tailored to your unique situation.
I combine my coaching skills with my own business acumen, my own knowledge of the financial sector which I developed over my 14-year career in investment banking as well as my life experiences
Coaching is a process and your progress will happen both during the sessions and outside of the sessions. The biggest success factor is your own commitment to self-development and achieving your goals.
I’m the Coach for you if:
You have achieved some degree of success but you now feel stuck in your career, unsure of how to make progress and / or in which way to go
You want to find practical solutions to conciliate a high-demanding role with other areas of your life
You have been promoted or have taken on new responsibilities and you are seeking support to build your leadership and/or management skills
You have experienced a set-back which has put a dent in your confidence and you are seeking support to help you rebuild your trust in yourself
You are navigating a major change in your life, which could be parenthood, redundancy, the loss of something or someone important. You recognize that something in you has shifted and you are unsure of how to go about it.
What my clients are saying
“Laurence’s coaching helped me navigate the complexity of moving countries, facing visa challenges and managing a long, uncertain job hunt filled with tough choices. Her support brought clarity and confidence when everything felt overwhelming, enabling me to balance work, family and pursue multiple areas where I want to contribute through my projects and dreams. I warmly recommend Laurence to anyone seeking guidance and practical support through their transitions”
— Elisa
“After the session, I felt inspired, empowered, determined”
— L.
“Thank you for your time just then, Laurence - enjoyable and insightful. You bring great positivity and calm to the discussion. Demonstrated that even with limited time, amazing value can be delivered! Thank you :)”
— Ben
Are you ready for success ?
Book a call with me now and start your coaching journey.