Chris Mitchell

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Career, leadership and business coach
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS28
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Are you:

  • Feeling like you’re stuck at a dead end but not sure where to turn?
  • Struggling to make career and business decisions?
  • Looking for extra confidence and clarity?
  • Needing some help to stay accountable to your plans?

You’re not alone. In fact, I’ve been there!

I’m Chris, an accredited and experienced leadership coach and business advisor. I’ve worked closely with executives and professionals in the commercial and corporate sectors for over 15 years, helping them achieve their career, development, and business goals.

Before I became a coach and business advisor full-time, I spent years exploring different career options and business ideas – freelance, part-time, 40 hours a week – you name it.

In fact, I spent over a decade working with some of the biggest names in commercial and corporate world – Intel, Equifax, Walmart/ASDA, and more. I helped these businesses build strategies, solve problems, and I advised executives one-on-one on how to plan and grow their business or business unit.

But something was missing. I began to realise that I felt most fulfilled, energised, and inspired when helping others. With a 30 year career ahead of me, perhaps there was another way? 

After completing a coaching course to help with my job, I discovered a new route forward. I decided to take the leap into coaching!

Of course, doing so took a lot of nerve – but it was worth it!

It was a calculated risk – and took a lot of planning! However, I’m living proof that embracing the unknown is well worth the time and effort.

I want to use my experience to help you find meaning in your career – to re-energise yourself and your business with tools and techniques that really work in practice.

How can I help you reach the goals that matter most to you – especially if you’re struggling to make headway?

Since the pandemic, I’ve run my own coaching business and continued to work with ambitious  senior executives, career risers, and business owners, helping them see the bigger picture and make more confident, better-informed decisions.

I have the privilege of insight into some of the biggest challenges facing start-ups, SMEs, and industry professionals. I use this experience to build unique coaching and mentoring for anyone who needs my help!

I’ll help you:

  • Build up the confidence to learn new skills or make hard decisions
  • Learn how to delegate and make more efficient business decisions
  • Discover self-esteem techniques if your confidence is low or you feel like an imposter
  • Explore more about yourself and what you’re passionate about
  • Use your network to make connections and find new opportunities
  • Plan how to take sustainable career steps and calculated risks

My experience and knowledge help me move between you, your business, and your career. 

Together, we’ll develop a carefully designed action plan and meet regularly to break down any challenges that might keep you stuck. 

Life’s too short to not spend it doing the things you’re passionate about. Whether it’s building a business that works for you, making tough decisions, or finding new career opportunities, contact me and let’s start putting an action plan together.  Book a discovery call.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • 12 years’ experience within commercial, strategy and innovation roles working within global organisations across retail, finance and technology
  • Business owner, 3 years trading
  • Non-Executive Director, currently sitting on the board of 2 high growth SMEs,  chairing 1
  • 9 years’ experience as a career mentor at the University of Leeds and the University of York
  • Accredited project manager through Association of Project Management
  • Triple accredited by the Association of Coaching, European Mentoring and Coaching Council and the International Coaching Federation
  • Regular supervision (20 to 1)

Areas of coaching I deal with

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Fees

£125.00 - £350.00
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session

Additional information

Career Coaching: 1:1 over 3-12 months

This is for you if you want to change careers, develop your skills or build on your current position. We partner together 1:1 to help you get clarity on what you want, create a plan of how to get there and keep you accountable to stay on track. We will get it all out of your head and create a career development plan that works by working out each action every step of the way. 

  • 1 x 90 min Deep Dive intro session
  • 3 x 60 min coaching sessions either face to face or virtually
  • Accountability between calls
  • Coaching is focused on career 

Your investment: £125.00 per session

Business Coaching: 1:1 over 3-12 months

Whether you are an ambitious start up or established business looking to grow, running your own business is hard.

Let's step back away from the day to day to help bring some clarity, structure, accountability and support to help you to see the bigger picture, develop fresh creative new ideas and have the space create that plan you need!

  • Prep questionnaire so I can get to know your business
  • Min. 3x90 min coaching sessions on your business, focusing on (re)clarify your vision, set aligned goals and organise your plans
  • Partner to do the doing, there and then 
  • Expert support, if you want it
  • Physical/digital, easy to use template
  • Goal review and accountability discussion
  • WhatsApp/email updates in-between sessions

Your investment: £350.00 per session

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Further information

Testimonials

"I'm new to coaching and before meeting Chris I was skeptical about the value it could offer. How wrong I was! Working with Chris has been the single most important step I've taken this year in developing my skills and confidence as a new business owner.

Knowing that I have Chris there to guide, challenge and support me is invaluable. Working with him gives me the confidence that I'm looking after my own development as well as looking after the business in the best way possible. His ability to challenge and guide me with the right balance is the measure of a brilliant coach." – Managing Director, BCAUSAM.

“Chris is an outstanding coach. He has a great way of working things out and explaining to me what he means in a simple and meaningful way. He sees things in me I don't see and have never thought about. I like the way he can make me think about things in a new light or new way." – Developer, Redsift

​“Chris has been a serious source of support in reigniting my passion for my business, following a period of significant stagnancy, sparked by a maternity leave and global pandemic. His approach is refreshingly direct and he is able to translate my meandering thoughts to get to the heart of what I am wanting to achieve. His expertise shines through in all aspects of his coaching, from challenging me to think more clearly and stretching my ambitions to get to my ‘why’. I would highly recommend working with Chris if you want to gain clarity, confidence and motivation towards your business goals!” – Managing Director, Inner Circles

Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS28

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Groups
Organisations

Online platforms

Google Meet
Zoom

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