At Coach 1st, Executive Coaching is designed for senior leaders who want clearer thinking, stronger decision-making, and sustainable performance at the highest level.
Our coaching is grounded in International Coaching Federation (ICF) principles—ethical, confidential, client-led, and outcome-focused—combined with real-world insight from decades of executive leadership.
Founder Stuart Blake brings a rare perspective: a certified executive coach and former Global CEO and Managing Director of international staffing and recruitment businesses. You are coached by someone who understands leadership pressure not just in theory, but through lived experience.
Unlike purely academic or advisory approaches, Coach 1st blends professional coaching discipline with commercial and organisational reality. This is not mentoring or consultancy. It is structured, reflective coaching informed by deep executive experience.
Executive Coaching at Coach 1st supports CEOs, Managing Directors, founders, board-level leaders, senior leadership team members, and high-potential executives preparing for greater scope or complexity.
Common areas of focus include strategic clarity, leadership presence, executive impact, stakeholder influence, decision confidence, managing complexity, and navigating transition or growth.
Coaching is delivered through confidential one-to-one sessions with clearly defined outcomes aligned to your role and context. Engagements are bespoke, ethical, and delivered in line with ICF professional standards, with flexible in-person or virtual delivery.
Coach 1st Executive Coaching is for leaders who want a trusted thinking partner who will challenge constructively, understand the reality of senior leadership, and support meaningful, self-directed change..