Coaching for Academics & Universities

FOR ACADEMICS & UNIVERSITIES

You've done the work.
Now build the reputation.

Personal brand coaching for academics on every pathway. Let your reputation open the doors, so you can work smarter, not harder. From someone who has sat on your side of the desk.

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HOW WE WORK WITH YOU

One-to-one support, shaped
around your next step.

Book a single one-hour session to get started.

Professor Pathway

Coaching for high-performing women academics building their case for Professor, with the profile and evidence promotion panels look for.

From Academic

to Founder

Step into commercial leadership of your spin-out: build your founder profile, secure investment and work smarter on the venture.

Leadership Pathway

Prepare for Head of Department, Dean and executive roles with a clear, credible leadership brand.

Career Development & Transition

Clarity on what's next, whether that's a new institution or a move beyond academia, sabbatical or period of transition such as maternity leave.

Visible Expertise

Turn your teaching, research or professional practice into a profile that attracts partners, opportunities and impact.

On a different path?

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"Thanks to Sam I now appreciate my personal and professional value and have a clear path forward in what I want to achieve professionally. Sam has helped me secure a promotion to a more senior role."

Jo, Corporate Leader & Non-Executive Director

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WHY WORK WITH US

I've been where you are

Women I’ve supported have gone on to become Professors and take on executive leadership roles in leading higher education institutions.

I’ve worked as an academic across several UK universities. That grounding shapes the specialist personal brand and value proposition work Work Smarter delivers today.

I know that merit is the price of entry in academia. I know how heavily measured your environment is, and how little time you have left once the teaching, research and admin are done. And I know there are exceptionally talented women academics who have yet to reach the roles that unlock their full potential.

You’ve done the graft. Whatever your pathway into academia, I’m here to back you: to help you work smarter, not harder, and to show you what’s possible.

Our support is practical, evidence-based and designed to fit around a full academic and personal life.

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A single coaching session, with no package or commitment.

We also welcome invitations to speak to your faculty, network or conference.

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INSIGHTS

Ideas for working smarter...

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You've done the work. Now build the reputation.

One-to-one support, shaped around your next step.