Hello, I’m Louise
I’m an executive coach and communications advisor.
I help ambitious, purpose-driven founders to become high impact leaders.
I specialise in effective communication, and resilience.
I work exclusively with founders building companies and non-profits that are good for people and the planet.
Great founders are built, not born.
The best founders cultivate an
inner advantage
Marc Faddoul
Cofounder and Director, AI Forensics
Louise has a unique blend of sharp-minded expertise, grounding presence and exceptional listening skills.
She’s been pivotal in guiding me through a critical organizational redesign, which was a huge success and unlocked new levels of growth for AI Forensics.
Louise was instrumental in guiding me along the Thinking Machines transition from a startup to a scaleup.
She helped me revamp my communication style and to first connect to myself in order to adapt to our rapid growth.
Dmitro Khroma
Cofounder and CTO, Swytch
I'm so much more confident in my ability to handle high levels of stress using the powerful tools Louise has taught me. That's directly translated to a more consistent, compassionate and open leadership style. I feel better able to take on ambitious business goals which has translated to stronger team and business performance.
When I started working with Louise I was going though constant cycles of burnout and I felt unable to deliver on my responsibilities. Louise's personal experience resonated with me and I felt like I was on the first step on a path that she had already walked. Her direct, evidence-based approach really connected with my practical, engineering mindset.
Jessica Flore Angel
Founder, Chateau du Fey
Over the course of our four-year collaboration, Louise has consistently provided invaluable support that has had a profound impact on my life. Her insights have not only brought clarity to my blind spots but have also catalyzed significant personal growth on my founder journey.
Louise's unwavering commitment to well-being and effective communication has equipped me with the tools to be a more effective leader.
Work with me
Communications Advising
Expert advice
You can also book me to speak or deliver bespoke workshops for your company or event
An inner advantage gives you...
1
Clarity
Good founders always see an opportunity. But the best founders setup systems to really see reality - even when the truth is painful.
How clearly you can see determines how successful you’ll be.
2
Resilience
Good founders work on their mindset. The best founders leverage their mind and body towards their goals.
How you work with (or against) your nervous system dictates how far and how fast you can go.
3
Self Mastery
Good founders work hard to win. The best founders know when to do what they do best, and when it’s better to delegate or setup support.
How deeply you understand your talents determines whether each day is compounding or killing your success.
About Me
Daring to lead is a roller coaster like no other. I know this because running my own tech startup catalysed some of the best, most thrilling experiences of my life. But it also catapulted me into a soul-crushing burnout.
I’m one of the 1% of female founders who managed to raise over £1m in investment, and yet when I lost the ability to work I lost everything.
It took two years to recover and figure out why I burned out, because it was in a blindspot of mine. If I’d had a coach helping me scale myself at the same rate as th business I would have seen the blindspot very quickly.
We all have blindspots. But we don’t all have systems for uncovering them.
I decided to train as an executive coach to help other ambitious leaders find their blindspots; to be the coach I would have needed to unlock my full potential.
I trained in Clarity Coaching, a methodology used with over 4,000 leaders. Clarity-coached companies, on average, experience 4.4x company valuation growth, and the top 20% experience 8x valuation growth. Clarity Coaching gets results,
and this is why I love it.
Who I work with
I work with purpose-driven tech startup and non-profit founders, CEOs and senior leaders who are looking to lead more effectively.
I specialise in two things: communication, and resilience.
Often people come to me while working through big strategic decisions, around fundraising periods, ahead of big organisational and governance design changes, as part of culture building initiatives or simply because they want to build the skills they need to be the most effective leader they can be.
Other times, people get in touch because they feel somehow stuck and are looking for support and accountability to reach their goals, with productivity (sometimes related to neurodivergence), or because they cannot break the burnout cycle.
If you are looking to develop your own, authentic style of leadership, improve your decision making under uncertainty, skillfully navigate work relationships and conflict, communicate effectively, handle emotions in the office, or transform stress into a superpower then we might be a good fit to work together.
My coaching style
My coaching is informed by my passions for effective communication, neuroscience, psychology, community organising and storytelling, and infused with the lessons I learned from burnout. It’s a distillation of every thing I’ve learned about leadership: from business skills and frameworks to somatic practices like breathwork (which is the closest thing I’ve found to actual magic).
My experience of building my tech startup and of rebuilding myself — plus a decade as a strategic communication consultant before that — is what I bring to each coaching session.
I also like to track progress, and so as part of working together we’ll build your personal leadership toolkit that you can take with you on your whole career.
Louise Doherty © 2023