About
Juliet is an executive coach and strategy adviser with over 20 years’ experience in leadership roles across education and consultancy. She has helped hundreds of senior leaders sharpen their strategic focus, empower their teams and regain control of their time.
Her work is grounded in first-hand leadership experience. She has served as a Director of Development, Fellow and Council Member of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. She has also held fundraising roles at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and Jesus College, Cambridge, and led the development and marketing team at Abbotsleigh, a leading independent school in Sydney, Australia. She founded her thriving coaching and consulting business in 2018.
Juliet holds an MBA from Durham University, where she was awarded the prize for best overall academic achievement, and a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge. She is a member of the Institute of Leadership and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.
Juliet is the kind of coach who helps you clear the fog. Leaders come to her juggling competing priorities and managing multiple stakeholders, often with little time to think. They leave with sharper focus, greater clarity and a renewed sense of direction. Her style is thoughtful and incisive – she listens deeply, asks the questions others won’t and helps leaders make space for what matters most.
She hosts the Quiet Leadership Revolution podcast and The Independent School Podcast, with over 200 episodes reaching more than 25,000 listeners.
Based in Devon with her family, Juliet has spent several years volunteering to support affordable rural housing and continues to embrace adventure at every opportunity.
My journey to strategic focus
Since my first job in the higher education sector in 2002 I have experienced first-hand the challenges and joys of the world of education.
My greatest weakness in the first half of my career was that I worked myself extremely hard to get the results I wanted, which led to burnout. I didn’t want to aim my sights lower – I’m always going to be truly committed to delivering excellent results. So I had to find a better way to achieve that, without exhausting myself in the process.
I discovered that strategic focus combined with a deeper self-knowledge was the answer.
I learnt to focus my efforts so I can excel at the handful of things that actually make a difference and deliver my goals. To balance my intellect and my intuition. And to allow my natural curiosity and creativity to solve problems one step at a time.
Now I work as an executive coach and strategy adviser helping others to do the same, enabling them to lead happy teams to remarkable results.
Our company's values: We are...
... optimistic
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We help leaders in the world of education to find joy in their work.
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We're drawn to the brighter, more colourful, side of life.
... curious
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We are curious about the world, curating and sharing fresh ideas that help leaders reach their goals with confidence and ease.
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We actively listen to others, exploring together how to overcome the challenges they face.
... focused
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We identify the key elements in a web of complex information, helping leaders find their strategic focus and avoid distractions.
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We help people find clarity; we don't add to the overwhelm.
... collaborative
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We effect change by working alongside leaders and partners who share our values.
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We are always listening for ways we can elevate our impact, and make it smooth and seamless to work with us.
MBA(Distinction) and recipient of the Best Overall Academic Achievement Award
I am a member of The Institute of Leadership
I am a member of EMCC and I subscribe to EMCC’s Code of Ethics
Client voices
"I’ve engaged Juliet now in two different schools. We were looking both to equip our staff with greater strategic awareness and the ability to think strategically, and also to do the thinking needed towards refreshing the Foundation strategic plan. We engaged Juliet because she is excellent at facilitating group workshops that are both enjoyable and effective at delivering on the goals for each particular session. If you need an independent sounding board and consultant to bring a structured and enjoyable approach to refreshing a strategic plan, look no further. Juliet has a great combination of sector knowledge, clarity of thoughts, skills and experience. She is excellent."
Andrew Gordon-Brown, Head, Kingswood
"The amount that Juliet was able to move us forward in one day was invaluable. She fully grasped our complex organisation, showing that she could make the leap from developing strategy for a single school to analysing the complex system leadership required within a MAT. I would absolutely recommend Juliet to other MATs, I can truly see the value that she brings to the wider system."
Cathie Paine, Chief Executive Officer, REAch2 Academy Trust
"Juliet has facilitated a number of strategy review meetings with our Senior Executive Team. She brings a great depth of knowledge and relevant experience to the task and we have found our sessions to be fast-paced, well-directed and most enjoyable. It certainly has been a successful partnership for us and has lifted the organisational weight off our shoulders so that we could focus exclusively on developing a coherent and comprehensive strategy for Blundell’s. We look forward to working with Juliet again in the future."
Bart Wielenga, Head, Blundell's School
“It might sound like hyperbole or cliché, but working with Juliet has genuinely been life changing. Our calls have been like a precious oasis each month - giving me the space and support I needed to focus on myself and explore the assumptions and beliefs that were holding me back.
By asking the right questions and introducing me to just the right amount of theory, Juliet helped me move to a place of greater self-awareness and resilience. I now have the energy and clarity to make my own particular positive contribution to the world. I wholeheartedly recommend Juliet to anyone looking to find clarity and confidence.”
Elinor Wood, Director of Development, Ardingly College
"Working with Juliet is fun and engaging. I now have clarity over where I want to be in 5 to 10 years time and the different options available. I have a good understanding of what I see as vital in future roles along with my individual values and drivers."
James Honeyben, Director of Sport, RGS High Wycombe
"After working with Juliet, I feel more grounded and confident in my approach to both my professional and personal life. The insights gained have given me a renewed sense of direction. I felt deeply understood and the initial momentum and clarity gained were so valuable. If you're looking for a coaching experience that is both deeply impactful and genuinely caring, Juliet is the person to see. Her process is thorough, from providing options at the start to ensuring you feel calm and understood by the end. It's truly a valuable experience."