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Executive · Leadership · Career coaching

Leaders are developed, not discovered.

One-to-one coaching for leaders and leaders-to-be, on the critical skills that decide careers. Manchester · Boston · in person or virtual, in 18 countries.

ICF ACC20 years15,000+ people trained18 countries

Brian Westley, ICF-accredited leadership and executive coach, photographed by the canal in Manchester

I’m Brian Westley. I work one-to-one with leaders, and leaders-to-be, on the critical skills that decide careers: clarity, communication and personal impact. Not a vending machine for answers — a trusted thinking partner.

Leadership development experience
20 yearsLeadership development experience
People trained
15,000+People trained
Countries delivered in
18Countries delivered in
Associate Certified Coach
ICF ACCAssociate Certified Coach

Brian has worked with:

Delivered across: AviationBankingEnergy technologyHealthcareMediaUtilities

Where I can help

Three places coaching changes things fastest

One-to-one coaching is the heart of my practice. Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute conversation.
  • Career Coaching

    You chose at 18 or 19 what to do with your life. Life doesn't work that way — we shift career roughly every ten years. We start with your why.

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  • Leadership Coaching

    For people aspiring to lead, and leaders who want to be more effective. A 360, a plan we build together, then focused sessions against it.

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  • Sales Coaching

    Consultative selling and personal impact for sales leaders, with DiSC®-informed work on communication style.

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Book a free 30-minute consultation

Free, 30 minutes, no obligation — a good way to see if we make a good partnership.

Client words

What changes when you have a thinking partner

Working with Brian I realised that not every choice in life is “either… or…”. Through his curious, trustworthy and attentive coaching style I transformed my unknowns into a vision of great possibilities.
Veronika HoborSwitzerland

Feedback from training rooms

  • Expected to be boring but very entertaining & educational!
    Change ManagementUSA
  • In the space of two days my ability to give a presentation has been completely transformed.
    Presentation SkillsBelgium
  • Excellent instructor, which highly motivated us to participate and learn.
    Leadership TrainingTurkey
  • He understood the needs of the participants well and gave very good feedback. He knows his stuff.
    Project ManagementHungary

Qualified, and then some

Twenty years of proof behind every conversation

Corporate training is where the depth comes from. Coaching is where I put it to work for one person at a time.
  • ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
  • Six Sigma Black Belt
  • DiSC® certified
  • Emergenetics® certified
  • Emotional Intelligence certified
  • Former GE Capital commercial training manager
  • MBA-programme faculty: HEC Paris, Lancaster, NYU

Pricing

Clear prices, published up front

Sessions are 60 minutes and include my time outside the session to set and review supporting activities.
  • £125

    1 session

    Single 60-minute session

  • £330

    3 sessions

    Save £45 · a focused block of work

  • £595

    6 sessions

    Save £155 · deep, sustained change

Start with a free 30-minute discovery session — a great way to see if we make a good partnership.

Book a free 30-minute consultation

Free, 30 minutes, no obligation — a good way to see if we make a good partnership.

Leaders are developed, not discovered.

Ready to think out loud with someone who’s been there?

Leadership coaching for people who have outgrown their current box.