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Jake Smolarek

Do You Need an Executive Coach Online?

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27k+ hours spent coaching
24k+ followers
12k+ followers
6k+ followers
17+ years of experience
1500+ happy customers
27k+ hours spent coaching

Executive Coaching Online – Save Time and Effort

Executive coaching is about helping you look within yourself for the ultimate answer in life: What is my vision, and why am I not achieving it?

You see, most people will never ask the question, even if they know they’re not fulfilling their potential. Great, you’re a business executive with a nice salary, but are you happy? Are you the happiest and most fulfilled you could possibly be? Do your achievements match your innate abilities?

You probably know if you’re not fulfilling your potential. If you’re not sure, you’re definitely not fulfilling it. And if you think you are, isn’t it best to get someone who’s impartial to be the judge?

You may have a vision, but you’re not sure how to go about chasing it. Or you may want a vision in life, but you can’t focus enough to define it.

Either way, I possess both business and life coaching skills you need to help you define your brand of success and focus all your efforts on delivering it.

Turn Your Vision into Your Reality

As your leadership coach, I’ll lead by example. I’ll explore your weaknesses, your strengths, your dreams, your abilities, and every facet of your mindset. Why? Because if I think you have it in you to achieve your version of success, I’ll drive you hard to fulfil that potential.

My brand of executive coaching is direct, brutally honest, and unforgiving of excuses. But I’m excellent at what I do, so I make no apologies.

Would you want someone who hasn’t succeeded in life to host your executive coaching sessions?

Of course you wouldn’t.

You’d want someone who has a long track record of achievement. And that’s exactly what I bring to the table. With 11 businesses and a major non-profit already under my belt, I’ve been walking the walk for close to two decades.

So, if you’re looking for a business coach to help you realise and achieve your vision, I can help. If you’re looking for guidance as you take the next step in your career, I’m here for you. Get started by contacting me today to book an initial discovery meeting, and let’s unleash your potential together.

Success Stories

Real Clients. Real Success. Real Results.
From feeling stuck to landing his dream job, entering a happy relationship, and transforming his entire life—this is Egis’s story:

“Within the first couple months of coaching, I achieved several incredible outcomes. I found an amazing, well-paid job—far beyond what I had expected—all with Jake’s support. I also entered a happy relationship, moved into the flat I had always dreamed of, started travelling the world, and gained a deeper understanding of myself. The journey has been truly transformative.” 

Egis — Business Change Manager at London’s Leading Law Firm

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What Is Executive Coaching?

Think of executive coaching as a learning experience. But rather than learning hard skills, it involves learning about yourself.

If you’re an entrepreneur or businessperson who wants to maximise your potential, strike the perfect work-life balance, or achieve your ultimate goal, you’ll benefit from this form of coaching if your talents—however well they’re hidden—match your ambitions. However, you’ll also need the determination to succeed and the humility to accept stinging criticism.

My job involves elevating your self-awareness to deliver transformational change.

Yes, I know, change is a dirty word to some people. But that’s why you’re here, right? If everything in your life were hunky-dory, you wouldn’t need my help. Coaching, by definition, involves embracing change as a force for self-development. That’s why I’m often referred to as a career change coach.

Why Do People Turn to Executive Coaching?

Most of my clients turn to me for one of three reasons: They require leadership development, they want to fulfil their potential, or they want a better work-life balance. Of course, there are other reasons, but the common denominator is nearly always the need for change.

Think about it. Are you really giving your best? I’m not talking about long hours or sacrificing your personal life for your professional life. Are you delivering the results you know you’re capable of? My guess is that you’re not, which is why you’re here.

Whether you’re running your own business, working your way up the career ladder, or trying to pursue your ultimate vision for life, you’re right to turn to an online coach for executives.

What Does an Executive Coach Do?

It’s hard to put labels on what I do. I’ve created my own coaching culture that I’m pretty sure you won’t find anywhere else. I take a cold, unbiased look deep inside the psyches of my clients to ascertain their skills, weaknesses, and goals in life. I then attempt to bring all of them together in the pursuit of the client’s vision.

Whether your vision is related to making money, achieving a senior leadership development role, or simply developing a healthier work-life balance, I’ll be brutally honest in an attempt to help you look within yourself for the answers…for the motivation to keep going when things seem hopeless.

When you’re receiving help from my London-based coaching practice, you can expect a personalised program designed to help you in the following ways:

Improve Your Leadership Skills

I’ll use a series of proven coaching tools to make you a better, more decisive leader who people choose to follow. My approach to leadership coaching begins by showing you how to look inward to assess your capabilities and weaknesses.

Boost Your Professional Development

A lot of business executives stop progressing and simply tread water when they hit obstacles and setbacks. Through my own experiences, I know how to get past these issues.

Give You an Accountability Mindset

Even when errors and setbacks aren’t your fault, you must always take accountability for them. You must always focus on how to avoid them in the future.

Enhance Your Networking Skills

You don’t have to like the people you work with in order to benefit from their association with you. I’ll show you how to improve your social interactions and work relationships in an effort to advance your career.

Make You Happier with Your Life

With my coaching expertise, you’ll finally learn what’s important in life. That could be anything from being a millionaire to spending more time with your family. Once you know where you’re going, getting there is easier than you think when you reach your full potential.

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My Approach to Executive Coaching

I’m not going to lie: My methods aren’t for everyone. Let me start by saying that I don’t give a s**t what people think of me. I didn’t reach my version of success by worrying about things I can’t control.

When you turn to me for executive and leadership coaching, you’ll have to be honest. You’ll also need thick skin. You need to hear the blunt truth about your abilities, weaknesses, and the mental roadblocks that are holding you back. These are the kinds of things your family, friends, colleagues, and subordinates would never say to your face.

I do things differently than they do at the International Coaching Federation. Whether I’m working with senior team leaders or entrepreneurs, I begin by setting my client’s destination in life. I then focus on setting the goals needed to get there in stages. This requires planning and a range of systems to help you stay on the right path.

Think of my life coaching approach as a satellite navigation system. We’ll set the destination, choose the route, plan our pitstops, and create a series of driving strategies to ensure we get there as quickly as possible.

Yes, we may hit traffic. We may even hit roadblocks. But that’s the great thing about my coaching approach—the system always recalculates the route. I created my VISION GPS process to give people a clear route to their ultimate destination in life. And throughout our coaching period together, we’ll use it to ensure we’re always on the right track.

My Clients Say

Before my coaching sessions with Jake, I was in a terrible position. My relationship was in a bad state, my feelings and sense of self-worth were very low, and I was barely able to stay emotionally stable. I hated my job and my whole life. However, since working with Jake, I’ve become much stronger, my self-belief went through the roof, and I know how valuable I am. I have found a company I love to work for, and my relationships with others are much more profound and exciting.

Tina Patel – Lawyer

Jake is a fantastic coach who gets to the core of the issues excellently. He helped me to take drastic steps (they were needed!), which brought me a massive shift in my business and my family life. Now, I work less, earn double that I used to and have more time for my kids. What I like about Jake is that he can be straightforward if needed and when necessary. He is not afraid to ask the difficult (fundamental) questions when the situation calls for them. An outstanding return on investment! Thank you, Jake. See you again soon.

Peter Barnes – Entrepreneur

When I started coaching with Jake, I was in the darkest depths of my relationship, my business, and my entire life. I was a walking shadow, and I couldn’t see any light at the end of the tunnel… However, Jake helped me to turn everything around and put me on the right tracks. His coaching helped me to change how I can see the world. The impact it has had on my business and personal life is priceless. His business ideas are so easy to implement and at the same time very powerful!

Ben C. – Business owner

Jake’s work as a coach has had tremendously positive feedback on my life. I feel like a different person. Working with Jake has helped me to concentrate on my vision, goals and the essential ACTIONS! Without a doubt, he has helped me achieve more in a few months than I did in the last five years. I am a different person now compared to when I initially started my coaching sessions with Jake.

Neil Coker – Founder and CEO

The only thing I can say is a “huge thank you, Jake”! I already had the right tools in place to create a good income. However, Jake added a few missing puzzles to my plan and helped me accelerate my income tremendously in just a few weeks. He could see what I was missing and helped me to make the right decisions and changes. It wasn’t always easy, but it was worth it.

Denise Green – Peak Performance Coach

Jake helped me change my life when I felt lost. I decided to work with him because I wanted to change my career path. With his genuine personality and sense of humour, I instantly connected with him. He helped me find my new way, and I am now doing what I always wanted to do, but wasn’t brave enough to try. Jake believed in me when I doubted every action and feeling I had. He pushed me to my limits, so I had to break them, and to my surprise, I did.

Tom Bayliss – Writer and editor

Jake’s work as a coach has had tremendously positive feedback on my life. I feel like a different person. Working with Jake has helped me to concentrate on my vision, goals and the essential ACTIONS! Without a doubt, he has helped me achieve more in a few months than I did in the last five years. I am a different person now compared to when I initially started my coaching sessions with Jake.

Neil Coker – Founder and CEO

The only thing I can say is a “huge thank you, Jake”! I already had the right tools in place to create a good income. However, Jake added a few missing puzzles to my plan and helped me accelerate my income tremendously in just a few weeks. He could see what I was missing and helped me to make the right decisions and changes. It wasn’t always easy, but it was worth it.

Denise Green – Peak Performance Coach

Jake helped me change my life when I felt lost. I decided to work with him because I wanted to change my career path. With his genuine personality and sense of humour, I instantly connected with him. He helped me find my new way, and I am now doing what I always wanted to do, but wasn’t brave enough to try. Jake believed in me when I doubted every action and feeling I had. He pushed me to my limits, so I had to break them, and to my surprise, I did.

Tom Bayliss – Writer and editor

Jake offers an excellent service. It is incomplex and at the same time full of wisdom. He was able, in a straightforward way, to help me find my inner truth. At the same time, he inspires, not only through his fantastic support, faith, and confidence but also with his contagious vibrancy and beautiful personality. My self-belief and determination have soared. I can honestly say since coaching with Jake, my life has never been lovely. I wholeheartedly recommend him as your life coach!

Mary Larson – Doctor

Jake! The only thing I can say is THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! You have changed my life for the better. Finally, I feel like I am alive. Thank you for showing me that I can do what I always wanted to do.

Romario Ramirez – Business owner, Speaker & Artist

Jake is a great coach. My sessions with him were fantastic and open minded. I thought I knew a lot, but he gave a lesson that we can not ever stop learning and getting better. Jake is very intelligent, alert and unique. He looks through people to find the right path for everyone he works with. He is very experienced and I’m truly grateful for the support he gave us to work through this troubling time. He is definitely made for being a life coach.

Steven P. – COO of a large corporation

Working with Jake gave me tremendous confidence and motivation. He is an excellent coach, and I’d highly recommend him to anyone looking for one. He took me from talented but with a lack of confidence and self-belief to a bold athlete. He has taught me to dream big dreams, aim to the top and to be the best. Now I am interested only in the 1st place – second place is the first place among the last ones.

Shaun T. – Athlete

Getting a coach was one of my best decisions in life! If you are hesitating, please STOP! In my case in a few short months, I went from procrastinating and agonising over taking my next step, to putting myself out there and succeeding! It was an amazing and profound experience. Jake is intuitive and positive. And most importantly, he doesn’t waste time. His style is an excellent balance of “let’s get things done” and also creative and exploratory. He seems to know when to focus on the concrete goals and when to explore our motivations and feelings.

Matt – Investor

Jake coached and mentored me through the first phases of my internet company. He is a very talented, knowledgeable and experienced businessman. I cannot speak highly enough about him and his incredible help. Jake helped me a lot by merely believing in me and my business. My confidence soared through the roof from the very first chat with this brilliant man. He helped me set up my own online fashion business, and it is running very successfully now. Thank you for your impressive help. Keep doing what you are doing!

Jane Ho – Online Entrepreneur

I can highly recommend Jake and his excellence services. He helped, mentored me and coached me to take me and my business to the next level. And then another and another one. I can not thank him enough!

Susan Mason – Business Owner

Before my coaching sessions with Jake, I was in a terrible position. My relationship was in a bad state, my feelings and sense of self-worth were very low, and I was barely able to stay emotionally stable. I hated my job and my whole life. However, since working with Jake, I’ve become much stronger, my self-belief went through the roof, and I know how valuable I am. I have found a company I love to work for, and my relationships with others are much more profound and exciting.

Tina Patel – Lawyer

I have just one word to describe this guy: Phenomenal! Jake gave me the tools, insights, and courage to chase my real dreams. Thanks to life coaching with Jake, my life has changed dramatically! I am now on my way to realise my biggest dreams and goals. The techniques Jake has given me are life-changing. Jake is the best coach I have ever met.

Aimie Clarkson – Artist

Jake is a fantastic coach who gets to the core of the issues excellently. He helped me to take drastic steps (they were needed!), which brought me a massive shift in my business and my family life. Now, I work less, earn double that I used to and have more time for my kids. What I like about Jake is that he can be straightforward if needed and when necessary. He is not afraid to ask the difficult (fundamental) questions when the situation calls for them. An outstanding return on investment! Thank you, Jake. See you again soon.

Peter Barnes – Entrepreneur

What a tremendous coach. Jake has a very unique and powerful style. His help allowed me to fix my objectives and build a very profitable online business. He pushed me to reach my full potential! I have been motivated and inspired, and have learned powerful tools for my business and personal life. I feel the happiest in my entire life. Thank you so much. You are a huge inspiration, Jake!

Robert Yau – Online Entrepreneur

What to Expect from My Coaching Sessions

We might address some of the specific areas of your executive profile that you wish to improve. For example, time management coaching can help you work smarter and free up time for leisure. Communication coaching can help you in a range of areas, including employee engagement. And when further insights are apparent, I won’t hesitate to raise them with you.

I use a range of exercises and approaches to improve the careers of executives in a number of areas.

Leadership Development

Whether you’re a CEO or a human resources professional, my methods will help you lead courageously and with conviction.

Self-Awareness Exercises

You won’t be able to change and improve as a business executive if you can’t or won’t identify the mental roadblocks and biases that are holding you back.

Growth Mindset Development

Developing a growth mindset is a game-changer for most people. It’s what most coaches strive for, as it ensures every professional decision someone makes is done with a view to becoming better.

Self-Confidence Development

I’m also a confidence coach, which means I’ll work with you to change the way you think about yourself.

Honest Feedback

This is non-negotiable. I never deal in b****it, and I won’t accept any from you. You’ll never achieve your vision or become a better executive if you can’t be honest or accept honest criticism.

Work on Personalised Success Strategies

Whether you’re a C-suite executive looking to take the next step or a successful entrepreneur learning how to strike a better work-life balance, I can help with learning strategies based on your needs, objectives, and challenges.

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Executive coaching online isn’t as effective as mentoring and coaching in person. But I understand that work and personal commitments can get crazy at times.

So book an initial Zoom discovery meeting today, and I’ll assess your situation and provide you with an initial action plan.

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