--- title: "Executive Coach In London" id: "61" type: "page" slug: "executive-coaching" published_at: "2024-08-20T06:26:38+00:00" modified_at: "2025-07-15T18:19:44+00:00" url: "https://jakesmolarek.com/executive-coaching/" markdown_url: "https://jakesmolarek.com/executive-coaching.md" excerpt: "Executive Coaching Become the leader of today and pioneer of the future of business! Being a leader could be an enriching and fulfilling role yet, at the same time, a challenging and lonely prospect. Overcoming workplace issues, understanding your purpose,..." --- ![Image](https://jakesmolarek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Jake_aboutme_hero_2.webp)Jake Smolarek # Executive Coach In London As featured in „The Times, Business Insider & Yahoo” [Get in touch](#contact) 27k+ hours spent coaching 18+ years of coaching experience 1600+ happy clients 177+ testimonials as featured in [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unique-roadmap-success-vision-gps-141500854.html](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unique-roadmap-success-vision-gps-141500854.html) [https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/accesswire/unique-roadmap-success-vision-gps-1686468016.html](https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/accesswire/unique-roadmap-success-vision-gps-1686468016.html) [https://www.thetimes.com/static/luxury-private-healthcare-watches-fitness-property/](https://www.thetimes.com/static/luxury-private-healthcare-watches-fitness-property/) [https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/time-to-quit-your-job/](https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/time-to-quit-your-job/) [https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/a-unique-roadmap-to-success-vision-gps---by-london-s-best-life-coach-jake-smolarek-1033327218](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/a-unique-roadmap-to-success-vision-gps---by-london-s-best-life-coach-jake-smolarek-1033327218) [https://www.nerdwallet.com/uk/business/business-tips-for-success/](https://www.nerdwallet.com/uk/business/business-tips-for-success/) [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unique-roadmap-success-vision-gps-141500854.html](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unique-roadmap-success-vision-gps-141500854.html) [https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/accesswire/unique-roadmap-success-vision-gps-1686468016.html](https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/accesswire/unique-roadmap-success-vision-gps-1686468016.html) [https://www.thetimes.com/static/luxury-private-healthcare-watches-fitness-property/](https://www.thetimes.com/static/luxury-private-healthcare-watches-fitness-property/) [https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/time-to-quit-your-job/](https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/time-to-quit-your-job/) [https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/a-unique-roadmap-to-success-vision-gps---by-london-s-best-life-coach-jake-smolarek-1033327218](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/a-unique-roadmap-to-success-vision-gps---by-london-s-best-life-coach-jake-smolarek-1033327218) [https://www.nerdwallet.com/uk/business/business-tips-for-success/](https://www.nerdwallet.com/uk/business/business-tips-for-success/) ## Executive Coaching *Become the leader of today and pioneer of the future of business!* Being a leader could be an enriching and fulfilling role yet, at the same time, a challenging and lonely prospect. Overcoming workplace issues, understanding your purpose, and progressing your career must be on top of your priorities list. However, you are not quite sure how to achieve those goals. An executive career coach is somebody who will provide you with insights, guidance, and practical tools on how you can further your career and become the definition of an inspiring leader in your team’s eyes. But it’s more than that. Much more. ## Think of Me as Your Leadership Development Coach My brand of executive coaching targets everything from emotional intelligence to inner motivation. I’m also a big proponent of self-awareness. You can’t expect to improve as a business executive if you can’t recognise where your strengths and weaknesses lie. Executive leadership coaching can help you both on a personal and professional level, accelerating the growth of your leadership skills and taking some pressure associated with high-level positions off your shoulders. Being an executive is so much more than just being a specialist in your field. You have to make difficult decisions daily, and the stakes are higher since you have a lot of co-workers counting on your ability to push the company in the right direction. There is a lot on the line, and there is a specific set of skills that can help you improve your effectiveness and success rate as a leader, and that is where executive coaching services come in. But I’m not the kind of executive and [life coach](https://jakesmolarek.com/) in London who will make life easy for you. In fact, I’ll push you hard at every opportunity. Your development plan will be very challenging, but it will teach you new soft skills and various techniques aimed at helping you achieve your full potential as an executive and leader. I will be more than happy to help you with your career development, enhancing your motivation, confidence, and overall performance. ### Professional Guidance Begins with an Initial Assessment Ready for a career transition that will take you to the next level? Contact me today to arrange a free, no-obligation initial consultation. From my office in the Islington/Angel area of London, we’ll assess your needs before creating an executive coaching action plan for long-term success. Success Stories **Real Clients. Real Success. Real Results.** From feeling stuck professionally to landing a role far beyond what he expected. This is Egis’s story: *“Within the first couple of 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*** **book your complimentary initial consultation session!** [Get in touch](#contact) ## What Is Executive Coaching? In my view, executive coaching is all about fulfilling your business and leadership potential. My ultimate goal is to improve your self-awareness—which is the spark for a range of other improvements. I’ll use my significant coaching skills and real-world experience to help you drive transformational change, think more critically, and lead with courage. The right coach can develop existing strengths and turn weaknesses into opportunities for personal growth. It’s a lifelong learning process, but coaching from the right person can give you the lifelong traits and processes you need to succeed. ## What Do Executive Coaches Do? Executive coaches typically work with senior leaders in an effort to fulfil their potential. Through a series of one-to-one sessions, self-reflection exercises, and progress tracking, an executive coach will work with a client to improve a range of performance issues: ![Image](https://jakesmolarek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jake2-1.webp) - The development of key leadership skills - The improvement of team performance - Improving emotional intelligence for better professional relationships - Improving productivity with the help of [time management coaching](https://jakesmolarek.com/time-management-coaching) - Improving communication skills - Increasing value for key stakeholders - Conflict resolution skills By continually providing forthright feedback and monitoring progress, I will help you develop all of these areas and more. The process begins with an initial one-to-two-hour assessment, which we can do either in my Central London office on Prebend Street N1 or via a Zoom call. ### Am I the Right Executive Coach for You? I fulfil all the criteria of being a member of the International Coaching Federation. That said, I have my own, unique approach that is proven to deliver results for senior leaders and senior managers. My coaching skills were developed over many years—forged in adversity during my time in the world of business. I found that setting key delivery and organizational goals helped me to focus on the big picture. But I also realised that self-awareness was a big issue. That’s why one of my underlying beliefs is that the need to uncover blind spots is paramount. I address issues head-on. I offer support when it’s needed, but I’m never afraid to be direct and challenging when the need arises. From personal experience, I understand the power of the direct approach. We’ll develop a productive and confidential relationship, but it won’t always be easy on you. ### Who Can Benefit From Executive Leadership Coaching? The group of executives that can benefit from leadership and career coaching sessions is quite considerable: #### CEOs and Leaders - Leadership coaching for CEOs is tailored for those at the top of their organisations. Leading effectively is a crucial part of any successful company culture, and coaching can make you highly efficient in that regard. #### High-Potentials - Career progression at the executive level is a somewhat tricky process, as the number of positions is strictly limited. A coach is there to guide and bring out the best of people with high potential and help create the next generation of business leaders. #### Board Members - Executive Coaching at the board level is designed for board members to improve their cooperation and improve the company’s decision-making and performance. I work with top leaders in London and beyond to create challenging and thought-provoking action plans that challenge my clients to become the best versions of themselves. #### Team Coaching Group executive coaching aims to bring individuals together and improve their skills, collective responsibility, and overall awareness. It is a mix of group sessions and one one-on-one meetings that focus specifically on team efficiency. Read more +Show less – ******Think about your future****** Book your **complimentary** initial consultation session! [I’m all in!](#contact) ## Why Do You Need Executive Coaching Services? Executive Coaching has grown quickly over the last couple of years, especially in the UK. It attracts both individuals and organisations mainly because of the promise of enhanced performance and accelerated professional development. It’s not just about teaching new skills—it’s also about changing mindsets. It could potentially help with setting both individual and business goals and values and creating strategies to achieve them. Working with an executive coach works in favour of any leader who wants to better his practices and performance. Even when a company has already sophisticated processes that ensure the best practices are followed, there are for sure members of this system who are struggling to reach peak performance. Busy work schedules, competing priorities, and lack of resources can all hinder executives’ productivity levels. Coaching is the way to organise the chaos associated with being a leader and having a lot of responsibility, which is why it is needed at the top management level. ### Improve Your Strategic Planning Skills Good leadership involves taking the bull by the horns and creating a long-term strategy. Yes, things may need to change along the way, but the best leaders start with a plan and roll with the punches. ### Become a Better Senior Leader Many of my clients are already senior leaders. They turn to me for the insights, support, and guidance needed to lead more effectively and courageously. ### Learn How to Change an Organization One of my most in-demand [confidence coaching services](https://jakesmolarek.com/confidence-coaching) involves dealing with and managing change. Too many leaders avoid change—when it’s often a positive course of action that can benefit both individuals and large organizations. ### Develop Your Emotional Intelligence Our first session together will involve a discussion and a series of questions—working both ways. I’ll assess your personality and emotional intelligence before creating an action plan designed to fine-tune your emotional skills. Over time, our work together will help you assess and manage your colleagues, clients, and subordinates more effectively. ![Image](https://jakesmolarek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jake6.webp) ### Become More Resilient Your well-being is just as important to me as your professional development. The most successful leaders are happy at work and at home, so we’ll work on ways to boost your overall resilience to issues such as change, setbacks, and negative feedback. ### My Approach to Performance Coaching Executives When working with executives, I focus on exploring your strengths, unique skills and weaknesses. I then apply that knowledge to come up with a set of values and priorities to boost your business performance and overall quality of life—both at work and in the office. I will provide you with the groundwork for making significant and successful decisions. Together, we will develop a plan to take strategic action that will bring a significant improvement in the way you lead your team and business. Executive Coaching will be the best investment in the prosperous future that you will ever make. Let’s start with a thought-provoking initial consultation—either at my business office in Central London or via a Zoom call. The first step to the career your talent deserves begins with a two-hour meeting. [Book yours now](https://jakesmolarek.com/contact) . My Clients Say [Read more](https://jakesmolarek.com/testimonials/) **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 has gone 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 business coach who gets to the core of issues exceptionally well. 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 what I used to and have more time for my kids. What I like about Jake is that he can be straightforward when needed. 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 track. 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 business coach has had tremendously positive feedback on my business and 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 than when I first 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 pieces 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 *Coaching sessions with Jake were not only business-changing but life-changing. Even after one or two sessions, I noticed clear differences in my thinking and the actions I took in my business. He helped me build confidence, improve my sales and communication skills, and overcome beliefs that were holding me back. Jake also helped me see opportunities and ideas I had previously missed. Working with him increased my productivity, gave me more freedom and helped me achieve much bigger business goals.* **Phillip Larsen** – 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, thank you. You genuinely changed my life for the better. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I was really moving forward and doing what I had always wanted to do. You helped me believe that I could make it happen, and then actually start doing it.* **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 business 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 being talented but lacking confidence and self-belief to a bold athlete. He has taught me to dream big dreams, aim for the top and be the best. Now I am interested only in 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 Smolarek as a business coach. He must be one of the best in the business. He helped me take my business to the next level, and then another one.**I did not always like what Jake had to say, but he is tough, fair and very direct. Looking back, some of the things I least wanted to hear were exactly what I needed.**He helped me make better decisions, see what I was missing and become much clearer about what needed to happen next. I cannot thank him enough.* **Susan Mason** – Business Owner *I worked with Jake for more than five years. When we started, I was still employed and building my business from scratch. He helped me make the decisions I needed to make, including leaving my job and committing to the business full-time.* *Over the years, I grew the company from zero to around £2 million in turnover. Jake was there through every stage, helping me with decisions, problems and growth. He was always direct with me, and I knew I would get his real opinion, not the answer I wanted to hear.* *Working with Jake made a huge difference to both me and the business. I would highly recommend him to any serious business owner.* **Paul Jackson** – Business Owner *Jake challenged the way I was looking at the business and pushed me to make a few decisions I had been avoiding for too long. Some were uncomfortable, but they changed the way we led the company and how the business was structured.* *Within less than twelve months, turnover grew from around £80 million to £140 million. Jake has a very good eye for what is actually getting in the way and is not afraid to say it.* **Sean McKenzie** – Founder and CEO **Jake is a fantastic business coach who gets to the core of issues exceptionally well. 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 what I used to and have more time for my kids. What I like about Jake is that he can be straightforward when needed. 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 **Jake is one of those people I call “my people”. He was the business coach I needed when I was trying to get clear on what I wanted to build and how to move forward.* *His feedback helped me clarify my objectives and build a very profitable online business. He challenged me when I needed it and gave me practical tools I still use in both business and life. I am in a much better place today because of the work we did together. Thank you, Jake.** **Robert Yau** – Online Entrepreneur ## People Also Ask: Career Coaching FAQs ### 1. What can I expect from Career Coaching? Cooperation with executive coaches is typically based on a series of one-on-one sessions (or group sessions when it comes to executive team coaching). During our meetings, we will work on your personal values, goals, and strategies for both the company development and your individual career growth. An executive can benefit from working with a [career coach](https://jakesmolarek.com/career-change-coaching) experienced in time management, strategy building, productivity and team management and accelerate the growth of the company and personal development as a leader. ### 2. Do you only work with London-based executives? Even though I am based in London, I work with executives from outside the capital city as well. I also work with international executives, as my experience is global, so I can offer advice and guidance to leaders from all over the world. As a life and [business coach](https://jakesmolarek.com/business-coaching) , I offer both face-to-face executive coaching sessions (in London) and virtual sessions via Zoom (global access). ### 3. How much do executive coaching sessions cost in the UK? Executive coaches’ services in the UK are reasonably priced, as the number of coaches is relatively high compared to the rest of the world. I have a lot of experience, as I’ve worked with many top executives in the past. Coaching is an individual service. The price will vary based on your needs and the number of sessions you wish to have with me. Reach out to me, and I will come up with a competitive offer that will satisfy your needs. 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