You didn’t come this far to only get this far.
Now let’s unlock the confidence, clarity and influence you’re truly capable of. Ground-breaking leadership development, keynotes, team builds and workshops that drive meaningful change.
You’re capable. You’re committed. So why do you still feel stuck?
Because capability alone isn’t what moves you forward. Self-awareness does. Confidence does. Knowing how to communicate, influence and stand your ground does. I help leaders and teams who feel frustrated, overwhelmed or underperforming reconnect with who they are, what they want, and how they lead best—so work finally feels aligned again.
Kate Southerby is the coach leaders turn to when they’re ready to understand themselves deeply, think clearly, lead confidently, and create change that actually lasts.
She partners with senior leaders, emerging talent and creative decision-makers to build self-awareness, sharpen clarity under pressure, and strengthen the kind of natural confidence that transforms how people lead, communicate and influence. Her work blends neuroscience, psychology and practical leadership tools into a coaching experience that is as human and intuitive as it is challenging and effective.
With a background spanning high-growth businesses, leadership development, relational intelligence and brain-based behavioural science, Kate helps leaders move past old patterns, unlock their authentic authority, and lead with a presence people feel. Her approach is warm, direct and deceptively simple — real conversations that cut through noise, reveal what matters, and spark the shifts most leaders have been trying to reach for years.
From one-to-one executive coaching to leadership journeys and team performance work, Kate’s coaching doesn’t just feel transformative.
It works — in the meeting room, in the boardroom, and everywhere you lead.
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COACHING FOR LEADER AND FOUNDERS
Sharpen your leadership skills with neuroscience-based strategies for better decision-making, tackling challenges, and resolving conflicts effectively.
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COACHING FOR NEW LEADERS AND RISING TALENT
This coaching is specifically for refining professional etiquette and leadership image for new and emerging leaders.
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RELATIONSHIP INTELLIGENCE FOR TEAMS WITH CORE STRENGTHS®
Improve team motivation and reduce conflicts with Core Strengths® TotalSDI Relationship Intelligence Assessment and training.
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My coaching method helps you take control of your brain.
Your brain tends to keep you in your comfort zone, which can prevent progress towards your goals.
While it's easy to dream of goals like a better lifestyle, more influence, new business opportunities, or career growth, achieving them is much harder.
My coaching method uses neuroscience to provide practical strategies for changing your habits and behaviors.
By understanding how your brain works, I help you build self-confidence, break limiting patterns, and improve your leadership skills.
The more you understand your thoughts, the more control you have over your goals. Change can be good, even if your brain needs a little encouragement.
What they say about Kate
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“Kate is a great coach and has a way of tricking you into thinking you are just having a really natural conversation when actually she is doing really deep coaching with you. She is a joy to work with and so bright and insightful. She really helped me to make big shifts and I also learned a lot of tools and techniques from her to use for myself.”
Dr Helen B Johnson PCC EFT
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"Kate is brilliant at helping breakdown and figure out ways of working better - both for business as well as your own mental health and happiness. Kate helped me to digest and target areas of my professional and personal life that had been bugging me for years and gave me tools and techniques to improve my working methods and gives me space to think."
Elizabeth Webster, Director at Fraher & Findlay, RIBA Architect
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“Kate worked with me to identify my strengths and unlocked potential through a tailored series of consultation sessions. Her approach was supportive and authentic. I immediately trusted her. I was particularly impressed with the neuro-informed process she facilitates. She shared the research that underpins her practice, which helped me engage and understand - both the way our brains work but also, how we can overcome the learned pathways and make changes. It felt like opening a door for me.”
Sarah Engerer, Consultant in Board Advisory & Effectiveness
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“Kate inspires and builds confidence drawing out the skills that you know you have but may have forgotten! Her neuroscience knowledge helps you understand the ‘why’ and how we can rewire those neural pathways to power success and happiness! Highly recommend! .”
Kelly Bush, COO Lastman
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“Working with Kate has been a real eye opener for me. It feels like you’re given a key to unlock your brain of it’s limitations helping you to develop business ideas, personal goals and general well-being. Kate does this with enthusiasm and encouragement and always brings a sense of purpose to each session. I can’t recommend Kate highly enough as a coach. She is instantly likeable, warm, reassuring and determined. She has a wealth of experience and knowledge and I wouldn’t be where I am today without her guidance.”
Alex Alsop, Director Norrsken Windows
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"Kate has been one of our highest rated Uhubs Expert Coaches over the past 12 months, delivering a number of Public Masterclasses for our global learner community as well as client Sprints on the topics of Resilience, Communication and Leadership using her deep expertise in Neuroscience. Working with Kate is an absolute pleasure and I look forward to more collaborations in the future."
Matt Milligan, Co-founder @ UHUBS
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"As a coach Kate has an expansive skill set that she utilises to support her Coachees to work through their challenges in ways that are smart, helpful and engaging. This is a differentiator that sets her apart from other coaches I’ve partnered with. At Publicis Groupe she’s been able to navigate the different leadership roles and the challenges that can come with working in the Media industry to support our leaders to work to their fullest potential. "
Philip Pitt, L&D Manager Publicis Groupe
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"Kate coaches me in Leadership confidence and teaches me effectiveness techniques that I can very practically apply in my working life. She was able to help me boil down what it is I really want and the steps I need to take to get there, and then helped me develop simple daily prompts to keep me focussed on my goals. Her practice and coaching made an enormous difference as I stepped up to C-Level, and I'm sure her expertise will stay with me as I travel that trajectory further."
Sally Oldfield, Creative Industry Leader, Board Advisor, Mentor
