Paul Starbuck was excellent whilst challenging me….

Paul Starbuck provided an excellent coaching session. Whilst putting me at ease from the start, he challenged my thinking, provoked conversations that drove my views forwards and really made me consider things which I was missing. A great session that I would highly...

Relaxed but very powerful sessions…
It really was a pleasure to work with Paul. Whilst our sessions were very relaxed I found them hugely interesting and powerful. A fresh perspective on my journey, skills and development areas for a more deliberate plan of my future career. Some very useful...

Paul and I had a coaching relationship for one year in a period which was critical to my landing as senior director in a new company and during a very transformational period for the company and for my role. We started working on some initial objectives set but where the...

Paul is an excellent coach who is able to combine challenge and support really well. Paul enables you to get to the issues fast and helps you to find ways to work through them quickly.

I worked with Paul over a 9-month period as part of BT’s executive talent programme. I can genuinely say that that the experience and insights that Paul brought about were game-changing. Through the perfect balance of challenge, support and encouragement, Paul created an environment wherein I was able to critically...

I wholeheartedly recommend Paul Starbuck as an outstanding professional coach who has been instrumental in my journey from a senior manager to a senior leader. Paul’s expertise and guidance were a tremendous help in not only securing the promotion I sought but also in ensuring that I was performing from...

I have known Paul Starbuck since May 2020 – and learnt lots from working with him. PauI is someone true to his word. As a Coach Paul is always focussed on the needs of his clients. I’m not being coached by him at the moment, however, have been contacted by...

Excellent Exec Coach.
I worked with Paul over a six month period during a particularly intense period professionally. He helped me to think clearly around the planning and implementation of successful business change, and also helped me learn a lot about myself along the way. I found all of...

I have been working with Zoe as my coach for over a year, and it has been a fantastic experience. She has helped me develop personally, build on my strengths, and set goals to take action on them. In the past year, I have gone from being employed to running...

Lorna is always positive and full of energy, actively listening to you and very skilled in every single step, of your journey. She has highly contributed to my personal growth, and you can feel she really cares about you and your development.

Paul, with his humorous and calming attitude, had been an indispensable partner for me through challenging times of my professional career. He did help me find my true north of expectations and questioned through what is it that I can do to influence- in my own way.

During 8-9 months...

Paul has been my excellent coach for 8 fun filled sessions over 6 months. His gentle coaching took me through a discovery process and helped me to sort out my thinking. He listened thoughtfully and skillfully directed our conversations. His light-hearted approach and critical questioning accelerated my learning about what...

Paul is a fantastic coach and mentor. I really enjoyed our challenging and supportive sessions and they delivered brilliant results. With Paul’s guidance, I made huge steps forward and secured an exciting new role. I always looked forward to our time together and there were many times that Paul went...

Derek was my coach for a period of six months. In that short time, he helped me to build my confidence after returning to work from maternity leave, become much more self-aware and empowered me to show up every day as my authentic self. I was suffering a lot with...

I always look forward to my coaching sessions with Duncan, which I find both challenging and valuable. Creating a safe space and using well-crafted questions, he helps me explore opportunities, occasionally taking me outside of my comfort zone and becoming a key enabler in reaching my goals. Duncan also brings...

I worked with Paul over a 9-month period as part of BT’s executive talent programme.  I can genuinely say that that the experience and insights that Paul brought about were game-changing.  Through the perfect balance of challenge, support and encouragement, Paul created an environment wherein I was able to critically...

Paul supported me through an important career transition with compassion, insight and constructive challenge. With Paul’s help, I was able to develop the tools and approaches to be able to make decisions with purpose based on self-awareness, integrity and authenticity. Paul was incredibly supportive of my goals and was a...

Paul was a fantastic coach who really helped me to make the next step in my career to director level. Paul’s ability to ask thought provoking questions and challenge me to push myself was extremely powerful, and I have come away with a more considered approach to my career. I...

I can recommend Simon without reservation. He is a lead professional in his field and, without a doubt, has the skills and qualities to support other senior leaders. I have been a headteacher of three schools and the CEO of a Multi Academy Trust. His ability to help me focus...

Over the last few months, I have had the great pleasure of working with Paul Starbuck through In Touch Networks. Paul has been a fantastic support and leader as an executive coach. No need to say that in the recent somewhat challenging and isolating times, all my sessions with Paul...