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Hey! I’m Claire, a marketing and ad agency veteran, account director, relationship builder and creative thinker, certified coach and mental health advocate. I've worked across private, public and third sectors and I love looking at the big picture and joining up the dots. ★ For the first half of my career, I worked in advertising and marketing. I still can't believe I got to have so much fun and get paid for it. I started life as a trainee Account Executive in an ad agency; just as digital was starting to really take off. I worked up to Account Director, and had the privilege of working with some amazing clients and colleagues, giving me an insight into many different organisations and industries. After that, I moved client-side into big marketing teams in financial services. What fascinated me most about working in banking is that money is never just about money. There are so many emotions tied to it, which makes for really interesting creative solutions. ★ After 20+ years I decided it was time for a new adventure and some time out, so I put my hand up for voluntary redundancy, travelled, took a sabbatical and then consulted freelance for a bit. Which eventually led me to take a career zig-zag into coaching, and from there, a move into the not-for-profit sector. So what am I up to now? ★ Through my involvement with Mind, the mental health charity, I initially worked on a project to support and inform the development of Peer Support within the local NHS Trust. Peer Support Workers are paid staff members who have personal experience of recovery from mental ill-health, using this experience along with their professional skills to support people in their own recovery. Following on from that project, I'm now working on a new initiative to ensure the voice of lived experience ('Experts by Experience') is included within NHS Mental Health Transformation in Cornwall. ★ In my 1:1 personal coaching, I’ll be your co-pilot to discover how you really feel, what’s really important, and what you really want. Whether it’s a big life shake-up, or smaller changes, all you need is someone to truly listen; a friendly, supportive guide to navigate the challenging questions. Whichever aspect needs most attention, whether it’s work, relationships or life, I can help you untangle it all. (I work remotely so it doesn’t matter where you’re based.) What else? Well, I'm a cat person (as the Instagram algorithm has also figured out), love reminiscing about ad agency life, and thrive on coffee chats with new connections.