Individual and Group Coaching

Reset, refocus and relaunch your performance in or out of work

Navigating change on your own can be hard and exhausting whether in role or between roles. Our fully supported coaching programmes provide senior C-suite support to help you find your path through change.

These blend coaching with experienced directional mentoring when requested, so you always have a clear plan.

If you are in role, this can include wider diagnostic testing and 360° assessments, so you can understand blind spots and see why your approach may not be landing, or why communication isn’t working within a team.

If between roles, this is can be practical step-by-step activity that builds momentum, enhances your focus and keeps you on track in achieving your goals.

Co-piloting senior marketing leaders

Marketing as a business capability has expanded hugely over the years, as can often be seen in the plethora of names to describe it. This can be a handful for even the most senior marketer to handle and Sideminds provides senior C-suite marketers to support these leaders.

Our approach is a combination of coaching with mentoring expands the skillset and accelerates performance. We have unique practical experience in this area and our book with its leadership skills assessment was business book of the year 2024.

Re-imagine your career at the Sideminds’ Retreat

Alongside our 1:1 coaching we also offer online group training and 2 or 3 day group career retreats at our coastal base in Devon. We carefully curate the group, to align goals and aspirations and maximise the learning opportunity, and create the space to reset, explore new directions, and make bold, strategic decisions.

The retreat provides private accommodation and coastal views, it's the perfect place to reset and refocus your career strategy.

Each day of the retreat blends structured sessions, outdoor coaching, and time for reflection — so insights can percolate deeply. Optional activities like Qigong and countryside walks promote well-being and clarity.

Topsham is under 2.5hrs from London Paddington and typically we let you settle in the first evening, then have 2 days of active discussion and development, mixed in with escapes into the local countryside.

The Retreat typical schedule

The Retreat schedules are tailored to the attendees, but a typical schedule would be:

Pre-work	Depending on the group, we can give some simple exercises to think about in advance, so we can start to unpack these when you arrive. We recognise this isn’t always possible, so will be guided by you and the goals you want to achieve.
Day 1	The event opens with a warm welcome and space to shift gears. Attendees begin by exploring their “North Star” — what they want to be known for, how they want to work, and what matters most in their next chapter. Through guided reflection using tools like the Ikigai framework and 6 glasses, they gain clarity on personal values, purpose, and lifestyle goals. In group events, peer sharing builds early connection and psychological safety.
Day 2 –deep immersion	This is the heart of the experience. The day opens with deep self-insight work: strengths, saboteurs, career patterns, and mindset. Attendees explore key portfolio options (e.g., NED, coach, interim) and use SWOT and quadrant exercises to uncover what fits. Case studies and role-specific profiles help ground choices in real-world insight. They assess financial needs, risk tolerance, and support infrastructure. By day’s end, each participant drafts a personalised Portfolio Strategy Canvas — a visual one-page plan for what they want to build and why.
Day 3 – wrap up and activation	The final day focuses on how to take this insight into action. Participants refine their brand story, LinkedIn strategy, and CV for specific roles (e.g., NED vs consultant). Workshops on relationship-building and visibility tactics equip them to approach networks and intermediaries confidently. They explore early “anchor” roles to gain traction while maintaining flexibility. The event ends with personal commitments, peer pledges, and a structured 90-day plan — ensuring each attendee leaves not just inspired, but equipped and accountable.

Pre-work

Depending on your situation, we can give you some simple exercises to think about in advance, so we can start to unpack these when you arrive.

We recognise this isn’t always possible, so will be guided by you and the goals you want to achieve.

Day 1

The event opens with a warm welcome and space to shift gears. Attendees begin by exploring their “North Star” — what they want to be known for, how they want to work, and what matters most in their next chapter.

Through guided reflection using tools like the Ikigai framework, they gain clarity on personal values, purpose, and lifestyle goals. In group events, peer sharing builds early connection and psychological safety.

Evening ends with a reflective prompt from their "future self" and a preview of the journey ahead.

Day 2 –deep immersion

This is the heart of the experience. The day opens with deep self-insight work: strengths, saboteurs, career patterns, and mindset.

Attendees explore key portfolio options (e.g., NED, coach, interim) and use SWOT and quadrant exercises to uncover what fits. Case studies and role-specific profiles help ground choices in real-world insight. They assess financial needs, risk tolerance, and support infrastructure.

By day’s end, each participant drafts a personalised Portfolio Strategy Canvas — a visual one-page plan for what they want to build and why.

Day 3 – wrap up and activation

The final day focuses on how to take this insight into action. Participants refine their brand story, LinkedIn strategy, and CV for specific roles (e.g., NED vs consultant).

Workshops on relationship-building and visibility tactics equip them to approach networks and intermediaries confidently. They explore early “anchor” roles to gain traction while maintaining flexibility.

The event ends with personal commitments, peer pledges, and a structured 90-day plan — ensuring each attendee leaves not just inspired, but equipped and accountable.

Benefits of outdoor coaching

Every day we spend hours on screens, which we believe can close down our ability to think clearly. To counter this at the retreat encourages more open conversation and allows the time and space to discuss topics deeply. Part of this involves simply getting outside and talking.

The physical movement or walking or engaging in an outdoor activity stimulates cognitive function and creativity, has a calming effect and reduces anxiety, boosts energy levels, and allows deeper self-reflection and clarity of thinking.

Online Groups

We know not everyone has the time to get away, so we over structured group coaching online. In a similar way to the retreat, we carefully curate the group and take participants through structured learning over 5-6 sessions. These take place weekly at a time that works for the group.

If you would like to register your interest in a group session, either online or at the retreat, please register your interest here.

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Individual and Group Coaching

Reset, refocus and relaunch your performance in or out of work

Co-piloting senior marketing leaders

Re-imagine your career at the Sideminds’ Retreat

The Retreat typical schedule

The Retreat schedules are tailored to the attendees, but a typical schedule would be:

Pre-work

Day 1

Day 2 –deep immersion

Day 3 – wrap up and activation

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