Background
Suzanne is an executive coach with 20+ years in the professional services sector, primarily focusing on business development in the legal industry. She worked with lawyers to build strong client relationships, win new business and engage in strategic planning. She also successfully led and rebuilt under-resourced teams through organisational and leadership transitions.
After years of climbing the corporate ladder, Suzanne realised there’s more to life than just chasing the next promotion. She eventually took on executive coaching to make a more meaningful and positive impact on others. She enjoys connecting with people and has also facilitated trainings/workshops to help clients to developing leadership skills, navigate leadership transitions and improve team dynamics.
Suzanne’s corporate background has exposed her to diverse life experiences – working in fast-paced environments, navigating leadership transitions, experiencing burnout and dealing with the challenges of a working mother. With these rich experiences, she hopes to better understand and support her coaching clients, particularly as they navigate through these areas.
Coaching Style
Suzanne practises “whole person” and outcome-focused coaching by applying different approaches (e.g. appreciative inquiry, positive psychology and positive intelligence) driven by the client’s specific needs.
She values authenticity, respect and collaboration, and applies these principles in her coaching with clients. Suzanne adopts an empathetic and intuitive approach to help her clients discover what’s holding them back, practise self-compassion, leverage strengths and unlock their potential so they become more empowered to achieve their aspirations.
“Clients say I’m ‘nurturing, curious, sincere and energetic’. In a world with increasing distractions and competing priorities, I give people a quiet space to slow down, take stock and discover themselves. My goal is that they then walk away with the confidence, empowerment and self-belief to grow, dream and live the life they want.”
Special Interests
- Leadership development, presence and impact
- Confidence and empowerment
- Career and life transitions
- Work/life balance/stress management
- Positive psychology
Training & Qualifications
- Associate Certified Coach – International Coaching Federation
- Accelerating Coach Excellence (ACE) Enhanced Practitioner
- Positive Intelligence (PQ) Coach
- Bachelors of Accounting (2nd Class Upper) – National Technological University, Singapore
Current Clients
Suzanne has provided leadership/executive coaching and training to a range of clients across various sectors including legal, consulting, agency, fintech, finance, media and NGOs.
