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Elizabeth Whale

Hythe,Kent

Summary

Qualified and highly experienced career, executive and retirement coach, working with professionals at all stages of their career path as they navigate career and workplace challenges and opportunities. Areas of expertise include :


  • Career Coaching and Consulting
  • Working with women navigating mid-life challenges and opportunities
  • Coaching through transition : Promotion, Return to work, Pivotal moments of life change


Prior to qualifying as a coach, I enjoyed over 30 years business experience, running a successful London based recruitment company, where I was MD for 10 years. I worked with hundreds of individuals on their career management and development, whilst assisting professional service firms and major businesses on all aspects of their recruitment and people strategies. Therefore I bring a deep commercial know-how to my work.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive and Career Coach : Director

Liz Watt Coaching Ltd
Kent
01.2021 - 06.2024

I established my coaching business, Liz Watt Coaching Ltd, using my coaching expertise to work with a range of individuals and businesses. Clients were drawn a wide variety of commercial backgrounds, and coaching was delivered both online and in-person.


Specialties:

  • Retirement Coaching and Planning
  • Career Coaching and Consulting
  • Working with Women navigating mid-life challenges and opportunities
  • Coaching through Transition : Career, Promotion, and pivotal points of life change


I also had worked as an Associate Coach with BetterUp, an American online coaching portal, providing me with the ability to work with some of the biggest global businesses.

Founder and Director

Women in Indirect Tax Networking Group
London
06.2017 - 01.2024
  • I established the Women in Indirect Tax Networking Group in 2017.
  • Group members were drawn from the accountancy profession, independent consultancies, corporates and the law.
  • The group provided the opportunity for women working in this niche area to meet on a quarterly basis with fellow professionals, in a safe and supportive environment
  • Organised regular guest speakers, workshops and social events

Managing Director

Beament Leslie Thomas Recruitment Consultancy Ltd
London
09.1988 - 12.2020
  • Beament Leslie Thomas is a niche recruitment business specialising in placing Indirect Tax and Management Consultancy Professionals in to professional service firms, the legal profession, corporates and consultancies
  • As Managing Director of the company for 10 years, and a Director prior to that, I was responsible for all aspects of managing and directing the business
  • As a recruitment consultant, I worked with a wide range of individuals at all levels (graduate entry to Board level) on developing their career strategies, advising at each step of the recruitment process
  • Clients were professional service firms and major businesses and my role was to advise and assist on all aspects of their recruitment and people strategies
  • Established a coaching division within BLT


Education

Conscious Business Coach -

BetterUp
01.2021 -

Practitioner Diploma, Executive Coaching -

Academy of Executive Coaching (AOEC
London
2013 - 2014

Bachelor of Arts - English and American Studies

University of Birmingham
Birmingham
1983 - 1986

Skills

  • Career Coaching
  • Personal Development expertise
  • Mentoring
  • Leadership
  • Strong Communication skills
  • Solutions focussed approach
  • Commercial acumen
  • Problem solver
  • Empathetic, positive, approachable
  • Motivational

Timeline

Executive and Career Coach : Director

Liz Watt Coaching Ltd
01.2021 - 06.2024

Conscious Business Coach -

BetterUp
01.2021 -

Founder and Director

Women in Indirect Tax Networking Group
06.2017 - 01.2024

Managing Director

Beament Leslie Thomas Recruitment Consultancy Ltd
09.1988 - 12.2020

Practitioner Diploma, Executive Coaching -

Academy of Executive Coaching (AOEC
2013 - 2014

Bachelor of Arts - English and American Studies

University of Birmingham
1983 - 1986
Elizabeth Whale