Unfulfilling executive career? Transform it before it traps you.

When a family crisis took me out of school at 14 to get a full-time job, it sparked a journey across many industries, roles, and nations.
 
Office work, construction, and self-employment in Australia. Study in the UK. Ministry in Africa. Sales and executive roles in the US. And yet others.

I led the transformation of Arby’s to become one of the world’s fastest-growing restaurant chains. Rated in the Top 10 of over 3,000 franchise systems in the US, with a new location opening every 39 hours. 

When a takeover harmed the culture, I resigned to find a meaningful new path. But then my income was nearly tripled and I stayed on. 

Two years later, I resigned again, to buy or create a business aligned with my values.
I sought strategic, executive-level career support. And couldn’t find it. 

In that gap, I finally recognized my calling. So in 1992, I became a pioneer in this field. 

In 2014, a failed project left us with inadequate capital, and I turned the business over to a consortium of colleagues and clients. They closed it in 2016. In the meantime, I had created and launched a more resilient model. 

Today, our stressed societies desperately need more leaders motivated and able to reform management structures that undervalue higher needs and promote lower ones. 

If you’re ready to reimagine what your career can be, and to align it with your best contributions, there has never been a better time to do so. 

Let’s explore what’s possible. 

📅 Schedule a conversation: https://rjacareers.com/schedule-a-call-rj/

Russell Johnson

Laura D Coaching

You have two options when facing a challenge: give up and stay where you are accepting that nothing will change, OR choose how to think about the situation, make a change and move forward.

My mission, as a mindset coach, is to empower you to make a change in your career - whether that is changing job, changing industry or setting up your own business.

Our 1:1 weekly, or bi-monthly, sessions will allow you to…

• Uncover what you want from your career 
• Identify what is holding you back
• Remove your mindset blocks and get out of your own way
• Crush the self-limiting beliefs that are holding you back 
• Replace negative thought patterns with ones that serve you
• Increase your confidence and motivation
• Create an action plan to take that next step
• Take action - I’ll be holding you accountable to the actions we agree in the sessions!

Life is too short to be stuck doing a job you dislike! 

Schedule a free, introductory coaching call to see how mindset coaching can help you get unstuck!

Mindset Coach

ISS Facility Services UK

• Delivering monthly two day induction program to new starters
 • Facilitating core portfolio sessions
• Designing courses and revamping  presentations and material 
• Conducting learning needs analysis through survey creation and distribution 
• Evaluating current learning methods and suggesting new approaches 
• Delivering one to one coaching sessions 
• Managing the implementation of the new LMS system 
• Scheduling the training calendar 
• Advertising session offerings to ensure high delegate numbers 
• Reporting on quarterly KPIs and trends to senior management 
• Calculating delegate cancellation and internal charges
 • Negotiating prices with external vendors for design and print work 
• Owning projects: ISO processes and rebranding material 
• Working with design companies to create a L&D brochure
• Identifying delegates for high profile management sessions 
• Creating training reports for stakeholders of various levels
• Maintaining and updating the training matrix 
• Issuing session invites, pre-work and printing material 
• L&D newsletter creation and distribution 
• Supporting off-site consultancy projects 
• Ad hoc: Monthly newsletter creation, operational cover, supporting HR meetings, stationary management

Learning And Development Support Specialist

Xerox

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
•	Supported week long New Associate Program
•	Managed logistics for Senior Talent VP and Director Development Programs
•	Supported coordination of six month Accelerated Leadership Program

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: 
•	 Events - Work alongside the management team to plan MD and Director networking events 
•	Project Management - Coordinate learning and professional training requests within Talent Development EMEA
•	Client Management - Build and maintain effective client and service provider relationships to execute top quality solutions cross divisionally 
•	Vendor Management - Prepare and track contracts/SOWs; Liaise with vendors to book sessions, reschedule and discuss course logistics 
•	Budgeting - Calculate and internal costs by liaising with senior budget owners  
•	Handling Queries - Answer training initiatives participant and host enquiries
•	Logistics - Prepare training materials and establish trainer needs; Book training rooms, equipment, catering and external event locations; Send session pre-work and invitations
•	Database Management -  LMS session entry; Manage session registrations; Update staff training attendance database 
•	Managing Daily Initiatives - Responsible for the smooth execution of daily initiatives; Training session set up
•	Problem Solving - Identify, resolve and escalate event/session delivery issues 
•	Session Evaluation - Observe, analyse and review training sessions; Document verbal feedback; Coordinate participant feedback process
•	Reporting - Prepare reports to update senior stakeholders on project progress

EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES:
•	Managing  - Deputize in team leaders’ absence 
•	Interviewing - Conduct interviews for new staff
•	Training - Training new staff on procedures

Learning and Development Associate - Xerox Led Services for Credit Suisse

VATit

Client Service Executive - VATit

•	Account Management - Managed over one hundred client accounts for foreign VAT reclaim
•	Client Management - Invoice retrievals at client site; Reviewed invoice eligibility for VAT submission; Kept clients abreast in relation to their reclaim status
•	Upkeep of Documents - Obtained required client documents for submission of invoices
•	CRM Management - Updated Salesforce with client status to manage accounts efficiently 
•	Handling Queries - Liaised with head office to answer VAT authority and client queries 
•	Reporting - Provided clients with progress reports of reclaim status
•	Analysis - Reviewed services and potential possibilities of improvement

Client Service Executive

Private Tutor

•	Private tutor of Maths and English to children aged between five to nine
•	Planned and prepared session material alongside monthly tests
•	Delivered session content in one to one format
•	Implemented an organised a system to facilitate teaching methods 
•	Delivered feedback to parents via reports

KEW Tuition

• Planned, organised and delivered Maths and English sessions to classes of fifteen pupils, aged between seven and nine
•	 Designed exams, reported results and highlighted areas of improvement
•	Liaised with parents during parent  meetings to provide feedback 
•	Developed new and improved systems of organisation

Saturday School Teacher

Are you feeling stuck in a rut, yearning for a career change? 

Do you want to change jobs, move industry, or start/grow your own business, but are held back by self-doubt and a lack of confidence? 😫

Do you feel like your inner critic is constantly whispering in your ear, telling you that you're not good enough, that you'll never be able to make the move?🗣️

I understand the frustration and helplessness that comes from feeling trapped in a career that doesn't align with your passions and purpose. The constant nagging feeling that you're meant for something more, but lacking the confidence to take the leap.

Where will you be 10 years from now if nothing changes? 🕰️

- Imagine continuing in this unfulfilling job, day after day, feeling drained and uninspired. 
- Your dreams and aspirations slowly fade away, replaced by the monotony of a career that leaves you feeling unsatisfied. 😖

Now, imagine yourself waking up each morning, energised and excited to get to work - why? Well, it no longer feels like work! You love what you do and are excited by the path ahead. Your career is no longer a source of stress and frustration but a platform for growth, fulfilment, and satisfaction. 

As a mindset coach my mission is to empower you to change job, change industry, or start/grow your own business. 😃

We will have by 1:1 weekly, or bi-monthly, coaching sessions which will help you to:
 
* Outline what you want from your career 
* Identify what is holding you back from taking that step
* Challenge your inner critic which is stopping you from moving forward 
* Improve your mindset
* Boost your confidence/motivation 
* Create an action plan to take that next step in your career
* Take action - I’ll be holding you accountable to the actions we agree in the sessions!

Life is too short to be stuck doing a job you dislike! Don't let your dreams remain just fantasies.🌅

Take the first step towards a fulfilling career and send me a message to schedule a free, introductory coaching call.

Website: lauradcoaching.com ⭐️
Phone: 020 3488 8539 ⭐️
Email: laura@lauradcoaching.com ⭐️

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