About Me
I’m Lisa, and I coach women through the burnout, overwhelm, and emotional weight that’s been stealing their spark…personally and professionally.
A Little About Me
I grew up in the North East of England, rooted in grit, grounded in love.
Soon after, I started a new chapter in Rugby, Warwickshire, I still carry those early days with me everywhere.
It was me, my mum, my dad, my younger brother… and a fire in my belly to be an engineer, just like my grandad.
I still remember how proud I felt the day I qualified as a Modern Apprentice. That moment meant everything.
Engineering became my doorway to the world.
It shaped how I think, how I solve problems, how I show up.
But it was through volunteering that something shifted.
I didn’t just want to build things… I wanted to help people rebuild themselves.
To listen. To guide. To walk beside.
And that’s exactly where life has led me.
How I got started
During my full-time job, I was leading a volunteering health initiative, where I brought in a local mindset coach with a kindred spirit to support the programme. We hit it off immediately, and to my surprise, other people encouraged me to indulge in the area – clearly, I was doing something right!
Something inside me lit up.
I’d always been the one who listened. The one people turned to when they were struggling.
I’d trained as a workplace listener, sure, but this was different. This felt like purpose.
When I helped someone shift just one piece of their story, I felt something I hadn’t felt in years: alive.
So I stopped ignoring the pull, and I took the leap.
On my 41st birthday, I registered the name: Exceed Coaching Ltd.
“Exceed. Go beyond. Reach higher. Become more than you ever thought possible,” I told myself.
I threw myself into training. I built the website. Printed the cards.
Started helping retiring male executives face something they didn’t talk about much:
The emotional disorientation that comes when your title disappears but you’re still expected to be ‘fine.’
And that… was just the beginning,
Two Minds are better Than One
We all want to be our best selves, to live the life we imagined.
But sometimes, the emotional weight gets so heavy, you don’t know which way is forward. Everything feels uphill… and it’s exhausting just trying to hold it all together.
That’s where I come in.
My coaching is built on a foundation of care, honesty, and lived experience.
I’ve helped people just like you navigate burnout, transitions, self-doubt, grief, overwhelm
Whatever it is, we face it head-on, together.
I don’t do fluff. I don’t do one-size-fits-all.
We keep it logical, simple, and rooted in your world, breaking things down to the basics, then rebuilding with strength and clarity.
My goal?
To help you rise.
One obstacle at a time.
Until you look in the mirror and say,
“That’s who I was meant to be.”
