Matt Sevenoaks Coaching

Executive coach with 15 years professional services experience serving renowned global organisations

After studying Mathematics & Economics at University of Bristol I began my career as a Chartered Accountant auditing FTSE 100 clients at KPMG and progressed on to management and risk consulting work with many global brands; including leading how to use crowdsourcing technology with consulting clients.

Renowned organisations I have worked with during my 15 year career as a professional consultant include: Barclays, Vodafone, BP, BBC, Prudential, Lloyds Banking Group, Halifax Bank of Scotland, Clerical Medical, United Biscuits, and LexisNexis.

In 2014 I began coaching high potential middle-managers seeking promotion on how to enhance their impact and this has evolved into my becoming a European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) qualified Senior Coach Practitioner. I now coach senior leaders, Directors, Senior Partners and C-suite executives across largely professional services, law, technology, financial services, private equity, fast moving consumer goods, government, film, and television.

My broad experience means I’m well suited to high potentials, high-achievers, entrepreneurs, creatives, innovators, and disruptors. I have coached such people in the following organisations over the past 6 years: KPMG, Norton Rose, Uber, Legal & General, Premier Foods, Ministry of Justice, Warner Brothers Studio, BBC, ITV, and Hulu.

My philosophy

Previous clients asked to review me against key coaching competencies have described me as a ‘calm’, ‘confident', ‘structured’, ‘very professional’ ‘outstanding coach’ who ‘creates an environment … without fear of judgement’ and that has a ‘depth of knowledge about useful techniques’, ’listens’, ‘shows empathy’, 'slows me down’, and ‘understands business’.

Working with me would make transitions a lot easier and quicker than they might otherwise be for you, since I give you increased awareness and increased responsibility to make change happen in the right way and at the right time.

You drive the conversation and dictate the focus, but to generate meaningful conversation I follow observed cues you may not be aware of, such as a shift in your body language, a change in your tone, or your repetition of a word or phrase. I share observations without judgement and leave choice with you as to how you want to proceed.

I offer supportive challenge where it could add value and lean into discomfort where it serves your agenda. I put you at ease and am pragmatically focussed on outcomes; both for you and the organisation you work for.

Thoughts from other clients

“Working with Matt exceeded my expectations. His vast knowledge of human centric leadership approaches and acute understanding of business was invaluable in helping me turn around our startup. As the CEO of an organisation, coaching has helped me take a step back and identify solutions that didn’t seem straightforward at first. Matt helped me optimise my team’s performance dramatically. It’s extremely valuable to have someone to talk to in depth about issues I can’t share with my team, investors, friends or family.”
Technology industry client

“Matt deeply listens to problems I’m facing at work and provides considered challenge to the assumptions I’m making about my situation and the options I believe are open to me. I can tell by his questions that he’s truly listened to me and is providing considered thinking that opens up more options on how I can address them. He’s also methodical in his approach, which gives me confidence we will identify practical actions I can implement after our session. His approach often leads to unexpected insights, which stretch my thinking.”
Professional Services industry client

“I worked with Matt to generate new streams of employment, to develop existing contacts and to solidify my career goals. Through guidance and assistance, tailored specifically for my needs, he helped me identify techniques, already in my control, to promote my development. Matt helped me increase my self-confidence, identify my previous methods of success and to subsequently clarify the path ahead of me. I found the experience incredibly productive and worthwhile. I would recommend his coaching to anyone.”
Television industry client