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“Top Life Coach” (The Daily Mail, March 2011)
Amanda Alexander is one of the most highly trained coaches in the UK. Amanda has appeared in and provided copy for numerous publications in the UK and in Europe and has been interviewed for many radio broadcasts.
Amanda Alexander is a highly experienced coach and inspirational workshop leader with experience across a wide range of organisations. Amanda is one of the most highly trained professional coaches in the UK with PCC accreditation from the ICF (International Coach Federation).
In 2003, Amanda founded Coaching Mums, which has helped thousands of working mums to swap a guilt-ridden, stress-driven vicious circle of hurry for a virtuous circle of calm, confidence and fulfilment
Amanda also coaches executive clients. Her clientele includes middle and senior management clients from blue-chip organisations such as BT, Linked In, ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants), BBC, Warner Bros, Marks and Spencer’s Financial Services and Amex. Her prime areas of executive coaching expertise include career progression, leadership, career change, work life balance and time management.
Educated to Masters Degree level, Amanda was previously an accredited Project Manager with demonstrable experience in project planning and control, subcontractor management and risk management. Working for multi-national blue chip IT companies, she has worked in UK, Europe and Africa setting up and successfully delivering IT systems integration and change management projects and delivering training to Project Management professionals.
Click here to download a hi-resolution photo of Amanda.
Amanda is available for engaging and expert comment on areas related to the following:
- Work life balance and work life integration
- Returning to work, career breaks and maternity coaching
- Women in business
- Mumpreneurs or mumtrepeneurs
- Time management
- Working parents’ issues
- Working mothers’ issues (such as guilt, career management, stress, juggling, lack of time, keeping relationship alive etc)
- Life coaching and professional coaching tips
If you are a journalist and would like to contact Amanda, please call +44 (0) 7739 692989
Below is a selection of Amanda’s media coverage. Words in pink are hyperlinks to online versions of articles or downloadable PDFs.
2011
March 2011: Daily Mail – “How to… balance life and work with tips from a top lifecoach”, Amanda is interviewed by Fiona Duffy of the Daily Mail and shares work/life balance tips and advice. {module_literature,i,37899}
2011: Good to Know Family – online magazine - “Taming a Difficult Toddler” Amanda is interviewed and provides parenting advice. Click here to read this article.
May 2011: Mother & Baby Magazine - Coming May 2011 edition
February 2011: Expert Beauty – “Brits Too Tired for Romance”
Coming Soon 2011: Runner’s World – Amanda is interviewed on running with your kids.
February 2011: Mother & Baby magazine - Amanda’s comments on returning to work following maternity leave.
2010
December 2010: BBC Radio Shropshire - Amanda explains “Why you shouldn’t make New Year’s Resolutions.”
October 2010: Kids Direct – Amanda is guest feature writer for Kids Direct; “Five Tips to Help Parents in a Down Economy”.
September 2010: Running Free Magazine – Amanda is interviewed for article “Make Time For You” with tips on how to find time for running.{module_literature,i,37482}
August 2010: Prima Baby Magazine - Amanda is a guest writer for Prima Baby; “Friendships Old & New”
July 2010: Woman & Home Magazine - Amanda coaches Mary Gillmore, who runs 3 London beauty salons. Mary’s verdict: “I feel so much less stressed after my session with Amanda, as I’ve created space psychologically in my life.”
June 2010: Prima Baby Magazine - Amanda is a guest writer for Prima Baby; “Seven Steps to Guilt Free Parenting”
2009
December 2009: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) Magazine – Amanda was interviewed as an expert on flexible working; “Career Forwarding”
October 2009: Prima Baby Magazine – Amanda was interviewed as an expert providing tips for Work Life Balance quiz {module_literature,i,32153}
September 2009: My Baby Radio – Amanda interviewed on managing the return to work after maternity leave
August 2009: Woman Magazine – Amanda interviewed on article looking at growing trend of women feeling obliged to return from maternity leave early due to recession
2008
November 2008: Red Magazine – Amanda endorsed as business coach and Mumpreneur workshop leader for Mumpreneurs in “Rise of the Mumpreneur”
August 2008: Choice Magazine – Amanda interviewed for article “Supporting grown-up children”
July 2009: City Talk 105.9 – Amanda interviewed on return to work after maternity leave tips
June 2008: The Times and The Times Online - Amanda interviewed for “Returning to work after maternity leave is not easy”
June 2008: The Times and Times Online – Amanda interviewed for “Pregnant pause can hurt career”
June 2008: Institute of Leadership and Management - Amanda’s return to work research quoted
May 2008: The Baby Show – Amanda Alexander features as Expert Speaker at The Baby Show, NEC Birmingham with Annabel Karmel MBE and Claire Byam-Cook. {module_literature,c,34739}
April 2008: Practical Parenting – Amanda’s back to work tips for mums in the Practical Parenting Working Mum feature
Past coverage
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 & 2003 |
