Hi, I'm Carlos.
I specialise in career coaching and leadership style. Read on to find out whether I'm the right coach for you.
"Working with Carlos was transformative for me. I gained greater confidence in my work and have since developed a clearer perspective on my career. I felt deeply heard, validated but also challenged. He is unbelievably kind and patient and very easy to speak to."
Charly (Artist & Educator)
"Carlos is an attentive and perceptive listener who asks great questions. He really helped me grow in my resilience by helping me identify how I could respond differently to the challenges of my role."
Rob (Director of Homeless Services)
ABOUT ME
I’m a London-based coach, educator, and composer. I've worked with over 120 individual clients, supporting them to develop, diversify, or change their career. These include head teachers and senior leaders in a range of organisations; frontline staff in charities; and self-employed artists and producers. I first came to coaching in 2010 as a way of supporting my students and staff at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama to discover their creative potential. I have a Masters level Diploma in Executive Coaching & Mentoring, and am accredited at Senior Practitioner level by the EMCC. I've been running a private coaching practice since 2013, and training other coaches since 2016.
"The sessions provided me with a much clearer idea of my key values and skill set, as well as allowing me to improve as a leader - for example, in developing skills in managing difficult conversations."
Jay (School Leader)
MY COACHING APPROACH
As a musician and composer, I work with people in many creative ways and this is a cornerstone of my coaching approach too. I help people find creative solutions, to unlock new ideas and to make connections between different thoughts, experiences, and areas of their lives.
My background as a professional musician has given me a flexibility that I apply to my coaching practice. I use a variety of approaches and techniques, and I very much respond to my clients rather than taking a more rigid approach. Improvising as a musician has developed my ability to think freely and quickly, to generate new ideas in response to those of others.
The mandorla symbol above, showing the intersection of two circles, for me represents the power of collaboration - the new insights and actions that can result from working with a coach.
I am patient and positive, and I will often use a strengths-based approach in working with clients, which is based on positive psychology.
Coaching is a relationship, a collaboration where we work together to make the changes you want to see. My style is kind and compassionate. As a coach, it’s my job to challenge as well as to support, and I seek to do this in a warm and gentle way.
"You really set me at ease with your compassion and warmth. You helped me reflect on my own situation and made an overwhelming problem feel a lot more manageable."
Jo (Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)
CONTACT ME
Whether you'd like a brief initial chat or a free 30-minute consultation, having a conversation is a good way to help you decide whether coaching is right for you, and whether we're a good fit for each other.
I offer a free 30-minute consultation session before we embark on a full coaching programme together. This conversation can be by phone or Zoom. It's a chance for you to find out more about my approach to coaching, and for me to find out more about what you want to achieve from coaching. Email me your details on the link below, and I'll be in touch to arrange a conversation.
"The coaching sessions with Carlos have been extremely valuable. It was great to learn a range of practical tools around teamwork and leadership that our team and I could put into practise. I also gained a greater understanding and confidence in my own work."
Charlotte (Middle Leader)