Mike Findlay

I am a trained Transformational Coach offering support to people in their work and personal lives. My simple aim is to help you, as a client, realise what you are capable of.

I have had a long career spanning almost 19-years working in Communications in both London and Scotland. I have supported organisations in the charity, education and cultural sectors raise their profiles and have, to an extent, been using a coaching approach to my work for many years.

I was introduced to the power of coaching some years ago when I was living and working in London. At the time, I was new to my role as a manager within a complicated organisation. I was finding it hard to manage a team who were not achieving all that they could, and I was riddled in self-doubt about my role as a manager. Anyone heard of Imposter Syndrome?

A friend recommended a coach to me to work with. I was hesitant to begin with and wasn’t sure what coaching involved – was it like therapy? Was I going to be hypnotised and asked to join a cult? These were some of the questions I had, but luckily my mind was put at rest when I went to my first coaching session. The coach was down-to-earth and relatable. We worked together on and off for about 18-months, and the outcome was I found a renewed confidence and focus for my work.

Fast forward to 2020, and I decided to train as a professional coach with the Animas Centre for Coaching. I am now qualified with an ICF accredited Diploma in Transformational Coaching. 

My training has allowed me to stretch my communication and people skills in a different direction. I love coaching (if I didn’t, I wouldn’t be doing it!) and my passion is in using coaching conversations to allow people to realise their full potential.

I am based in Glasgow, Scotland, UK but through the power of digital, I can offer coaching to people from across the world.