HEADLINERS
About me
At its core, my work is about helping capable people move past internal fog so they can trust their thinking and move forward.
ABOUT
Hi, I'm Kirstin.
When thinking feels cluttered, the right conversation can change everything.
I work as a Thinking Partner to founders, leaders and individuals, helping them to declutter their thinking, surface what really matters, and decide what to do next.
Before doing this work, I spent 15 years in communications helping international brands, public sector organisations and large-scale events shape their message and make it land. That experience taught me how to distil complex ideas, see the bigger picture, and craft stories that connect. All skills I now use to help people make sense of their own businesses and personal value.
Today my work blends coaching, structured thinking and creative facilitation. Drawing on my Master’s in Innovation, Creativity & Leadership from Bayes Business School, alongside tools like Pip Decks, Gamestorming, mindfulness and motivational interviewing, I help people reframe challenges, organise their thinking and turn their own insight into action. My R5 framework - Reflect, Reality Check, Reframe, Re-Route underpinned by Responsibility - runs through everything I do.
People come to me when they need to unpick their own thinking and structure it so they can make real progress.
I live in Berkshire with two teenagers, two dogs and an ever growing stack of post it notes.
THINKING PARTNERSHIPS
Why people come back
What makes this different
01
You leave with something tangible
I don't believe in vague insights. Every session ends with something concrete - written session notes, a clear set of priorities, a strategy document, a framework you can use.
My clients walk away with something they can pick up and act on.
02
I name what you already know
Most of the time, you already have the answer.
You just can't see it clearly yet.
I help you surface it, name it, and trust it, so the clarity feels like yours, not mine.
03
I make hard things feel manageable
Coaching doesn't have to feel heavy.
My clients regularly describe sessions as fun, fast and surprisingly productive.
You can think more clearly when you don't feel judged.
04
I work across the whole picture
Business and life aren't separate.
I help you think about both because the best decisions come from someone who understands the full context.