Nicola Ellwood

Nicola is Master Executive, Corporate and Performance Coach. She combines her 15 years of coaching experience with practical experience of leading and managing teams to a senior level. Her specialism is working with the individual within the role, evolving their approach and behaviours to be their very best, happiest, highest performing version. She uses her knowledge of positive psychology and neuroscience backed approaches to help her clients overcome challenges, build resources and resilience’s, moving them forwards and upwards towards the performance and outcome they want.
Nicola’s experience is rich, having worked as with one of the largest leadership and personal development consultancies in the world, and for one of the UK’s leading communication, change and employee engagement agencies. She has coached from first line manager to board level, in the public private, sport, voluntary and education sectors. A skilled communicator and relationship builder, Nicola’s clients experience her coaching to be enjoyable, positively challenging and movement and performance orientated – with them experiencing transformation toward the outcomes they desire. She loves what she does, and it shows.
Client types
Line Manager, Department Manager, Senior Manager
Board, Director, Non-Executive Director
Representative Client Engagements
Sector Experience
Qualifications and Affiliations
What clients have said about working with Nicola
“Nicola helps me be the best I can be. Her coaching has helped me improve my focus and streamline my work. I am much more productive leading my team and projects, and better able to spot opportunities and maximise possibilities. I am a happier person as a result of working with her.” Dr and Senior Lecturer – University.
“Last week I was appointed Director of the business and now sit on the Exec Board. This was my goal from my first session and Nicola’s coaching helped me make my dream a reality. The coaching sessions with Nicola were enlightening and brought clarity to my direction and how to get there.” Director of Sales. Insurance Industry.
“Nicola is a pure joy to work with. She makes the whole process so easy and her enthusiasm is infectious. She is a great coach – clearly very experienced and insightful. Coaching has been amazing, and the results have surpassed my expectations.” Head of Sales. Finance Industry
Nicola’s experience is rich, having worked as with one of the largest leadership and personal development consultancies in the world, and for one of the UK’s leading communication, change and employee engagement agencies. She has coached from first line manager to board level, in the public private, sport, voluntary and education sectors. A skilled communicator and relationship builder, Nicola’s clients experience her coaching to be enjoyable, positively challenging and movement and performance orientated – with them experiencing transformation toward the outcomes they desire. She loves what she does, and it shows.
Client types
Line Manager, Department Manager, Senior Manager
Board, Director, Non-Executive Director
Representative Client Engagements
- Leadership development coaching for leaders looking to improve their personal performance, influence, resilience, relationships and resulting team engagement.
- Coaching leaders with complex and full agendas who lead multidisciplinary teams. Challenging and upskilling clients to enable improvements in communication, productivity and effectiveness - personally and with those her clients work with.
- Career coaching and building resources within Leaders - supporting them with their well-being, resilience’s, confidence and resulting happiness and performance in their career.
- Developing key leadership skills in clients: Conflict resolution, difficult conversations, influencing, team relationships and engagement, leading change and transition.
- Training to equip managers and leaders with a coaching approach to communication
Sector Experience
- Communications / Marketing
- Creative
- Insurance / Compliance
- Engineering
- NHS
- Sport
- Local Authority
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Education (Schools, HE and FE)
- NFP and Charity
Qualifications and Affiliations
- MSc Executive Corporate and Personal Coaching – Thesis: The impact of coaching skills within the Manager and Leader.
- Association for Coaching (MAC)
- Chartered Management Institute - CMI
What clients have said about working with Nicola
“Nicola helps me be the best I can be. Her coaching has helped me improve my focus and streamline my work. I am much more productive leading my team and projects, and better able to spot opportunities and maximise possibilities. I am a happier person as a result of working with her.” Dr and Senior Lecturer – University.
“Last week I was appointed Director of the business and now sit on the Exec Board. This was my goal from my first session and Nicola’s coaching helped me make my dream a reality. The coaching sessions with Nicola were enlightening and brought clarity to my direction and how to get there.” Director of Sales. Insurance Industry.
“Nicola is a pure joy to work with. She makes the whole process so easy and her enthusiasm is infectious. She is a great coach – clearly very experienced and insightful. Coaching has been amazing, and the results have surpassed my expectations.” Head of Sales. Finance Industry
To arrange a free initial consultation with Nicola call 01223 655667