Laurence Davies
A short history...
My professional coaching journey started in 2009, having trained and qualified as a coach in Canada in 2008.
I have had diverse cross sector roles and experience which includes:
- 15 years coaching, training and consultancy
- 10 years in Senior Management
- 5 years in EdTech SaaS
- 5 years building a successful cross-sector B2B workplace wellbeing training service with national profile
- starting and scaling multiple businesses and teams.
A selection of some of the better-known companies and organisations I and my teams have provided services to includes:
- Lloyds Banking Group; Barclays Bank; Asda; Johnson & Johnson; ITN; Sony; Getty Images; Mitsubishi; Aviva; AIG; Pizza Hut; Arsenal in the Community; Virgin Trains; Campus Living Villages; Freemantle Media; Secret Escapes; Wates Group; BFK; J Murphy & Sons; HM Treasury; The Home Office; The Pensions Regulator; The General Dental Council; The General Optical Council; The Royal Veterinary Council; The Royal College of GPs; The Nursing & Midwifery Council; Crossrail; The Competition & Markets Authority; Sport England; Healthy London Partnership; The Border Agency; Macmillan Cancer Support; Cancer Research UK; Age U.K.; British Heart Foundation; British Lung Foundation; Shelter; Action Aid; Care International; Warchild; Dementia U.K.; The Children’s Society; plus a variety of emergency services, Public Health teams, Local Authorities, NHS Trusts, schools, colleges and universities.
In addition to coaching skills my professional strengths include:
- Business strategy
- Sales and marketing strategy
- Business operations
- Internal systems
- HR, OD & L&D
- Financial operations
- Compliance
- Leadership development
In addition to coach training from Barefoot Coaching Ltd and Rhodes College Vancouver, my core trainings and qualifications include:
- Diploma in Learning & Development Practice (CIPD)
- PRINCE2 Project Management
- Non-Violent Communication
- Fundamentals of Re-evaluation Co-counselling
- Diploma in Understanding Management (The Open University)
- BA (hons) in Philosophy with Psychology (The University of Leeds)
I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and International Coaching Federation (ICF).

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