Client Testimonials & Reviews

Executive and Leadership Coaching

“As a senior people manager in the NHS Kaidi provided some tailored coaching sessions for me, which proved insightful and extremely worthwhile. Each session was tailored to what we identified would be helpful from the previous session. We used the time to discuss feedback, difficult conversations, career exploration, CV support, strengths, weaknesses, style, as well as generally discussing and helping me identify the leadership difficulties I had been having and where I wanted my career to go.

Kaidi was supportive but also challenging in a positive way, which helped me to explore truly where and what I wanted to do.

I honestly did not believe the coaching would have much impact at all at the outset, but how wrong I was. Kaidi enabled me to be clear on my priorities and goals and empowered me to have some challenging conversations.

If you are reading this you are obviously contemplating coaching and I highly recommend you undertake this with Kaidi. Without sounding too emotive, Kaidi positively changed my life.”

Linsey Clements
Senior People Manager, NHS

“I am a Director in the NHS

Kaidi helped me to look at the same situation with a variety of perspectives and articulately explained various models and theories to underpin my leadership practice. Having tools that I could actually use in my senior leadership role was invaluable.

I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Kaidi to anyone wanting to better understand their values, priorities and impact as a leader.”

Zoe Harris
Director, NHS

“Kaidi has been amazing at helping me realise my worth, strengthen my confidence, and embed the tools I need to improve my work (and home) life.

She is very personable with an excellent understanding of what can hold us back in life. With a great rapport we were able to work through longstanding, limiting beliefs to discover my true potential and values. I would (and have!) highly recommend Kaidi to anyone in need of support for a friendly but firm approach. It really does allow you to see the world, and yourself, in a different, more positive, light.”

Gemma Dunn
Director, Brand Partnerships and Licensing (McDonald's Happy Meal)

“Kaidi has helped me completely transform my work life (and by extension, my whole life!) by allowing me to discover my true values and ambitions. Her practical advice and expert knowledge has helped me develop strategies to eliminate the limiting beliefs that have been preventing me following the path that I truly want to follow. I highly recommend Kaidi to anyone hoping to reset their career and make some positive changes to achieve a better balance.”

Emma Coote
Brands and Licensing Director

“I had the privilege of working with Kaidi during a pivotal moment in my entrepreneurial journey, and I can confidently say that her guidance has been nothing short of transformative. Kaidi's unwavering support and expertise have empowered me to break free from limiting beliefs and unproductive habits, allowing me to step into my full potential with confidence.

Her comprehensive six-week coaching program is a game-changer for ambitious women entrepreneurs like myself. Through Kaidi's mentorship, I've mastered the art of negotiation, learned to silence my inner critic, and developed practical strategies to manage my fears effectively. Each session was tailored to my unique needs, providing me with invaluable insights and tools to navigate the challenges of entrepreneurship.

Kaidi's passion for empowering women shines through in every interaction, creating a supportive and empowering environment for growth. I am deeply grateful for her guidance and would highly recommend her coaching programme to anyone looking to unlock their full potential and achieve success in business.”

Louise Ellis FRSA MIFST
Stakeholder and ESG Specialist, Founder

“Kaidi has been an amazing business coach to work with over the last 2yrs.

Having a wealth of experience not just within the coaching environment but very much in business, she fully understands the difficulties and challenges that any new business faces. Kaidi has an understanding yet challenging way which in turn holds me accountable to delivering on the outcomes of our coaching sessions and has undoubtedly helped accelerate the growth of my business.

The fact that my business has grown so quickly is testament to the time I have spent with Kaidi sharing the day to day and longer term difficulties and also the many positives as we have gone on this journey together.

For those of you considering a business or life coach, or a coach for your business and its wider team, I cannot recommend Kaidi enough."

Simon Knight
Managing Director, Radnor Hills

“I've recently worked with Kaidi as I am too on my own coaching journey, and in process of training for an ILM Level 7; after many years in Senior Leadership roles, I wanted to upscale my own business skills, though this came at a time when unintentionally there were many other changes in my life. I found Kaidi to be a fantastic coach, with a huge wealth of knowledge and experience in senior roles within business. She is a great, empathetic listener, yet not afraid to take a more directive approach when needed. And even better, she makes the process fun and enjoyable, with clearly practical tools. I recommend everyone hire a coach at some stage in their career, and even more, I would highly recommend Kaidi."

Serena Giggins
Consultant

“Working with UK Coach Training has been so helpful in more ways than I ever imagined before my 3 sessions with Kaidi. Having an independent but very personable sounding board to discuss my 'head jumble' about business and life related topics has been just what I needed at this stage of my life. Kaidi is a still voice of calm, providing thought provoking tips and strategies and our discussions have been both philosophical and fun and sometimes uncomfortable (in a good way). It's been invaluable support and really helped my own decision making process and confidence. Thank you!"

Maggy Harris
Brand Consultant, BlueSkye Licensing

“I used Kaidi to help myself and my business hit a goal and help understand how my inputs can achieve a desired output. She was amazing. Helpful, available and professional, nothing seemed too much effort for her and it was delivered in a hugely coherent and empathetic way. Can't recommend highly enough"

James Savage BA Hons, CeMAP
Owner and Mortgage Adviser, J Savage Financial

“Kaidi's approach is both empathetic and insightful. She took the time to understand my unique circumstances and challenges, making me feel heard and valued.

Kaidi provided a fresh perspective, enabling me to see my accomplishments in a new light and identify actionable steps for continued success.

I appreciated Kaidi's supportive and encouraging demeanor, making our sessions both productive and enjoyable."

Robina Hutchings
Senior Project Manager, Die Zwei

“Kaidi is very knowledgeable and experienced coach. She is brilliant at creating a safe and trusted space for coaching. I would highly recommend her, really approachable and personable."

Juliet Williams
Risk and Innovation Lead, BBC Children in Need

“Kaidi exudes warmth and is so intuitive. She helped me make huge progress in our coaching together."

Gee
Lawyer

“I highly recommend Kaidi at Synergise Coaching. She uses honesty, and empathy to help you identify your goals, and explore how to achieve them. Kaidi has helped me to dream bigger, and have confidence in my ability to achieve my goals."

Alice Lewis

“I had monthly transformative sessions with Kaidi. I had a PhD place however my lack of confidence was preventing me from progressing. The skills I learned from coaching really changed the relationship I have with my thought processes, enabling me to better identify negative self-talk and limiting beliefs, then develop healthier mental habits. The impact has been striking. I now take on more ambitious challenges and have better ways to cope with, and learn from, failure. I also developed an independent voice. The cherry on the cake is that I've started saying yes to opportunities, e.g. being interviewed on TV about my research. Without Kaidi's support and skills, I would not have made this personal progress and my research would be less impactful. Thank you, and I cannot recommend Kaidi enough."

Emily
PhD student

“I found the PQ training so valuable, I would highly recommend it. Having a mental fitness programme was so intriguing and something that I have now built into my everyday life. It helped me to support positive habit building over short periods each day with the guidance of the app. I also found that it allowed me to develop a mindful curiosity about myself and a framework to overcome challenges (Saboteurs) that had for years, been holding me back. The app is so easy to use and with the support of my amazing coach Kaidi and my Pod I was able to stay on track and feel motivated to complete the 6 weeks."

Emily
PhD student

Coach Training and Mentoring

“If you are looking for a compassionate, grounded yet no-nonsense expert in coaching and training then Kaidi is the woman to talk to. She leverages her experience from over 2 decades managing in financial services and developing productive team cultures to deliver relevant and engaging courses and coaching sessions. I worked with her to deliver coaching training to Devon and Cornwall Police Service and Kaidi created the training content and materials and delivered the sessions to 200 members of staff. She can effortlessly hold the room developing rapport while delivering expert content and advice. In addition, Kaidi is an intuitive, kind yet effective co-active coach helping her clients deal with life's big challenges and pushing them forward.”

Steph Robin
Executive Coach, ICF PCC

“Kaidi served as my mentor coach when I went through my ICF and Co-active coaching certifications. As a new coach at the time, Kaidi was patient yet challenging keeping me firmly grounded in pure coaching techniques so that I expanded my range as a coach, even when it felt uncomfortable. In addition to being an excellent coach, Kaidi always went above and beyond to answer any questions I had about the business side of coaching, which helped me consider how to build a bigger coaching footprint into my company as I went. I highly recommend Kaidi.”

Jennifer Paster Detmer
MBA, CPCC, PCC, ACTC

“Kaidi was an amazing mentor supporting me with my ACC. She had such a caring, compassionate, yet always challenging way of working in our mentoring sessions that really made me feel I was learning so much about myself and my coaching. Kaidi is a brilliant mentor and coach, I would 100% recommend her.”

Kate Nokes
Co-Founder and Director, PROJECT:ME

“Kaidi has been fundamental during my coaching journey and beyond!

We first met during my CTI certification and I was in absolute awe of her passion and attitude and I just had to work with her when I went on to think about next steps in my career.

Not only did she support me with Coaching, Mentoring & Supervision for my Certification, but she supported me through some tough times in my personal life.

Her coaching and mentoring style is honest, direct, caring, credible, personable and you feel so empowered after every conversation.

I could not recommend her highly enough, she really is an incredible woman.”

Emily Wilson
Learning and Development Leader, Co-Active Coach

“I've had the privilege of being supported by Kaidi during my Coactive coaching journey, a journey which coincided with redundancy. Her presence has been both grounding and deeply empowering. As a CPCC, she brings a rare blend of intuition, compassion and thoughtful challenge. She held space with genuine care while also knowing when to stretch my thinking, encouraging deeper reflection and growth. Her ability to truly listen, respond with insight and above all believe in me before I did, has made a meaningful difference to my development as a coach.

I'm truly grateful for Kaidi's authenticity in creating such a safe and trusting environment and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for CPCC support, or indeed support of any kind.”

Kellie Marsh CPCC
Identity Coach

"K & A help you understand what might be holding you back and provide practical strategies to help you get real about what income and cash flow you need to release the best coach"

Rachel Matthews CPCC
Coach

Career Coaching and Transition

“I thought Kaidi Bowen would simply offer career advice, but the reality was she helped me uncover the key to unlock my limiting beliefs and the potential of our human spirit. If you are interested in exploring your true potential, to live a life without regrets, go to her with an open mind and heart. Be accountable, trust the process and take action. Good things will come of it ;-)”

Olivia Martinez
Head of Design, CreativeCo

“Kaidi was my career coach post a very unexpected and difficult redundancy, after being employed since leaving school for the first time in my life I found myself questioning my career direction. Due to covid the recruitment market was poor and my sporadic approach to applying didn't help. One particular session was ground breaking for me, Kaidi recognised I was losing confidence and gave me a real talking to to instil what factors had to be priorities in my search. She was kind with her words but gave me the prod I needed to recognise my career standard and worth. I followed her words and kept reverting to what I should be applying for and how to approach it and sure enough I landed the job I wanted, on the same level I had been made redundant from with an exciting company where I know I can make a difference.

I cannot thank her enough. She had a very kind way of telling me to keep going but approach it differently giving me reasons to help understand rejection on a professional not personal level. I would not hesitate to use her in the future.”

Adele Bates

“I met Kaidi after redundancy, a time that can leave you feeling overwhelmed and underconfident. Kaidi achieves an awful lot in one session and I always, without fail, come away feeling 100 times better! She instinctively knows what is needed and how to help, and provides easy, practical solutions and inspiration. Kaidi's positivity is infectious and I now feel prepared to tackle anything after her help. If you need help with your career, CV, LinkedIn, confidence, career wellbeing, or just want to thrive, I would highly recommend booking an appointment with Kaidi. She sees your potential and enables you to see it too.”

Katharine Langley
Assistant Commissioning Officer, Cornwall Council

“Kaidi, thanks for being honest. Thanks for not holding back on the difficult questions. Thanks for pushing me beyond what was comfortable without overwhelming me. Thanks for listening so well. Thanks for giving me space when I needed it. Thanks for believing in a point beyond my horizon, even when I couldn't see it myself. Thanks for helping me reconnect with the things I love and helping me find language to redefine my career.”

Andy Neal
CEO, GreenGrowth

“Since a young age, I've always been an ambitious person, driven to learn and improve to reach my goals. In my early 20's, I studied Engineering to Masters level and began my career as an engineer and project manager jet setting around Europe, as well as being a very keen cyclist entering endurance events. In these areas of my life, I felt I was making great progress towards my goals. I could see the results for my efforts and was gaining a lot of satisfaction in the process... However, I felt parts of my personal life and development were still at the starting block. I often didn't have the confidence to do or go for what I wanted if things were out of my comfort zones, and employing the excellent problem solving skills I had developed in my career, wasn't allowing me to make sense of things either. By the time I was 31 years old, I had become totally stuck and was not able to see any way forward. I realised that I needed support and help to get past my struggles. I decided to research coaches, and came across Kaidi Bowen. I reached out to her, explained where I was at, and asked if she would be able to help me. I have to admit, I was somewhat sceptical that she could be the solution. But I thought I needed to give it a go. We set up an initial Zoom call, and I elaborated on the struggles I was facing. She really put me at ease, and from the very first session delivered great insight and I learnt new things about myself. I decided to keep going with her, and after several sessions, I found she was really having an impact. Not only was I regaining my confidence, but she was really helping me to build on and discover new limits to my self-confidence, with roots and foundations that my logical brain couldn't counteract or dismantle. In going through coaching sessions with her, I was steadily becoming clearer about what I wanted, and I was steadily and further building up my confidence. After a few months, what was unexpected was that I had either forgotten about or made peace with the limiting beliefs that were holding me back, and I was truly moving on with my life. I was now making decisions across all parts of my life that were right for me and that aligned with my values. Before I started coaching with her, I was not fully aware of the insecurities that were limiting my growth, and that were preventing me from going for what I wanted. She helped me to discover what these were, and in many ways, gave me the tools to get out of my head and make decisions. Kaidi helped me massively. I'm forever grateful and I am very glad I got in touch with her. I would highly recommend getting in touch with her, to see if she can help you as much as she helped me.”

Sean Rice
Engineer and Project Manager

“Kaidi's style of coaching is very much person focussed, responding to where you are and what you need at a given time. She can be practical and focussed, offering advice and tips on anything from CVs to website design. But she is also insightful, encouraging more personal reflection, which touches on bigger questions of what you value, where you want to be, and what is stopping you achieving this goal. Above all Kaidi is there for you, offering you the chance to think as creatively as you can with the belief that anything is possible if you let yourself embrace it and work towards it. Thank You"

Mark O
Redundancy Coaching

“If you are looking to change your career but have the 'fear', then I highly recommend Kaidi to get you on the right path. She gave me the boost I needed to set up my own company as a voice and public speaking coach. As my business goes from strength to strength I know I couldn't have got off the ground without her help. Thank you Kaidi."

Erica Sturdy
Voice and Public Speaking Coach

“Hello to all I want to share with you my experience of Synergise and in particular Kaidi Bowen. If you responded to the above hello you are probably a bit like me, creative, driven and good at your job but have real difficulty in communicating your skills in written form. Worry no more as Kaidi can and will help!!! In a very short time Kaidi transformed my awkward CV into a piece of work so beautiful and eloquent that after reading it I wanted to hire myself. She is very personable and patient and went the extra mile at every opportunity. I'm also very pleased to say that I have secured work and without any doubt she played a strong part in that. Thanks Kaidi :)"

Daniel Berry

“Totally brilliant. 100% recommend."

Nick Sainsbury
Management Accountant, Charlie Bears Limited
“Hello to all I want to share with you my experience of Synergise and in particular Kaidi Bowen. If you responded to the above hello you are probably a bit like me, creative, driven and good at your job but have real difficulty in communicating your skills in written form. Worry no more as Kaidi can and will help!!! In a very short time Kaidi transformed my awkward CV into a piece of work so beautiful and eloquent that after reading it I wanted to hire myself. She is very personable and patient and went the extra mile at every opportunity. I'm also very pleased to say that I have secured work and without any doubt she played a strong part in that. Thanks Kaidi :)"
Daniel Berry