Polly D.

Polly is a bold, insightful leadership coach with over a decade of experience helping clients cut through the noise and lead with clarity, purpose, and confidence.

Her warm yet challenging style empowers clients to explore their whole selves—not just their work identities—while navigating the stress of daily life. Polly partners with leaders to uncover what truly fulfills them, supporting personal growth with curiosity, compassion, and a touch of fun.

Clients consistently report increased confidence, stronger boundaries, greater self-awareness, authentic leadership development, and improved work-life balance. Polly works globally with a diverse range of leaders and holds specialist training in coaching neurodivergent clients, coaching through grief and loss, and parenting-related coaching.

She was named Coach of the Month by Psychologies Magazine in March 2021.

Education & Certifications

PCC, Professional Certified Coach
ADHD Coach training, ADDCA
Mindful Self Compassion Teacher, Center for Mindful Self Compassion
B.A., Hons, Psychology & Business Management, Leeds University
Post Graduate Certificate, Business and Personal Coaching, University of Chester
Post Graduate Certificate Coaching Supervision, University of Chester
EQi, Coaching Skills for Families, Barefoot Coaching, UK
Team Coaching Facilitator, Barefoot Coaching, UK

Professional Experience

Learn about Polly D.'s professional history.

Course Tutor, Post Graduate in Business & Personal Coaching, Barefoot Coaching
Course Tutor, Post Graduate Course in Coaching Supervision, Barefoot Coaching
Mentor Coach, Barefoot Coaching
Course Tutor, Neurodiversity Coach Training, ADHD Foundation
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Inner City Primary School, London
Strategic Client Relationship Manager, Financial Times
Account Manager, Dow Jones Newswires

Functional Experience

All of our coaches are experienced in supporting a variety of business functions. This coach has personal experience in the following professional fields.

Business Development Customer Success Information Technology Marketing Sales

Industry Experience

While you may want to have some similarities with your coach you don’t want too much overlap. A coach’s job is to offer you fresh and new perspectives that you may not be exposed to in your current industry or function. Here are the industries the coach most commonly supports.

Biotech Consulting Energy Entertainment Technology

Coaching Expertise

Coaches have wide skill sets and we can’t list them all. Here are a few areas this coach specializes in helping support.

Communication Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Emotional Intelligence Executive Presence Women in Leadership

Primary Professionals Coached

Experienced Managers in Leadership Positions Employees at Tech Companies Engineers Building Their Management Experience Co-Founders at All Stages of Company Growth International Client Base Leaders in Multinational Companies Founders and C Level Executives

Testimonials and Coaching Highlights

Polly’s coaching style is challenging with warmth, while being fun and insightful. She believes that clients have the answers to their questions, and together they find them!

Past clients have said that Polly helped them be the person that they wanted. They are often impressed with her laser sharp perception and insight. Polly uses a range of techniques to steer clients toward solutions. Her clients recommend her for anyone wanting to improve their confidence in decision making.