Hear What Others Are Saying About working with James

Real transformation speaks for itself.

Christina Li

Design Director - BP

I had the privilege of working with James in the last few months, and his coaching completely shifted the way I think about both my career and my personal life. James has a unique ability to guide you into new perspectives, helping you see challenges and opportunities from angles you may never have considered before.

What impressed me most was how he explains the way our minds work and how emotions shape our decisions. By making these insights practical and relatable, James gave me tools I now use daily, not just in my career, but also in my family life.

His coaching reminded me that a change in perspective can create profound shifts. I look forward to learning even more from him in the future.

Jota Serna

Tech Director in Voodoo, Ex-King, Ex-Scopely, Ex-TakeTwo

James has been coaching me for a bit over a year now. I don't exaggerate when I say that our sessions have been transformative for me; during that year, I developed a healthier relationship with work, lost a huge amount of weight in the process and was able to attain some of my long-standing dreams. Through his coaching, I was able to understand that a healthier work-life balance is not to the detriment of professional success, but quite the contrary; it supports career success. As proof of it, all of this process ended with me being branded a key contributor in my company. James helped me by challenging my assumptions, offering alternative "brain paths" & tearing down my sometimes flaky arguments.

Iain Fletcher

Founder - Solution Sales Advisors

Transformation is an over used terms these days but I can wholeheartedly say that the 6 months I was coached by James was transformative for me. Trust was developed extremely quickly and James was patient, challenging and supportive as we worked through numerous work and life scenarios. What sets James apart from other coaches is his ability to ask questions that get to the heart of the situation quickly whilst allowing you to get to a solution in your own time.

Alex Dixey

Sales Engineer at SparkLayer B2B

James is a very effective motivator and brought real energy and a sense of enthusiasm into the office. He is a very supportive and approachable team leader who helped develop my personal skills and provided ideas and solutions to overcome any difficulties or problems in daily work. He recognises peoples talents and knows how to bring out the best in people. James' knowledge, experience and creativity was a huge asset to our team and I thoroughly enjoyed working him.

Josh T

Geospatial

James Rees has been a truly transformative executive coach, particularly in developing my emotional intelligence to become a better leader. James has played a crucial role in my personal and professional development - his insights on human behaviour, fear, and leadership blind spots have proven invaluable. He has been a powerful guide in helping me to develop techniques and mindsets that have allowed me to foster a more psychologically safe and trust-driven team culture. James’ expertise and experience are evident, he coaches at top business schools and brings a wealth of knowledge and practical insights to the table. If you're looking for someone who genuinely cares about your development as an individual, I highly recommend considering James as your coach.

Trevor Lynch

Leadership Development

Would I recommend James as a coach?
Yes, clearly a yes.
His thought-provoking questions, insights, experience with leaders as well as being a leader himself, his ability to connect with you with ease, an incredible ability to remain impartial and see things from another’s perspective and how whatever you thought of doing or saying, could potentially land, highlighting, what you may not have seen.
All with a business casual human connection.
Thank you James!

Perry Pearce

Director Investec Wealth & Investment UK

James has been my key mentor and role model right from the moment I graduated. I have been inspired and motivated by James's infectious energy and enthusiasm towards challenges and his tenacity to achieve his goals and that of a team. James has been very influential in adapting the approach I take to tasks and how I also reflect upon performance and where improvements can be made to ensure that I reach my full potential.
It was a real pleasure to work with James and I look forward to learning more from him in future.

William K

GSK

James has been coaching me for about 6 months now and it has been absolutely transformative for me. I've really appreciated the combination of coaching, cognitive behavioural and mentoring techniques. I've developed deeper self awareness and resilience. Thank you James, looking forward to the continued coaching support. .