Testimonials

What people are saying about Tanya's high-performance coaching

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NICE TO MEET YOU

I'm Tanya Semerad

When I was a lawyer, I barely had time for myself. I was overworked and overwhelmed, and despite warning signs, I "powered through" (and still worked on weekends). I developed an autoimmune disease. My hair was falling out, skin cracking and bleeding, and I looked and felt like the walking dead for about 18 months. It took the Global Financial Crisis and interesting office politics to have me discharged from my lawyerly duties (a.k.a. redundant). I started my life again, studying and founding a marketing agency for lawyers, then working my way up international businesses to head of department and managing bigger teams.

I didn't have a network or financial support, so constantly I'd ask myself, "Who do I need to become?", and acquired the knowledge and skill to get me there. Yes, there were some very late nights, early mornings, frustrating experience, and it took a while to create the changes - because yet again - I was doing it all by myself. I didn't know that professionals had access to high performance coaching that gave them a competitive advantage (and their life back!). So, I certified as a High Performance Coach in the US, and over the last 7 years have been the secret weapon for accelerating progress, impact, and positive change for executives, leaders, and their teams across various industries in the UK, Europe, Middle East, and US.

So, who do you need to become?

Steve Patterson

General Manager

Tanya built a programme with my teams around high performance. She worked through in a structured way, working with each individual to highlight best practice and also enlighten us on what we do well to focus there and look at where/how we can make slight adjustments to maximise potential. Highly recommend Tanya to any business.

Gregg Mearing

Chief Technology Officer

We had the pleasure of working with Tanya as a Management group and then also on a 1:1 basis. This allowed us collectively focus on our team performance and then also use Tanya's experience and knowledge to help us focus and prioritise on a personal and individual level to also contribute to those team goals. Tanya is fun to work with and very encouraging, very valuable training and insights gained - highly recommended.

Lorenzo Jooris

Chief Executive Officer

I've had the immense pleasure of working with Tanya and going through her High Performance 12-week coaching course. It truly helped me in my professional and personal life. She has such a friendly and professional approach that makes you enjoy the whole journey. I would highly recommend Tanya Lesley's coaching courses to all leaders looking to go one step forward both with themselves and developing their careers.

Pratik Rawal

Managing Partner

You can read all those books and listen to podcasts to plan and energise your thoughts, but when it comes to implementation and seeing it through, you need to be accountable. Remember - it’s always on you! Tanya makes it simple to build your routine in a way that gets you more productive outcomes. Even Warren Buffet needed a coach. It’s the best investment.

Jonathan Davies, OBE

Global Award-Winning Sportsman & Team Leader | BBC Broadcaster | High Performance Speaking | President of Velindre Cancer Centre

I wanted to share the lessons I’d learned from life and sport in a way that resonated with the business world - and Tanya was the perfect guide. She helped me shape my story into something clear, relatable, and powerful. The process felt natural, energising, and gave me the confidence to speak with businesses in a way that truly connects. Tanya is warm, insightful, and incredibly skilled at drawing out the best in people. I’d recommend her to any business, in any sector - she knows how to turn real-life experience into meaningful impact.

Ria Burrage-Male

Founder & Director KIBO Group | International Athlete

Coaching with Tanya was exactly what I needed. Straight to the point, full of energy, and packed with practical takeaways. I came in feeling clouded about my next steps and left with clarity and a clear game plan. Tanya helped me cut through the noise, get focused, and take action fast. Her blend of experience and straight-talking approach meant I could apply what we discussed straight away in my business. No fluff - just real, actionable progress.

Ben Breeze

Innovator | Strategic Thinker | Charity | Former Pro Rugby

Working with Tanya has enabled me to check in on my priorities, maximise the time available to me and most importantly maintain a healthy balance to my life. The sessions we shared gave me some headspace; a chance reflect on my approach and find my best way forward.

Stuart Toomey

Education, Government Policy, & Strategic Project Management | Driving Efficiency & Organisational Change

Tanya was excellent at stepping into my corporate world, immediately providing clarity and focus to my leadership style and my approach to strategic management principles and practice. Getting under the hood of what I do on a day-to-day basis, and in doing so helping me to see the value and worth of my time, meaning I can drive my vision within myself and the senior managers I currently lead. It was refreshing to gain that clarity and focus, alongside increased output and productivity... Thank you Tanya!

Andy Gillan

Enterprise Sales Specialist | Enablement

It’s time to give yourself a much-needed life MOT! Tanya’s approach is clear, focused and expertly delivered, each session builds on the last but what is consistent throughout is how Tanya makes you feel invested and instills the belief that you can make positive change no matter how big or small. Not only have the High-Performance Coaching sessions helped to recalibrate my approach and mindset but it’s allowed me to go deeper inside myself to draw out skills I didn’t ever believe I had. If you want to make positive change and inspire yourself and others then I cannot stress how much Tanya’s coaching can help!

Hassna Hraima

Senior Operations Manager

Tanya had created an experience like no other. She is immensely knowledgeable, bringing variety to every session. It makes a big difference that she has a vested interest in your progress and challenges you in every session, which keeps you motivated. Getting a coach is a life-changing experience that helped me to grow personally and professionally. Couldn’t recommend it highly enough.

Stuart Hall

Director

Since meeting Tanya, she has shown me ways I can go above and beyond in every area of my life by utilising tools and techniques I never knew existed. Her energy, passion and enthusiasm are infectious with her words resonating with me to create legitimate breakthroughs, giving me both a peace in my life and a new drive and ambition for the future. I cannot thank Tanya enough for her support and all that she has helped me with to achieve on my ongoing journey.

Win as one team.

"We're now much closer as a team. With this training, we were able to make time for people. We're able to bring them together and actually we're able to give them tools that they could implement immediately. You could implement this today, start in your very next meeting."

Enable your team with the time, insight, and tools they need to create closeness, enhance trust, and increase performance with the immediately actionable habits that come from high performance team coaching. Ben Walker, Global Go-To-Market pro, talks about how high performance team coaching enhanced his international teams' collaboration, positive engagement, and overall performance.

Neil Jelley

Head of Sales

How do I get better work and life outcomes when you only know what you know? Well Tanya has certainly helped me look introspectively at my own thoughts and processes, to build improved strategies and better healthier habits with tangible results. More so, Tanya while working with my team, using her same approach, has created an environment and culture of ‘can-do’, with her enthusiasm and infectious approach that has bred positivity throughout. I can honestly say that we have loved working with Tanya, we’ve seen real improvements in multiple areas, and as a result performance and moral have improved.

Alistair Paine

Business Development Manager

Before working with Tanya, I spent zero time on self-development and working on how to achieve my goals, mainly because I was "too busy" with the stresses of everyday working life. Working with Tanya has been a complete eye-opener, she made me realise I was never "too busy". She has completely changed my mindset on focusing and achieving my goals and making me realise that the best investment you will ever make, is in yourself. I can't recommend Tanya enough, her approach is professional yet personable and her sessions consistently offer great clarity and focus. I have already seen positive results and outcomes after only working with Tanya for a couple of weeks and I will continue to engage Tanya for many years to come due to the value her sessions offer. Look no further if you want to secure professional development for yourself or your team.

John Lester

Group Sales Director

Very insightful and thought-provoking journey. Tanya was great throughout and brought a lot out of our team, got them thinking in a different way and asking questions of themselves. It’s always good to take a step back sometimes and look at new techniques… lessons learned that will hopefully stay with the team for years to come.

Welmoet Lugt

Group Marketing Director

Coaching by Tanya really offered me a new perspective. Before we started I was skeptical about the added value of coaching in general. Experiencing the sessions with Tanya completely changed my view. I cannot recommend her enough, she brought me insights that truly helped me progress and improve in my work and private live. Her energy, wit and sincere interest work contagiously and will help you perform at an higher level.

Gain serious progress.

Sarah Glastonbury, Head of Marketing at an intentional tech business, explains how high performance coaching refocused her priorities both personally and professionally, re-ignited her motivation, and helped her gain serious momentum and progress on the ideas and side-projects she'd been working on.

Dave Hind

Head of UK Marketing

Personalised and impactful coaching. Tanya was great at unlocking why and how we are motivated and working with us individually to identify what can make each of us perform even better in our roles. A course with practical and useful outcomes; this has really helped me improve my performance. And Tanya is a joy to work with too!

Anja McCormick

Senior Business Development Manager

The coaching that I didn’t know I needed. It helps you to refine your existing skill set, and make improvements that otherwise may have been overlooked. Tanya is really great at getting you to think, reflect, and gain clarity. It’s easy to be complacent sometimes but Tanya stretches you to be better. I changed my habits through being more aware, applied not just internally with my own processes, but also in my whole prospecting approach to new business. Gave me more confidence to try the things that I may have been on the fence about and take accountability for how I am spending my time.

Helene Vlahadamis

Client Advisor

Inspiration in Every Session. Tanya is a very inspiring coach and each session brings you closer to where you want to be. She makes you know that you can reach your full potential and be the best version of yourself. She cares for her clients and makes sure that this is felt every time. Best coach ever!

Simon Benham

Commercial Sales Team Leader

The influence and persuasion workshop was a really interesting and valuable session for me and our sales team. It made you think much more about how to engage with people on a deeper, more personable level to inspire and influence. Everyone really enjoyed getting out of their comfort zone for a day and learnt a lot.

From lacking motivation... To sales person of the year... To team leader

"I'd never done coaching before, so I didn't know what to expect. We coined my next level, "Amie 2.0" and it was called out in the Christmas party because I won Sales Person of the Year. That was down to our sessions, the clarity I needed, the plan of attack, going from strength to strength of success looks like for me and the goals I wanted to achieve throughout the year.

I was surprised about how much I enjoyed the sessions with Tanya. The breadth of information we covered, the finer granular details of how you become it, it surprised me how much detail and material is included with the sessions."

Brian Cotaoco

Client Advisor

Hala Hanna

Client Advisor

One of the best experiences I had! I had an amazing experience with Tanya, over a period of several weeks, we've discussed many aspects of life that are usually forgotten, or neglected over time. She helped me realise the key factors of being mentally, physically and emotionally prepared to brace through day to day issues and build a plan for long term growth and success. She's also helped me learn how to be more connected to myself in order to connect to my surroundings and the people I interact with better. Highly recommended!

Sophie Malone

Senior Business Development Manager

Tanya’s expertise and passion for her work are truly remarkable. Her deep understanding of psychology and her ability to draw out of people their true strengths and abilities has been a game changer for me. Tanya unlocks a deep self reflection in those that she mentors with a unique blend of creativity and analytical thinking. Without a doubt, I wholeheartedly recommend Tanya Lesley; she is a true expert in her field and her guidance and support are invaluable.

Abdullah Younis

Client Services Manager

I have learned a lot from Tanya during the High Performance coaching course that have helped me open my eyes a bit wider on what other aspect that I did not see does actually matter if you want to progress in your career and how small changes in your lifestyle can actually make huge difference on your performance. I highly recommend learning from such a smart person as Tanya Lesley.