Iyare Umweni Executive Coach, Master Facilitator Book a Conversation
About Iyare

Coaching is about achieving outcomes.

I work with capable people to help them think better, lead better and make more of what matters — so they can achieve the outcomes that matter to them.

For more than 20 years, I have worked with leaders, executives, speakers and teams around the world. I do not begin from the assumption that successful people need fixing. I begin with what you are trying to achieve, what achieving it would give you, and how our work might make a useful contribution.

Iyare Umweni
20+years coaching and developing leaders
48countries worked in
1000sof leaders coached and developed
Globalorganisations across multiple sectors
What people say

You do not have to take my word for it.

People who have experienced the work can tell you more about what it feels like, what they noticed and what they took away.

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Great class today! Your passion and enthusiasm were great. The content and interactive approach was awesome. I feel better for having attended and look forward to applying lessons learned. Even after 29 years in sales, there’s always opportunity to improve, especially in this industry! Microsoft is blessed to have you doing what you do.
Eric J. MickelsCloud & Data Platform Solutions
Microsoft Corporation
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Thanks very much for taking us through the training yesterday. It was incredibly valuable and engaging and you made the time fly by. I wanted you to know that it was some of the best sales training in my 32-year career. Thanks.
Neil MartinAzure Applications & Infrastructure Services Sales Specialist
Microsoft · Toronto
The work behind the work

Experience matters.
So does how you use it.

My work sits at the intersection of executive coaching, facilitation, leadership development and practical organisational experience. I have spent decades in conversations where the stakes matter: decisions, relationships, transitions, presentations, strategic priorities and the moments when capable people need access to more of their best.

Before building my coaching and development practice, I spent many years working inside corporate environments. That experience matters because coaching does not happen in a vacuum. People are navigating real organisations, real pressures, real relationships and real consequences.

The experience I bring helps me recognise patterns. The discipline I bring is not to presume that your situation is the same as anyone else's.

Background

A broad base of experience

My background includes corporate work, executive coaching, leadership and team development, speaker development, facilitation and work with senior leaders across a wide range of sectors.

Corporate experience13 years working in corporate teams before moving fully into coaching and development.
International coachingWork with leaders and organisations across 48 countries.
Education & developmentUniversity study at UCL and the University of Westminster, alongside extensive professional development in coaching, facilitation and behavioural approaches.
Senior audiencesExecutives, leadership teams, speakers, public presenters and professionals carrying consequential responsibility.

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The most useful next step

You do not need to decide whether I am the right coach just from a website.

You need enough confidence to have a conversation. We can use that conversation to understand what you want, why it matters, and whether working together makes sense.

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