Fiona Parashar

Fiona is founder & CEO of Leadership Coaching which is a BCorp certified organisation committed to its mission to increase positive leadership in the workplace and prioritise wellbeing for people and the planet.

Fiona started her career in advertising, working for Redwood publishing, Ogilvy, Lintas and then promoted to the board of Universal McCann, ending up as joint MD. But after having her second child , Fiona craved better work life balance. So in 2000 she set up Leadership Coaching, combining her love of people and psychology with my business skills and experience. Three years later Fiona published The Balancing Act.

Just this year, Fiona has written her second book, A Beautiful Way to Coach all about the Positive Vision Day work that she does. Fiona enjoys working with some brilliant coaching partners who are aligned on values and the vision, we have won an award for excellence in business psychology coaching, and worked with leaders from right across the communications industry.

Fiona loves paying it forward with mentoring, coaching or supporting emerging female talent. CHAMPIONING POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY With a degree in Psychology and a Masters in Positive Psychology, Fiona believes strongly that resolving issues is best achieved by focusing on strengths over shortfalls. A great believer in personal and professional development, she is also certified as a meditation and mindfulness teacher, and have developed coaching programmes that draw on the mix of psychology with nature to meet the challenge of what positive leadership needs to be in uncertain times. PURPOSE-LED AND PASSIONATE Leadership Coaching has always been a purpose-led business, not only supporting people’s wellbeing but donating a percentage of time to pro bono coaching for charities.

Fiona is passionate about accelerating gender equality, and am also a member of the Bath Women’s Giving Fund and a Trustee for Health and Wellbeing trust.