STRATEGIC
PRESENCE
Conviction that Connects and Converts
It’s never been harder to stand out, build relationships, and earn trust in a market driven by quick wins, attention tactics, and endless distractions.
Leaders know what needs to happen, but can't get traction; teams are disconnected, clients are hesitant, and everything takes twice as long as it used to.
I help leaders and teams develop Strategic Presence, which simply means how we show up when it matters. These are the behaviours that earn trust, build conviction, and create traction because people sense the substance, feel the intent and are motivated by the clarity.
We can only ‘put on’ confidence for a while, but a temporary mask won’t sustain us through deep uncertainty. In a world of automated logic and digital noise, the human edge on performance lives in how we think, align and connect. It’s what brings a team together and gives the market something real to lean into.
If you are ready to unlock the human edge, let's talk about bringing more clarity and momentum through one of my keynotes or leadership programs.
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Make your difference clear and felt. Our work together aligns what you stand for and know is possible with how it shows up, ensuring the story remains clear, concise, and consistent—inside and out. This isn't about adding to the industry noise, amplifying jargon, or chasing fads; it is about creating clarity buyers can trust. Together, we build a narrative your team can land with the conviction that gives buyers the confidence to back you.
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Let’s acknowledge that most teams are not set up for success in the way we work today, where change is constant, pace is extreme, and certainty is low. Together, we unpack the shift that’s needed and what is actually going on, so teams can move past safe bets, quiet friction, and self-protection. By resetting how they align and build trust, and by reshaping how the team shows up and connects, we ensure they operate as one in the moments that actually shape performance.
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Turn credibility into authority without the theatrics. We work on what’s not being said, what’s not being seen, and whatever is stopping you from stepping out from the crowd. This allows you to show up with a conviction that is experienced, not put on. The result is a shift in energy where your visibility compounds, your authority holds under scrutiny, and your influence is built entirely on substance.
Delivering under pressure requires a fundamental state shift. We partner to trade the weight of self-protection for the velocity of conviction. In this space, presence is no longer a mask but a tool for trust. As we sharpen how a team shows up, the friction that usually slows progress is surfaced and resolved in real time. Our focus shifts from managing perceptions to driving outcomes.
While each focus area creates its own momentum, the ultimate shift happens when they work in unison. It’s where the market gets your story and what you stand for, your team operates as one, and your leadership conviction holds firm no matter how high the pressure gets.
Working together.
We work in the thick of it, co-creating change. This isn’t about "classroom" theory; it is high-energy, experiential delivery that shifts behaviour in real time. This ensures that the transformation is owned, not learnt. That’s the secret to making it stick without the need for constant reinforcement or the painful "how do we embed this" challenge.
The work is practical, memorable, and designed to stay in the room long after our time working together ends.
✔ Strategic workshops, sales conferences, and off-site sessions
✔ Conference and event keynotes
✔ In-person and virtual masterclasses
✔ Sales and leadership training programs
✔ Executive coaching
Each experience reconnects people with purpose, clarity, and conviction, so the connections inside your business reflect the impact you want to create outside it.
Who should work with Fishy?
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Leadership teams ready to unlock the team behind the titles
If you can feel the potential, but you need the shift that makes the room feel different when this team is together.
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Teams where uncertainty is shifting behaviour
If it’s time to raise the standard for how the team shows up, so trust replaces self-protection and alignment removes friction.
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Commercial leaders losing winnable deals
If you keep hearing “sounds great”, but deals keep stalling because buyers cannot feel the difference with enough conviction to back you.
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Leaders who need visibility without theatrics
If visibility that builds authority matters, but you refuse to play the superficial personal brand game and want to be known for something real.
Signature Programs.
Training & Facilitated Programs
“Our team needs commercial and leadership behaviours that stick.”
Structured, practical learning experiences that build commercial storytelling, leadership presence, and capability that lasts.
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Pitch Presence
Learn how to structure and deliver presentations that move decisions from rational to emotional — leading with conviction in your value and building the confidence that moves buyers forward.The Strategic Visibility Sprint
A short, high-impact program to help leaders and brands clarify their message and show up with confidence across the platforms and places that matter most.The Connected Culture Program
A structured alignment process that turns shared values into lived behaviours across your organisation.
Perfect for: leadership and sales capability programs, internal learning academies, or ongoing team development series.
Workshops & Team Sessions
“We need something powerful and impactful for our offsite.”
High-impact, immersive experiences designed to realign teams, sharpen connections, and build conviction where it matters most.
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Human Performance Edge
A facilitated team experience designed for groups who are individually strong but not yet operating at their collective best. It focuses on how teams show up, connect, and align through personal shifts and shared understanding that restore the human edge behind sustained high performance.
The Connection Code
A facilitated culture-shaping experience that helps teams define and embed a shared way of being with each other. Not values on a wall, but the behaviours, cues, and moments that shape trust, belonging, and collective performance within and across teams.
Loud Enough to Lead
Transform visibility into authority through presence, story, and purpose for teams ready to build their external image, authority, and connections through substance, not performance.Team Story Circle
A unique team session that builds real connection through shared context. It surfaces what drives people, what they care about, and the patterns they fall into when pressure hits. Not vulnerability for show but a curated exercise in shared understanding that builds trust and makes collaboration faster and more real.
Perfect for: off-sites, team realignment days, and company-wide events where energy, connection, and clarity matter most.
C-suite & Leadership Coaching
“We need to help our leaders to show up with authenticity and presence internally and in the market”
One-on-one or small-group coaching for leaders ready to elevate their voice, build authority and shape their influence.
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Authority Accelerator
Coaching for trusted experts and senior leaders ready to amplify their external visibility, turning credibility into influence through consistent, strategic communication and visible leadership habits. (Group & 1:1)The Strategic Voice
A coaching and practice space that builds authentic communication and identity-based confidence for emerging leaders.Leading with Belonging
Coaching and facilitation for HR and people leaders to strengthen trust, cohesion, and culture through everyday visibility and human connection.The Visibility Lab
1:1 coaching for executive leaders ready to redefine how they show up, aligning identity, conviction, and communication to build presence that earns authority and trust.
Perfect for: executive and emerging leaders, partners, and senior specialists ready to build strategic visibility and influence inside and outside their organisation.
Partnerships.
Seeing the world differently
I'm driven by understanding the science behind how we show up, why we do what we do, especially in moments that matter. My approach blends evidence-based research with lived experience, testing what actually moves people and how we build, lose, and rebuild trust.
I spot patterns others miss. While most people are still staring at jigsaw pieces, I can see the picture on the box, and the simplest path to getting there.
I am fascinated by how things work, and by finding a better way forward through observation, analysis, and a grounded point of view. I focus on sensible, simplified moves that are clear, practical, and easy to implement.
Seeing unrealised potential frustrates me, especially when smart people and strong teams hold back from fully showing up. I will challenge long-held perceptions and the self-talk that quietly becomes a barrier to growth. My goal is to help you bring more of who you are, with more conviction, into the moments that matter.
Media Coverage
Fishy is a regular podcast guest, and feature writer and contributor to these leading publications
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At the end of the day, people won’t remember the pitch, the post, or the performance. They will remember how it felt to be in the room with us. We have a choice right now: to work harder to compete with the noise, or to be known for who we are and what we bring to others.
Let’s own that.
