Running a business can be hard FUN

Are you a creative feeling uninspired and frustrated? 

Disconnected from your business and going through the motions? 

Find yourself procrastinating, feeling bored and not sure where to go next?

Need clarity on executing an idea?

Feeling all this as a creative is frustrating. Painful. 

It feels like you’ve lost your soul and purpose. You feel like you’ve lost your edge. Your brain turns to mush and you start to doubt yourself and your skills. 

But it doesn’t have to stay that way. 

I work with creative business owners to rediscover your inspiration, realign to your goals and business and maximise the impact you want to make in the world - whether that’s for people, planet or yourself. 

Traditional, well-worn methods lead to traditional answers, so it’s time for a different approach. I offer design and coaching with a playful twist to get you feeling joyful, inspired, and activated.

Whether you’re here for coaching or design services, I’ll get you dreaming, doodling, walking, exploring, splatting, getting messy, playing games, being a child, and trying to unleash your brain in different ways so we can find that solution with a difference.

I like mischief. I like exploration. I like curiosity.

Most of all I like having FUN. And we don’t do that enough in business.

So let’s PLAY!

“1:1 coaching with Helen was a complete gamechanger for me. After every session I'd come away filled with clarity and enthusiasm”

— Emma Stenhouse, Copywriter

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Not only do I have my coaching diploma, early in 2023 I completed my training with The Climate Coaches. I am one of the few (approx 120) QUALIFIED climate coaches in the WORLD.

AND as of March 2023, I have achieved my ICF ACC coaching accreditation.

I’m not gonna say running a business is easy, but it can certainly be enjoyable, fun, and give a sense of pride. Even amongst the dramas and stress.

Running a business is about learning, adapting, evolving.
It's realising you don't have to stay put in one area.
That you can find new passions and skills. A new direction.
Realising that you don't have to do all the things, you can focus on one.
It's discovering your tone of voice.
Your power.
Claiming your style of doing things.

It's working with your flow. Finding your flow.
It's having the confidence to take control.
The confidence to say no. To say yes. To try new things. To make mistakes. To try again.

It's finding the people to support you along the way.

And create an ecosystem that supports both you and the business.

We all get stuck at times. We've all lost our way at some point. But you can get it back.

What's the key to this?
🌟 Asking for help - another set of eyes and ears can work wonders!
🌟 Being open to change & trying new methods
🌟 Experimenting & testing
🌟 Failing (but picking yourself back up)
🌟 Letting ideas fester & grow - inspiration will hit when it's ready

Maybe you need some help with finding your direction.
Someone to help you build your confidence.
Some accountability to get shit done. An encouraging-but-firm kick up the butt.
Taking action to safeguard yourself, and the planet.
Help with balancing your business alongside your health (oh, how I get this).

That’s what I’m here for.

Whether your challenges lie in staying in control of your business, looking after yourself, finding new opportunities, or knowing where to go next, I’ve got you

Why is coaching with UnlikelyGenius different?

It’s based on my 4 values that are intentionally a little adventurous & scrappy:

You've probably experienced awe and wonder before - but have you ever felt a deep sense of it in your business? I will help you to amaze yourself in going for your goals, in what you can achieve, and noticing things in your surroundings that you hav

You've probably experienced awe and wonder before - but have you ever felt a deep sense of it in your business? I will help you to amaze yourself in going for your goals, in what you can achieve, and noticing things in your surroundings that you haven't before considered...

We're going to get WILD, MESSY & PLAYFUL. We'll try new approaches, explore from different perspectives and go a bit rogue. You're encouraged to escape outdoors to brainstorm, ponder & see what the world can tell you when not chained to your desk.

We're going to get WILD, MESSY & PLAYFUL. We'll try new approaches, explore from different perspectives and go a bit rogue. You're encouraged to escape outdoors to brainstorm, ponder & see what the world can tell you when not chained to your desk.

I will activate you to take the next step in your business and well-being, to look after yourself as much as you do others, and identify how you can embrace your inner activist to look after the planet too.

I will activate you to take the next step in your business and well-being, to look after yourself as much as you do others, and identify how you can embrace your inner activist to look after the planet too.

It's so easy to get stuck in your ways and so the same thing day in, day out. But as the well-used saying goes, if you always do the same thing you will get the same outcome. So let's think differently and get creative.

It's so easy to get stuck in your ways and so the same thing day in, day out. But as the well-used saying goes, if you always do the same thing you will get the same outcome. So let's think differently and get creative.

My coaching services

  • 1:1 coaching is available as a 3 or 6-month programme to really help you grow and establish yourself and get clients noticing you.

    You’ll get 2 x 1 hour sessions per month, plus my support outside of these sessions via email and the accountability group.

    These sessions do not follow a structure. They are open sessions entirely led by you, to which you will bring a topic to explore each session. I provide the questions, insights, explorations and when appropriate, guidance or prompts, to help you explore the topic in-depth and work towards your goals.

    I can help you to uncover areas of development for yourself and your business, and give you lots of time for experimenting, reflecting, and reeling in clients.

    3 months £1000

    6 months £2000

  • Info on the next programme is coming soon

  • The Power of 3 lite is a 12-week self-study course which will help you to improve the sustainability of your small business. It will guide you to thrive personally, in your business and take steps to help the planet thrive too. It is a lite version of my coaching mastermind, based on the principles of creativity, collaboration and connection.

    Sustainability is a true triquetra (the curved triangle in the logo) - when we thrive, the business thrives and we can help the planet to thrive, and vice versa, and so on, and back again.

    The planet and nature influence a larger part of us than we usually acknowledge, and we can harness its power. Nature is resilient, powerful, surprising and adaptable – all those qualities we need to embrace as a business owner. We’re going to connect with the great outdoors and bring it indoors – into your mind – to help you plant and nourish the seeds that will help you grow.

    Find out more here

  • I’m offering 5 people a place on my BUSINESS BOOST workshop at 50% off. This is a one-off workshop you can book to sort all the rambling ideas and noise in your head and form it into a logical goal and achievable set of actions.

    “What do I get for my spending money?” I hear you cry.

    Well, lemme tell you.

    A 2 hour workshop:

    You will get 2 hours of my dedicated focus, listening ear and brain nuggets to help you breakdown your biggest business challenge into achievable bites. We’ll assess where you are, where you want to be and all the options for that messy squidgy oozing middle that will get you there. You can take this in one big session, or break it into 2 x 1 hour slots.

    A goal:

    You might not even quite know what your goal is right now, and that’s okay, we can work that out too. Or maybe you have a goal in mind for next year and you just don't know where to start with getting there and need a poke in the brain to help you. Either way, we’ll get it defined and know exactly what it looks like. I love doing some squidgy brain poking.

    A plan:

    We will explore the options, possible solutions and you will leave with a plan for where to start, the actions that you need to do and what you need in place to help you get there.

    An energised brain:

    We’ll identify aspects of your mindset that might need a talking to and that might be holding you back, and instead inject a burst of excitement to get cracking. 🌟

But wait…who do I work with?

Not just anyone is getting in, I’ve become a picky little pickle lately.

I work with wondrous humans who:

  • want to change lives or at least make it a little easier - for themselves AND others

  • embrace individual passions, emotions, and the differences each of us brings to the table

  • don’t always get things right, but they will at least try and aren’t afraid to make mistakes

  • keep an open mind to new ways of doing things

  • believe none of us are perfect, but that we’re all blinking marvellous in our own little ways

  • respect this glorious planet of ours and want to take action - whether big or small - to safeguard its future

If this is you, give me a shout, you glorious pumpkin you.