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Dr Imelda J

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Executive Mentorship

Executive Mentorship

Most founders I work with don’t need motivation. They’re already working hard, and carrying a lot.

What they’re missing isn’t drive, it's orientation; a clear sense of what actually matters right now, who they need to be in this phase, and what they can finally stop holding on their own.

This mentorship is for founders who are:

  • wearing too many hats at once

  • under-resourced while carrying outsized responsibility

  • fundraising while still running the business

  • thinking at executive level, but still operating like the bottleneck

  • calm externally, mentally crowded internally

There is a growing mismatch between the company’s ambitions and its current operating structure. At some point, every founder hits this moment where:

  • being the smartest person in the room stops helping

  • doing more creates more complexity

  • being involved in everything turns you into the bottleneck

This is the shift from founder to executive, and it’s rarely obvious how to make it.


My Background

My work sits across venture capital, founders, and senior leadership, where decisions are made under real pressure and limited resources.

I’ve worked closely with founders and executives as companies scale and outgrow their original operating models, and with artists and creative leaders whose work depends on clarity, judgement, and direction.

That combination shapes how I work.

I don’t offer motivation, I help high-capacity people see clearly, focus accurately, and lead forward without unnecessary friction.

My role isn’t to tell you what to do.
It’s to help you see what’s already there (minus the noise).

I’m good at:

  • seeing complex systems clearly

  • reflecting patterns back without judgement

  • helping people trust their own judgement again

  • reading people, and identifying the underlying causes behind hesitation, tension, or misalignment

  • distilling a compelling narrative for fundraising decks from investor perspectives

  • equipping founders with the judgement to read people, match traits and working style, so they can build strong teams beyond CVs

Most of the time, the clarity is already inside you. It’s just buried under pressure. In our sessions, we dissect things down just enough to see properly.

We work on things like:

  • Getting clear on your role and identity

  • Leading from calm, not urgency
    How to be steady, even when things aren’t settled yet.

  • Delegation that actually works
    Not just handing things off, but building systems that don’t pull you back in.
    Letting go without losing control.

  • Focus when everything feels important
    Deciding what really moves the needle in this phase. Reducing mental load so you’re not constantly reacting.

The goal isn’t to do less.
It’s to do the right things, from the right place.


How it works

This mentorship is designed to run alongside real life. Fundraising, building, leading, all of it. Sessions are flexible and spaced to allow thinking and integration.

Option 1 - Extended Mentorship

  • 14 private 1:1 Zoom sessions (75-90 minutes)

  • Used over 9 months, flexibly

  • Personalised meditation audios to support clarity and regulation between sessions

£6,600

Best suited for founders and executives navigating sustained transition, fundraising, or structural change.


Option 2 - Focused Mentorship

  • 6 private 1:1 Zoom sessions (75 minutes)

  • Used over 4 months, flexibly

  • Personalised meditation audios

£3,300

Best suited for founders who want targeted orientation around a specific phase or decision set.


What founders usually notice by the end

Clearer orientation, earlier pattern recognition, and less unnecessary complexity, leading to more decisive leadership.


Next step

If this reflects where you are, the next step is a short conversation to explore fit and timing.

Discuss next steps