- Executive Coaching
Coaching
- Executive Coaching
A Safe, Sensitive & Supportive Space
Tesse coaches Chief Executives, Chairs, Senior Leadership and Executive Teams and emerging leaders. She offers 1:1 coaching, group coaching and team coaching — a safe, sensitive and supportive place and space to share, hear and tell your stories and experiences.
Tesse is an ILM Certified Coach, a Fellow of the Association for Coaching and holds her Certification from the Coaching Academy and MOE Foundation. She has logged over 3,000 coaching delivery hours and holds a rich and diverse coaching portfolio.
As an executive coach, Tesse brings together technical governance knowledge, deep human understanding, and a warm, compassionate presence to create a coaching experience that is genuinely transformative.
- Coaching Academy Accredited
- ILM Certified
- MOE Foundation
- AC Fellow
- Coaching Packages
Choose Your Coaching Journey
1:1 Executive Coaching
A bespoke, confidential one-to-one coaching relationship tailored to your specific needs, goals and context. Designed for senior leaders who are ready to invest in their own growth and transformation.
Group Coaching — TesseLeads
TesseLeads creates a safe, courageous cohort learning space for leaders to explore challenges, share experiences and grow together. Peer support, shared insight and wellbeing integration at the heart of every session.
Team Coaching
Supporting boards and senior teams to work more effectively together — addressing dynamics, strengthening relationships and navigating change. Tesse brings a deep understanding of board culture and group behaviour.
- Client Voices
What Clients Say
“The governance review was a tour de force. Tesse’s process and style was impressive, as was the rigour of her analysis. The report is excellent — it will be fundamental in informing our planning.”
Board Chair Professional Institute“Tesse’s coaching process is thoughtful and well-structured. She has an innate intuition and draws from a wealth of experience. Her coaching has made a real difference to my performance and confidence as a leader.”
Senior Executive Coaching Client“Tesse is an amazing coach! I feel energised and motivated. She helped me identify the obstacles holding me back and develop a clear path forward. Great fun and incredibly insightful.”
Director Marketing SMT Member“I have worked with Tesse for well over 20 years. She brings to her work an emotional intelligence that helps her see through to the heart of an issue. A rare combination of talents.”
Philip Kirkpatrick
Partner, Bates Wells
- The Coaching Community
The Inspiration of Coaches
Tesse Akpeki is a Fellow of the Association for Coaching — formally recognised for demonstrating longstanding coaching experience, service and contribution to the coaching industry. The Fellowship spans 85+ countries and represents the highest standard of coaching excellence.
Her coaching community includes TesseLeads — a group coaching initiative that creates a safe, courageous space for leaders to explore challenges, share experiences and grow together. Peer support, shared insight and wellbeing integration are at the heart of every session.
Tesse is the Founder of Future Focus Wellbeing and Resilience – bringing together…
Add an additional paragraph- Tesse has been inspired by other mentors and coaches. She fondly remembers her late brother Tony Akpeki and her friend the late Maggie Johnson.