About UK Coach Training
We were established in lockdown to solve a problem that no book could answer.
OUR STORY
When the world went remote in 2021, leaders everywhere faced a challenge nobody had prepared them for. How do you build trust with people you cannot see? How do you maintain productivity, cohesion and culture when your team is a grid of faces on a screen?
Kaidi Bowen knew the answer was coaching. Not because she had read about it. Because she had lived the problem herself.
OUR FOUNDERS STORY
As a bank manager at Santander, Kaidi was an award-winning leader. Her team hit their targets, their performance was exceptional and the results spoke for themselves.
Then the FSA removed performance targets across the banking sector. Almost overnight, the metrics that had driven her team disappeared. Productivity collapsed. Trust disintegrated. And Kaidi found herself doing what so many managers do under pressure. Micro managing, trying to control outcomes she could no longer measure, and watching the confidence drain from a team that had previously been thriving.
“Coaching brought back trust, empowerment and innovation. It taught me to actively listen. It changed our trajectory from struggling to the top in the country.”
That experience did not just transform her team. It transformed her understanding of what leadership really means. And it became the foundation of everything UK Coach Training is built on.
When lockdown arrived and leaders across the country faced the same crisis of trust and connection that Kaidi had once navigated, she knew exactly what they needed. She established UK Coach Training to spread the word and help.
The moment that changed everything.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
"We believe coaching is not a soft skill. It is the most powerful leadership tool available."
Every organisation we have worked with has the same thing in common. The people they need to build a stronger, more innovative and more resilient organisation are already there. They just need leaders who know how to bring the best out of them.
When a manager learns to lead through coaching, the ripple effect moves through their entire team. Empowerment replaces dependency. Innovation replaces compliance. Trust replaces control. And the manager finally has the space to focus on strategy rather than firefighting.
That is the transformation we are here to create. In every manager, in every organisation, in every sector we work with.
OUR VALUES AND STANDARDS
The rigour behind the work.
Our coaches hold internationally recognised credentials from ILM, the International Coaching Federation and the Co-Active Training Institute. Our Transformational Coaching Skills Programme is CPD accredited, reflecting our commitment to delivering coaching education that meets the highest professional standards.
We believe in practical, experiential learning that your managers can apply immediately. Everything we deliver is grounded in evidence-based coaching methodology and shaped around the real challenges your organisation faces.
ICF PCC | CPCC | CPD Accredited Programmes |
ICF Programme Accreditation In Progress
Meet the Team
Kaidi Bowen CPCC PCC
Founder & Executive Leadership Coach
Kaidi has spent over 20 years leading teams, most of that in banking and hospitality, and knows first-hand what it is like to lead under pressure, navigate complex organisations, and be responsible for the performance and wellbeing of others. Her coaching journey began in 2010 when she completed ILM coaching training whilst still in her banking career. It changed the way she led, the way she listened, and ultimately the direction of her life. Today she holds ICF Professional Certified Coach credentials with over 2,500 coaching hours, and works as an ICF Mentor and Supervisor, supporting not just leaders but coaches too. Through UK Coach Training, she designs and delivers coaching skills programmes for mid to senior leaders in organisations who want to lead differently. Not tick-box training. Real, practical coaching skills that change how people show up at work
Director of Education
Emily is a commercial and strategic talent and development leader who brings something rare to our programmes she helps create. She is doing the job your managers are trying to get better at, right now, inside a fast-moving organisation. As Head of Learning and Development, Emily understands the real pressures that sit behind every brief we receive. The competing priorities, the limited time, the need for training that actually transfers into daily leadership rather than disappearing the moment people return to their desks.
Her approach is thoughtful, empathetic and precise. She asks the questions that uncover what is really going on, and builds the kind of psychological safety into the training that allows genuine learning to happen. Accredited through the Co-Active Training Institute with Level 5 CIPD and qualifications in resilience and wellbeing, Emily brings both the strategic perspective of a senior L&D professional and the coaching skill of a practitioner who has invested deeply in her own development.
Emily Wilson CPCC level 5 CIPD
Alex Bowman ICF PCC
Associate Trainer and Coach
Alex knows what it is like to be a high-performing leader who loses himself in the role. Having held senior leadership positions and experienced first-hand the burnout and disconnection that comes from leading under sustained pressure without the right support, he did not just recover. He retrained as a coach and has spent the last eight years helping leaders reconnect with who they are, so they can lead with the kind of clarity and presence that actually gets the best from the people around them.
His coaching is direct, warm and completely focused on the person in front of him. He holds ICF Professional Certified Coach credentials and brings a level of personal investment to every session that his clients notice immediately. Within UK Coach Training programmes, Alex works with leaders who need more than skills. They need to understand themselves differently before the skills can land.
Jenn Paster Detmer MBA, ACC, CPCC
Executive Coach & Facilitator
Executive & Leadership Coach, Trumotivate® Facilitator
As a former Fortune 500 executive in pharmaceuticals, Jenn has led global, cross-functional teams that launched billion-dollar products, been the only woman at the negotiation table, and learned the art of saying “no and…” to the most senior levels of leadership.
She has successfully helped, high-achieving leaders that want to feel more alive in their work. Through her work together, she helps leaders explore their inner motivations, hone their authentic voice, and utilise energy-building behaviors to create teams and organisations that are people-focused, fun, and successful. Jenn supports our training facilitation in the US.
Steph Robins
Executive Trainer and Coach CPCC
Steph specialises in supporting senior leaders and high-potential talent to define their authentic and unique leadership styles. She helps individuals gain clarity on their sense of purpose, identity and strengths, which enables them to lead from a grounded and confident position, creating more certainty and flow in their work and relationships. Her coaching approach combines creating space for deep insights with accountability for practical action plans that drive progress and growth. She also provides consultancy for organisations on change, particularly for those seeking to future-proof their culture. With 20 years of experience in data science and consulting across large multinationals and maturing startups in retail, consumer goods, tech and consulting, Steph brings a rare combination of analytical rigour and human-centred coaching.
Serena Giggins
Executive Coach
Serena Giggins is a seasoned senior leader and ILM Level 7 (in training) Executive Coach. With over 25 years extensive experience in leading teams and blue chip clients (Diageo, The Coca-Cola Company, Kellogg's, amongst others), at leading brand licensing agency and consultancy, Beanstalk, Serena is now working as an Executive Coach.
Used to running large teams in high stakes environments, Serena is passionate about people development, and now brings her extensive knowledge of working in building and running businesses into her coaching practice. Coming with strong executive presence, she supports leaders in developing themselves and consequently their businesses, in a safe and confidential space. She still runs her licensing consultancy business, coming with a highly commercial eye and a commitment to boost individuals' energy and performances.
OUR GOALS
Vision Statement:
Our vision is to create a community of leaders who are knowledgeable, skilled, and dedicated to improving the world through coaching skills. We strive to be recognised as a leader in coach training, and to set the standard for excellence coaching leadership.
Learning Philosophy:
We believe that learning is a lifelong process that requires dedication, practice, and support. Our approach to coach training is centred around the principles of experiential learning, which means that our delegates are actively engaged in the learning process through hands-on practice, feedback, and reflection.
Collaboration:
We also believe that coaching is a collaborative process that requires a strong foundation of trust, respect, and empathy. Our curriculum emphasises the development of these core coaching competencies, as well as the integration of ethical and professional standards.
Through our comprehensive training programs, our delgates gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to succeed as professional coaching leaders and make a positive impact on the world.
OUR STANDARDS
At UK CoachTraining we are committed to upholding the highest standards of excellence in coach training. As we aspire to become an accredited supplier with the International Coach Federation (ICF), we ensure that our programs align with the ICF Core Competencies, Code of Ethics, and Standards of Conduct.
Our curriculum is designed to provide our delegates with a comprehensive understanding of coaching skills and the skills needed to be effective coaching leaders. We emphasise the importance of ethical and professional conduct, and we prepare our delegates to uphold the ICF Code of Ethics in their practice.
We also provide ongoing support and resources to our graduates, including opportunities for continuing education and professional development. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in the success of our delegates, who have gone on to become established leaders.
We are confident that our programs meet the rigorous standards set forth by the ICF, and we look forward to continuing our journey towards becoming an accredited supplier.
