My Official Bio
With 17 years’ experience leading complex transformation both as a business and HR leader across financial services and the social impact sector, Claire partners with organisations to support their leaders to feel inspired, and to inspire, and create the cultural change their organisations and communities most need.
As Head of HR, Claire led all people-related workstreams for one of the largest mergers the UK social housing sector has seen, successfully landing the new organisational design, and enabling the retention and mobilisation of key talent. Prior to this, she held senior roles at Barclays, where she partnered with executives to execute strategic HR initiatives and led all branch-related customer-facing processes across the Small Business division.
In 2015, Claire launched Claretta Consulting Ltd, a boutique leadership development provider. With over 1,500 hours of professional coaching and facilitation experience, Claire has supported hundreds of emerging and senior leaders. She is certified by the ICF as a professional coach and as a Leadership Circle practitioner, bringing cutting-edge expertise in human development to her clients.
Claretta Consulting’s clients include technology, retail, professional services, financial services, and non-profit education, in the UK and internationally. Claire’s journey to this work includes the recognition of the powerful impact of leadership on culture and change, and her passion as a practicing artist, community leader and performer inspires her collaborations with organisational clients, including innovative programmes for women leaders. Her style is frequently described as brave, warm, inspiring, creative and intuitive.
Claire's services include individual leadership coaching, bespoke leadership development programmes, and group coaching.
Bring more of their authentic selves into their leadership and develop greater awareness of their impact
Develop more meaningful and productive relationships and embrace conflict to deepen connection and create innovation
Become more courageous in their pursuit of results, enabling them to become true influencers in their organisations and beyond
Achieve greater balance between different parts of their life, enabling sustainable performance
• Certified practitioner of the Leadership Circle Profile - 360 Assessment for Leaders, Managers & Teams
• Graduate of CTI’s Co-Active Leadership Programme
• CTI Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)
• International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
• CRRUK Alchemy – The Art & Science of Co-Leading & Experiential Workshop Facilitation
• Member: International Coaching Federation
• BMus in Music (The University of Birmingham, UK)
