I ran a business first

Twelve years as COO and then CEO of a food manufacturer in Kent, through growth, a hard year and a sale. Since 2016 I’ve coached founders and CEOs to build the team and the rhythm that let a company run without them in every room.

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Portrait of Ines Calder against a warm off-white wall.

£60m → £140m

Revenue as CEO

70+

CEOs and founders coached

One-to-one clients at a time

Ines, some years younger, in a white coat beside a packing line, talking with a supervisor.

The CEO years

For my first three years as chief executive, every decision waited for me. Then our chair started meeting me every other Friday at 7am, asking better questions than I asked myself.

Within eighteen months the business ran on a plan and an exec team, and I had my weekends back. By the sale in 2015 we had 900 people and £140m of revenue. I’ve coached CEOs to build the same since 2016.

2004

Chief operating officer, Kent food manufacturer

2009

Chief executive, £60m to £140m, 900 people

2016

Qualified as a coach; first CEO clients

Today

Twelve one-to-one clients at a time

How I work

I’ll tell you what I think, once, and clearly.

I work from your numbers, not from a model.

Your team never hears what you tell me.

If it isn’t working, I’ll say so first.

What I’m not

Not a consultant.

You do the thinking. I make sure it’s good, and that it gets done.

Not a consultant.

You do the thinking. I make sure it’s good, and that it gets done.

Not a consultant.

You do the thinking. I make sure it’s good, and that it gets done.

Not a therapist.

We’ll talk about how it feels, and I’ll say if you need more than me.

Not a therapist.

We’ll talk about how it feels, and I’ll say if you need more than me.

Not a therapist.

We’ll talk about how it feels, and I’ll say if you need more than me.

Not a guru.

Simple, well-known tools, used every week for a year.

Not a guru.

Simple, well-known tools, used every week for a year.

Not a guru.

Simple, well-known tools, used every week for a year.

The Clerkenwell studio: exposed brick, armchairs, a long table and tall windows.

The studio

A converted print works near Farringdon. One-to-ones happen here or on video.

Directions and hours

Let’s see if we’re a fit

I work with twelve CEOs at a time. A first call is thirty minutes and free.

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Read the client stories

Let’s see if we’re a fit

I work with twelve CEOs at a time. A first call is thirty minutes and free.

Book a discovery call

Read the client stories

Let’s see if we’re a fit

I work with twelve CEOs at a time. A first call is thirty minutes and free.

Book a discovery call

Read the client stories

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