Team

Jasper Walshe
Jasper’s Coaching and Performance Consultancy partners with organisations that are committed to equipping their leaders to thrive in an increasingly demanding world of business. Jasper worked for 15 years in frontline corporate roles in banking and professional services, all client-facing and fee-earning with leadership responsibilities. He works with leaders and their teams/organisations whose successes and struggles he can identify with. His team of like-minded associates in the UK and Ireland believe in helping leaders express their individuality and personality through their work.
Approach
Jasper has developed a framework called TRIPS that equips leaders and teams to be ‘future-fit’. It’s a proven process that focuses on sustainable performance improvement whilst capitalising on the short- term wins that build confidence, awareness and free up headspace.
TRIPS uses the strengths-based approach which is where agility, resilience and peak performance are best sourced in today’s fast-paced world of business.
Typical Assignment
- Developing a personalised leadership style to better mobilise millennial talent (Partner/MD level)
- Balancing fee-production with leadership responsibilities (Snr Assoc, Partner/MD level)
- Transitioning into expanding roles and promotions (Snr Assoc, Partner/MD level)
- Breaking down silo mentality within teams, embedding collaborative habits (Dept/Team level)
Recent Work
- Coaching for Results – training leaders from Senior Manager up to Partner level how to use coaching skills in their leadership roles – Deloitte UK
- Group coaching programme for a group of top-performing future leaders in UBS’s Investment Bank – London branch
- Senior team development programme for a top European real estate advisory business – London
- Multiple executive coaching programmes – BNPP
- Team development programme eliciting values, purpose and supporting behaviours – Elgin Energy
Accreditation / Qualifications
- Diploma in Professional Performance Coaching (ICF approved, The Coaching Academy, 2014)
- Diploma in Corp & Exec Coaching (ICF approved, The Coaching Academy, 2014)
- DISC Accredited (personality and behavioural preference psychometric tool)
- Strengthscope Accredited (all four Strengths Profiling tools; Standard, 360, Team and Leader)
- Bachelor of Commerce (undergrad) degree, University College Dublin (1999)
- Masters in International Business postgrad degree, University College Dublin (2000)
- Qualified Financial Advisor (LIA Ireland, 2006)
- Private Client Investment Advice & Management (CISI UK, 2010)

Louise Donnelly
Louise’s background is a blend of practical business experiences combined with expertise in Executive Coaching, Team Engagement, Strengths Coaching, Motivation, Change Management, Performance Management and Career Coaching.
She is a highly experienced professional with over 17 years combined experience as an Executive Coach and Senior Sales Manager in a large multinational. Louise has a proven track record of consistently motivating and inspiring individuals to overachieve on their career and personal goals.
Approach
With extensive experience in coaching, leadership and management, Louise can empathise with the challenges individuals face in the workplace when leading and managing teams. She supports, challenges and inspires her clients to change behaviours that are undermining their best efforts. Recognised at all levels for her integrity, Louise is committed to facilitating people in the process of their professional development and empowering them to achieve the results they desire.
Typical Assignment
- Leadership development
- Performance management
- Building effective teams
- Strengths based coaching
- Effective Communication – negotiation, feedback, conflict resolution
- Career development
Recent Work
Digital Marketing Institute, Nama, State Street, Cartrawler, RBC, PTSB, Dell, EMC
Accreditation / Qualifications
- Diploma in Executive and Life Coaching
- Diploma in Professional Coaching Practice and Ethics
- Accredited Career Coach and Trainer
- QQI Level 6 Training and Evaluation Certification
- Strengthscope Practitioner Certification
- BA Degree in Sociology and Economics
- Higher Diploma in Computer Science
- Member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- ICF Award Finalist 2017

Kimberley Lotery
Approach
Clients describe her style as intuitive, rigorous, challenging, supportive and compassionate in equal measure. The Coaching session is results focused supporting others to see possibilities whilst being flexible, fast paced and motivating.
Typical Assignment
She works with senior executives, managers with high potential and rising talent across the private, public, not-for-profit and the charitable sector. They seek to further their personal development to accelerate their achievements, increase confidence, emotional intelligence and gain greater clarity and results for themselves and their businesses.
Recent Work
- JLL
- The Office Group (TOG)
- Rathbones
- UBS
- Thematic Capital
- Deloitte
- Stanley Davis
Accreditation / Qualifications
- Professional Coaching Skills, Developing Mastery, The Coaching Practitioner: Coaching Development Ltd.
- Group, Team and Systems Coaching: Coaching Development Ltd.
- Transactional Analysis TA 101 & TA 202, TA Matters, Coaching Development Ltd.
- Systemic Coaching with Constellations, The Essentials and The Practitioner Training: The Whole Partnership Ltd.
- Applied Practitioner Training in Systemic Constellations (Year 2)- Centre for Systemic Constellations
- Foundation training in systemic constellations – CSC (Year 1)
- Couples therapy training & 2 person systems Organisational & Personal – CSC
- Coaching-Leadership and Change: Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence – Departments of Organisational Behaviour, Psychology, and Cognitive Science, CWR University
- Women in Leadership, Inspiring Positive Change: Weatherhead School of Management, CWR University
- Introduction to Neuroeconomics: How the Brain Makes Decisions Higher School of Economics (HSE)
- Train the Trainer: Senior Management Training, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
- Coaching The Inner Game: Tim Gallway and John Whitmore
- Mindfulness in Coaching: Enlivened Minds
- 2.1 BA Hons in English Literature, University of Bristol

Liz Barron
Leading organisations aiming to transform leadership and engagement
are working to build a strong coaching culture to support change. To achieve this, the International Coach Federation (ICF) has developed a robust Coaching Competency
framework as a worldwide benchmark for professional development for coaches.
Liz, with a background in IT, Change Management and Leadership & Team Coaching, is (as of 2019) one of a few coaches in Ireland now certified by the ICF to provide Mentor Coaching and Consulting. Her qualification enables her to assist organisations who wish to build coaching competence and ethical practices for both internal and external panel coaches.
Approach
Liz works with individuals and groups of clients using creative and collaborative coaching approaches. She helps them gain clarity and perspective on how to move forward, sparking curiosity and holding clients accountable to their commitments.
Typical Assignment
- Coaching Conversations – encouraging leaders and teams to build their effectiveness
- Leader & Team coaching – identifying issues & action planning
- Group Coaching – working with the group as a whole to make progress
Recent Work
- Coaching Tutor on the QQI Level 6 course in Personal & Business Coaching with the ILI.
- Executive Coach and Team Coach for Executive MBA Programmes at Trinity Business School
- Executive Coach Panel at AIB Bank
- Coaching Leadership Team at Rakuten Kobo Ireland
Accreditation / Qualifications
- Professional Certified Coach – International Coach Federation 2016
- ICF Ireland Chapter – Coaching Award winner 2014
- Thomas DISC PPA Certified 2018; EQi2.0 / EQ360 Emotional Intelligence Skills Accredited 2014
- Diplomas in Career Coaching ILI 2010, Relationship Coaching ILI 2011
- Diploma + Advanced Diploma in Personal & Business Coaching, ILI 2009 and 2012
- Diploma in Business & IT, Trinity College 1995
- Former Director of Development on the ICF Ireland Chapter Board 2015-17

Leisha McGrath
Leisha is a Chartered Work and Organisational Psychologist and Professional level accredited Executive Coach. She has worked with organisations and the people in them for over two decades now, and her experience spans public and private sectors, and most industry sectors. Leisha’s professional passions include Psychometric testing, Leadership development, Change Management, Culture and Wellbeing for all. She regularly contributes to various national print and radio outlets as a subject matter expert, and is a regular guest lecturer and speaker. Leisha is married and lives in Dublin with her husband and two children.
Approach
Leisha believes strongly in facilitating her clients to really think for themselves. Her partnership approach and proven industry knowledge, has meant that she has built a career on repeat and referred clients. Leisha has a reputation for deep listening, and she prides herself on supporting the delivery of exceptional results within complex, diverse and varying organisational and personal landscapes. Her data led approach sees her making use of psychometric and other objective data, in order to support “inside out” thinking for her clients. Leisha has a reputation for deep listening, and she prides herself on supporting the delivery of exceptional results within complex, diverse and varying organisational and personal landscapes. Her data led approach sees her making use of psychometric and other objective data, in order to support “inside out” thinking for her clients.
Typical Assignment
While there is no typical assignment, Leisha works both with organizations – to help them design systems and structures which optimize the delivery of business strategy and a happy workforce – and also with individuals and teams to help them remove any blockers to a specified end goal. Her approach is to facilitate and empower, cognizant of the business need.
Recent Work
- Ongoing assessment for selection projects with range of global clients for senior roles
- Design, roll out and management of cradle to grave tailored development centres, across functions and levels
- Strategy development and support, tailored organisational change initiatives
- Design and delivery of bespoke Coach and Leadership programme for High Potentials
- Teaching on PSI accredited Coach diploma. 1000+ hours coaching experience
- Design and delivery of bespoke wellbeing interventions
- Keynote speaking on range of industry topics
Accreditation / Qualifications
- BA, MSc, AFBPsS, AFPsSI, C. Psychol. PSI., CPsychol, MAC
- Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the Psychological Society of Ireland and a member of their Division of Work and Organisational Psychology and Coaching groups
- Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and member of their special interest Coaching group
- MSc in Occupational Psychology (2.1) from Goldsmiths College, University of London
- BA International in Psychology (1.1) from University College Dublin and Université de Lille 3
- Diploma in Coaching from the Coach Institute of Ireland
- Accredited Professional Executive Coach with the Association for Coaching.
- ICF member
- Level A and B qualified, with 20+ years commercial experience using proven psychometric tools, including SHL, Korn Ferry, Hudson, Talent Q, Podium, Leadership Effectiveness Assessment, MHS Emotional Intelligence, Watson Glaser, 16PF

Paul Gleeson
Pushing his own mental, physical and emotional boundaries is something Paul is very curious and passionate about. He has cycled coast to coast across Australia, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and has also rowed through the North West Passage in the Canadian High Arctic. Author of the book “Crossing the Swell”, Paul was honoured by his hometown as Limerick Person of the Year in 2006.
Approach
Paul’s approach focuses on meeting people “where they currently are at” and working with clients to build a clear picture of what success looks like, what’s needed to achieve that and how best to navigate and enjoy that journey. Developing a deeper awareness of core energising strengths, managing mental, physical and emotional wellness and as well as challenging self limiting beliefs are often a key part of Paul’s approach.
Typical Assignment
- Bespoke Corporate Health and Performance Programmes
- One to one corporate coaching clients
- Facilitating leadership summits
- Keynote speaking
Recent Work
One to one coaching, team building using adventure based simulations and immersive learning experiences, training on seeking and delivering feedback, building resilience, managing energy as well as delegating and having challenging conversations.
Accreditation / Qualifications
- Conversion Degree/Higher Diploma in Psychology – Dublin Business School (2016-2018)
- Certificate in Professional Coaching – Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada (2012–2013)
- Qualified Financial Adviser, LIA Ireland (2006-2007)
- Hons BBS, Major Accounting & Finance – University of Limerick (1994 – 1998)
- Licenced to deliver Strengthscope TM individual and 360 psychometric instruments
- Accredited practitioner of EQ-i 2.0 and EQI 360 Emotional Intelligence Profile questionnaire

Colette Cahalane
Colette is an experienced Leadership Coach and Team Coach who is passionate about working with individuals and teams to support meaningful and lasting change. Colette’s approach is built on over 15 years’ experience coupled with psychological research. Prior to setting up her own company she spent seven years in Microsoft working with teams, so they could achieve both personal and organisational goals.
Approach
Collette’s 1:1 and team coaching approach is built upon strong commercial experience coupled with a psychological approach to development. She believes that personal and professional development are two sides of the same coin. She focuses on facilitating deep insight so that individuals can attain both personal and organisational goals. She does this by connecting individuals to their sense of purpose, clarify the future they desire and the skills they need to make this a reality.
Typical Assignment
Colette helps teams connect at a human level to overcome their challenges and explore their opportunities. She is passionate about creating a collaborative space where teams feel safe to challenge one another and ask questions that enable them to discover the endless possibilities they can create together.
Recent Work
- Leadership Coach and Facilitator
- Associate Leadership Coach & Talent Development Specialist
- Coach tutor – Executive Coaching programme
- HR Manager
Accreditation / Qualifications
- Hons BA, PSI, CIPD
- Senior Practitioner Executive Coach with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC)
- Somatic Coach (SISC) Certification with Strozzi Institute
- Integral Facilitator with Ten Directions
- Systemic Coaching and Facilitations through Coaching Constellations
- Virtual Team Development through Coaching Studio
- TA 101 (Transactional Analysis) with The International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Action Learning Coach through World Institute for Action Learning (WIAL)
- Member of the Psychological Society of Ireland
- She is qualified across a range of psychometric tools and models.