In this episode of The Real Coaching Podcast, we’re joined by Melanie Carlebach, Managing Consultant at The HR Solution, an executive coaching, leadership development and workplace mediation consultancy working at senior leadership and Board level.

Melanie shares her journey into coaching from a strong HR and corporate background, drawing on her experience across technology, telecommunications and the entertainment industries. Having worked across Europe, North America and the Middle East, she brings a rich, grounded perspective on leadership in complex, high-pressure environments.

What makes this conversation especially powerful is how Melanie seamlessly combines consultancy, mediation skills, HR and coaching. We explore how this integrated approach supports senior executives and leadership teams, including those experiencing, misalignment or dysfunction.

This episode offers thoughtful insights into:

• Coaching at senior and board level
• Navigating leadership challenges in complex organisations
• Working with dysfunctional teams and difficult dynamics
• The unique value of blending coaching with mediation and HR expertise

A reflective, practical and deeply relevant conversation anyone interested in what it really takes to support change at an individual and organisational level.

In this episode of The Real Coaching Podcast, we sit down with Marie Quigley, ICF Master Certified Coach, EMCC-accredited supervisor, University of Cambridge Tutor and co-founder of Empower World. With decades of experience training and mentoring thousands of coaches worldwide, Marie brings deep wisdom and refreshing honesty about what it really means to “do the inside work.”

We explore her personal journey as a mother, business owner, and global traveller, and how coaching has shaped every part of her life. Marie shares how supervision, continuous development, and self-reflection keep coaches (and clients) growing in powerful, authentic ways.

✨ In this episode you’ll discover:

• Why ongoing development is essential for every coach

• Marie’s reflections on her work in diverse cultures, Life long learning and her "Fierce Love" approach to coaching and leading through growth.

Join us for an inspiring and down-to-earth conversation that reveals the heart of what coaching truly is.

The truth about growth isn’t always comfortable, but it’s always real.

In our latest episode of The Real Coaching Podcast, we sit down with the seasoned Agility and Transformation Coach Mo Khan, founder of the coaching platform MentorMeet.com.

Mo is a Cambridge Certified Coach and a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. His latest article in Forbes Magazine on human growth and workplace barriers was recently selected for Editor’s Choice.

Together we find out what 18 years in coaching have taught him about change, resilience, and human growth.

From his Three Pillars Framework to the lessons that emerged after a life-changing moment to the why behind the coaching platform …. Mo shares powerful reflections on what it really takes to grow in work and in life.