Hi there,
My name is Kent and I help people navigate change, seize opportunities, overcome obstacles & get stuff done.
By day I do this at the management consultancy Oliver Wyman, where I work with executives and teams to solve problems, nurture high performing teams and support organisational transformation.
By night, I fight crime work with people who might not otherwise have access to this kind of support at their work.
Whether you feel stuck, dissatisfied, unsure or unmotivated - coaching can be a useful tool for helping to understand what’s behind where you are now and to explore ways forward.
It’s not a quick fix or a silver bullet, but a robust and proven tool for making positive and sustainable change that sticks in the long term.
FAQs about coaching
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Simply put, coaching is a conversation designed to help you unlock new possibilities and create meaningful change in your life or work.
With the support of a coach, you explore your goals, challenges, and assumptions—gaining new awareness about how your thinking, language, and habits shape your results.
Coaching isn’t about life-hacks, “this one simple trick” or empty motivation; it’s an honest partnership that helps you see yourself more clearly, act with intention, and move confidently through uncertainty.
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Ontological coaching takes things one step further by focusing on who you are, not just what you do.
It looks at the underlying patterns—how you think, feel, communicate, and act—that shape your experience and outcomes.
By working at this deeper level of “being,” ontological coaching helps you shift limiting beliefs and habits, build genuine confidence, and foster more effective relationships.
It’s a practical approach that blends self-awareness with real-world action, giving you tools to navigate both challenges and opportunities with greater clarity.
My style of coaching, is ontological coaching.
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We’d start with a free, one-hour chemistry call so that we can talk about what you’re looking for and whether coaching is the right fit.
Each session after that is typically 30 minutes.
How “long it takes” depends on you; what kind of challenges you want to tackle and how much time you want to spend exploring them.
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I charge £5 for each 30 min session.
I’m really lucky to have a job that supports me during the day, so I only charge a token amount per session so that we both respect the time.
I don’t want money to be a barrier to people accessing coaching, so I’ve priced it the same as a fancy coffee.
The only difference is, that this fancy coffee can change your life.
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I do all my coaching online, so we don’t have to spend time commuting just to connect.
All you need is a quiet space with a phone or laptop and we can connect using Zoom or MS teams to have a coaching session over a video call.
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If you’re ready to give coaching a try, drop me a line using the contact link below and we can book in a free chemistry chat and get started.
Here’s what some of my clients have said about how coaching helped them
“Coaching has given me a space to think aloud and consider patterns in my thinking that may be affecting how I experience things.”
— Seema, founder
“I didn’t realise that just talking to someone could have such a huge impact on my life.”
— James, consultant
About
My name is Kent Valentine, and I’m an Australian who has been living in London for almost 20 years.
I’m originally theatre trained and spent 15 years as a stand-up comedian, so my favourite way to spend time is with other people: telling stories, playing games and generally having a good time.
For the last 15 years I’ve been working in the corporate space helping groups of people collaborate on solving problems. I work at the wonderful management consultancy Oliver Wyman where I both lead our London office and work with big companies and governments on some of their trickiest challenges.
I’m excited to now be able to bring those skills and experience to helping people outside of the corporate world who have similar challenges, but don’t always have access to the same level of support.
Drop me a line
Keen to get started?
Not sure if this is right for you?
Got a question about coaching?
Want to book a free chemistry call?
Send me a message and we can have chat to understand what will work best.