top of page

Light 

My approach

Head shot portrait of Joanna Conlon in red jacket

As a Strategic Leadership Coach specialising in the acceleration of high-potential, mid-career women within Financial Services, I partner with organisations to secure their future leadership pipelines. Rather than focusing on surface-level symptoms, my coaching treats the whole leader, starting with values to build deep professional resilience, strategic horizon scanning, and the core competencies required to execute at the highest levels.

Through a blend of tailored leadership development, focused workshops, and expert facilitation, I deliver the tools that provide tactical upskilling for your top female talent and the space to grow and build their executive presence. I equip rising leaders to sharpen their strategic focus, navigate complex stakeholder ecosystems, and build executive-level confidence and authority—directly driving the retention of your highest-value talent.

  • Developing Executive Presence: True presence is built on strategic capability. I work with high-potential women to, refine their communication and offer realities of reputation building, political acuity, and strategic horizon scanning so they can step into senior leadership transitions with absolute clarity and conviction.

  • Building C-Suite Confidence: Confidence at the executive level is a muscle developed through tactical up-skilling. I provide the frameworks necessary for rising senior talent to silence the inner critic, navigate systemic friction, and operate with the gravity your boardroom demands.

  • Mechanics of Influence: Leveraging over 25 years of experience collaborating with Boards and C-suite stakeholders, I equip your mid-career talent with the practical skills needed to master senior-level dynamics, manage complex internal networks, and confidently lead the business.

  • Person-Centred Executive Coaching: True professional development requires looking at the whole person. I do not shy away from asking the difficult, necessary questions that challenge your leaders to build the psychological capital and well-being required to sustain high performance and achieve meaningful measurable business impact.

  • Targeted Cohort Development: Alongside individual assignments, I deliver structured, interactive group workshops over a six-month horizon. These frameworks are specifically designed to upskill female leaders, spark new strategic ideas during critical transition phases, and foster cross-functional collaboration. Building on this they act as a catalyst for internal networking, sharing real-world enterprise insights, and transforming strategic thinking into measurable commercial momentum.

Bespoke, Agile Delivery:

Leadership development is tailored to your organisational context. Standard engagements comprise eight impactful sessions, carefully adapted to accommodate neurodiversity and specific executive requirements. Delivered seamlessly in person across London and the South East, or virtually worldwide.

An End-to-End Strategic Partner:

I am here to engage with you, your HR teams, and your business unit leaders to uncover exactly what success looks like for your organization, guiding your people toward it with absolute purpose and commercial focus.

Sunrise Tour

Joanna Conlon

Light Consulting

Brighton, East Sussex

hello@joannaconlon.com

 

Tel: 07789815170

  • LinkedIn

To find out more about what I can do for you, your business and your goals please contact me

Thanks for submitting!

Please reach out to me at any time.  I work flexible hours to accommodate different time zones and working patterns. 

© 2026 by Joanna Conlon, Light Consulting

bottom of page