After a successful career in advertising writing, producing and directing national campaigns for the likes of Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Carphone Warehouse, Guinness, Nationwide, and a gazillion other brands Adrian – around that particularly sensitive age of fifty – re-trained as an executive coach in order to work with leaders of organisations and businesses.
Surprisingly, there is a link between these two careers – wading through the chaff to help people get clarity on their goals. Arriving at simple, understandable messages. Assisting then as they create something new, impactful and worthwhile out of the mental mess. Zigging when others zag, as someone put it.
Since April 2016 Adrian has worked alongside Judy Reith (also a coach) to facilitate weekends and group workshops around the theme of Act 3 – that time we used to call retirement.
Such was the response from the participants in these groups that we decided to write the book of the workshop together as a couple and – astonishingly – we are still married.
Adrian & Judy have three very adult daughters and live in Cambridge, UK with a very juvenile dog.