“Carolann brings a rare and unique skill set to her work. You are unlikely to have met anyone like her before. Carolann is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about her craft of educating and developing people, at all levels including senior leaders. She brings a mindset of excellence and growth to everything she does, and she expects it in those she develops. Carolann overlays the technical learning and content she presents with commercialism and client-centricity, which ensures relevance and impact. Carolann also has deep knowledge across a vast array of topics and material, which means she can assist people to understand the learning more deeply. She is great fun to boot!
I had the privilege of collaborating with Carolann in the design of some key leadership and development programmes. Her openness in collaboration, understanding of our needs and areas of focus, and ability to draw on her vast experience, meant that our firm came away with a product which had great depth. The programme was nuanced and had real impact for those undertaking the development. I knew of Carolann’s reputation for the design and delivery of a globally leading offering long before I met her, and I was not disappointed."
Robyn Whittaker
Chief People Officer, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
“My engagement with Carolann began at a time in my career when I was in a middle-management leadership role in an organisation where I was managing and experiencing significant change. It only took a very short period of time working with Carolann to find that I had the skills and confidence to move into a more senior position in a new organisation, and over a period of five years of working with her I have been promoted three times. Carolann’s coaching has truly been life-changing for me.”
Professor Anna Gough-Yates
Provost, University of Roehampton
“I had the good fortune of working with Carolann during my time as a lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright, where I was mentored by Carolann and also participated in the Career Strategies Programme that Carolann established. I found Carolann’s mentoring sessions and the CSP invaluable, in particular: Carolann taught me a huge amount about developing my personal brand and how to network effectively; she provided guidance on how to understand the financial side of growing my legal practice; and she instilled in me confidence to achieve my goals.”
Adeline Goh
Legal Counsel
“The leadership training Carolann generously delivered shared golden, practical advice and anecdotes to help us maximise our idiosyncratic impact and efficiency. As a mentor to me over the years, she has been outstanding. Every conversation with Carolann is a learning experience – from the G(irls)20 Summit to the present day. I remain inspired by her humility, candour and insight.”
Dunola Oladapo
G(irls)20 UK Delegate 2017
“Carolann has a real insight into how a large organisation works, and the needs of an individual within such an organisation. A real people person, I have always found her advice to be relevant, focused and thought provoking.”
Partner, Global Law Firm
“I've worked with Naomi on many occasions and I can highly recommend her. She is an extremely bright, insightful professional whose deep and wide experience working at board level enables her to engage quickly with Senior Management to get to the heart of the underlying issues and deliver effective change. She has an open, curious and engaging personality coupled with formidable commitment and capacity for hard work, which makes her a huge asset on any project.”
Director of HR, RPC
“Naomi Thomas has been a very positive catalyst for my personal development and success for which I am very grateful. She has offered me great insight and listened effectively to enable me to become a success. She was able to help me dismantle certain limiting beliefs and empower others around me to increase team productivity and performance. My wider organisation has benefitted from a calmer more approachable manager who is able to lead with greater clarity and vision as a consequence.”
Senior Manager, T-Systems
