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Without my first client Stella, Insightfully wouldn't exist. Working with her solidified our coaching philosophy: The personal is the professional Whether we're conscious of it or not, every day we bring our whole selves to work. That inner child is always going to show up, so it’s important to find a space where you can look deeply at yourself and understand what needs to change. Finding happiness and transforming your professional life is only possible when you change how you relate to power, purpose, and potential. I used to refer to this as "depth work": the work you need to do to stay anchored in your power, shape a professional ecosystem that supports your vision, and build a resilient sense of purpose. These are the building blocks of career acceleration. Over and over again I’ve found that embracing one’s authentic self is a powerful catalyst. We receive so many messages that challenge the way we see ourselves and cause us to doubt how we’re perceived. The consequences are lower salaries, slower career advancement, and difficult workplace relationships. For this reason, your journey with Insightfully won’t start with your CV but with a deep dive into your whole self. I created Insightfully to help people just like you step away from the noise and find answers to the questions that matter: ● How can I build a fulfilling career? ● How can I align advancement with my vision and values? ● How can I build a career that contributes to my sense of wellbeing? Stella's learning journey provided a safe and nourishing space to strategize, plan and reflect on her career journey. She tapped into the power of her authentic self to bravely explore the unconscious connections she made between setbacks in her career and the experience of belonging to a community with a history of forced migration. Together, we built a feeling of safety and made it easier for her to explore new ways of belonging. As a result, she has built a successful career as an impact investor. Like Stella many come to Insightfully with a specific output in mind – a promotion, a new career, returning to work after maternity leave, a new job. This more often than not has required going "behind the scenes" to explore links between external challenges and internal obstacles. Let’s look at a few goals: A new job: the external challenge is being undervalued, while the internal obstacle is your inner critic that prevents you from self-advocating A leadership role: the external challenge is being among the "first, few, and only", while the internal obstacle is unequal partnerships that cause you to overextend yourself A promotion: external challenge is a hostile work environment while the internal obstacle is an unwillingness to set boundaries and act in your self interest The personal is the professional This is why personalization is such an important part of Insightfully’s model. We don't start with your resumé, expectations and goals, we start with you. Who are you? Where do you come from? What brought you here? We want to understand your voice, culture, identity, and life experience. The family and community that raised you. The values you hold dear. Tapping into the power of your authentic self is the first step toward finding the path that’s right for you. At Insightfully, we offer a coaching experience that champions and challenges you, as well as holding you accountable to your aspirations and to your visions. Listen to our incredible members’ journeys

“It was 2017, and there I was in downward dog at a yoga retreat when four words popped in my head from seemingly nowhere: “I want to grow” “I tried ignoring it but the voice just grew louder and louder. So, I gave in and discovered that the thing it was telling me to grow was Insightfully. “Trouble was, I was in my minimalist stage. Insightfully was a small learning and development consultancy offering 1-to-1 coaching. My clients were leaving behind insecurity, doubt, and stagnation, for workplace relationships that created success on their terms. I had a front row seat to their tenacity of hope, determination, and self-belief. I was content. And yet here was this persistent voice. “So, I experimented. “I moved beyond coaching women, to include men and trans/gender queer people. I worked as a Head of People & Culture at a civic tech organization, which taught me about coaching in an organizational setting. I began using a “body talk” method so that clients could access the knowledge and wisdom of their bodies. “In that two-year period, I had several breakthroughs that nudged me closer to the concept of an online career coaching studio with resources, programs and communities supporting people throughout their career journey. “First, I realized I had a unique coaching model, thanks to the feedback of a peer. I was enrolled in a training program that included peer coaching. I had just finished coaching someone in the higher education sector. We explored a challenge at her university connected to burnout that also challenged her perceptions and lived experience of gender. My coaching questions helped her experiment with the ideas, stories and moments that informed the role of gender. She felt heard, seen, understood and able to explore courageous, brave, and subversive actions. At the end, she shared that she much preferred the way that I coached to what we were learning in the training program. “That was a light bulb moment. I had felt many times that what I had learned about coaching across differences didn’t match the methods, approaches, and coaching philosophy I was being taught. (Someone actually told me I spent too much time listening to understand!) And yet what I found - again and again - is that the way I coached created mutual responsibility for psychological safety, which anchored the coaching relationship in dignity and possibility. Despite the emotional labor involved in disclosure and vulnerability. This breakthrough eventually led me to a virtual online studio model. I realized that the coaching relationship can become a space like a gym or a yoga studio. Somewhere to grow, pivot, and build the way people relate to power, purpose, and potential. “The second breakthrough came through reviewing the learning journeys of the 250+ professionals I’d coached across tech, law, finance, and health. They included product managers, marketing professionals, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, investors, DEI professionals, etc. I identified some important trends: Most of us need to ‘unlearn’ what we’ve been told about ourselves. Very often we don’t know the difference between ourselves and the feedback we’ve received over the years Coaching is an opportunity to reset and find opportunity spaces in life, tapping into our strengths We all need help structuring our actions and a safe space to experiment with how to act in the workplace I was able to identify key questions, moments, perception shifts and actions that led to the idea of allowing folks to build personalized coaching experiences. Maybe I could bring together masterclasses, 1-to-1 coaching, programs and communities while accessing a roster of coaches, embodiment practitioners and facilitators. “The last breakthrough was when an old client got back in touch to update me on her career. She asked me what I found to be the hardest thing about building Insightfully. I explained that at its core, Insightfully is about the exchange of trust. I have Stella - my very first client to thank for this. Our engagement made generosity part of Insightfully’s DNA, and the soil in which new possibilities flourish. This breakthrough meant I could concisely explain what Insightfully does: “We help you build meaningful careers where you belong and thrive.” “Insightfully is built on these breakthroughs and offers something unique, enduring, and transformational. It's a multifaceted way to learn and grow that supports you throughout your career journey. Our coaches, programs, resources, and communities equip you with the mindset, language, strategies, plans and tactics to turn your strengths into unique advantages.” Iyobosa "Bo" Irabor, January 2024 Start your career (r)evolution today

Insightfully has been developing a whole new offering, website, and brand look & feel. We’re thrilled with it and hope you like it too! Welcome to the online career coaching studio that helps you grow, pivot, and build a meaningful work life where you belong and thrive. We’re here for everyone but especially women, bipoc, immigrants and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Because we believe that the world can only be better if we reach true equity and social justice across all aspects of life. Work included. Our job is to turn what makes you, you into your superpower. So, we’ve created a digital experience that combines individual coaching, self-directed learning experiences and group programs, all tailored to you. Now, wherever you are in the world, you can access expert coaching, skilled facilitation and inspiring content made for your individual needs, whether through our memberships or our bespoke coaching programs. This year, we’re piloting a series of coaching paths built around career needs. On May 1st we’re launching the pilot for the first of these: GROW, a personalized coaching path focused on career progression and the realisation of your potential , GROW allows you access to inspiring content and useful tools, helping you see possibilities, opportunities, and ways to envision a different work life. Offer - Grow Intro Membership - 2 for the price of 1 Get 50% off for you / 50% off for a friend when you sign-up between May 1 and June 30 What you get with the Grow Membership Business Case for Your Talent: a 360˚ profile, built through a deep discovery process and series of online assessments. Focused and comprehensive, this is how we identify areas of opportunity to further your career. Access to a roster of coaches & embodiment practitioners: supporting you across a range of challenges, aspirations, questions, and career milestones. We’ll help you turn your business case into an action plan to communicate & position your value for a successful job search, promotion, or career transition. Get 50% off for you and 50% off for a friend now

If you’re a practising coach, you could benefit from our journey design. Our training course was created to help you integrate social justice into the foundation of your coaching relationships, with a view to convert more prospects into clients by targeting discovery and onboarding. We’ll show you how to design and present transformational client-led coaching journeys that honor the voice, identity and lived experience of your prospective clients. We follow the C.E.P. model which stands for concepts, engagement, practice. Our hands-on training focuses on building competence in application. A critical review of concepts allows you to explore different points of view and integrate concepts into your coaching philosophy and worldview. Engagement is facilitated through the practice of self-reflection as well as group discussions. Practice is integrated through individual assignments and group work. Coaching Across Difference Using an intersectional lens, we help you target your prospective client's blockages and effectively position your expertise within their vision for change, with a view to unlock their power and potential. Our approach is rooted in your clients’ differences. and centers on identity, voice, culture and lived experience, facilitating critical inquiry of one's self-perception, self-efficacy, and self-confidence. We help you anchor the coaching relationship in transformational equity and build the transformative capacity to pivot, align and thrive through volatility, uncertainty, change and ambiguity. Journey Design for Coaches Our Journey Design blueprint will help you build a more purposeful coaching journey. It’s designed as a framework to set the foundation for a transformational coach-client relationship. Insightfully Coaching Certification Program Our coaching certification program takes place over the course of a year, with a commitment of two Saturdays a month, broken down into three modules: Training module (5 months)You’ll be trained in the Insightfully coaching model via full-day and half-day virtual trainings and two in-person integration weekends Supervision module (5 months)You’ll observe group and one-to-one coaching, coach together with an Insightfully coach, lead one-to-one coaching sessions, and receive feedback from an Insightfully coach Capstone module (3 months) You’ll explore your coaching toolkit and conduct a documented 50 hours of one-to-one sessions

Compartmentalising yourself into a private personality and a professional one is something we all do to some extent. But Insightfully is here to show you that the more authentic you can be as a professional, the more powerful you will feel. Our approach brings together individual coaching, self-directed learning experiences, and group programs, tailored to you. Start a learning journey We’ve developed three coaching paths designed to transform your relationship with power, purpose, and potential. Grow This is for members looking for a breakthrough to grow and advance their career. Join and start building your personalized coaching experience. Grow combines individualized coaching, masterclasses, coaching programs, and communities based on your needs, challenges, and aspirations. Other coaches may start with your resume. We start with you. Who are you? Where do you come from? What brought you here? We want to understand your voice, culture, identity and lived experience. Pivot This is an eight-week group coaching program for members who need to recharge and refuel in order to move forward with their career. We help you build the toolkit you need for what comes next. Pivot helps you restore balance, rebuild resilience, and pivot towards a more fulfilled future at work in three ways: -Initiate meaningful pivots and change​: Life is full of stress and major changes that can leave you feeling burnt out, uncertain, and misaligned in your work life. We help you silence your doubts, find your balance, and build the space you need to thrive. -Recharge and reclaim yourself​: A series of conversations, workshops and group coaching sessions that will renew your sense of possibility. Our coaches share strategies and tactics to build transformational freedom, impact, equity and more into your work life. -Remember your unique advantages​: Helping you decode the patterns that make up your unique advantages.  Our coaches will work with you to build a personalized strategy and toolkit for intentional change, a roadmap of powerful pivots, and a robust self-care plan. 3. Build A three-month one-to-one coaching program created to help entrepreneurs focus on strategy, revenue planning and operations. Build is perfect for members who want to build work life balance. Our individualized coaching covers up to three different business scenarios, exploring the design of a supportive work life infrastructure and the creation of a two-year company strategy.

Insightfully is the online coaching studio that helps you build a thriving and meaningful career based around your true identity and strengths. Our Coaching Model At Insightfully, we believe that embracing one’s authentic self is a powerful catalyst. It’s your differences that give you the advantage. Let us work with you to find out what makes you special, unique, and unstoppable. We want to start a revolution in you. So that instead of trying to blend in, you bring something unique, special, proud, and true. We offer a number of coaching paths to help you see what is possible, reframe your fears and resistance, and build your inspired future. From our signature coaching path, Grow, to special programs designed to target specific needs, and find the path that fits your goals and aspirations. It's a multifaceted way to learn and grow that supports you throughout your career journey. Our coaches, programs, resources, and communities equip you with the mindset, language, strategies, plans and tactics to turn your identity and lived experience into unique advantages. Whenever you’re ready, we’re here to help you express your true self. Start your career (r)evolution today