Career coaching for women and corporate minorities who strive to progress up or pivot out of corporate
“I’ve poured everything into a successful career, but the pressure of constant decisions, team responsibility & maintaining a corporate persona has exhausted me. I’m so tired of being who the corporate world wants me to be, I’ve earned the right to succeed as my authentic self, even if realising my role and career path no longer holds value feels devastating ”
Hi, I‘m Jen,
Firstly, well done for seeking out coaching, i know you’ve been thinking about it for a while and this is a big first step, i know, because I've been there.
In June 2025 after 23 years of working, over 15 of which were in high intensity corporate environments I hit burn out, hard. My mind and body forced me to revaluate what i was doing it all for, i career that i loved and i had given so much of myself too had taken everything from me and i no longer knew who i was without it.
After engaging in career coaching myself Not Naturally Corporate was born.
I can help you find your purpose again;
Learn who you are outside of work and how to replenish your energy
Reflect on your achievements to date and acknowledge how far you’ve already come
Gain clarity on the value in your current circumstance towards your future goals
Set goals, build a pathway, claim your success
Whether this means continuing to climb the corporate ladder authentically and learning how to practise excellent leadership skills or discovering your full potential and pivoting outside of the corporate world without having to sacrifice the life you've work so hard for
“I’m driven to progress, but every time an opportunity arises I’m told I’m not right, for right now. I feel stuck in a role I’ve worked hard to establish, without clarity on what they actually want from me. I don’t need another review, i need a great leader who can be honest, transparent and support my success ”
Coaching Packages
If you would like to explore working together toward your next career goal, reach out and we’ll see if it feels like a natural fit
You’re ambitious, driven, and ready to take that next step in your career, but you’re caught in a confusing culture of mixed messages, unclear leadership, and a lack of real communication.
You find yourself second-guessing how you show up, overthinking every conversation, trying to “fit in” or be seen in the right way and it’s exhausting.
This coaching program is for you if you want to progress in your corporate career without losing yourself in the process.
In our 6x 1hour sessions we will focus on your authentic leadership
Define your career goals and ensure they align with your version of success
Explore the current situation, your frustrations and your management teams leadership style
Challenge obstacles and different ways of thinking to overcome and push though challenging conversations and situations at work
Develop skills to regulate the emotional aspects of decision making allowing you to engage with confidence, assertiveness and commercial acumen
Explore who you are outside of work, setting healthy boundaries and knowing how to fill your cup
Be the kind of leader you’ve always wanted to work for starting with yourself.
I’d love to support your progression, lets have a chat for free for 30 mins to see if its a good fit.
For women and corporate minorities who appear to be thriving in corporate life, yet quietly feel like something missing.
Maybe the environments changed, the people around you, or the constant pressure has left you drained and questioning your ability. You’re performing harder than ever for less reward and you no longer see the value in another promotion and deep down you know its time to pivot to reach your full potential.
In our 8× 1 hour sessions you’ll gain certainty on leaving the 9-5 behind, clarity on what’s next without sacrificing the life you’ve worked so hard for, discovering purpose and creating a roadmap that honours your full potential, with full confidence and excitement for what your future successes hold.
Internal discovery and self awareness; Finding you again outside of the workplace
Vision building and goal setting; For life, not work alone
Road mapping and skill developments; Bridging the gap between your currently reality and desired future
Implementation support; Should you reach a point of implementing your new direction, readjusting our sessions to accountability check ins and motivational support
This provides a general direction however, its fully flexible based on your pace and desired outcomes.
I know this path is overwhelming, daunting and a big step there is life after corporate i can attest to it. I’d love to help you find the freedom you crave without sacrificing the life you’ve built.
Be brave and have a chat with me for free for 30 minutes, you’ve nothing to loose and everything to gain.
The Kind Reset is a safe, supportive space to help you feel grounded again. Together, we’ll: Create simple, realistic routines to bring calm and order back into your home and headspace, learn how to have emotionally honest conversations where you feel heard without losing your cool and reconnect with who you are, what you need, and what truly makes you feel good. Build gentle accountability with someone who’s on your side, not judging, just cheering you on.
No pressure, no plans to overhaul your life overnight, just a kind, practical reset led with empathy and encouragement
Book a set of coaching sessions, or stand alone as often as you feel you need. Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of support to start feeling like yourself again.
£50 per hour session
I’d love to understand how i can help you find the calm in the chaos, lets have chat and see how i can support you for free for 15 minutes.
Get in Touch
I aim to respond to enquiries within 48 hours to arrange your 30 minute consultation. Your enquiry and any future communication will remain completely confidential regardless of whether you decide to commit to a coaching course.
I started working from a young age, 14 in fact, babysitting and working at a barbers as a ‘Saturday girl’. I’ve recently turned 38 (2025) and my desire for success and independence has never waivered but the definitions of these words and what they mean to me have certainly evolved.
Over the last decade I’ve had a successful career in house building, starting as a new build Sales Consultant, tirelessly but joyfully progressing up the corporate ladder to my former role, Associate Sales & Marketing Director. A position i am extremely proud to have held as the highest ranking women in my region. I successfully acquisitioned and lead high performing people to thrive in high pressure environments through a deep understanding of who they are individually and providing the tools and the time to grow personally and professionally. I am of the firm belief that people work for people and being able to show my gratitude through my experience in personal development not only showed my teams that their hard work was valued, but it also provided me with with reward and merit to watch them grow.
In January of 2025 I returned to work ready for the 8th financial cycle within the same company (my 3rd year as AD) I noticed that I wasn't as motivated or energised as i had been previously, I liked to be challenged and pushed and i was unclear on how this was possible now without a major change. Naturally, i thought about seeking a new opportunity but the thought of side stepping to another company, particularly as a women within the construction industry, felt exhausting and doing something completely different felt overwhelming and depleting, assuming I would have to take a step down and a pay cut, something i wasn’t willing to sacrifice. At the time I decided that I wasn’t unhappy enough for action however, not being proactive and exploring this feeling further became detrimental to my health and well being.
My identity was tied to my role, my results and my professional integrity. I always had a goal to aim towards and enjoyed the journey getting there but my next step was unclear, even the opportunity for Directorship didn’t feel like it would fulfil me which was confusing and left me in a state of panic. I began to wonder if i just wasn’t cut out for it, maybe I'd hit my limit, which resulted in a crisis of confidence in my ability and a devastating sense of ‘what’s in all been for’? I continued as best as I could to be the strong, consistent, resilient leader for my team but on the inside I was I second guessing every decision I made, over analysing every email, every conversation and every meeting long into the night. The lack of rest left me emotionally unregulated and it had started to show, it was out of my control. I felt I was working harder than ever with little to no feeling of success which lead me to push myself and my team harder, unnecessarily, this was bought to my attention and I was devastated, I felt I had let myself and my team down.
A short while after my body took over my and shut down, I didn’t notice the burnout until it was debilitating.
The months that followed forced me to stop, reassess and ask some difficult questions about success, identity, worth and what career “progression” really means to me, unapologetically, not what i had been conditioned to understand as success through the eyes of others. With the help of career coaching I discovered my true passions amongst my extensive experience and explored ways of working beyond the typical corporate week, which has given me the freedom I was searching for but was never going to find on my former path. My work now encompasses everything i am passionate about in life, i work hard, but for huge personal reward, value and gratification. Through my burnout I gained the confidence to follow my instincts again and it’s paid off, in a big way. I most certainly hadn’t reached my full potential, not even close, i had outgrown the environment.
Not Naturally Corporate was created for ambitious women and corporate minorities who’ve done everything ‘right’ to earn their seat at the able, yet find that the higher they rise it’s not at fulfilling as they anticipated it to be. I work with individuals who want to progress within the corporate space with integrity and continue to lead with empathy without burning out, or who are realising they have outgrown their current path and are no longer finding meaning in their work.
Through coaching, I can help you discover and stay grounded in your authentic identify , make confident decisions about your future and create a career that genuinely aligns with who you are.
About me & the story behind Not Naturally Corporate
By Jennifer Ludlow
Q. What did you learn about yourself during your burnout? What did you do to get your energy levels back?
A. Honestly, a lot of trial and error and reflection. I’m often miss interoperated as a extrovert, which is completely understandable given how i project myself, but this is learnt skill. In the lead up to my burn out i had utterly convinced myself i was an introvert and i needed to set boundaries to protect my energy (great 2025 buzzwords!) regretfully, I chose to set those boundaries within my personal life instead of work and It turned out this is the worst thing i could have done. My cup is filled from spending time with specific people in my life where i can be authenticly myself, i believe is referred to as ‘Ambivert’. I was preserving energy for work by keeping my weekends free, little did I know i had actually cut off my energy source and it showed up in every aspect of my life through lack of motivation and limited creative thinking through lack of conversation & experiences with my nearest and dearest. Understanding nature and nurture (and trends) is very important to our wellbeing, if you can tap into what truly fills your cup the commitment to this feeling and how it effects your motivation and happiness will override any tiredness and force you to do the thing that will, after the fact be hugely beneficial. Having miss understood myself rather than focussing on the answer to a simple question ‘what makes you happiest?’ I listen to the experiences people have had and the effects it had on them to identity what they need more of and what energy drainers they need to avoid.
Q.What might surprise people about your personality and the way you communicate in both life and your coaching work?
A.I can be very silly, I have a very dark and dry sense of humour which isn’t a part of my personality i portray straight off the bat. I like to build some trust first so that others can understand my intention is to be funny, never to offend, I am not easily offended and i know this, so I consider my audience carefully. I love a debate and to challenge others opinions, when welcomed I’ll pose questions and scenarios that i do not necessarily agree with myself but to provide perspective, often in hopes to provoke a level of empathy for others too. As humans we say ‘I think’ a lot however, we more often than not make decisions based on emotions, I have done a lot personal development to truly understand my feelings more ( I currently use the phrase, ‘i think i feel’… it’s a working progress) but i’ll often put myself in the other persons shoes to try and gain perspective and it generally results in a level of acceptance, kindness and reactive emotional stability. The majority of people in your life or workplace are not making decisions to piss you off, its more than likely they weren’t thinking about you at all! Which can be frustrating, but seek to understand. (However, there are certainly minority cases too, if so, seek to find a new job!) I think that my immediate reaction to things can come across sarcastic, harsh and insensitive but the intent is to provide some comic relief in a moments of stress, for myself and others. I will always strive to understand, not point fingers and be part of the solution.
Q.What does ‘authentic leadership’ mean to you in real life, not as a buzzword but how you show up, make decisions and lead today?
A.Great question and listen, its not easy, In a corporate environment we learn how to behave but it's such a fine line to not loose your personality in the process. Because I never really felt naturally corporate I mirrored others who I felt held these more professional qualities and took constant feedback on my ‘personal brand’. As a result I definitely suffered with imposter syndrome, mainly going against my natural thoughts and channelling my learnt corporate beliefs, this isn't sustainable and silent be encouraged.
I feel its incredibly important to have strong values and a moral compass that you consistently abide by, no exceptions ‘Do what i say and not what i do’ is unacceptable. There will be times when business decisions are made which will not align with your ethics, It’s your job as a senior manager to seek to understand the reasoning behind the decision, applying perspective, thoughts and feelings and communicate it to your team without having them question their trust in your strong values. I feel its important to lead with kindness, empathy and consistency, whilst its important to treat everyone fairly day to day, your team are people with individual needs and circumstances which should be taken into account. I always like to think of the worst possible outcome, if i have a reasonable explanation for the decision i made with the information i had a available at the time i am happy to he help accountable. Honestly and transparency, everyone deserves this, a wise friend once to me ‘there is a difference in being nice and being kind’. Kind isn’t always nice but its incredibly important for peoples growth. I am comfortable being kind, many leaders are not. The last i’d like to mention in the extensive list, but no less important, is to be human, show your team that you have an important life outside of work, take time off to rest and encourage them to do the same, be vulnerable to cement trust and learn how to give a bloody good performance review, they are more valued then you realise!
Unfiltered and Un-Corporate
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