Client Testimonials

Sarah C

‘Caroline you were right – in the space of two months you helped me gain complete career clarity!! Upon deciding I wanted to work with a career coach,  Caroline’s energy, enthusiasm, professionalism and obvious love for what she does shone through during our initial call. Project Career Change has quite simply changed my life – I’ve gone from being ‘goal-less’ and lost in my career, to someone with clear goals, ready to embark on a bright future ahead. I looked forward to my 1:1 coaching sessions with Caroline and always came away feeling such a buzz and excitement for the future. Thank you Caroline, for giving me the tools to realise my potential, for helping raise my self awareness  and confidence and for holding me accountable to complete the program, it has been the best investment I have ever made in myself.’

Tasha C

Initially, like many, I was skeptical. I think that is always a particular feeling when handing over large sums of money. But within 2 or 3 weeks I knew that I had made the right decision. Whilst there may be people out there questioning the need for a Careers Coach (beyond School), for somebody as indecisive as me the course has been invaluable. I have accessed tools I never would have otherwise and, although some of the thought processes seem obvious, the tasks are set out in such a way that you really find a deeper meaning and connection to what you want to pursue. I feel that this course offers much more than career options but also an inner shift. I think that’s why I feel so positive and content with my experience. I have confidence and reassurance and have found ideas that correlate to my priorities and values. This is probably one of the most important things.

Rebecca S

I signed up to the Project Career Change Program whilst in lockdown back in November. I had been having thoughts of changing my job/career for quite some time, and thought it best to explore my ideas and thoughts. I came across Caroline on Facebook, and after watching the introductory webinar, I decided to take the offer up of the consultation call. I knew as soon as I started to explain my thoughts, my wavering mindset and fears, that Caroline completely understood where I was struggling and that I could trust her to guide me. Signing up to the program has been one of the best things I’ve done – not just for my career decisions, but also for personal growth. Caroline has created an easy to navigate, clear and through course that really makes you delve into your own mindset. I truly feel that for someone like myself, who is proactive and wants to get the best out of their working life, this course will help you to gain confidence, clarity and enlightenment. Caroline is so incredibly lovely, and is always there at the end of an email to answer any questions. I felt supported, encouraged and motivated throughout. If you’re thinking about signing up – DO IT! You won’t regret it.

Kim S

I would highly recommend working with Caroline. She is a great coach and is really easy to talk to and confide in. Her Career Change Program helped provide me with reflection time and insights about myself. I knew I wanted to change careers, but I was unsure initially about what this would look like. This program provided me with the platform to explore ideas and develop an action plan for moving forward. It was a great investment in my future.

Diandra

I recently completed Caroline’s VIP Career Change Program and I’m so happy I made the choice to do it. With the demands of a young family, I put my career in Marketing on hold as I wanted to focus my energy on my family, and I also wasn’t able to travel in the way I had been before. Even though I had embarked on another career path in the years since then (and got closer to pursuing my passion in the process), I still wasn’t 100 per cent confident that my choice was the right one. What was it that I really wanted to do/achieve in the remaining years of my career? Since I was hoping there would be at least another 20 of them (at least), I really wanted to get it right this time. Caroline’s program and the intertwined coaching sessions helped me discover what was really important and what I was looking for going forward. In the first few weeks, I was able to identify a few key areas, which were funnelled into a clear pathway by the end of the program. I am now in the process of working towards my ideal career! Caroline keeps in regular contact as you progress through the program, offering valuable advice, tips and prompting you to think outside the box. Her kind and supportive manner during the coaching sessions was the icing on the cake! Overall I would highly recommend this program for anyone seeking some clarity and direction for their career.

Elena

While you can spend years alone trying to find your own way for your professional journey, after having worked with Caroline, I can vouch for a better option: seek support from a caring, responsive and careful career coach like her. Besides having helped with tremendous tools to approach my career in a structured and goal-oriented manner, she always stimulated me to see things from a different, improved perspective.

What’s more important, she was a strong emotional pillar in this journey. There will be moments of frustration while paving your own professional way but with her help, you can overcome them in a positive light. Of course, once an important part of my life, work, has improved, so have the personal and social aspects. In a nutshell, after months of hard work together with Caroline, I am confident, able and happy to be in the driver’s seat of my career vehicle.

Emily
I can’t thank Caroline enough for everything she has helped me with during this time working with her.
I came to Caroline having been unhappy and stuck within my career for many years. I had continually tried to pull myself out but just had no clue of what I wanted to do or what the next step for me was.
I have just finished the VIP Project Career Change course and it is one of the best decisions I have made just going for it! This course has not only given me 100% clarity on what I want to do with my next career move but also has given me a new lease of life in general. I feel so motivated and so many other areas of my life have magically improved based on this. We spend so much time in our careers that it really is so important that we are doing something that is aligned with what we want and who we are!!
I have come out of this course more confident, clear on what I want and a happier person. Caroline is so supportive kind, non judgmental and prompts you think outside the box. I will always be so grateful to her! Highly recommend working with her!
Rachel B 
I’d like to thank Caroline for her support. I undertook her confidence and career coaching course. I find them both really helpful, the tasks were structured, supportive and just the right length to do whilst juggling lots of other things too! 
Both courses have helped me on my journey and I’m incredibly grateful and would recommend Caroline if you’re in need of a caring and supportive coach. 
Katherine A

I recently finished Caroline’s Career Change course and taking the course has been one of the best decisions of my life. It has enabled me to focus on the area I want to move into but also offered insights into other areas of my life. All this has left me feeling positive about my future changes and I have a plan to get to where I want to be.

Caroline has been honest, helpful, full of good ideas and always positive with feedback. She is a true expert and I recommend her to anyone who is looking to make a career change. I am on a journey and it is fantastic to have Caroline have my back at this exciting but daunting time!

Tina A

I’ve completed Caroline’s Confidence Booster Course and the Project Career Change Course and they both pushed me outside my comfort zone and made me rediscover some of the best bits about me. I reached out because I thought it was just my career that made me feel stuck and miserable but after doing the course I realised that there were so many parts of my life I needed to focus on, it was never just about my career, my relationship, my health or money, it was all of the areas in my life and I was trying to do it all together and then feeling like I wasn’t achieving any goals. The course was hard and like a roller coaster but at the end it helped me to de-clutter and focus on what I felt strongly about and which area I would like to work towards and build on. Caroline was always helpful and had a flexible approach which made it easier for me to get through the course materials.

For me these courses were about changing the way I see my whole life not just my career and I thank Caroline so much for coming in to my life.

Inga T

I can’t thank Caroline enough for the invaluable support I have received from her during the last few months of working with her. I found Caroline’s Facebook page by chance around 6 months ago and decided to join her Career Change Group as I was unhappy in my career and knew that I needed a change of direction but had no idea what I would be good at or what I would enjoy, I was feeling pretty lost. I first took part in Caroline’s free Career Change Challenge, watched her inspirational weekly lives in her Facebook Career Change Group and spoke with Caroline via a free career consultation call and together we identified that working on my confidence would be a good first step towards identifying a career change. I spent the next 4 weeks completing Caroline’s Confidence Booster course which helped me realise that I can do this, I can change careers…But what too?

Last week I competed my 8th and final week of Caroline’s Project Career Change course, and through the process of identifying my values, my strengths and a whole host of other stuff, I now know the career change I want to make and have an Action Plan in place for moving forward, making this real and changing my career to something that is perfectly suited to me.

If you are stuck in a career rut and don’t know which way to turn to make a career change that is better suited to you, I highly recommend working with Caroline. Thank you Caroline so much for supporting me to get to this point.

Tracey P:
What can I say, this course and Caroline are amazing. I have worked in Higher Education for over 15 years and following a really difficult time at work left, I took some time out to try and figure out what I wanted to do – which also coincided with my eldest starting school, but I was unable to figure out what I wanted on my own. I went back to work just temping as I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do and then I found Caroline on Facebook, I did the weeks Masterclass and then signed up for her Project Career Change course after a lovely conversation with her about what I needed and to see if we gelled. I loved working out my core values and what was important to me in my life and work. I looked forward to receiving the weekly emails and loved finding out about myself, things I had forgotten I was interested in and also what my driving force was. If I ever got stuck on a task I knew I could always contact Caroline and she was able to help me. I have done so much work on myself over the last few weeks and am on my way to finding that career I love. The advice Caroline has given me has been amazing and I’m so thankful that I found her.

Lisa R-G:

I have just completed the Project Career Change program with Caroline which was fantastic! It was intense, fast paced, full of thought provoking and action packed tasks resulting in so much learning about myself, the type of person I am, the careers I am suited to and ultimately the decision making of what my dream career is. Caroline is a beautiful person, throughout the entire course she was so supportive, honest, proactive, encouraging and helpful as well as totally dedicated to helping me, her client. The design and pace of her course kept me motivated, accountable and action orientated throughout, having her truly believe in me and my new chose career has been invaluable – I now believe in myself and am well on my way to my new career, Thank you Caroline! I loved it and miss it!

I encourage all you lovely ladies who are feeling stuck in your career to invest in yourself and let Caroline support you in your exciting new venture, you will love it too!!

Happy career changing.

Helen:

I really enjoyed my time working with Caroline. She was enthusiastic, very responsive, and very flexible. Caroline and I worked together to diagnose what where I wanted to get to, and how. Most importantly, through our sessions, I was able to develop a set of simple tools for setting goals, and measuring progress month by month and week by week. I know I’ll be able to use the tools independently in the years ahead, and in many different contexts.

Nuria C:

Caroline has been an amazing career coach. She offered insights and ideas to achieve my goals through baby steps. She also helped me to understand what is important to me and motivated me to take actions towards a fulfilling career. 
After working with her I feel more positive and happier about my future career. I know that it is a long journey and I need to keep working on myself but overall I can already see the changes in my personal and professional life.

Jacqui L:

Where do I begin?! My coaching experience with Caroline has been one of my top investments this year and a decision that arguably, I could look back on in a few years time and say it was one of the major turning points in my life. 

I have always been fortunate in knowing what my passions are in life, including what would be my version of a perfect lifestyle. The last 3-4 years, I have set myself what I thought to be purposeful, focused goals, but one way or another those goals were never achieved. I was left feeling frustrated and unhappy. I have always wanted to obtain my masters in Marine Mammal Science, run my own business and have a positive impact in inspiring the next generation of scientists. Big goals, which I struggled to achieve for a long time. 

I started following Raise The Bar Career Coaching about a year ago and I found Caroline’s work approachable, encouraging and motivating. I decided to take the plunge and book Caroline as my career coach. 

The first thing I liked about Caroline was her ability to listen and her friendly approach; we discussed in detail my personal goals and dreams, alongside a variety of focused, accountable activities that have vastly become part of my everyday routine, a routine I do not need to think twice about now. Caroline has a way of boosting your confidence, making you take accountability and control of your life choices to help you become your best possible self.

At the end of coaching, I am incredibly proud of my successes and am going to continue working with Caroline on her next steps programme. In the short space of 70 days I have enrolled and begun my masters course, my dream of running a marine school is launching in 8 weeks time, I have successfully set up and organised multiple voluntary events for children and families, I now have my social media and website for my business, a passive income through my existing skills, I have achieved 5 items on my bucket list, with the next 2 (going to Norway and Rome) taking place this month, I am focused, organised, accountable and making choices that are building my dream lifestyle. 

It is incredible, just how quickly your life can change direction with the right guidance and support. I cannot thank Caroline enough for everything she has done for me in helping me to reach the goals that I have struggled to obtain over the last 3-4years. I highly recommend Raise The Bar Career Coaching to any woman aiming to achieve their own version of a balanced, happy lifestyle.

Liz A:

From our first meeting Caroline made me think about what it was I wanted to do, structuring my goals in a way that I’d never thought of before, helping me focus on the things that mattered to me and how I could achieve them. I found that the sessions were a pleasurable experience. The sessions provided lots of positive reinforcement and a framework to help me identify the changes I wanted to make and small steps to make them possible. The follow-up between sessions held me to account and enabled me to achieve more, which is what I needed. I feel like I’ve already achieved a lot of what I planned to set out to, and now have the framework to apply that to other areas of my life, I will be looking at Caroline’s other services to use in the future. I can’t recommend Caroline enough

Kelly D: 

I have just completed the career change coaching program with the amazing Caroline! I say ‘amazing’ one, because she is! & two, because it is one of Caroline’s favourite words. I can honestly say it’s been by far the most positive & exciting time of my life! Thank you so much Caroline, having you by my side I have over come a major fear, utilised my time & energy to its fullest potential, added routine, structure & more importantly put fun back into my life with my girls. I have always seen potential in my business ventures but with your coaching & encouragement & weekly planning, I know I can & I actually have already started to achieve my goals.

Thank you so much for kick starting this amazing journey with me, after working with you I now plans set, achievable goals to reach & even more enthusiasm for my amazing life! Thank you Caroline, for helping me to believe in me & realise as soon as I put me first the rest of my life will benefit greatly. Every area of my life from family to work to money to relationships to my contributions to the world are now full of zest, energy, fun, enthusiasm, happiness, love & life!

Pamela L:

After one session with Caroline I was more relaxed and more confident. I used the tools Caroline gave me to boost my confidence and it helped me a lot. Thank you for helping me Caroline and for the useful feedback you provided me with.

Janey R:

With Caroline, there is no messing around. You are here, on earth that is, to be the best you can be and not even entertain the concept of impossible. Those aren’t just the sentiments Caroline reiterates, but it’s the belief you see in her eyes, the way she walks, her whole person. This is someone who doesn’t just talk the talk but has and continues to walk the walk. My experience with Caroline has been refreshing, hugely productive and above all the motivational kick I needed. Nothing escapes her so there are no short cuts or excuses and that is why success is inevitable. Caroline’s coaching has helped me believe in my potential and build a foundation for effectively going after and achieving my career goals, rather than just thinking and dreaming about it, and that has been the most liberating result of all.

Marie F:

Working with Caroline has been an amazing journey, she has helped me to realise what I had accomplished so far in my career in order to define what I wanted in my future life. Whilst working on some goals, she has been motivating me to make it happen and gave me the right amount of push & support I needed to get to where I am now! I feel much more confident in my future career now as I am working in an environment that is fully compatible with who I am now. I couldn’t be more grateful for all the changes she made happen!

Katherine O: 

Caroline really inspired and motivated me to set career goals in order to achieve my objectives. I am now following my dream of setting up my own business.

Muni S: 

My coaching sessions with Caroline enabled me to very clearly identify and define my career goals. She really inspired and motivated me to list all I want to achieve and the timelines to do so, and convinced me it’s never too late to start. Thank you.

Sarah D: 

One of the most determined and results orientated women I have ever met. Caroline will take you further than even you imagined.