Try before you buy
Book a free chemistry session with any of our coaches to find your perfect fit.
What is a chemistry session?
Coaching is a journey taken with a professional, listening partner by your side — so it’s important to find the right fit for your coaching experience.
This is why we offer a free 30-minute chemistry session for all our coaches. It’s a chance to find out more about how coaching works and to learn about your chosen coach to see whether their experience, skills and personal style are a good fit for your needs.
It’s important to understand that these sessions will not actually include any coaching, it’s really just a chat. You are welcome to book chemistry sessions with more than one coach if you need to, but you won’t be able to have more than one free session with the same coach.
Coaching represents a significant investment in time, money and commitment to personal growth so before taking the plunge — try before you buy!
Our Coaches
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Meg Rye
Meg Rye is the founder of Good Maven. She’s been at the centre of the global design community for 20+ years, working with professionals to build ambitious and fulfilling careers. She offers expert career coaching, CV and portfolio reviews. She also helps clients visualise their personal and professional goals, identify limiting belief systems and behavioural patterns that block these goals.
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Timothy Achumba
Timothy is Principal Design Director on the Tooling team at Microsoft and co-founder of cult favourite Lovers Magazine, an inclusive online community for creative professionals.
Timothy is well known for his high level of design craft, execution and strong product sense. He offers 1:1 design coaching and portfolio reviews. -
Melissa Hajj
Melissa is a design leader with experience building consumer and business software products at Meta, Apple, and more.
As a coach, Melissa has decades of experience helping design leaders increase their impact, manage stakeholders, make the transition from individual contributor to manager, and learn to lead others.
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“Working with Timothy has really levelled up my skill-set in terms of how I approach my work. As a designer who has worked across different platforms and product spaces, Timothy is able to give both constructive product thinking alongside visual and interaction design feedback. His generosity towards teaching makes learning from him a real joy.”
—Janet Longhurst, Principal Designer, Microsoft
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“I've been incredibly fortunate to have worked with Melissa as my coach and manager. She's been there for me at every stage of my design career, from the very beginning when I was just starting out, all the way to becoming a senior designer and transitioning into leadership roles. Melissa's support has played a significant role in my rapid growth across various areas, including design, collaboration, leadership, and product thinking. Having her as my coach has truly been a career highlight.”
—Victoria Badenas, WhatsApp Design Manager
