One-to-one mentoring for experienced technology professionals with a real decision to make about their career, their capability or the role they are about to take on. Everything starts with a free call, and if mentoring is not what you need, you will hear that on the call rather than after you have paid.
Every engagement begins with a short call, because the right recommendation can only be made once I understand what you are actually trying to change.
The shape is the same whichever format you choose, because the work only pays off when both of us are clear about what it is meant to achieve.
We spend twenty to thirty minutes on where you are now, what you are trying to change and whether I am the right person to help you change it. Nothing is owed at the end of it.
I recommend the format that fits the work in front of you, whether that is one session on a single decision or three months of structured mentoring. Where the smaller option would do the job, I will say so.
The first paid session sets a written goal, so progress becomes something we can both measure rather than something that merely feels productive.
Every session runs against that goal and ends with a written summary of what was agreed, and support between sessions is included from the sprint upwards.
Sessions run for sixty minutes as a rule, which is long enough to get somewhere and short enough to hold real concentration. Ninety minutes is available for a single session when the subject genuinely warrants it.
| Format | Length | Cadence | Best for | Between sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery call | 20 to 30 minutes | One-off | Working out whether this is the right fit at all | None |
| Single focused session | 60 or 90 minutes | One-off | One specific decision or one thing you are stuck on | Email follow-up for seven days |
| Focused Sprint | 5 sessions of 60 minutes | Across six to eight weeks | A short, targeted goal such as a career move or a capability gap | Email and short voice notes |
| Core Mentoring | 10 sessions of 60 minutes | Across three months | Career direction, AI in your role, and leading well in a technology organisation | Priority email and messaging |
| Ongoing Mentoring | 2 sessions of 60 minutes a month | Monthly, with no end date | Continuous guidance once the deeper work is already done | Priority access between sessions |
Packages rather than an hourly rate, because the results come from working at something over time rather than from one good conversation. The price per session falls as the commitment grows.
Five sessions across six to eight weeks, built around one goal you want to reach soon, such as a move you are weighing up or a gap you need to close before an interview.
Payable in full, or half at the start and half at the midpoint.
Ten sessions across three months for the deeper work: where your career is heading, what AI genuinely changes about your role, and how to lead well once the job stops being hands-on.
Ten percent off when paid in full, or half at the start and half at the midpoint.
Two sessions a month with priority access in between, for senior professionals who want a steady sounding board rather than a programme with an end date.
Usually follows a sprint or a run of core mentoring.
Twenty to thirty minutes to work out what you are trying to change and which format suits it. If nothing here is right for you, I will say so and point you towards something that is.
One decision, one obstacle, one conversation. This is the right choice when you know exactly what you need to work through and do not want a programme built around it. A short email follow-up is included for the week afterwards.
Mentoring is one person thinking alongside you, so the work stays with you and your own career. When what you need is work done inside your organisation, that is focused advisory, and when it is an executive role held for part of each week, that is fractional leadership.
None of this is an optional extra or a reason to move up a package. It is simply how the work runs, whichever format you choose.
Twenty to thirty minutes on where you are and what you want to change. If mentoring is not the right answer for your situation, I would far rather tell you on that call than after you have paid for something.