At Karen Blake Coaching, we provide personalised professional, career and business mentoring to help you gain clarity, develop confidence and make progress towards your goals.
Our mentoring is practical, supportive and tailored to your circumstances. Whether you are considering your next career move, developing professionally, starting or growing a small business, or looking for greater clarity and accountability, we work with you to identify your priorities and turn them into achievable actions.
Sessions can be delivered:
- Online via Microsoft Teams or Zoom
- By telephone
- Face-to-face, where appropriate and by arrangement
Who Our Mentoring Is For
Our mentoring services can support:
- Professionals looking to develop or progress in their careers
- Individuals considering a career change or new direction
- People who want greater confidence in professional decision-making
- Aspiring managers, trainers or professionals developing new skills
- New and developing small-business owners
- Individuals who would benefit from structured guidance, accountability and an independent perspective
- Employees receiving mentoring funded by their employer
How Mentoring Can Help
Depending on your goals, mentoring can help you to:
- clarify your priorities and next steps
- develop confidence in professional situations
- identify strengths and areas for development
- improve communication and interpersonal skills
- explore career progression or career-change options
- make informed decisions about your professional development
- work through challenges and identify practical solutions
- gain a fresh and independent perspective
- set realistic goals and remain accountable for achieving them
Our role is not to tell you what to do. Instead, we draw on professional experience, questioning, guidance and constructive feedback to help you make decisions that are right for you.
Career and Professional Mentoring
Career and professional mentoring can be particularly valuable when you are facing change or considering your next step.
We can support you with areas such as career progression, developing professional confidence, identifying development opportunities, preparing for increased responsibility and considering alternative career pathways.
Where appropriate, mentoring can also complement career coaching, training or professional development.
Business Mentoring
Starting or developing a business can involve making many decisions without always having someone impartial to discuss them with.
KBC business mentoring provides a structured opportunity to explore areas such as:
- business priorities
- services and pricing
- target customers
- marketing and visibility
- developing new income streams
- managing workload and priorities
- identifying realistic next actions
The focus is on practical progress rather than simply discussing ideas.
How Our Mentoring Programme Works
Our mentoring programme normally includes regular one-hour sessions.
For clients who want ongoing support, we recommend a programme of six sessions, allowing time to establish goals, review progress and build momentum.
Sessions can be scheduled at intervals that suit your circumstances and objectives.
Mentoring Prices
Single mentoring session: £75 per hour
Six-session mentoring package: £400
Six one-hour sessions, equivalent to approximately £66.67 per session.
Employer-Funded Mentoring
Mentoring can also be commissioned by employers to support employee development, career progression, confidence or professional growth.
For employer-funded mentoring or multiple participants, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Cancellation Policy
Appointments cancelled with fewer than two working days’ notice may incur a £50 cancellation fee.
Same-day cancellations and non-attendance are charged at the full session rate.
Ready to Explore Mentoring?
If you are considering mentoring but are unsure whether it is the right type of support for you, contact Karen Blake Coaching to discuss your goals and how we may be able to help.
