Approach

I’m Emily Sexton, an Executive Coach with over 20 years in Communications and Leadership Development. My work is about helping people lead and communicate with clarity: bringing focus to complex situations, building self-awareness, and using their insights as a map to deliver meaningful results for their organisation and for themselves.

This often involves looking ‘inside’ at their values, what’s driving them, and how they’re likely to show up day-to-day and under pressure (using Hogan personality assessments); looking ‘outside’ for a real-time view on how their leadership is experienced by others (using 360 feedback); exploring how they can leverage their strengths, and determining where they may need to seek support or focus their development to achieve their goals.

Where appropriate and developmental, I offer practical tools to help clients strengthen how they engage and mobilise their teams (e.g., presentation skills, structuring clear messages, and navigating difficult conversations) - at the individual and team level.

Background

My career began in London PR agencies, Ketchum and Freuds, where I worked with well-known brands (including Morocco Tourism Board, Diageo, Philips, Pernod Ricard, and Guinness), pitching to journalists, building client relationships, and delivering international events. I later joined InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), where I spent 10 years based in London and Singapore, helping hospitality leaders to launch new brands, embed corporate strategy, and strengthen brand advocacy amongst hotel owners around the world.

While living in Singapore, I completed a multi-year coach training programme that led to accreditation with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and set up a charitable partnership with the International Justice Mission (IJM), to help raise funds for their work tackling online exploitation of children in the Philippines.

After returning to London in 2021, I established Emily Sexton Coaching to support hospitality leaders through coaching, leadership assessment and development.

Qualifications & Credentials

  • ICF Associate Certified Coach

  • Hogan Assessments Certified Practitioner

  • Primary Colours® 360 Practitioner

  • Coaching Certification (Level 1 & 2 / PCC with Bailey Balfour — ICF and EMCC accredited)

  • BA Philosophy with Psychology modules, University of Leeds, UK

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Partners & Affiliates

  • David Pendleton, Professor in Leadership at Henley Business School

    David Pendleton is a distinguished leadership expert, psychologist, and co-creator of the Primary Colours® Model of Leadership. His research has helped organisations worldwide to redefine leadership effectiveness.

    I collaborate with David on selected leadership development projects, combining his decades of insight with my coaching practice to support clients in building strong, values-driven leadership cultures.

    David also brings a personal dimension to my work — as my father, he has been a mentor and influence throughout my career.

  • Bulmer Group International

    As a Presentation Coach for Bulmer Group International, I deliver presentation skills training and coaching for individuals and groups looking to enhance their confidence and presentation impact. Bulmer Group’s flagship programme Presenting To Win™ has helped hundreds of leaders around the world to build essential communication skills that apply to all settings, including how to:

    ​- Deliver with Clarity and Confidence: Present ideas clearly and assertively to capture attention and inspire action

    - Engage with Impact: Foster meaningful connections in both face-to-face and virtual interactions

    - Structure for Success: Organise messages in a logical, compelling way to achieve your desired outcome

    Find out more here

  • Edgecumbe Consulting Group Limited

    The Primary Colours® 360 is a globally respected, research-based feedback tool built around Edgecumbe’s Primary Colours® Model of Leadership. It combines self-assessment with feedback from the individual’s line manager, team members and peers – offering a clear, well-rounded view of their leadership performance whilst highlighting both strengths and areas for development.

    Developed over 25 years of research led by Professor David Pendleton, the Primary Colours Model of Leadership defines the three domains in which leaders operate (strategic, operational, and interpersonal) and the tasks leaders must perform to create the conditions for sustained success. The model is visual, practical and easy to apply in coaching and leadership development programmes. It provides a memorable and actionable picture of what leaders need to do - delivered through a one-to-one feedback session to optimise the value of the feedback data.

  • Folgate Advisors

    I am part of Folgate Advisors: a group founded by ex-Omnicom and Ketchum leaders, David Gallagher, Dave Scott and Mark Hume. Together, we support agencies/founders in the business of Communications. We offer a range of services including leadership coaching and training for executive leaders, CCOs and CMOs.