Grace Owen has over 15 years experience of equipping hundreds of middle to senior managers and professionals to succeed at work, using a unique blend of consulting, coaching, training, mentoring and resourcing. 

Her proven track record and pragmatic approach stems from working in HR/Learning and Development at a senior level for Marks and Spencer, Whitbread and Costa Coffee before starting her freelance business in October 2003.

She has delivered solutions for individual clients and organisations including the London Business School, BBC, Environment Agency, Brit Insurance, NHS, Barclays Bank, Birmingham University, Camden Council, the Crown Prosecution Service and Baptist Union (UK) .

Clients describe her as engaging, bringing clarity, professional, focused and calm! View her full portfolio here.

An Associate Certified Coach (ACC) of the International Coach Federation, she has an MSc in Learning and Development from Revans University, USA and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Ashridge Business School Alumni. 

Grace is an expert in career change, management and development. She was featured in The Times, The Metro, New Nation, Trace Magazine (USA), Time Out, The Guardian online ( for Careers Talk) and Red Magazine. Her articles have been published in Pride Magazine, Precious online and various others. She was guest speaker on Colourful Radio and BBC Scotland's MacAulay & Co show.  Grace was one of the UK's leading career coach's at the One Life Live 2009 ‘Career Clinic’. Her first book 'The Career Itch' will be published this year.

She is passionate about voluntary work and currently mentors leaders in cross sector organisations. Recently she was a trustee for a charity committed to empowering the disadvantaged in Kotei, a small village in Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa. She was also chair of a management committee pioneering a Youth Café project in northeast London that provides a safe place for young people.