Coaching for People Tired of Winging it.

Rowe & Rise is coaching for people who are capable, doing their best, but quietly feel like they’re winging it when it comes to work, direction, and what comes next.

I help put language to what makes you uniquely brilliant, suss out how to use it, and make your path feel more manageable, more exciting, more you.

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What Coaching With Me is Like

Coaching with me is calm, practical, and very human. It’s designed to help you get clear early, use what you already do well, and make things feel more manageable, not heavier. Here’s what that looks like in practice.

What to Expect

Warmth
Supportive, human, and grounded. You’ll feel met, not managed.
Clear, honest reflections
I’ll say the thing if it needs saying, kindly and directly.
Empathic understanding
Context matters. I listen properly, without fixing or over-analysing.
A sounding board
Space to think out loud, test ideas, and land decisions with more confidence.
Strengths-led clarity
We put language around what you already do well, so you can use it on purpose.
Dry British humour
Light, well-timed, and used to soften moments, not dodge them.
A decent cup of tea energy
Think Yorkshire brew. Comforting, grounding, and actually helpful.

What to not Expect

Gratitude journals
Not my thing. If they work for you, brill! But this will never be homework.
Meaningless hype
No “you’ve got this!” without something solid behind it.
Forced positivity
We won’t gloss over the tricky bits.
Being told who to become
This isn’t about moulding you into someone else.
One-size-fits-all coaching
No generic frameworks applied indiscriminately.
Ethereal quotes or floaty wisdom
Nothing untethered from real life experiences.
Matcha… in any form.
Sorry. It’s grass in a cup.

Core Programs

From knowing yourself to backing yourself.

My coaching is grounded, strengths-led, and designed to help you make better decisions, not just feel better for an hour.

Know Yourself

We get clear on how you think, decide, lead, and recharge, so you stop guessing and start recognising your patterns, power and blind spots.

Use What’s Already Strong

We work with your natural strengths, not against them, so progress feels sustainable and energised instead of forced and draining.

Back Yourself

Clarity turns into confidence. Confidence turns into action. Suddenly, you’re choosing rather than reacting.

Grounded in Real Experience

I’m Lou, the founder of Rowe & Rise. I bring 20 years of leadership and marketing experience, alongside accredited, evidence-based coaching practice. Everything I do is practical, ethical, and designed to stand up in the real world.

I’ve spent two decades working inside fast-paced organisations, leading teams, and watching capable people quietly doubt themselves. Rowe & Rise grew from a simple belief; confidence comes from understanding what makes you uniquely brilliant, not copying what makes others brilliant.

I work primarily with early-career professionals, first-time managers, and students who want to build ways of working that fit and feel great, early on.

Corporate Experience
Virgin Atlantic · Guinness · Peroni Nastro Azzurro · Asahi Super Dry · African + Eastern · The Entertainer · Dubai 92 · mimojo