The Official Bio

Edel is a trusted coach and strategic thinking partner with a career spanning over twenty five years’ in strategy, leadership, coaching and marketing.

As a leadership coach, Edel is passionate about helping high achievers and their teams to redefine how they lead, connect and perform. She advocates human leadership – bringing out the best in ourselves and each other by harnessing our inner strengths, creating deep connections and crafting more purpose, fulfillment and joy in our work and our lives.

As a strategic consultant and facilitator, Edel has helped global multinationals and innovative start-ups create powerful visions and strategic frameworks to drive success. She is an expert in the areas of strategic planning, people development, employee engagement and communicating with impact.

The Real Bio

I am the youngest of a family of 13 and grew up on a farm in Westmeath, in the centre of Ireland. I’ve always been driven (they called it stubborn when I was a child!) and obsessed with learning – I learned to read and write long before I went to school.

That drive continued and I always believed that I could achieve anything that I set my mind to. And I usually did. I had some setbacks along the way but I always bounced back quickly.
I carved out a great career and met some amazing role models, colleagues and friends along the way.

Then in 2016, I collapsed at work and everything changed.

Overnight, I went from a high-performing Strategy Director to someone who couldn’t walk more than 100 yards without needing a rest. After months battling debilitating fatigue, I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue. It was a long road to recovery.

I did not see it coming. I loved my job. I really enjoyed the people I worked with. I was full of energy.

I had prided myself on being a good leader, on supporting and developing my team, on helping them to avoid stress. But I didn’t show myself the same care and compassion.

As a result, my team and colleagues were left to pick up the pieces, to cover my work and try to steer the ship without me.

I learned the hard way that high performance is not sustainable without the right foundation and practices in place to reflect & renew.

I PAUSED. I did the work.
I turned the lens on myself.

I got back the miracle of health. I learned how to optimise performance and impact AND lead a vibrant, fulfilled life.

I’m now on a mission to share the gift of PAUSE with the world, the gift of self-reflection, development, and growth. To help people to not only protect their energy but also to become a more real, vibrant, inspiring version of themselves. To help them relight their inner fire and lead and live a life of purpose and joy. 

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