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Executive coaching · USA · Ireland · UK

Executive coaching for senior women carrying more responsibility, with less room for error.

For directors, VPs, partners, founders, owners and site leaders navigating high-pressure roles. When coaching supports the work you do, your employer can fund your place.

20-Minute Capacity Call

Claire O'Connor, executive coach

Start with what is happening now

The problem is rarely your capability.

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The conversation you keep postponing.

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The contribution you need to name.

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The work you can no longer carry alone.

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The boundary you need to hold.

When everything is asking something of you

You can be good at your job and still know the way you are working cannot continue.

Your role may have grown beyond its original scope, leaving you with more responsibility at work and less time for yourself.

You don’t need to know exactly what needs to change before asking for support. I start with what feels most pressing, then work out what to tackle first.

How the work moves

Turn the pressure into one clear next step.

I start by getting clear on what’s happening and what’s getting in the way. Then I choose a practical way forward and prepare for the conversation, boundary or decision ahead.

The goal is simple: actions you can actually take, with real impact, even under pressure.

Free three-minute scorecard

Are you at capacity?

Are you the Chief Everything Officer, quietly carrying everything in the background? You may be overfunctioning across work, home and everyone else’s needs, with too little space for yourself or your career. This three-minute scorecard will show which areas may need your attention now.

See your result immediately. Midweek Reset emails are optional.

Take the Overfunctioning Scorecard

Choose the support that fits

Three ways to start with what needs your attention now.

A weekly pause. A monthly live reset.

The Midweek Reset

Two ways to make a little space in the middle of everything.

01 Every Wednesday

The weekly newsletter

A short note with a useful prompt to help you pause, reset and return to what matters.

02 Once a month

A 30-minute live session

Notice what is working, name what feels difficult and take away one thing to try. Then open Q&A with me.

Your employer may be able to fund Executive Coaching.

When the company funds it, you usually don’t need another week to think. You need a short proposal for HR or your leader. Talk with Claire → 20-Minute Capacity Call → we’ll write that proposal together. Coaching conversations stay private within the sponsor boundaries agreed at the outset.

What clients say about the work.

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SShanazLocal Guide
★★★★★

Claire is an exceptional executive coach who helps high-performing women lead with greater confidence, clarity, and purpose. She has a remarkable ability to inspire, challenge, and empower you to reach the next level, both personally and professionally. Whether she’s coaching one-on-one or speaking to a room full of leaders, Claire’s passion, insight, and genuine commitment to helping women succeed are truly outstanding. If you’re ready to invest in yourself and your leadership journey, Claire is the person to call.

SSandraGoogle reviewer
★★★★★

Claire has done two workshops and individual sessions with the team in Ireland. Before the first workshop, my ambition was that we would set personal and professional goals and work on that. Claire did that with us and more: she managed to get us working together as a team and focus on our strengths. I think this is what is unique with Claire: her sporting and teaching background allows her to bring out the best in people and work together as a team. I would highly recommend her and wish her continued success.

BBarbaraLocal Guide
★★★★★

Claire is genuine, relatable, encouraging, and positive, but also direct when needed. I would absolutely recommend her to any woman who feels like she’s constantly doing all the things and could use a little help finding more clarity, confidence, and balance. Claire truly understands how hard it can be to juggle career, family, responsibilities, and everything else life throws at you, while somehow still trying to make time for yourself. She has a wonderful way of asking the right questions, helping you look at things from a different perspective, and giving you practical tools you can actually use in everyday life.

MMagsGoogle reviewer
★★★★★

I sought out Claire to deliver a Performance and Leadership workshop for an elite female intercounty team. As a coach, I wanted an external, experienced voice to facilitate a ‘Reflect & Reset’ session focused on goal setting mid-season. Claire’s preparation was exceptional. She conducted pre-workshop evaluations with each player to tailor her approach. She effectively addressed accountability and goal setting, helping the team refocus on the three key performance objectives we set out at the start of the year.

Claire truly understood the unique challenges female athletes face, including balancing life outside of sport, and her coaching methods provided the springboard we needed to push forward. Her workshop came at just the right time, and it made a real impact on our team and girls personally. Would highly recommend Claire for any group looking to achieve a collective goal, sport or otherwise.

About Claire

Practical support from someone who has been there.

Twenty-one years in elite sport and more than two decades in education inform Claire’s direct, practical approach. She listens closely, asks the question that needs to be asked and helps you turn insight into something you can use in real life.

Claire O'Connor coaching

In the media

  • Ireland.ie

    Featured among Irish women making their mark in Atlanta.

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  • Voyage ATL

    Interview on Claire O'Connor Coaching in the Hidden Gems series.

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  • RTÉ

    Coverage of a classic camogie final Claire played in.

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  • TG4

    Episode of the TG4 series Seal le Dáithí featuring Claire.

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  • Irish Independent

    Profile of Claire from the Wexford sports pages.

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  • Irish Examiner

    Sport feature in the Irish Examiner.

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Questions

Questions, answered clearly.

What's the investment?

Every route is different, so on a 20-Minute Capacity Call I'll hear what's going on for you and tell you honestly which route fits. I put the investment in writing once we know it's a fit. If your company may fund it, I'll write a short proposal for them. Payment plans are available for Group Coaching.

Should I do group coaching or one-to-one?

It depends on the work you're bringing. RIZE Group Coaching is twelve weekly group coaching sessions with no more than six women, and the next group starts Wednesday, November 4, 2026. RIZE Executive Coaching is six months of private, one-to-one coaching. If your work needs to stay fully private, or your employer is paying, Executive is the route.

How does it work, and how often do we meet?

Executive Coaching is six months of private 60-minute sessions, one every two weeks, remotely or in person in Atlanta. Group Coaching is twelve weekly group coaching sessions, with a written lesson and exercise each week. Either way, we start with what feels most pressing, and you leave each session with one small step to take before the next.

I'm already stretched. Will I have time for this?

It's one of the worries I hear most often, and honestly, it's usually the reason to start. If you're already doing two jobs, the last thing you need is a third. So early on, we take one thing off your plate. Between sessions, you take one small, practical step, not a pile of homework.

Can my company pay for this?

Often, yes. RIZE Executive can be self-funded or employer-funded, and we can talk through sponsorship on your 20-Minute Capacity Call. You don't need the business case worked out before we speak. If your company may pay, I'll write a short proposal for them after we talk, and my guide shows you how to ask.

If my employer pays, will my manager know what I say in coaching?

No. What you say in a session stays between you and me, except where the written agreement names a legal, safety, or professional ethics exception. Your manager receives only what that agreement lists, usually the goals, themes, and next steps at the touchpoints it names.

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20-Minute Capacity Call

Start with what is happening now.

Bring the situation as it is. In a 20-Minute Capacity Call, we will talk through what feels most pressing and what the right next step might be.

Talk with Claire