Your Career Change Starts Here

 
Imagine a working life where you’re free to be you

I work with career changers around the world to design and create inspiring futures. My job as a career coach is to help you get unstuck, build a clear and well-founded vision of the life and work you want, and create a plan to bring it to life.

Many of my clients don’t know where to start, some have no ideas, others have too many. Some don’t believe they can choose another direction, others are afraid of what friends or family will say or the upheaval another choice could cause. What they all have in common is a sense of dissatisfaction or restlessness at work – it’s not who they really are (even though they can do it well), it doesn’t fulfill them anymore, they feel trapped and drained of energy.

As your career-change coach I put you first, support you, challenge you, encourage you and give you a proven process to find a more fulfilling life.

We work together by video call and I love working with people in the U.S., U.K., Europe and the Middle East. You’ll have homework to do, reflections to complete and actions to take – and with this full investment in yourself and in the process, you’ll be moving in the direction you really want.

Scroll down to see how we can work together on your career change, to understand what matters most to you and how you can gain clarity and move forward with confidence in planning a working life that fits you like a glove.

 
Through her career change programme and coaching, Becky has helped me reset my career, recognise my strengths, and realise my values and motivations.
After two decades in the same industry I’m now excited to embark on a new, rewarding, and fulfilling adventure.
— Anthony Ford, Devon
Whether you want to change careers but have no idea where you want to go, or if you just want to get more intentional about your career and shape its path, this programme and Becky’s amazing ability to support you and help you find answers, is exactly what you need.
— Kit Pascoe, UK
The job turned out even better than expected. I’ve joined a great team and have been assigned to 2 super interesting projects. The new projects really do tick all the boxes we identified as my priorities in terms of ethical and career values. I’m super excited!
— Fred, UK
Working with Becky was incredibly helpful for me. I had been feeling frustrated and uncertain in my career but I feel so much more confident now, able to define my values and what I am aiming to do, giving me direction and purpose.
Having just secured a new and more fulfilling role, I would definitely recommend Becky’s coaching to anyone who is feeling as I did - a very worthwhile investment.
— H, Newbury
Along my journey I have utilised the many tools that Becky uses, appreciated my positives, re-emphasised my personal values and what’s important to me in my life – right now. 

Becky helped me feel excited about future prospects – which are different to what I am currently doing – but are skills I hold at my core and are really me.
 
Thanks Becky – I couldn’t have done it without you.  Namaste
— Fiona
Becky first helped me understand that what I was feeling was not unusual, and was in fact positive because it signified positive change was coming. Next, she gave me a structure and tools to work through my thoughts and feelings in a way that gave me the confidence that I was on the right path. And these tools most importantly helped me to muster the strength to take action.
I highly recommend working with Becky.
— Chris B, Tourism Entrepreneur
Becky is superb. She has a natural ability to build a trusting relationship quickly, which helped me feel at ease. She built my confidence, listened and guided - all attributes you would want from a coach. Thank you so much Becky - I feel honoured to have worked with you.
— Liz McG, W Sussex, UK - from Start-up Programme Director to consultancy and e-commerce portfolio
 
Becky’s professionalism, ability to provide constructive feedback and keen perception of what I felt and needed at different stages in the process helped me enormously.
Moreover, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the warmth and upbeat attitude she ALWAYS conveyed in an entirely authentic manner soothed my whole being. I am now well prepared to move on to the next phase of my life and career.
— Natalie, California, US
 
 
 
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BeckyKilsby- career coach Exeter

Quickstep Career Change Programme

My innovative career change programme provides you with one to one coaching through the proven Firework career change process, designed to help you connect with what you want from your life and work, and to create a practical path towards it.

The Quickstep Career Change Programme is designed to get your career change moving. From Clarity to Direction to Action, we can move at your pace through each of the 2-session stages, which are delivered via video call.

CLARITY: This is all about YOU. We'll explore your strengths, values, achievements, purpose and what your Ideal Life and Ideal Working Day look like.

DIRECTION: You'll generate a wide range of career ideas to explore against your CLARITY findings and start testing out your 3 top options. This is where you can let your imagination fly.

ACTION: You'll work on your top idea and create a career-change plan that is both ambitious and practical, and that moves you towards career fulfilment and a future that truly excites you.

By the end of the programme, you’ll have a compelling plan to move into a new direction – one that fulfills your values, strengths and passions. Your future will inspire you!

With Becky’s help and support, I found a career that I hadn’t ever considered before and now wonder why I hadn’t looked into it years ago as it is such a good fit for me personally.
— Emilie Wiggins (UK)
I loved the Quickstep process and the build up and progression it gave me. There was so much great information, templates and exercises provided, making it great value for money.
— Liz McG, W Sussex
Before the Quickstep Career Change Programme I felt confused, scared and overwhelmed about my future. Now I have clarity about my values and strengths and I’m ready to build a career in digital marketing for a cause that I believe in.
— Alice M, University of Exeter student
 
Working with Becky has been truly life changing for me. I understand my “WHY” much better and feel more secure in my decision-making as I understand when things are truly aligned with my values and purpose.

I feel happier and it has become so much easier to take action to pursue my dreams - which have become much clearer too.
— Denise M. (Italy)
 
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being the most amazing career coach, for opening up my mind to looking at life and career as a whole, and for showing me how to start aligning my ambitions and goals to my values in life. I couldn’t be happier to be starting this exciting new role and I am so grateful for your inspiration and so glad I signed up to The Quickstep Career Change programme. Best decision I have made in years!
— Silvia Paloschi, Exeter, Devon
 
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This successful programme is now also available as a self-study option

Get immediate access whenever you need it, wherever in the world you happen to be!

With lifetime access, you can work through the programme at your own pace and at a very affordable price. Full details and buy here

I finished the course with a clear way forward, feeling inspired and empowered, leaving behind the ‘stuck’ feeling I had been experiencing for nearly 5 years.

I cannot recommend this programme enough! It is 100% worth the investment.
— A.B. (Education Advisor, UK)
I completed Becky’s online career change programme at a time when I was stuck in a job that was draining me. The programme brought me much greater self-awareness, clarity and confidence and my life soon took a magical turn.

I was offered a job I love with a company I have always admired. I was even able to negotiate a higher grade and salary.

It is priceless to have had my career back on track: I am so grateful for this journey!
— MC (Business Consultant) Italy
 

The Legacy Chapter

When you’ve achieved all you can in your current setting, but you’re not yet ready to retire, this coaching programme offers a systematic and comprehensive process to imagine and design the final chapter of your career.

This is where you bring together all your expertise, passion and purpose and create a chapter that inspires you and makes a real difference.

Let’s harness your knowledge and strengths and put them to good use in a final chapter you can be proud of. One that expresses who you are a in a way that reflects the lifestyle you want at this stage of your life.

Get in touch to arrange a free 30-minute Zoom consultation and to get started on your own Legacy Chapter!

 
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Starting again?

When you're making a new start but you're too busy, overwhelmed and exhausted to notice, you need to take time to pause.

INSPIRED -Starting Again with Confidence is an online programme and self-guided retreat offering you the space, time and focus to honour this significant transition and prepare you to fully embrace the next season in your life.

Wherever you choose to celebrate this occasion, you will have everything you need to reflect, envision and claim your future. You'll be able to end one season well and clear the way for the next. You’ll leave feeling refreshed, clear-sighted and empowered, ready to create the change you've been craving.

 
I recently completed Becky’s course ‘INSPIRED - Starting Again With Confidence’ following my relocation to Shaldon in South Devon. It allowed me to take stock of my move and to celebrate all that I had achieved to make it happen.
Becky’s course is perfect for anyone who is in a period of transition. As humans we tend to sometimes gloss over our wins and move on to the next thing which needs doing - however this course allowed me to pause and reflect.
— Jennifer Corcoran, CEO & Founder My Super Connector
INSPIRED is such a well thought out, soulful course. Career transitions are so often overlooked. Before the course I did not see any distinction between my old role and my new career path. This was detrimental to my new business. Now I have a fresh start and can leave behind all that no longer serves me.
— Jillian P, Virtual Assistant, Hampshire

Career Clarity Calls

If you'd like a focused career consultation to rejuvenate your career-change or explore ideas that you just can't make progress with, a Career Clarity Call will help you clear your thoughts, identify what you really want, what's keeping you stuck, and what your next steps are!

When you're not looking for a full career change programme but know that you need an impartial, friendly but informed career coach to help you get clear, get focused and back into action, a Career Clarity Call will hit the spot. Whether preparing for that key interview or exploring the best strategy and tactics to make your inspiring future a reality, an experienced career change coach will make all the difference. All coaching is via video call so location is no barrier.

Ready for life-changing clarity?

Becky worked with me and offered advice that was perfectly tailored to me; and gave me optimism, direction and practical steps. With her guidance, I was able to self-reflect in a new and structured way, and identify what I wanted and how to get it.
— Mike sheppard, bristol, uk
I found it really useful to talk through my dreams and values with someone who is both outside the problem and who is non-judgemental. Clarity often comes from listening to yourself more clearly and that echoing back technique is something you’ve got down to a T’
— Rachel C, Rail Engineer, UK
Talking to Becky at a time when I felt ‘all over the place and turning in circles’ I came out of this very enjoyable conversation feeling much lighter and re-energized. One of few people that truly listen Becky genuinely valued my ideas. In her non-directive yet very systematic and grounded approach she helped me in prioritizing my next steps, allowing for my passions to come first which in turn gives me energy to tackle the inevitable challenges, fears and setbacks. I can highly recommend Becky, especially from the beginning or even before we even consider a career change, simply to have a space to explore ideas and yet come out with a firm plan. Slowly, I am telling others about my new focus in my career and it is finding resoundingly support. Now I only wish I had talked to Becky sooner.
— S.B., University Lecturer, Austria
 
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Values Discovery

Values are the key to understanding what fulfills and motivates you – what’s important to you and what you need in your life and work. If your highest values are out of line with your work or not present enough in your life as a whole, you’ll feel dissatisfied, restless or unhappy – and you probably won’t know why.

In the 2-step Values Discovery package you’ll get clear on your top values, understand how fulfilled they are in your current life, and know how to strengthen and use them to make better decisions for the life and career you want. Through one-to-one video coaching and mini-tasks between sessions, you’ll gain values clarity and the key to a life that is true to who you are – a life with work that lets you thrive.

 
 
 
BeckyKilsby- Career Coach Exeter

Career Consulting

I have international experience in designing, creating and growing a University Career Service in Dubai; designing and delivering accredited career learning for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students at the University of Exeter (UK) and University of Middlesex in Dubai; and designing a specialist career change programme for professionals who are eager to build values-based and purpose-fuelled working lives.

Recent events

The Exeter MBA: Designing Your Life (October 2019)

As part of the Personal Transformations module, I introduced University of Exeter MBAs to design-thinking mindsets, tools and approaches to creating a rewarding career. In this interactive, whole-day workshop, we explored identifying our ‘true north’, reframing problems, generating a host of new ideas, prototyping possibilities, and accommodating ‘failure’ into the learning process.

Communicate YOU: A Virtual Summit (October 2019)

This online summit attracted business-owners and professionals from around the world, all keen to grow their business or develop their career in a more authentic and values-aligned way. I was one of 6 speakers and my chosen topic was: Communicating YOU in your Career Choices.

Whether considering a career change or needing to re-engage with a current role, this session demonstrates how values can be the catalyst and pathway to authentic and fulfilling working lives.

How can I help you, your organisation or your team to thrive?

Can I help you create career or personal development learning that opens horizons for your clients or colleagues, uses best practice, and employs purpose-driven approaches to challenge, engage and inspire?

Key topics: values, purpose, fulfilment, and engagement at work

If you’d like to learn more, just get in touch - I’d love to hear from you.

 
 
 
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Vision Board Guide

This powerful self-guided activity is designed to help you get in touch with your personal vision. It offers time and space to open horizons and explore what you want more of in your life. You’ll create a Vision Board to inspire and motivate you to build the next phase in the life you really want.

Oprah swears by hers and mine continues to remind me of my own vision for a life that inspires me. Just contact me via the button below and I’ll send you my free guide to creating your own vision board!