Ade is an Accredited Coach at Senior Practitioner level with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) with 20+ years’ experience of working in the people and organisational development field, spanning the public, private and non-profit sectors.
He is well versed in cultivating relationships with clients, putting them at ease and inviting them to enter a wholehearted space that facilitates deepened awareness and transformation.
Background & Industry Experience
Ade was Human Resources Director with Liberty Global Europe, a digital media company, with responsibility for the UK, Netherlands, Spain and Central Europe. Prior to that, he was Head of Human Resources with Guardian News and Media Ltd. Previous corporate clients that he has worked with include BBC, Philips, Ferrero, eHealth Africa, PwC, Netflix, Unilever, Siemens, Douwe Egberts, Financial Ombudsman Service and Ford Foundation.
Ade has an academic background in Law, with a specialism in Employment Law, and holds an MSc In Human Resources, along with a Diploma in Group Facilitation, Counselling Skills and Conflict Resolution. He is a Certified Daring Way™ and Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, programmes based on the research of Dr Brené Brown, which explores topics such as vulnerability, courage, shame, empathy and worthiness.
Ade is currently a board member of the Centre for Courage and Renewal, a US based not-for-profit, that works to help people come alive with a renewed sense of purpose, build trustworthy relationships, and cultivate the courage to making a difference within themselves, their work, and the world. He is also co-founder of ‘The Quest Collective C.I.C’, a UK-based social enterprise that delivers personal development programs aimed at transforming the relationships gay, bi and queer men have with themselves, others and the world they inhabit.
Coaching Style & Specialisations
Ade’s intention as a coach is to co-create a reflective and fluid space where the client feels invited to bring the different aspects of themselves – these encompass the visible and invisible parts of their identity, along with their strengths, struggles, shadow, light and inner wisdom.
His coaching approach is person-centred which involves providing an environment where clients feel accepted and valued without judgment, they feel seen, heard and understood and where he is genuine and transparent. These conditions empower clients to explore new perspectives and set a course towards their goals, whilst engaging in a dialogue that delves beyond job-title, status or any presenting situation and facilitates meaningful personal and professional growth.
In sessions with clients, Ade aims to engage in a transformational dialogue that enables the implicit to become explicit and explore how that plays out personally, relationally and systemically. He believe in working with clients to create opportunities for them to identify any limiting beliefs that might be getting in the way of the fullest expression of themselves and deconstruct any habitual coping strategies. As a coach he is keen to support clients on their journey of growth and self-discovery by helping them cultivate nurturing habits for ongoing emotional and social hygiene.
