Testimonials & Case Studies
Great reputations take time and consistency. Over the years, I have built a legacy of trust, resilience, and transformative impact. From scaling a startup to driving strategic change across industries, my philosophy is rooted in authentic leadership and a commitment to empowering others.
These testimonials reflect the experiences of individuals and teams I have worked with either as a business leader, founder, coach, or through the Executive MBA programme.
What People Say
“Alan has important traits: he has patience and listens. People want to be heard and this is a super power. He also offers great advice.”
Sonal Soveni | Artist, Film Producer & Founder | The Table & Gallery
“Alan is a strategic leader and influencer within his segment and industry. My dealings with him have been fruitful and refreshing in a segment that needs similar like mindedness to move forward.”
Brendan Dwyer | Regional VP Sales EAME | Hyatt Hotels Corporation
“Alan has a solid approach in helping to identify key areas for improvement.”
Anonymous | Growth-stage entrepreneur
“Alan is a great team player to work with. Always including his colleagues into the reflection to reach higher results than the ones expected.”
Andre Mack | Managing Director | EHL Advisory Services
“My Coaching experience was fantastic and I would recommend to anyone trying to achieve something great”
Denzel Boatey | Entrepreneur
“Leadership strengths include possessing a truly global perspective, being able to successfully execute broad change management & effect positive global sales team development.”
Shane Hodges | VP Global Group & Emerging Sales Platforms | Starwood Hotels (Marriott)
“A pleasure to count him among my inner network of go-to experts in the industry … Alan is a true win-win negotiator who has remained committed, loyal, ethical and professional throughout his career.”
Juliet Price | Executive Director | beam
“The programme was very supportive and enabled me to think outside the box.”
Fabricio Mercier | Growth-stage entrepreneur
Case Study:
From idea overload to self-agency
The situation
Dan came into coaching with more than five business ideas and no clear sense of which one to pursue. On the surface, it looked like a prioritisation problem: too many options, scattered energy, and no roadmap.
The coaching work
The work focused on two things: challenging the assumptions that kept him stuck, and reconnecting him with his own values. Once he began assessing his options against what genuinely mattered to him — freedom, curiosity, innovation and social impact — the noise reduced and clarity emerged quickly.
What was really going on
Within two sessions, it became clear that the issue was not just too many ideas. Underneath the overwhelm was a deeper pattern of self-doubt and self-protection — a habit of dismissing his own potential before anyone else could. He was caught in an “Am I good enough?” loop, measuring his decisions against fear and external validation rather than his own conviction.
The coaching work
That shift was not only strategic, but personal. He moved from worrying whether he was good enough to feeling able to break down doors. From there came a 90-day sprint, a content plan, and real momentum.
What this shows
Sometimes the visible issue is not the real issue. Coaching creates space to uncover what lies beneath the noise so that founders can act with greater clarity, self-trust, and agency.
Early Feedback
NPS: 100
4 out of 4 respondents rated the experience 10/10
Based on a small survey of 4 respondents
