Helping senior women in tech and consulting and organisations find clarity and confidence through times of change and growth

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Does this sound familiar?

You’ve built a successful career, earned respect and delivered results – but change is happening, or on the horizon, and it’s not always clear how best to move through it.

Maybe you’re:

  • Leading successfully – but finding it hard to make your full impact felt
  • Finding it challenging to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day demands
  • Wondering whether to stay, step up or pivot – and feeling torn
  • Considering a first move in years, with both excitement and doubt
  • Feeling ready for some support to move forward with greater clarity and confidence

Now it’s time to reconnect with what you want – and chart a path that feels clear, confident, and true to YOU.

If you’re exploring your next steps, you’ll also find some free tools on my Resources page.

Antonia Watson Career Coach

My Story and Expertise

Antonia Watson with her three sons

I understand these challenges not just because I coach others through them – I’ve lived them myself.

I spent over 20 years navigating a career in global technology consulting, including at Accenture and Avanade, while balancing my growing family. From consultant to UK COO and global head of workforce strategy, I’ve led through periods of high growth and organisational change. Along the way, I also returned from three maternity leaves, made difficult career decisions, and often found myself as the only woman in the room.

There were many moments on my journey when I felt stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn next. That experience of navigating complexity both professionally and personally now shapes the way I support others.

Through my career and coaching, I’ve developed practical, structured frameworks to help women find clarity, confidence and momentum in their careers, including JIGSAW, my framework for working out what comes next.

A Few Facts About Me

I’m originally from Birmingham, UK but I now live in South Buckinghamshire with my husband, three teenage sons, and Parker the dog

Across my career, I’ve taken 3 maternity leaves, 2 career breaks, and worked at least 5 different flexible working arrangements

My favourite ever consulting projects involved being the lead and then the sponsor for Avanade’s technology work in Formula 1

During Covid times, walking kept me going, and I carried that forward to walk up Snowdon and do a Thames Path marathon walk

It took me until I was in my 40s but I finally found an exercise class I could tolerate on a regular basis – reformer pilates is now a habit I’m keeping

I try and eat relatively healthily but it would take a lot to part me from my vices of a daily black coffee and weekend red wine

In the words of others…

★★★★★

Transformative for my career

 

“Our sessions were incredibly helpful, transformative for my career, and even enjoyable! Antonia helped me discover myself and set effective goals. Her support was invaluable during a big job change. I feel ready and excited for what’s ahead!”

Daniel

Approachable, honest and challenging

 

“She is approachable, honest and challenging in the most supportive way, helping you make sense of what can seem like impossible situations.”

Tracey

Confidence and empowerment

 

“I worked with Antonia on some career goals, limiting beliefs and issues with lack of work-life balance … – it has been incredibly helpful. I now feel I have more motivation to step out of my ‘playing small’ and ‘fear of judgement’ mindset to that of confidence and empowerment.”

Laura

Incalculably valuable counsel

 

“I found her guidance incredibly beneficial… With hindsight, I realise how incalculably valuable her counsel was. Her open-mindedness and personable nature blend effortlessly with her sharp intellect.”

Puja

Comfortable enough to speak honestly

 

“She has a gift for making you feel comfortable enough to speak honestly, while learning a lot in a relatively short space of time… Antonia’s skills in knowing when to keep the silence and when to move things along were invaluable.”

Sarah

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Certifications & Accreditations

Henley Business School

Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching, Henley Business School

EMCC Senior Practitioner

European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Senior Practitioner

ICF ACC

International Coaching Federation (ICF) Associate Certified Coach (ACC)