"Former Salomon star turns her experience into post-Lehman fiction"
By John Mastrini, IFR
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CONTACT DETAILS
Email: vtlifecoach@aol.com
Telephone: 07903 165026 / 01323 472152
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Institute of Professional Coaching
"I am in a much better place now than when I first met you: you must take total credit for this. I am most grateful to you."
"Each phone call leaves me with the certain knowledge that I have just spent worthwhile time, had a meaningful exchange, and know more than I did previously."
CV Summary
I have first-hand experience in:
Bond/Debt Trading (Credit; Fixed & Floating Rate Securities)
Debt Syndicate (Pricing & Syndication)
Risk Management (Credit & IR)
People Management (All aspects involving the recruitment, retention and training of personnel)
Executive Search/Contingency Recruitment (Capital Markets practitioners up to MD level)
Outplacement/Career Counselling
Coaching/Mentoring
Training: Technical/Soft Skills
Strategic Consulting
Writing/Author of:
Mastering the Euromarkets, a guide to the securities market; Laws of Contrition, a racy novel, and The Logical Magic of Change, a self-help guide to creating enduring positive change.
If you need a career/life coach/consultant check me out, and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. My contact details and career summary are on the right. Thank you for your interest.
LIFE COACHING: Change is not easy, because it's human nature to stick with what we know, however, sometimes events take over and we find ourselves facing change. Other times we initiate change. Life coaching is obviously about change, and there are two main aspects, the practical side and the emotional side, and these need to be in sync for positive change to endure. As a coach I help people work out what it is that they want, and how to get it, and then work with them so that they achieve their ambitions. Important Note: I am pretty much an expert when it comes to positive thinking and the law of attraction, which I mention because I am appalled at how many coaches there are out there who peddle positive thinking as a coaching method. It is not my method. It helps to think positively but defining what that means is something I doubt many people could do. So, whoever you choose as a coach be wary of those who come at it claiming they can solve all your issues, and get you to metamorphose into a different human being who has not a shred of baggage, by merely getting you to think certain things in a certain way. If you are genuinely interested in this topic, my book The Logical Magic of Change explains what's really involved and how to come at it so that you get the results you want. It's available as an e-book for $3.99, and has had some good reviews. See Published Work.
LIFE CONSULTING: My experience can be used in many ways, and rather than list them all, which would take me a fair while, if you think I can be of help, just ask and I will give you a straight answer. I don't take on work unless I think I can add value and when I do take on an assignment it is with a clear brief, so that the individual I'm working for knows what he/she can expect from me.
FEES: The following is a brief recap: Please email for current fee sheet. For skype/telephone coaching: £60 an hour. I give a discount for a block of sessions, where payment is made in advance. Sessions can be 30, 45 or 60 mins duration. For consulting the fee varies depending on the nature of the work and the skills/experience required. I will give you a quote upfront, once I know what's involved. At my discretion I may discount my rates for a person who is suffering hardship.
Brief Bio:
I spent fourteen years with Salomon Brothers (now part of Citigroup). Thereafter, and for eighteen years, I had my own small business, during which time I provided consulting, outplacement, training, and recruitment services to banks, primarily investment banks in the UK and overseas. I've written three books (see Published Work). I have two children, and one grandchild, am twice divorced.
I have a lot of experience I can bring to bear, and I am a true independent, with no ties to any company.
See summary of my experience on the right
See articles about me
See my profile on Linked-In and
bestofcoaching.com.
Full CV available upon request. If you have any further questions, please send me an email.
