Ceri Payne
Business coach for high-achievers with complex lives and ADHD
| Hourly rate range | $100 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Leadership developmentBurnout and resilienceStrategy and decision makingAdults with ADHDExecutive function skillsTime management and focusADHD at workWork-life balanceGoal setting and accountabilityStress and overwhelm |
| Works with | Professionals and Executives |
| Also coaches | ADHD coach and Life coach |
| Practice | OrganizedLife.Coach |
Ceri Payne is a business coach and fractional project manager who helps high-achievers with complex lives. Clients are professionals and leaders, many with ADHD or fast-moving minds, whose careers are growing faster than their systems. Ceri was a special education teacher who worked with children with ADHD. Ceri also built a six-figure business while holding leadership roles. Ceri teaches the 5-D process, the method used to build that balanced life.
What Ceri helps with
Ceri works with leaders whose success has made life too complex to manage. The focus is on clear priorities, better schedules, and systems that hold up under pressure.
- Finding true priorities
- Designing intentional schedules
- Removing unnecessary complexity
- Building systems for life and leadership
- Reducing constant mental load
- Managing an overwhelming schedule
- Balancing career growth with relationships
- Working with a fast-moving ADHD mind
Who Ceri works with
Ceri works with high-achieving professionals and leaders whose careers are thriving but whose lives have become too complex to run without better systems. Many clients have ADHD or fast-moving minds. They carry heavy schedules and a constant mental load, and they want to grow without losing time for the people and roles they value.
How Ceri works
Ceri uses the 5-D process, a method built from how Ceri organized a busy career, business, and home life. The process helps clients name their true priorities, design intentional schedules, and remove unnecessary complexity. Clients then build systems that support their life and leadership. The aim is to create time, clarity, and mental capacity so goals can be reached without constant exhaustion.
Background and qualifications
Before coaching, Ceri was a special education teacher who worked with children with ADHD. During that time Ceri also served in leadership roles and grew a business. Ceri built systems that suit fast-thinking, creative, ambitious minds. Those systems helped grow a six-figure business and manage demanding leadership environments. Ceri also works as a fractional project manager. That experience now shapes the coaching Ceri does with clients.
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Programs and services
- 5-D coaching program
- Scheduled intro call
- Podcast
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The CoachVouch take
Ceri built the 5-D process from personal experience running a six-figure business and leadership roles as a former special education teacher.
Best for busy leaders and professionals, including those with ADHD, who want better systems so their career and home life work together.
Common questions
How much does Ceri Payne charge?
Coaching with Ceri runs $100 to $175 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Ceri Payne help with?
Ceri Payne helps with finding true priorities, designing intentional schedules, removing unnecessary complexity and building systems for life and leadership.
Does Ceri Payne work with people who have ADHD?
Yes. Ceri works with professionals and leaders, many of whom have ADHD or fast-moving minds. Ceri also taught children with ADHD as a special education teacher.
What is the 5-D process?
It is Ceri's coaching method for finding true priorities, designing intentional schedules, and removing unnecessary complexity. It also builds systems that support life and leadership.
How do I contact Ceri Payne?
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