Yvonne Akinmodun
Career and leadership coach for senior professionals and organisations
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Career changePromotions and advancementCareer clarity and purposeMid-career and over 50Leadership developmentTransitions and new rolesNew managers |
| Works with | Executives, Managers and Professionals |
| Also coaches | Executive coach and ADHD coach |
| Credentials | FCIPD |
| Practice | Career Coaching Matters |
Yvonne Akinmodun is a career and leadership coach who helps mid to senior level executives and managers find clearer career paths. She is an FCIPD-qualified HR professional with over 25 years across public, private and not-for-profit sectors. She also works with organisations and HR teams to build career development into daily leadership. Her work covers career strategy, leadership skills and the way organisations handle progression.
What Yvonne helps with
Yvonne helps senior professionals who feel stuck or frustrated in their jobs and want a clear next step. She also helps managers and HR teams handle career development well.
- Finding a new, fulfilling career after feeling stuck
- Gaining clarity on career goals
- Understanding progression pathways and how opportunities emerge
- Building visibility for the next career move
- Leading career conversations with team members
- Building career development into HR and leadership practice
- Improving retention, internal mobility and succession planning
Who Yvonne works with
Yvonne works with mid to senior level executives who feel stuck or frustrated in their current roles. She also works with managers who want to hold better career conversations with their teams. On the organisation side, she partners with HR, L&D and People teams.
How Yvonne works
Yvonne uses a structured framework for career progression. It starts by clarifying strengths, experience, values and career drivers. Next, she explores realistic career pathways and development routes. Then she turns those insights into focused actions, such as development priorities, visibility strategies and career conversations. Finally, she reviews progress and adjusts direction as roles and organisations change.
Background and qualifications
Yvonne is a career development and progression strategist and an FCIPD-qualified HR professional. She has over 25 years of experience across public, private and not-for-profit sectors. In that time she worked inside complex organisations, handling progression, managing talent and supporting leaders and teams through change. She has also spoken as a guest at an HR Voices webinar on how people and business priorities can work together.
Yvonne Akinmodun pricing
Programs and services
- One-to-one career coaching for senior professionals
- Leading Effective Career Conversations for managers
- Career development support for HR and People teams
- Vision & Goals Masterclass
- Confidence Reset Challenge
- Career strategy conversation
Yvonne Akinmodun reviews
The CoachVouch take
She is an FCIPD-qualified HR professional with over 25 years of experience who coaches both individual leaders and the organisations they work in.
Best for senior professionals who feel stuck in their careers, and HR teams that want managers to lead better career conversations.
Common questions
How much does Yvonne Akinmodun charge?
Coaching with Yvonne runs $90 to $175 an hour. Message Yvonne from this page for an exact quote.
What does Yvonne Akinmodun help with?
Yvonne Akinmodun helps with finding a new, fulfilling career after feeling stuck, gaining clarity on career goals, understanding progression pathways and how opportunities emerge and building visibility for the next career move.
Is Yvonne Akinmodun certified?
Yvonne Akinmodun lists: FCIPD.
Does Yvonne Akinmodun work with organisations as well as individuals?
Yes. She partners with HR, L&D and People teams to build leadership-owned career development. Her aim is better retention, internal mobility and succession planning.
Does Yvonne coach managers on career conversations?
Yes. She helps managers build the confidence, language and tools to support career development in a fair and consistent way.
How do I contact Yvonne Akinmodun?
Send Yvonne a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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