Transformational Coaching: Beyond the Scorecard

I spent years building businesses while losing the person I wanted to be.

Multiple companies. Six-figure Income. Chartered Accountant. Two decades in the Private Client and Superyacht industry. CEO status.

On paper, I had won. In reality, I was operating on autopilot - successful, respected, and increasingly disconnected from what mattered most.  I had lost my father in his early sixties, and with it,  the man who was a light, by no means perfect.  With experience, I have come to understand he was also finding his way.

The hardest part? Admitting that the strategies that built my career weren't working for my life.

If you're reading this, you might recognise that feeling. Success in your role. Recognition in the industry. Yet operating at the boundary of what is merely tolerable versus what you know you are capable of. 

You might be struggling to maintain work-life balance despite your seniority, feeling the weight of leadership without the support, or experiencing a deep sense that there must be more than this relentless pace.

I'm Alasdair, and I work with leaders in the Superyacht industry - Captains, Chief Officers, HODs, Owners' Reps, Management Executives, and Family Office Advisors - who've achieved what they set out to achieve and are ready for the next level of leadership.

What Coaching Is and What It Is Not

Coaching is a guiding force that gives you both personalised strategies and support that align with your specific goals and circumstances.

This isn't life coaching. It's not business consulting. It's not therapy.

It's transformational work designed for leaders who operate in high-stakes, high-performance environments.

Think of it as a partnership where you're the captain of your ship, and I'm your navigational chart. It's about empowerment and integration, not about taking control or making decisions for you.

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I Speak Your Language

I've spent a decade in the Superyacht industry and corporate finance. I understand the 24/7 responsibility, the isolation of command, the complexity of managing high-net-worth expectations, and the challenge of leading teams in confined, high-pressure environments. Whether you're managing a vessel, overseeing operations from shore, or advising owners on their maritime investments, you operate in a world where precision, discretion, and performance are non-negotiable. I get it. Because I've lived it.

When Success Isn't Enough

My path into transformational work began when I realised that the same drive that made me successful was also creating patterns I couldn't break. The perfectionism. The inability to delegate. The sense that if I wasn't working, I wasn't worthy. The turning point wasn't a business strategy. It was recognising that sustainable high performance requires a different foundation. The way you lead others begins with how you lead yourself. Your relationship with yourself is the foundation for everything else.

The Patterns of Leadership

Through my masters-level certification in masculine psychology and advanced transformational coaching, I learned something that changed everything: The challenges we face as leaders aren't random; they follow patterns. The pressure to have all the answers while feeling isolated. The drive to protect and provide while neglecting your own needs. The ability to create order for others while your own life feels chaotic. The pursuit of achievement while losing connection to what actually matters. These aren't weaknesses. They're the natural tensions of leadership, and learning to navigate them is what separates good leaders from exceptional ones.

Strategic Precision Meets Psychological Depth

By coupling my background as a Chartered Accountant and Certified Value Builder with deep psychological work, I offer a unique partnership for maritime leaders. I help you connect mindset, personal responsibility, and inner purpose with tangible leadership and life performance. This isn't therapy. It's not life coaching. It's transformational work designed for leaders who operate in high-stakes environments. This process allows us to not only optimise operations but to fundamentally change the thinking so you can lead from a new level of consciousness.

Building Integrity Through Action

Moving from exhausting perfectionism to sustainable excellence through kept commitments and accountability structures that actually support you. We focus on building the discipline to keep commitments to yourself, not just your crew or clients, and transforming insight into consistent action. Vision without action is fantasy. Action without vision is burnout. You need both.

Mastering Your Inner Game

Addressing the internal patterns that sabotage your success. We work on understanding why you react the way you do under pressure. Moving beyond the performance mask to authentic presence, and transforming how you think about leadership, relationships, and success. The way you show up externally reflects what's happening internally.

Reconnecting With What Matters

Reclaiming relationships that have suffered during your career climb. We move from achievement for validation to purpose-driven leadership. Creating space for life beyond the industry and rediscovering what fulfilment actually means to you. Success means nothing if you lose the people who matter most along the way.

Leading from Wholeness

Gaining clarity on your long-term vision beyond your current role. We work on setting boundaries that protect your energy and relationships. Creating order in your life, not just on your vessel or in your business and leading from integration rather than depletion. Sustainable leadership comes from wholeness, not willpower.

What This Actually Looks Like

We meet in person when possible

Often walking outdoors in the natural environment, sometimes over coffee. For shore-based leaders, we can establish a regular rhythm. For seagoing professionals, we work around your rotation schedule with intensive sessions during leave periods and remote support while onboard.

We start where you are

Not where you think you should be. What's actually working? What's not? What are you avoiding?

We look at your patterns

The commitments you break to yourself. The relationships you're neglecting. The success that feels hollow. These aren't character flaws - they're information about what needs to change.

We architect your next chapter

Whether that's excelling in your current role with more balance, transitioning to shore-based leadership, or preparing for life after yachting, we create a vision aligned with who you actually are, not who you think you should be.

Are we A Match?

This Is For You If:

    1. You've achieved significant success in the Superyacht industry, and you're ready for what's next

    2. You're in a leadership role but feel increasingly isolated or disconnected

    3. You know you're capable of more, but can't break through current patterns

    4. Your relationships are suffering because you're not really present

    5. You've tried discipline, willpower, and strategy - and they're not enough

    6. You're tired of the performance and ready to lead authentically

    7. You're preparing for a major transition in your career or life

This is NOT for you if:

    1. You're looking for quick fixes or industry networking

    2. You want someone to tell you what to do

    3. You're not willing to examine your own patterns

    4. You're not ready to make changes beyond your career

If staying where you are has become more painful than the uncertainty of change, you're ready for this work.

My Approach: Partnership, Not Prescription

I've navigated the challenges of high-performance leadership. I understand the cost of success when it comes at the expense of everything else.

I've done the deep work on myself. I recognise my patterns, rebuilding integrity through kept commitments, learning to lead from wholeness rather than depletion.

I'm not offering you wisdom from the mountaintop. I'm offering you a partnership with someone who understands the terrain.

My coaching practice centres on the profound belief that you are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole. My role isn't to fix you it's to create the conditions where you can access your own wisdom and capacity.

What Makes This Different

What Makes This Different

Industry Understanding: I speak your language. I understand the unique pressures of maritime leadership, the isolation, the responsibility, the complexity of managing high-net-worth relationships.

Practical Psychology: No jargon or theory for theory's sake. We work with proven frameworks to understand your patterns and unlock sustainable change—but we talk about them in plain language.

Flexible Structure: Designed for the realities of maritime careers—intensive work during leave, remote support during rotations, or regular sessions for shore-based leaders.

Action-Oriented: We build momentum through kept commitments and tangible results, not endless introspection.

Integration, Not Performance: This isn't about becoming someone new. It's about integrating all of who you are so you can show up fully in all areas of your life.

Confidentiality Absolute: What we discuss stays between us. Period.

The Investment

If you've read this far, you're already considering whether this work is right for you. Let's talk about the practical details.

This is a partnership to unlock the leadership and life you're capable of creating. This work requires commitment to showing up, to being honest, to taking action.

Testimonials

I worked with Alasdair for a few years and it was a great experience all-around. Very pleasant guy on a personal level and a forward looking Director on the professional level. I would be more than happy to work with Alasdair at any point in time!
Financial Services Director
Alasdair has been supporting She of the Sea for over a year with all things accounting. Setting up and keeping on top of accounts beyond that of budgeting was not my area of strength and the peace of mind that came from knowing that this was in good hands freed up my time and mind to focus on important day-to-day tasks.
Client and Chief Mate 3000GT
Alasdair is a professional and effective operator, very responsive and positive in handling client requests. He is also good company and full of good ideas, putting together people from his array of contacts to get the best results.
Chairman and Client
I have been collaborating with Alasdair in several superyacht projects and he always proved to be very efficient and an excellent professional.
Superyacht & Business Aviation Professional
Alasdair has a sound knowledge of accounting and has a great commercial pedigree with his all-round Business experience accumulated in a variety of roles. Very personable and approachable.
Intermediary Banker
Alasdair is brilliant technically and has a very analytical mind. He is an absolute pleasure to work with and can manage a team to meet deadlines and deliver quality work.
Financial Accountant
I've had the pleasure of working with Alasdair on two occasions with different businesses, helping with business automation. Alasdair is very easy to get along with, he has excellent accounting skills and understands how technology can be used effectively in a modern financial services business. He is equally comfortable dealing with strategy and the necessary detail. I look forward to an opportunity to work with him again.
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Ready to Step into Your Next Chapter

If you've read this far, something resonated. Maybe it's the recognition that success isn't enough. Maybe it's the exhaustion of maintaining the performance. Maybe it's the quiet knowing that you're ready for what's next. No sales pitch. No judgment. Just an honest conversation between two professionals who understand what high-stakes leadership requires.
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