The plateaued specialist
Eight years in, brilliant at the work – and the promotions keep going to louder people. You don’t need a personal brand. You need a promotion case, and the nerve to make it out loud.
We build the case, then rehearse the ask
Meera Shah – career & leadership coach · London & online
The job you have is not the ceiling of the career you want.
I’m Meera. I coach mid-career professionals out of stuck, and new managers onto steady feet – six honest conversations over ninety days. No mantras, no vision boards. Clarity first; the confidence follows.
Who I work with
Three kinds of stuck. I know all of them by name.
Every client’s stuck feels unique from the inside. After six hundred hours, I can usually place it by minute twenty. If you see yourself below, we should talk.
The brand-new manager
You got the title three weeks ago and you’re still doing your old job, plus everyone else’s. We’ll design your first ninety days before they design themselves – delegation included.
A first-90-days plan you actually follow
The quiet senior
You’re in the room now – and saying a third of what you think. Influence isn’t volume. It’s timing, framing, and knowing exactly what you’re in that room for.
Say the thing, and land it
Most people don’t need more feedback. They need one honest hour a fortnight.Meera Shah
- ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
- MSc Organisational Psychology, Birkbeck
- Eleven years leading product teams
- Supervised monthly · ICF code of ethics
Heard on · seen at
- The Step Up Podcast
- Worklife Weekly
- Second Act Radio
- The Managers’ Table
- London Talks Careers
Client stories
What clients say afterwards
I’d been “nearly ready” for promotion for two years. Meera made me build the case and say it out loud until it stopped sounding like an apology. Promoted within four months – and I negotiated the band, not just the title.
Priya N.Senior Product Manager, fintech · 90-Day Reset
Book a discovery call
Thirty minutes. Free. Occasionally life-changing.
Tell me a little about where you are. I read every enquiry myself – no assistants, no funnel – and reply within one working day.