How a Coach Can Transform Your Working Life with Kate Bishop is the latest episode of the Business Awards Podcast.

Kate shares her journey from burning out in the events industry to discovering coaching almost by accident. After attending a weekend coaching course on a colleague's recommendation (expecting just free coffee!), she found her calling and never looked back.

Now specialising in career change and presentation skills, Kate works with people who feel stuck, lacking confidence, or unsure of their next steps. Whether it's toxic work environments, redundancy, or just feeling invisible in hybrid working situations, Kate helps clients rediscover their value and find their voice. Her aim, to make her clients' Mondays as amazing as their Fridays!

Key Topics Covered

• The burnout wake-up call – How Kate's own experience shapes her empathic coaching approach
• Confidence myths – Why you don't need to be the loudest person in the room
• Public speaking fears – Kate's tips for getting visible without the terror (spoiler: it's just having a conversation!)
• The awards journey – How entering the Best Businesswomen Awards became a valuable reflection exercise
• Networking survival guide – Kate's golden rule: be curious about others
• Visibility struggles – Why so many business owners hide from social media and how to reframe it

Kate's Top Tip

Remember: it's not about you, it's about your business. When you're putting yourself out there on social media or at events, frame it as sharing your business message rather than putting a spotlight on yourself.

About Kate

Kate helps brilliant and but frustrated professionals and business owners rediscover their spark and reclaim their working week with bravery and courage.

Kate plots a strategy that ignites her clients' purpose and passions designed around their lives, to ensure the right balance.

She rebuilds confidence to allow her coachees to feel calm and in control, especially when having to make those big, hairy decisions!

Her goal - to make your Mondays as much fun as your Fridays!

{2:00} What motivated Kate to become a coach.

{5:38} Managing the transition from part-time to full-time coaching.

{7:41} The common reasons why people need Kate's coaching.

{11:01} Finding your purpose, and managing expectations of confidence.

{12:17} Improving presentation skills.

{15:17} The positive outcomes of being able to present yourself.

{16:29} Kate's radio show, The Confidence Collective.

{18:40} Kate's awards experience.

{22:02} Award plans for the future.

{22:40} Attending awards finals on your own.

{24:30} Getting the most from networking.

{28:05} Kate's business tip.

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Connect with Kate: https://www.kate-bishop.co.uk/

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The Quietly Confident Business Summit: https://femalebusinessnetwork.co.uk/summit