Testimonials

Working with EMC

Testimonials

What our clients say.

Working with EMC is both deeply professional and refreshingly human. Through warmth, humour, psychological insight and thoughtful challenge, we create the conditions for honest conversations, fresh perspectives and meaningful change.
LEADERSHIP
Emma and team contributed enormously to the development of the teams, within and across the function. EMC have a practical hands-on approach and can read any dynamics in a room, adjusting approach accordingly. Their inclusive process, focusing on concrete outcomes, resulted in significantly higher team performance.
Damien Ryan – Global VP, Financial Services, Coca-Cola
Emma and her team bring a valuable blend of deep psychological insight and strong commercial acumen, an approach that distinctly sets them apart. They create environments where leaders feel both supported and appropriate challenged. And bring a natural ability to facilitate open, authentic conversations that strengthen trust & collaboration within, and as importantly, across teams. Emma and her team’s contribution has had a meaningful impact during our offsite with our C suite leaders. it is starting to shape a leadership culture grounded in reflection, connection, and accountability.
Sara Fideli - Chief People Officer, Metlen Energy & Metals
The work with EMC was one of the most satisfying and thought-provoking leadership development experiences I have had. The focus on solving an external challenge, rather than a singular focus on personal and corporate introspection, was a welcome change. I love their honesty, good humour and the challenge they bring to all of us.
Becky Moffat – Chief Marketing Office, Financial Services
EMC have an exceptional ability to unlock leadership potential within individuals and teams. Their work with the our  Exco brought clarity to complex system dynamics while fostering enterprise-wide thinking. They create an inclusive environment that inspires action, driving tangible outcomes and a profound sense of purpose across all leadership levels.
Lukasz PLOSKI – Chief of Staff and Head of Strategic Change, Global Bank
LEADERSHIP & COACHING
Emma brings a rare combination of deep executive coaching expertise, strategic insight, and an engaging facilitation style. She works exceptionally well with senior leaders and Boards, creating the conditions for honest conversations, fresh thinking, and meaningful progress. Emma is both inventive in her design and thoughtfully challenging in her approach, helping teams tackle complex issues with greater clarity, alignment, and ambition.
Gail Russell - Head of Everyday Banking, Santander
I have worked with Emma for over 10 years and continue to value the impact she brings to both leadership teams and individual leaders. She combines thoughtful preparation with a willingness to challenge assumptions, ask the difficult questions and get quickly to the heart of an issue. Emma creates the conditions for honest conversations, stronger decisions and better outcomes. She has an exceptional ability to tackle what others leave unsaid, which is why she remains one of the first people I would turn to for executive coaching and high-performing team development.
Mark Gilding - Managing Director, Financial Services
LEADERSHIP VITALITY
Emma provided us with science-backed insight and inspiring learning sessions throughout our Vitality Programme for Leaders. Emma’s facilitation enabled leaders to have meaningful, action-orientated discussions that made a lasting impact on our organisation.
Molly Aldwich-Rincer – Head of EDI, Teenage Cancer Trust
TEAMS & FACILITATION
Emma is truly inspirational. She helped my team shift our dynamics whilst at the same time managing to reach every individual with her unique style.
Jan Boyle - Global Head of Shopper Strategy, Lindt & Sprughli
Emma is a master facilitator. She skilfully enables a heartfelt conversation and a visible awakening in the team. I’ve now witnessed expert facilitation and working with virtual tools at its best.
Melissa Craig - Group Head of Digital Messaging, Experience & Sales, Financial Services
Emma is one of the most skilful facilitators I have worked with. She has a unique ability to engage senior leaders — even the more sceptical voices — through a combination of sharp insight, humour, warmth and thoughtful challenge. Her work consistently creates both individual breakthroughs and meaningful shifts in collective leadership, culture and performance.
Nicole McGuinness – COO, Global Bank
COACHING
Coaching from Emma feels like a gift. She is extremely observant and able to coach in a challenging, yet safe way. She unlocks things I never thought could be, nor knew existed.
Magali Leroux - Head of Marketing, Henkel Adhesives UKI
Working with Emma has been one of the most impactful leadership experiences of my career. As I transition to CEO, she is helping me gain greater clarity about myself, my leadership and the legacy I want to create. Combining psychological insight with practical business experience, Emma brings warmth, challenge and wisdom in equal measure. I leave every conversation with fresh perspective, renewed energy and greater confidence in my leadership.
Vivek Khatri - Chief Executive Officer, GME Pty Ltd
Emma’s coaching and guidance have been invaluable – shaping not only how I navigate corporate life, but also how I approach and overcome personal challenges. She’s exceptionally empathetic, with a rare ability to discern what you’re really expressing, even when you haven’t yet found the words for it yourself. She’s clear-minded yet entirely non-judgemental, bringing a steady calm and a wonderfully warm, engaging sense of humour. I’m very grateful to her for her support and counsel.
Lexi Meens, Senior Communications Leader, Global Bank
SUPERVISION
Emma has the ability to change individuals, teams & businesses, using her exceptional gifts of curiosity, listening, challenge and support. Whilst none of these skills are unique, Emma uses them masterfully to uncover the truth of a situation and bring about long-lasting change. I have learnt so much from her and am very fortunate to work with her.
Natalie Richer - Coach & Facilitator
THIRD SECTOR
Emma is an exceptional facilitator of complex societal change work. She brings warmth, challenge and deep curiosity to conversations many people would avoid, helping people from very different worlds navigate tension, listen deeply and find common ground around some of society’s toughest issues. Since its inception, Emma has played an important role in the Bridge Institute’s work on peacebuilding, combatting human trafficking and child marriage, and creating pathways to opportunity for vulnerable young people. She has been an enormously valued part of our institution.
Mac McKenzie - CEO, The Bridge Institute