Want to create even more success in your career, on your own terms?
As a seasoned leader in your research career, I bet you excel at guiding others, producing exceptional work for your clients, and pushing the limits with internal initiatives.
But amidst all of this achievement, do you ever find yourself questioning what success really means to you (and what you would need to do to get it?)
– Have you hoped that by a certain stage in your career, your work-life balance would get better rather than worse, and when you look at the stress and pressure at more senior levels, asked yourself: “Is that what I really want?”
– Do you look at the roles ahead of you and realise that to continue progressing, you may need to pivot into strategy, marketing, or product — and wonder “Where next?”
– Or have you already got an inkling of what alternatives might be more fulfilling, and know you need support and accountability to help explore them and make a successful transition?
Recognise any of these examples?
This is exactly where our B.U.I.L.D.® framework can help.
Whether you're ready to design a more purposeful career path or want to lead from greater clarity and impact, our structured yet flexible process gives you the confidence and tools to align mindsets and transform culture; to drive commercial, in-market progress
You don’t need to figure it out alone, or keep waiting for things to get better. Let's help you build what’s next, with intention.
ELEVATE YOUR LEADERSHIP
A 1:1 coaching partnership built around our proprietary B.U.I.L.D.® framework, designed to help senior insights leaders create meaningful, lasting impact in their work, and beyond it.
Whether you want to make a greater impact with your career, team or business, this journey meets you where you are and challenges you to grow.
Here's how it works:
B – BASELINE
We begin with a focused audit of where you are right now, your leadership strengths, challenges, team dynamics, mindset patterns, and goals. This creates a clear, shared understanding of your current state and the areas where change will make the biggest difference.
U – UPSKILL
You’ll then complete the Positive Intelligence® (PQ) mental fitness programme, a gold-standard training that rapidly builds the core muscles of resilient leadership: self-command, clarity, and emotional agility. This equips you to respond more effectively to the everyday pressures and bigger-picture challenges of modern leadership.
I – IMPLEMENT
This is where the transformation becomes real. With new tools and awareness in place, we apply them directly to your live challenges, strategic decisions, team dynamics, or leadership goals, integrating change into your day-to-day role.
L – LEARN
We reflect on your progress, identifying measurable growth, both qualitative and quantitative. This phase gives you the insight to track what’s shifted, and the confidence to continue building.
D – DEVELOP
You’ll finish the programme with a renewed leadership vision and actionable direction. Some leaders choose to continue the journey through ongoing coaching, others step forward equipped to lead with greater clarity and conviction.
This programme is ideal for senior leaders in the insights industry, whether you’re client-side, agency-based, or running your own consultancy, who want to lead with purpose, elevate team performance, and create impact that lasts.
“The B.U.I.L.D. ® programme (including the PQ training) was really very easy to follow, it wasn’t time consuming and it wasn’t hard, but it was surprisingly effective”
Sue L. Research Agency, Director
Lara was great at making me think differently, to stop reading minds and fortune tell, to consider wider possibilities. She was very easy to open up to. I liked the fact that whilst we worked and tackled some tough topics, we also laughed a lot.
I would recommend Lara to anyone who wants to bring more positivity and self belief into their lives.
Invest in the version of you that leads with purpose (without burning out)
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Just getting started?
Begin with a powerful 2-month foundation through Baseline + Upskill combining a mindset deep dive with gold-standard mental fitness training.
£1,700
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Ready to make a big shift in how you lead?
Commit to the core 6-month coaching partnership which adds Implement & Learn to the foundation to embedded you new skils into your leadership practice.
£3,250
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Want to go all in and experience long-term transformation?
Join the full 12-month B.U.I.L.D. ® journey including extended 1:1 support, NED style advice and consultancy as well as development to sustain and scale your growth over time
£4,150
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Want to bring the team with you?
Add our Team Performance Baseline to uncover what’s holding them back, and unlock the culture, mindset, and momentum they need to thrive.
Costs TBC on team size - ask for details
To put it in perspective…
the full transformation costs less than £15 a day.
That's about the same as grabbing breakfast, lunch and dinner from Pret every weekday….
And yes, I’ve been there fuelling myself (with one too many chicken and bacon baguettes) through stressful and uncertain times, instead of investing in myself to make a meaningful change.
If you’re ready to shift from just surviving to truly thriving in your leadership, and making the kind of impact you know is truly possible for you, we can start wherever makes the most sense for you.
What is included?
Each stage can be completed independently, without the need to commit to the full programme in one go.
Most individuals find starting with BASELINE & UPSKILL over 2 months is the best place to start.
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We put in the work up front with a questionnaire and deep dive to identify unique and specific goals for what you want to achieve from our partnership - its personalised and bespoke to you.
It means we kick off knowing your strengths, areas of challenge or improvement, the wider context fo your work and life - oh snd setting some juicy and motivating goals!
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6 week intensive PQ Mental Fitness Training Programme
Initially you are working through the PQ mental fitness programme. With my guidance and support, it will be an insightful and energising experience that sets you up with the tools for later success!
Powered by the Positive Intelligence (PQ) app
Learn the ways you self sabotage
Master powerful techniques to encourage a positive mindset
Build mental muscles you need to deal with self-doubt and imposter feelings long term
Takes 15 minutes per day, plus 1 hour self paced video & a 30 minute check in with me per week
Track your progress with graphs and data in the PQ app
After only 3 weeks you’ll be reporting feeling more positive and confident than ever!
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During this time you retain access to
1. Positive Intelligence (PQ) App
After the 6 week PQ Positive Intelligence training, additional content & exercises are released to support ongoing growth
2.Lara’s 1:1 coaching support with a 1 hour session each fortnight to elevate your leadership in the day to day, putting your strengthened mindset muscles to work for greater vision, wisdom and creative leadership
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The space and time for reflection on whats working, what could be improved further and what has surprised you over the process is a worthwhile place to pause and take stock, celebrate and plan for whats next at the end of our work together.
We do this in a structured session which facilitates a combination of qualitative and quantitative measurements
Should you wish to take things onward and upward, additional options in the DEVELOP phase include ongoing coaching / accountability or team work sessions
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Once you have experienced your increased mental fintness and growth mindset in action, you’ll likely be asking “what next?!”
This is often an inspiring and exicting time full of possibilities - at this point our engagement can end as you explore your growth without my support - or we can continue to partner together on key issues.
Leaders often are keen to give this gift to their team and start to benefit from even greater collaboration, synergy and aligned team growth!
I work with a maximum of 10 leaders 1:1 at a time.
So if this is how you choose to work with me, you know you are a priority in my schedule and get the best of me
If you are ready to explore what this partnership could do for you, fill in the application form below
I’m Lara Meyer - researcher turned coach
I’m committed to helping leaders in the insights industry build lasting impact — by aligning mindset, culture, and action to create high-performing teams where people thrive.
In my research career, I climbed the ladder and reached my goal of leading an insights team. But when I got there, something didn’t feel quite right. I was delivering results, but I wasn’t fully connected to my purpose, and the weight of leadership felt heavy. I pushed through, working harder and harder, but behind the scenes I was questioning whether this was really the kind of impact I wanted to make.
The turning point came when I began working with a coach. It helped me uncover the mindset patterns and self-imposed expectations that were driving me, and wearing me out. I realised that sustainable, meaningful leadership requires more than just delivering great work. It requires clarity, alignment, and the courage to do things differently, for yourself and your team.
That insight led me to expand my toolkit and co-create the B.U.I.L.D.® framework, a practical, proven approach to help leaders lead with intention, energise their teams, and drive commercial and cultural progress.
Since then, I’ve worked with leaders across our industry to strengthen their leadership muscle, navigate complex change, and make bold moves — not for the sake of change, but in service of something better: a career and leadership legacy that truly reflects who they are and what they stand for.
If you're ready to shape the future of your team, your business, and your own leadership journey, I'm here to help.
Let’s BUILD something that lasts.
“The Positive Intelligence training part has been the most impactful training I ever experienced”
“Lara's coaching and support has been instrumental in helping me grow powerful mental muscles that are enabling me to deal with challenges with less stress and greater clarity, be more resilient, reduce negative thoughts, and ultimately live a more positive happy life.
Lara has this powerful way of creating a safe space for thought provoking discussions and an environment where one can learn, thrive and grow.
Sharon G - Head of Insight, Client-side
I promise you, that the investment in yourself will ALWAYS be worth it
Working with me is a PARTNERSHIP. I don’t offer guarantees on your performance, because honestly, how can I?! Only YOU can can make the changes to yourself and as a result your team / business.
What I can guarantee however, is that investing in this process will unlock new clarity, confidence, and capability as a leader. You’ll gain powerful tools and mental fitness strategies to elevate your leadership presence, better influence the business, and make the impact you know you're capable of, through your team, not in spite of them.
Come ready to rethink what effective leadership truly looks like. You’ll challenge old patterns, gain fresh perspective, and build a more aligned, strategic approach to growth, with a partner to guide you every step of the way.
Working with me is for you if…
You are ready to explore what success really looks like to you
You are willing to learn something new about yourself
Stretch yourself outside your comfort zone
Be bold and take a few risks
You prefer a bespoke 1:1 approach
Working with me is not for you if…
You just have a temporary blockage but think you’ll “unstick” yourself soon
You are not ready or willing to commit to the process
You don’t really believe it could work
FAQs
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Most clients report feeling more positive after just the first 3 weeks, and even more so once they have completed the Mental Fitness Training.
As our work together continues, you’ll be putting your tools and muscles into practice. Examples from clients as they work through the programme include
-> Setting themselves (and achieving) stretching goals around public speaking they never imagined they would have done before
-> Owning achievements and self advocating in 1:1 and review meetings
-> Feeling comfortable speaking up in large company meetings / brainstorms (that would have previously felt terrifying)
-> Enjoying exploring new career opportunities (and landing dream jobs, that seemed a stretch before)
-> Being honest about their ambition (much bigger or smaller than they believed)
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Please keep sharing with me how you are feeling.
If you are courageous enough to embark on this work, you will realise it feels hard at times. You will question yourself! However I can’t help you to work through any points where you feel overwhelmed or stuck if you don’t share it with me.
There is usually some additional coaching we can do, or other exercises / techniques to move you forward.
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The programme is designed like this because the mental fitness training is laying the foundations for the subsequent work we do together. Its foundational and I promise you, you won’t regret doing it and having these tools in your life!
If you have questions, I’m all ears - please ask!
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Because there is no quick fix to evolving your career to be the one of your dreams.
You need time to learn the tools and techniques, and apply them to the real world challenges you face as you grow.
Having someone by your side who has walked that path both in your industry AND as a coach that can confidently guide you is a real game changer.
Why hold yourself back worrying about future stresses when you can learn the tools to stay positive and get ahead?
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The programme is designed to be completed in a consecutive 6 month period.
So if you know you will have big chunks during that time you cannot commit to, then consider one of my other services or wait until you have a clear run to begin.
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At the start of our partnership we’ll agree the regular dates & times for our sessions so they are in the diary and prioritised. We’ll take account of any planned holidays on both sides.
Of course, sometimes schedules clash so if you need to shift the date of the odd session then please provide at least 48 hours notice.
ELEVATE YOUR LEADERSHIP
Your career future: the time is now
If you’re ready to define success on your own terms, I’m here to help.
I’ve walked that path and supported many others to do the same: to gain clarity, take bold steps forward, and become leaders who create impact and enjoy the life they’re building.
Partner with me 1:1 through the B.U.I.L.D.® framework and unlock a new chapter of confidence, clarity, and fulfilment.