Advanced Executive Coaching

Yolanda Saez Castello

Advanced Executive Coach

I spent 13 years making decisions under pressure. Now I help senior leaders make better ones.

Former Citi | Cambridge University & London Business School

10+ years working with high-performing professionals

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How I work

Most executive coaches have studied pressure. I have worked under it.

Ten years in global banking taught me what happens to judgement when the stakes are real and the clock is running. Executive coaching usually works on thinking. I also work on the physiology underneath it, because judgement degrades before anyone notices it has.

That means drawing on eleven years of applied practice in emotional regulation alongside evidence-based coaching, so the leaders I work with can hold their clarity, their energy and their presence through sustained demand. Not performance driven by adrenaline, but performance that lasts.

Experience & credentials

Trusted by professionals from leading global organisations in finance, law, technology and education.

Cambridge

Advanced Executive Coaching Diploma, Churchill College, Cambridge

10+ years

Coaching high-performing professionals in corporate and educational settings

Advanced practitioner

Evidence-based emotional regulation, including somatic and acupressure-based techniques

At senior level, performance doesn’t break down because of workload. It breaks down because thinking gets compromised under pressure.

Yolanda Saez Castello

Coaching for leaders & organisations

Three ways to work together.

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Executive Coaching for Individuals

One-to-one advanced executive coaching to increase effectiveness and develop sustainable performance without burnout. Online or in person in Jersey.

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Executive Coaching for Organisations

Coaching for leaders and key talent, funded by organisations investing in their people’s performance and resilience. Enquiries include scope and headcount.

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Bespoke Coaching Engagements

Custom-designed coaching for specific leadership, transition or organisational needs. Teams or individuals. Online, at your offices, or offsite.

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Hi, I'm Yolanda...

an Advanced Executive Coach supporting leaders and professionals who operate in complex, high-pressure environments. My work focuses on developing clarity, confidence, resilience and sustainable performance through reflective, evidence-based executive coaching grounded in Cambridge coaching principles and real-world corporate experience.

I integrate cognitive and emotional regulation work to ensure leaders don’t just understand pressure but can operate effectively within it.

The approach

Coaching that works on thinking, and on the physiology underneath it.

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Clarity Under Pressure

A confidential space to think clearly when decisions carry weight and complexity. Sessions are where leaders slow down, reflect and regain strategic perspective.

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Emotional Regulation

Judgement degrades before anyone notices it has. I work on the physiology underneath performance, drawing on thirteen years of applied practice in emotional regulation, including somatic and acupressure-based techniques.

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Sustainable High Performance

Performance that holds over time, not driven by constant adrenaline or overextension. Leaders learn to maintain focus, energy and presence through sustained demand.

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Built Around You

Every engagement is shaped to the leader in front of me and the pressures they actually face. The methods are chosen deliberately, to move the outcomes that matter to you.

About Yolanda

Thirteen years inside the pressure I now coach people through.

“It was exhilarating. Until it wasn’t.”

I began my career in global banking, spending 13 years in corporate environments at every level, including a decade at Citi, mostly in derivatives and FX trading. I managed teams, navigated fast-moving markets, and delivered in roles where the expectations never dropped.

Then I burned out. That experience reshaped how I understand leadership, resilience and sustainable performance, and it led me into executive coaching with a deep appreciation for the internal demands placed on high-achieving professionals.

MSc in Finance, London Business School, ranked best in the world by the Financial Times.
13 years in global banking, including derivatives and FX trading roles.
Advanced practitioner in emotional regulation, with over 11 years supporting professionals with resilience and performance in corporate and educational settings.
Advanced Executive Coaching Diploma, Churchill College, Cambridge University.

What coaching delivers

Executive coaching is a recognised, evidence-based intervention.

Industry research consistently reports measurable improvements in individual performance and strong return on investment for organisations. Hover or tap each figure for the detail.

700%

ROI recorded from executive coaching programmes.

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Some organisations have recorded a return on investment exceeding 700% from executive coaching programmes.

Source to verify: Metrix Global / McGovern et al. coaching ROI study. Confirm exact figure and citation before publishing.

5–7×

Return on investment commonly reported by organisations.

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Many organisations report a return of five to seven times their investment in executive coaching.

Source to verify: ICF / PwC Global Coaching Study. Confirm exact figure and citation before publishing.

70%

Of executives report improved individual performance after coaching.

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Around 70% of individuals who receive coaching report improved work performance, relationships and communication.

Source to verify: ICF Global Coaching Client Study. Confirm exact figure and citation before publishing.

Work with me

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Thirty minutes, no obligation, and I will tell you honestly if I am not the right fit. Choose a time that works for you.

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Why leaders choose executive coaching

Clarity, presence, and performance that lasts.

Leaders typically come to executive coaching to strengthen leadership confidence and presence, gain clarity in complex decision-making, perform effectively under pressure and navigate periods of transition or organisational change.

Executive coaching is a recognised, evidence-based development intervention, with industry research consistently reporting measurable improvements in individual performance and strong return on investment for organisations.

My approach combines advanced, reflective executive coaching with evidence-based emotional regulation, drawing on eleven years of applied practice. Together they help leaders reduce overwhelm, think clearly under load, and build the resilience to perform at a high level. Not simply cope, but lead well.