Leanne Cooper

Hi, I'm Leanne. I'm the creator of Accelerate

The UK's leading career progression programme for ambitious female senior leaders ready to advance their careers and become the obvious choice for promotion, progression, and senior leadership opportunities.

After more than 20 years in corporate leadership and supporting over 1,000 women to advance their careers, I’ve seen firsthand that talent and hard work aren’t enough.

The women who progress fastest know how to position themselves, communicate their value, and build visibility with the people who matter most.

That’s what I help my clients do.

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I help women leaders raise their profile, increase their influence, and ensure their contributions are recognised by the people making decisions.

If you’re serious about your progression and ready for your next step, I’m here to help you get there faster.

Having supported more than 1,000 women to advance their careers

I know what it takes to get exceptional talent in front of the right decision-makers and make sure those decision-makers walk away thinking, "She's the one."

My approach combines practical career strategy with the inner work needed to back yourself fully. Because knowing you’re capable isn’t enough if nobody else sees it, and visibility alone won’t help if you don’t believe you belong in the room.

With more than 20 years of senior corporate leadership experience, I’ve led high-performing teams, built and delivered talent programmes, and worked alongside countless brilliant women who had the skills, experience, and ambition to succeed but lacked a proven strategy for getting where they wanted to go.

I know what it’s like to overcommit, overdeliver, and overwork in the hope that someone will finally recognise your potential.

I know the proving energy. The "pick me" vibes.

The constant pressure to say yes to one more project, one more responsibility, one more stretch opportunity because maybe this will be the thing that finally earns the promotion, pay rise, or recognition you've been promised.

And I know how exhausting that can be.

That’s why I won’t let you play small or settle.

I’m a no-nonsense northerner who likes to get things done. I’m not here to stroke egos. I’m here to help you create results. Sometimes that means challenging you, sometimes it means cheering you on, but it always comes from a place of care and belief in what’s possible for you.

I know the proving energy. The "pick me" vibes.

The constant pressure to say yes to one more project, one more responsibility, one more stretch opportunity because maybe this will be the thing that finally earns the promotion, pay rise, or recognition you've been promised.

And I know how exhausting that can be.

That’s why I won’t let you play small or settle.

My mission is simple

To help more women step into senior leadership, get paid what they're worth, and close the gender seniority gap - one incredible leader at a time.

Coaching & Mentoring Services

• Career Progression & Promotion
• Becoming the Obvious Choice for Senior Leadership Opportunities
• Personal Brand & Positioning
• Executive Presence, Visibility & Influence
• Women’s Leadership Development
• Strategic Career Planning
• Navigating the Hidden & Visible Job Market

• Strategic Networking & Relationship Building
• Optimising Career Assets (CV, LinkedIn & Professional Profile)
• Interview Strategy & Performance
• Salary Negotiation & Career Advancement Conversations
• Career Transitions & Securing Your Next Role
• Thriving in Your First 90 Days
• Confidence, Credibility & Self-Advocacy

I work with ambitious female leaders who are not prepared to settle for anything less than becoming the obvious choice for promotion, progression, and senior leadership opportunities.

My Signature package is

Accelerate

The UK’s leading career progression programme for ambitious women leaders

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Testimonials

“I have had a really positive experience with Accelerate. I very much recommend the programme and I am so glad I joined.

I am now able to articulate and project my knowledge/skills in a way that feels comfortable and authentic without shrinking. This influenced my CV, cover letters, in person conversations and LI overhaul. I now know how to show I am the obvious choice.

The 1-2-1 support has been brilliant. I actually haven’t used all my sessions yet because the chat/voice notes/document back and forth is so comprehensive. However, don’t underestimate the group/community aspect. It has been brilliant to support and be supported by some fabulous women.

I absolutely would invest again, in fact my 6 months ended last week and I signed up for another 3 months as I settle into my new role.”

Rachel

Senior Leader

“The role I got wasn’t advertised, but Leanne showed me that I could approach an employer with my skill set and show them how I could help solve their problems. It worked! I would never have had the confidence to do that before.

The biggest tangible shift was finding out my worth. I had been working in an environment that relied on me but didn’t support/promote me and Leanne helped me see that, which has had a huge impact on my confidence.

I would 100% make the investment again. I was miserable this time last year and I am about to make a huge change (currently working my notice) which is going to have a big impact on me and my family in a positive way.”

Alice

Consultant

“Within 3 months of starting the course, I reached final interviews for roles I really wanted. I was offered roles that I could turn down, because I was confident to know how good I was, what I was worth and what I wanted. I even managed a career pivot that enabled my salary to increase by 30% and landed a role where I could fly right from the start, because it was right for me and right for the company.

I cannot thank Leanne enough for setting me up for success and changing my life and career so dramatically. In today’s world of recruitment, I could still be floundering and getting more and more dispirited by the lack of progress.”

Penny

Head of Customer Success

Meet the women behind the wins.

Real Women. Real Results

The women you’ll hear from below were no longer prepared to stay overlooked, underestimated, or stuck waiting for someone else to recognise their value. They decided it was time to position themselves as the obvious choice for opportunities, promotions, pay rises, and senior leadership roles.

Hear their career acceleration stories firsthand – from navigating redundancy and returning from maternity leave to securing promotions, changing industries, increasing their visibility, and stepping into bigger leadership positions.

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Professional Qualifications

Personal Performance Diploma – Distinction – The Coaching Academy

Resources

External

The Hidden Job Market

How senior women land their best roles before they're ever advertised. Steal the exact strategy my clients use to attract recruiters, get approached by hiring managers, and land senior roles that are never publicly listed — often without submitting a single application.

External

Become the obvious choice for every opportunity.

It’s time to discover exactly what’s helping — and what’s hurting — your chances of being hired. Give me 30 minutes, and I’ll show you where there’s a gap between the value you bring and how you communicate it. Get ready to fix the gap, strengthen your positioning, and make sure you’re never overlooked again.Complete the Obvious Choice Audit to discover what needs to change to make you impossible to overlook.

Podcast

LinkedIn & Offline Networking: Unlock Hidden Opportunities

LinkedIn & Offline Networking: Unlock Hidden Opportunities In this week’s Work It Like a Mum podcast, we’re sharing the third session from our Momentum Career Summer Series, designed to help women build their confidence, increase

Ready to Make Your Next Career Move Happen?

Book a call with Leanne and let’s talk about what it’s going to take to get you from where you are now to where you want to be.

Whether you want to secure a more senior role, earn the salary you deserve or finally make the career move you’ve been thinking about for far too long, you don’t need to work harder or keep hoping the right opportunity will come along.

You need clarity on what you want, a strategy that works in today’s job market and the right positioning to make you the obvious choice.

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