Career Accelerator

A 3 month 1:1 Coaching Programme built for Women in STEM who are ready to be seen, heard and promoted.

Career Accelerator- Autumn Season


3 months of personalised coaching to fast-track your next leadership role

🚀 Now open for pre-booking
🗓️ Doors open: 8th September 2025
🎟️ Limited spaces available – enquire now to reserve your place

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Is This You?

You’re ambitious. You’re capable. And yet somehow… you still feel stuck.

Despite everything you’ve achieved, the next step keeps slipping just out of reach.

  • Why am I still being overlooked for promotion, what am I missing?

  • How do I finally get seen as leadership material?

  • Why do they keep saying I’m not ready; is it really about experience, or something else?

  • How do I land the role I know I’m capable of doing?

  • Where do I even start when it comes to building my profile and influence?

  • Who am I to step into that room, speak up, and lead with confidence?

  • How do I stop feeling like I’m faking it and start feeling like I belong?

  • What does a founder actually do at a strategic level and how do I learn fast?

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  • You’re mid-career in a STEM or healthcare role

  • You know you have more to offer, but you’re not always seen

  • You want clarity and support to get to your next step

  • You want to build more confidence

  • You need to identify and address gaps in your leadershipskills for your next role

  • You want personalised support from someone who’s been there

  • You want a promotion or to transition to a leadership role with a personalised strategy

  • You are a founder who’s never been in the C suite and are in charge of business strategy

This Is For You If:

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  • 6 x 1:1 coaching sessions (60 minutes each, over 3 months)

  • A tailored leadership development plan built around your goals

  • CV and LinkedIn profile review to align your experience with the role you want

  • A mock interview or stakeholder mapping session

  • Career tools and templates : from values exploration to visibility planning

  • WhatsApp/email support between sessions (Mon- Fri until 8pm)

I offer a free 30-minute discovery call to make sure it’s a good fit for both of us.
You’ll have space to ask questions and get a feel for how we’d work together before you commit.

What’s Included:

“ I credit Sarah’s coaching sessions with being a significant factor in my eventual job offer”.

Dr M.Aitken

“She helped me with time management and understand where I should focus my energy and resources to give my best”

Dr R. Giordano

“Since I started coaching sessions with Sarah I feel more confident in how I lead”.

M. Grasso

“The coaching by Dr Sarah Mardle vastly broadened my perspective”

Dr N. Hastings

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3 months Accelerator

Investment (choose your local currency):

UK £1,500 GBP

EU €2,000 EUR

US $2,100 USD

This includes:

  • 6 x 1:1 coaching sessions (60 minutes each, over 3 months)

  • A tailored leadership development plan built around your goals

  • CV and LinkedIn profile review to align your experience with the role you want

  • A mock interview or stakeholder mapping session

  • Career tools and templates : from values exploration to visibility planning

  • WhatsApp/email support between sessions (Mon- Fri until 8pm)

Payment plans are available.

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Why Work With Me?

Because I’ve been where you are, and I know what it takes to lead in STEM and healthcare, for real.

Over my 25+ year career, I’ve moved from scientist to programme manager to department director, leading global teams and navigating the complexities of regulated industries. I understand the pressures of product development, clinical trials, and the unique challenges of medtech versus pharma. I understand the pressures of QA, Regulatory Affairs, EHS, legal, commercial, and marketing to name a few, because I’ve experienced them firsthand.

I’ve stood in front of FDA and MHRA inspectors. Sat across from clients negotiating commercial deals. Led through M&As, redundancies, critical audit findings, yellow card reports, and late drug deliveries and clinical trials. I’ve worked with companies like Baxter, Abcam, and supported 8 of the top 10 pharmaceutical firms.

I learned how to turn complexity into clarity and how to lead in a way that gets results and earns trust.

I’ve line managed over 200 people, and time and time again, I’ve been told I was the best boss they ever had.

Don’t just take my word for it: see the reviews on my website or the personal messages shared on LinkedIn.

Now, as a qualified NLP coach, I bring together decades of operational experience with deep coaching expertise. In the last year alone, I’ve coached over 50 senior leaders. I’m empathetic, honest, and a great listener.

And I’ll challenge and support you every step of the way.

This is the programme I wish I’d had earlier in my own career.
Now, it’s here for you.

FAQs

  • Not at all. Many of my clients join the program to gain clarity about their next step . Whether that’s a promotion, a pivot, or simply more visibility in their current role. This coaching is about positioning you for leadership, not just job applications.

  • Yes! The program is designed with busy professionals in mind. I offer late afternoon and early evening sessions, with some weekend availability by arrangement. You’ll also have WhatsApp support until 8pm for in-between check-ins.

  • Life happens, and I understand that. During your onboarding, we’ll schedule all six sessions together to find times that work best for you. If you need to reschedule a session, please give me at least 48 hours’ notice you can reschedule one session during the program without any issue. If you require more flexibility or need to move additional sessions, we can discuss extending the timeline slightly to accommodate your needs.

  • If you’re feeling stuck, unseen, or unsure about your next step , but know you want more, you’re ready. You don’t need to have it all figured out. That’s what we’ll work on together.

    It’s important that we start with a free chemistry call. This is a chance for us to get to know each other and see if this coaching relationship is the right fit for both of us.

    It’s also a great opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have before committing.

  • Past clients have successfully secured promotions, confidently stepped into leadership roles, moved into more senior or visible positions, and finally felt clear and motivated about their career path. Many say it’s the first time they’ve had someone truly in their corner who understands both their work and their aspirations.

  • Yes. I want this to be accessible to the right people. You can split the fee into two or three instalments over the course of the program.

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