Team & Executive Coaching · Business Psychology

Slow down.
Press Pause.
Accelerate.

I partner with Founders, CxOs and leadership teams in fast-growth organisations — helping them lead with clarity, build stronger teams and create lasting value.

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The Leaders I Work With

You're at an inflection point — between what got you here and what takes you further.

The leaders I work with aren't broken. They have a vision for who they want to become and the impact they want to create. My role is to help them articulate that vision clearly, understand where they really stand, and build a path from one to the other.

Ready to lead with more clarity and less isolation. You've carried this far. Now you want a thinking partner to go further — someone who can hold a mirror up and challenge you with compassion.

Investing in who you're becoming. You're clear that your next chapter requires intentional growth — not just harder work. You want a personal roadmap grounded in who you really are.

Leading to sustain. You want to lead from a place of energy and purpose — and to design habits that renew rather than deplete.

Making better decisions, more deliberately. You want the space to think before you act — to be strategic rather than reactive, and to bring your team along with you.

Shaping a team that leads together. You want real alignment, honest conversations and shared accountability — a team that trusts each other enough to challenge and grow together.

Evolving your culture as you scale. You want to grow without losing what made you strong — and you're ready to be intentional about the culture you're building for the future.

The Paradox

Slowing down in order to accelerate

When everything moves at top speed, leaders lose touch with what matters most — their vision, their values, their sense of purpose. These are the very things that give direction and fuel sustainable growth.

Paradoxically, it's only when you slow down and press pause that you reconnect with who you want to become and the kind of leader your organisation needs. That's where the energy for lasting change comes from — not from fixing what's wrong, but from a clear picture of what's possible.

My programmes develop your flexibility and rhythms to slow down in order to accelerate as and when it's strategically useful — so you can lead from purpose rather than pressure.

There is so much to do
There is so little time
We must go slowly Taoist saying
How I Work

Bespoke programmes, designed around you

No two leaders or teams are the same. I work with each client to design tailored interventions — grounded in deep psychological insight, executive assessment expertise and 17+ years of international experience. As a qualified psychometrician (BPS), I use robust, evidence-based tools to ensure development is focused where it matters most.

Leadership Acceleration Programme

For Founders, CxOs & Senior Leaders

A structured coaching journey grounded in the science of intentional change. We start with your personal vision — who you want to become as a leader, what you want your legacy to be. Then, through deep assessment, we build an honest picture of where you are today. The gap between the two becomes your learning agenda — not a list of problems to fix, but a roadmap driven by your aspirations, strengths and purpose.

  • Personal vision. Articulating who you want to become and the impact you want to create — your ideal self as a leader
  • Deep assessment. In-depth personality assessment, 360° leadership feedback and competency-based benchmarking against a global norm group of senior leaders — to build a clear, honest picture of how you show up today
  • Your learning agenda. A personalised coaching plan that builds on your strengths and targets what will make the biggest difference — driven by your vision, not an imposed checklist
  • Experimentation and practice. Regular coaching sessions (60–90 min) where you try new approaches in a safe space, reflect on what's working, and build new leadership habits
  • Trusting relationships. A learning alliance that engages the people around you to support your growth — because sustainable change doesn't happen in isolation
  • Progress reviews, ongoing refinement and evaluation of impact throughout

Team Acceleration Labs

For Leadership Teams in Fast-Growth Organisations

A safe yet dynamic space for leadership teams to discover their shared vision, understand how they really work together, and build towards who they want to become as a collective. This is a good fit for motivated teams at an inflection point — ready to move from good to great, deepen trust, sharpen alignment and strengthen how they lead together.

  • Phase 1 — We take stock. Team diagnostic, 1:1 conversations with members and stakeholders, observation of the team at work, and a personalised report — building an honest picture of where the team is today and surfacing its collective strengths
  • Phase 2 — Growth Experiences. A tailored 6–9 month blend of team workshops, strategy facilitation, away-days, live coaching in your meetings, retrospectives, and 1:1 support — designed around the team's shared aspirations, not just its gaps
  • Phase 3 — Evaluate and plan ahead. Re-assessment of progress, debrief with the team leader, and a future development plan owned by the team — sustaining the change beyond our work together
Alexandru Popa-Antohi — Team and Executive Coach, Business Psychologist
Master Executive Coach (APECS) Master Team Coach (APECS) Business Psychologist (ABP) M.A. Psychology Systemic Team Coaching Diploma BPS Levels A & B+
About Me

Alexandru Popa-Antohi

I'm a Team and Executive Coach and Business Psychologist. I work alongside Founders, CxOs and leadership teams from fast-growth organisations and am particularly experienced in technology-driven organisations operating in agile environments.

I coach and consult at all leadership levels and have worked with a broad range of clients and industries from over 20 countries, from global multinational companies (Pharma, Oil & Gas, Banking, Telecoms, FMCG, Construction), to younger entrepreneurial scale-ups and unicorns (Digital, Tech, Biotech), and public sector & charities.

Before this, I was Leadership Development Manager at Vodafone Group, designing and deploying leadership programmes across 26 countries. I sat on the board of APECS and am part of the Future of Coaching Collaboration's Disruptive Technology Working Group.

What Other Leaders Say

In the words of leaders I've worked with

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We raised $22m out of a planned $10m Series A round. I loved the supportive and challenging approach. It was crucial to getting me through the difficult times and warding off burnout even when multiple big fires came burning. The balance of support and compassion was really useful. It more than fulfilled my goals, and created unexpected side benefits that I had no idea about going into this programme.

Founder & CEOBiotech Start-upNPS 10/10
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Alex orchestrated an exceptionally effective offsite for our leadership team. I was impressed by the rich array of tools he brought. Even the most challenging conflicts were successfully navigated, leading to a strengthened team dynamic. His approach of interspersing strategic discussions with team interaction sessions was very effective. One of my objectives was to foster greater team autonomy, and we made real strides toward that goal.

VP Platform InfrastructureGlobal Content Marketing SaaS Platform
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The coaching experience helped me reach a new level of performance in my job, but also as a person. It helped me have better strategic thinking, prioritisation, goals setting and, most importantly, setting the right standards in my direct reports and building a powerful team. Now my focus is 75% on the mid and long term. As a result, I'm now connecting a few of my team members with coaches too, as they are on a super-accelerated growth path, enabled by the change in my approach.

VP EngineeringGlobal Fintech Unicorn
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Insights & resources

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Over to You

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If you're a Founder, CEO or Senior Leader in a fast-growth organisation and could use a confidential conversation about where you are and where you want to go — I'd love to hear from you.

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