“I have worked with Robin for 4 years in the context of my recruitment company, Allander Noble. Robin has provided an outstanding coaching service to my clients including senior managers and directors of companies. The positive changes achieved are long-lasting.” April 30, 2010

David Kennedy

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity,
hired Robin as a Executive Coach in 2006

“Robin is an excellent communicator. Having identified key objectives at the outset, he ensures that they are achieved by the end of the programme.” April 29, 2010

Top qualities: Personable, Good Value, Creative

Mike Scott,
hired Robin as a Business Consultant in 2009

“Robin is an excellent coach and his training sessions are informative, creative and highly motivational, as well as being really enjoyable.” April 21, 2010

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative

Patrick Mulvihill,
hired Robin as a Career Coach in 2010

“Robin is a personable mentor to members of senior management. He makes a difference to the lives of those he mentors.” April 20, 2010

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative

Peter Scott,
hired Robin as a Business Consultant in 2009

“Working with Robin was one of the best experiences in my professional career. His insightful and visionary approach is perfect, ensuring you both believe in your ability and realise your true potential.” April 19, 2010

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

Mark Hoskins,
hired Robin as a Career Coach in 2009

“I found the sessions with Robin to be both challenging and rewarding. The key benefit for me was the ability to take time out and analyse both the way I tackle situations and how I prepare for meetings and challenging environments. The wealth of material Robin provided has also been a useful reference library.” March 10, 2010

Andy Yorke, Regional Sales Manager, Lloyds Banking Group

“Robin provided coaching for one of my managers and helped him come to terms with the demands of his position. The manager's performance improved considerably as a result of this training.” March 8, 2010

Jeremy Awenat, Managing Director, Sloane Helicopters 

“Having someone as knowledgeable and as entertaining as Robin proved to be invaluable. He is so focused on the bottom line and he is perfect for bouncing vital partnership decisions off.” March 3, 2010

Top qualities: Expert, good value, high integrity

Stanley Harris OBE, Partner, Lyndales Solicitors,
hired Robin as a business performance coach

“Robin is a highly experienced businessman and executive coach. He engages with clients, pushes them hard and enables them to make significant performance improvements.” October 20, 2009

Top qualities: Personable, expert, high integrity

John Baldwin, Director, Morgan Clarke Consulting, 
hired Robin more than once

“I have great pleasure in endorsing Robin Johnson. Establishing trust, intimacy and rapport are all essential attributes for a great coach. Robin possesses them all in abundance. Knowing how to get the best out of me and help me reach my full potential was Robin's forte.” August 26, 2009

Top qualities: Expert, on time, high integrity

Adrian Scoffield, Engineering Services Manager, National Grid, 
hired Robin as a Business Performance Coach in 2009

“Robin is a gifted individual who provided me with time, guidance and support that inspired me to reconsider my options in life. This resulted in a change of direction which I would not have achieved without Robin's expert support. I would recommend Robin as an Executive Coach as I have complete confidence in his style and approach.”

Top qualities: High integrity

Susan Knights, Head of Communications, National Grid,
hired Robin as a business performance coach

“As a successful business entrepreneur, Robin has great credibility with Directors and senior managers as a consultant, mentor or coach. Client feedback is exceptional and I would recommend him without reservation.” July 29, 2009

Clive Watkins, Head of Leadership & Sales, Morgan Clarke Consulting, 
worked directly with Robin at Morgan Clarke

“I have known and worked with Robin for a number of years now and also hired him as an Executive Coach for Morgan Clarke working with top business leaders in multinational and global companies. Robin's work as a coach is excellent and he consistently achieves great results with very positive feedback from our clients. I have no hesitation recommending Robin to you as a Business Coach.” July 21, 2009

Top qualities: Great Results, personable, expert

Philip Perry, Head of Coaching, Morgan Clarke Consulting,
hired Robin more than once

“I cannot think how the coaching could have been improved. It surprised and exceeded all my expectations”

General Manager, March 5, 2010

“You grasped what I wanted to get out of the sessions from the start which meant our time together remained focused and we were able to cover a wide variety of relevant topics”

Partner, Top 20 accountancy firm, July 2009

“Robin’s ability to work with people to improve their performance in such vital areas as business development, managing colleagues and removing any barriers to success is now well proven. In short - he really delivers."

Stephen Williams, Managing Partner, Allander Noble

“OvationXL coaching raises management capability. We understand there is a gap between having technical expertise and leading a team. At the most senior level, extra skills are needed. So when some of our high calibre experts were promoted to partnership roles, we needed a high calibre coach.”

ChrisTINE Keates, Tuffin Ferraby Taylor

“I used Robin to help me formulate strategies for managing senior professionals in the legal sector. He helped me enormously.”

Gavin Tyler, Partner and Head of Corporate Division, Cripps Harries Hall LLP

“Robin is an excellent executive coach who is results orientated.”

Paul Rabbitte, Director of Service Delivery UK/Ireland, American Express

“Robin has a clear, straightforward and clever process. It enables you to communicate more effectively and get more from your dealings with others. I have no hesitation in personally recommending Robin to anyone in a senior decision making role who is aiming to improve the effectiveness of their communication at all levels.”

Dean Drew, Corporate Partner, Shoosmiths LLP

“Robin is incredibly perceptive and we made significant progress in a short amount of time.”

Natasha Frangos, Partner, haysmacintyre

“You're a real wow, aren't you Robin? Not content with just being a fabulous coach, you're also a state of the art executive eco-warrior!”

Partner, large building consultancy

This client reported all-time record fee levels: “I put this remarkable result down to the coaching I have been doing with OvationXL. It has changed so many things.

Head partner of large regional office, Top 100 law firm

“OvationXL brings a business approach to coaching. An energising influence and a way of developing people at partner level which has helped create a more effective management style.”

Head of Training, Regional Law Firm

"Jeremy has been transformed. He has just won a substantial piece of new business and is fired up like never before."

Senior partner, City law firm

“We are having a very good month which is certainly a positive reflection on your work with all our Directors here. Thank you so much."

Managing Director, Media company

"I think you are the most highly rated external trainer/coach I have experienced in 20 years."

HR Partner

"You understood our critical business issues from my first session. There is complete certainty that I shall be recommending OvationXL to further partners and to others outside of my firm."

Partner, City Law Firm

"I want you in my team every day of the week!"

Partner, West End Law firm

"The facilitation that you and Adam ran over a year ago, was the most productive, engaging and participative of all partner events that we have held."

HR Partner

"I wish we'd spoken five years ago."

Partner, Top 20 law firm

“It has been so refreshing to think of things in a different way and apply new approaches which already are proving useful."

Divisional Head, Regional law firm

“I feel more confident now and seem to be making headway during these changing times.”

Group Services Director, large privately owned business

“... will drive change in my behaviours and business outcomes – very happy with the sessions and progress."

Senior manager, Multi-national

"I found the sessions demanding (as they needed to be) yet at the same time appreciated the opportunity to enjoy them."

Divisional Head, Regional law firm

"So many of the things I set out to achieve have been achieved."

Head of HR, Regional law firm

"The perception of coaching here is now very different from what it was before your interventions. Some of the partners seem quite overwhelmed by the experience – in a hugely positive sense."

Head of training, Regional law firm

"I found OvationXL inspirational. I emphatically recommend them to anyone who needs to get their thinking straight."

Director, large logistics company

“Both candidates...are delighted with the highly relevant work you have been working on. This initiative is to be expanded by the Board.”

Head of Training, Regional Law Firm

"I shall be budgeting for further coaching for partners in 2008-2009, so you can expect more from us in the future. Feedback so far is excellent."

Head of Training, Regional Law Firm

"In a single session you somehow managed to transform Peter from being extremely nervous and at times unable to speak to being unquestionably the best presenter of the night."

Head of Operations, large chartered surveying business

“I now understand the effect my behaviour has on others as well as their behavioural tendencies"

Director, large privately owned business

"The course has helped me to reposition myself and reminded me of the feeling of success. It is enabling me to develop my skills quickly and effectively once again.”

Head of regional office, Top100 Law Firm

"...very positive and enthusiastic about his experience with you. I have also had good feedback from one or two other colleagues who are unaware that he is working with you and yet have commented on a change in Stephen's approach."

HR Director, large regional law firm

"You have somehow taken me from a negative place to a very positive one where I am ready to launch a new global business."

Entrepreneur, Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS)

"I've just returned for our Birmingham office and John spoke to me for no less than fifteen minutes about how extraordinarily helpful his 1-2-1 course with OvationXL has been."

Head of Learning & Development talking about the senior partner of a regional office.

“Robin’s... long experience in building up, running and selling his own highly successful business make him a cut above the rest and an invaluable resource for the leadership of any firm.

Management consultant

"My most significant learning point is that small changes in process can have a significant impact on the working environment. The work we have completed has raised my confidence at a personal level."

Director plc

"I now have a series of powerful techniques to raise my own self-confidence. I found the course extremely beneficial."

Partner, professional services firm

"What you are teaching me will have a big impact on my life as a whole not just in a business sense."

Director, global IT business

"Again there is a lot to think about here. I want you to know I am finding our meetings extremely useful."

Partner, Head of regional office law firm

"Robin – I mark you 10/10.”

Partner, national building consultancy

"Thanks for some very valuable coaching, which I have no doubt will continue to impact on me, my team and the business into the future. I would now like you to work with a further partner."

Partner, national building consultancy

"What you did was give me the most enormous kick up the bum. It was very painful at the time though I now realise that this was exactly what I needed.”

Director, large logistics company

"You have done amazing things for me during the last two months and I do not know how to thank you enough."

Partner, Top 20 law firm

Feedback following our half day “Waste of Time Management” course

"I thought it was eye opening and well thought out/well prepared."

"I now realise that a small amount of time allocated each day/week can make a significant effect on the working week/life."

"I personally gained a lot out of the session which kept my attention throughout"

Feedback following half day “Leadership and Management” course

"I really enjoyed the course - good content and well presented. The interaction of having a small group worked well. The challenge is on now to start bringing some of the concepts into my work."