Helping purpose-driven leaders create impact without burning out
I'm Tanya Paget, and I help socially responsible entrepreneurs and leaders overcome feeling overwhelmed so they can reconnect with their spark and create meaningful change.
My approach combines practical problem-solving with deep listening and powerful questioning - or as one client put it, "I help people get shit done". With warmth, compassion, understanding and a little humour!
The best way to get a sense of who I am and how we might work together is to have a chat. I offer a free 30 minute no obligation consultation call to anyone considering working with me.
“I had such a positive experience being coached by Tanya. I sought her help both on a personal level as well as hoping to develop my small, creative business. I had been in a lull, struggling to motivate myself and develop my brand.
She encouraged me to discover the answers for myself by asking some really probing questions, it was amazing what we uncovered in just a few sessions, and the two months we were working together saw the biggest turnover of online sales in my business's history!
Thank you so much Tanya, it was a pleasure to work with you and I highly recommend your services. “
- Pippa (creative entrepreneur)
My coaching approach
I work holistically, recognising that life and work don't sit neatly in tidy clean boxes. When we work together, I'll:
Listen deeply - not just to your words, but to all the ways you communicate
Ask questions that spark ideas, open doors, and lead to meaningful transformation
Help you discover options and choices you might not have seen before
Create a space where you can think clearly and make confident decisions
All while holding the fundamental belief that you are creative, resourceful and whole. My role is to help grow those qualities already within you.
“Before I had these sessions, I had no idea how to approach tasks in a critical manner, boiling it down to what the brick wall was. (I was) struggling with time management… now it's more manageable by thinking about what it really is that's blocking me from moving forward.
I thoroughly enjoyed our sessions, creative and independent businesses work differently… and Tanya's understanding of the Indie Biz world was evident in the way she approached my problems and talked them through.
Tanya quickly worked out how to best approach difficult questions and recapped the end of sessions with a summary which I could easily digest without coming away having talked for an hour but still not knowing what action to take.”
- Stephanie
Who I work with
I partner with purpose-driven founders, entrepreneurs and leaders who are:
Ready for change and looking to reclaim their story
Building socially responsible businesses or leading with purpose in larger organisations
Feeling occasionally overwhelmed by the juggling act of running mission-driven work
Seeking clarity, focus, and sustainable ways to create impact
Part of the neurodivergent community who bring both unique challenges and superpowers
I have particular experience working with creative industries professionals, indie business founders, and high-flying rebel leaders who are trying to do things differently.
Curious about how we might work together?
A little more about me…
“The simple sequence of three dots... indicating that there is more to come, that this story has not yet ended…”
You are still reading, so you are still researching and seeking information on whether coaching with me is right for you. So if you want a little more backstory about me...
I have 30 years experience working in the creative industries and education. I've worked in big organisations managing large teams and in small startups, collective groups, as an entrepreneur and as a freelancer.
I left home at 17, lived in big cities and loved their energy and diversity, and I've lived in very remote, rural corners of the world. I need open spaces and green stuff in my life to keep sane, but also the life and inspiration of the city.
In 2021 I took the plunge and relocated from near London to near Elgin in the North East of Scotland.
I have significant leadership experience over many years, enjoyed lots of leadership training including accelerated leadership programmes, and hold a Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management.
I became an NLP coaching practitioner in 2013 and in 2019/20 trained and qualified as an ANIMAS transformational coach.
In 2020 I co-founded a leadership coaching collective with Christos Papaioannou called Positive Change Agents, a group of transformational coaches using our experience to make a difference to organisations and leaders wanting to create positive change.
I'm proud that people I've worked with as a coach, mentor, creative, educator and as a manager seek me out years later and tell me how I helped them with my questions or ask for further advice. This is what lights me up - empowering people to be their authentic wonderful selves.
The ellipsis (...) symbol became important to me about 15 years ago during a time of significant personal change. The simple sequence of three dots indicating that there is more to come, that this story has not yet ended, became a powerful piece of punctuation for me! It speaks of uncharted infinite possibilities and seemed perfect as a way of summarising what I want to do as a coach for you... to help you reclaim your story...