John Buckley
Maria Betts
Linda O'Neill
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John Buckley
MMII, ACCA, QFA, MBA

John has more than 20 years of marketing, business strategy and sales management experience. His business background, while mainly involved in Financial Services, is also very familiar within the industries of medical, print and construction. In all businesses there are bottom-line goals to be achieved e.g. revenue, profit, market share. It is the reason why an organisation exists. However, his main focus has always been on how people (human relations goals) can collaborate to accomplish these bottom line goals.

John is also a Director of Momentum Business Coaching, providing one to one coaching with Executives and Business Owners, helping his clients achieve greater profitability and enjoyment in their lives, by working more 'on' their business rather than 'in' it.

His work, while largely in sales and strategic development, is mainly focused on helping executives (backbone) articulate their positions in the face of others challenging them, while also having compassion (heart) for those they lead, seeking to understand their challenges, concerns and ideas and ultimately making a major positive impact on the people they work with.

John is a graduate of Corporate Coach U Europe, which is ICF (International Coaching Federation) accredited.

John is also a Certified Master Coach (CMC) with The Behavioural Coaching Institute.

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Maria Betts
MSc

Experienced executive coach, Maria Betts is a Director of Momentum Business Coaching, and has operated as an executive coach and trainer since 1998, during which time she has coached hundreds of leaders in a variety of industries including: financial services, IT, manufacturing, telecommunications and media as well as having trained thousands of individuals on customised training programmes.

With a background in general management as well as being a business owner, Maria understands the challenges facing leaders today, from her own personal experience, as well as having coached many leaders on issues relating to their businesses and industry. Maria uses her focussed, practical and results-oriented approach to coaching and supporting clients to achieve their goals and the organisations objectives.

Maria is a graduate of Corporate Coach U Europe, and has a Masters Degree (MSc) in Training and Performance Management with Leicester University.

Maria is also a Certified Master Coach (CMC) with The Behavioural Coaching Institute.

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Linda O'Neill
FCIPD, MBA

Linda is an experienced executive coach with over 18 years of experience in coaching leaders, managers and teams for improved performance and management of change. Linda's executive coaching experience spans a number of sectors including engineering, retail, construction, professional services, financial services, tourism and leisure, manufacturing and IT. This is coupled with experience of coaching leaders and managers from all functions, from sales, finance and organisational management, through to IT and administration.

Linda has a varied and broad background in business management having held a number of senior positions including Corporate Services Manager, HR Director, and Strategy and Planning Manager. Linda also brings a wealth of experience in multi-cultural teams and organisations, having lived and worked in a number of different countries.

Linda specialises in coaching leaders and managers to get the best and most out of themselves and their teams. She has a talent for helping individuals to work smarter, maximise their talents, unfreeze their blockages and unlock their potential to produce better results and become more productive in all that they do.

Her passion for coaching and helping others to improve and perform to their best, results in a dynamic, energising, motivating and rewarding experience for the coachee and their organisation.

Linda qualified as a coach with The Coaching Academy UK and in Training and Continuing Education with NUI, Maynooth.

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