Unlock your Brilliant Best

A group coaching programme that empowers you to show up as your best self at work and in life.

Come on a 6 week journey with Alex and a small group of like minded women to explore and overcome the most common career obstacles we face. Whether you’re feeling stuck, under confident, like you’re at a cross roads or simply that you’ve lost your ‘mojo’, then this course is for you.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

MEET YOUR TRAINER

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Who’s this course for?

I designed the programme based on the hurdles I have personally faced over my 25 year career.

A lack of confidence & self belief, and a huge dose of imposter syndrome
Perfectionist syndrome
The struggle to juggle motherhood and career
The frustration of trying to secure a next level promotion
Wanting to show up with more gravitas & impact
Feeling undervalued as a woman in a male dominated team

If you recognise any of these then my programme is right for you.

What you’ll learn

This Programme will:

Help you uncover and harness your super strengths
Teach you the power of understanding your personal values (and help you identify yours)
Explore and conquer what’s holding you back
Enable you to define a strong personal brand
Show you how to create & use a ‘personal board‘
Put you at the heart of a supportive network of wonderful, like minded women
Provide the opportunity to learn from some amazingly successful & inspiring women in my network
Leave you feeling inspired and empowered to be your brilliant best

What’s included

6 x 90 minute on-line group coaching sessions on Friday lunchtimes (held on zoom)
Pre-recorded video content issued every Friday afternoon
Exercises, tools & templates to guide your thinking
Inspirational guest speakers – read more about them
A host of extra resources including articles, books, videos & podcasts
Support via a whatsapp group
Lifetime access to all course content on the LockSmith Learning Hub
Opportunity to access Alex on a 1:1 basis at a discounted rate

Why I wrote this course

I’m passionate about helping women be their brilliant best, because I believe the world would be a better place if there were more women in positions of power & influence. But this relies on us carving out a successful career and the reality is that it’s not an easy thing to do.

Despite a successful 25 year career myself I have experienced a host of challenges and set backs which I know so many other women relate to.

I designed this course to share the benefit of my experience, help you overcome any obstacles you’re facing and show you how to unlock your brilliant best to smash your career goals.

Meet Alex

Alex O’Rourke

Alex is an experienced coach, marketer and business leader who is passionate about helping women unlock their true potential and achieve their life goals. After 24 years of working in consumer marketing & leadership roles in blue chip, SME and start up environments (including Camelot, Diageo & Fever-Tree) she left corporate world in Dec 2019 to set up LockSmith with her business partner, Chris.

Alex loves the fulfilment that comes from training, mentoring and sharing her experience to inspire the next generation of marketing leaders. But her favourite work (don’t tell Chris) is the coaching she does with amazing women, helping them be their brilliant best

Alex lives in leafy Bucks with her husband Drew, 2 boys Robbie (9) and Ben (7) and 2 mischievous Siamese cats. In her spare time she loves planning new adventures, walking in the local woods and is currently knee deep in an (over) ambitious garden renovation.

Guest Speakers

Beth Rigby

Political Editor, Sky News

Beth is the face of Sky News and as political editor you’ve no doubt seen her reporting from Westminster on the latest developments (or more recently, drama / crisis). She’s interviewed the biggest names in British Politics including Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson, Teresa May and Tony Blair. She is also one of my oldest and dearest friends, and I am in constant awe of her achievements and how she manages her high profile, demanding job alongside her family commitments (she has 2 children, Arthur & Edith). She’s also been the victim of awful trolling and everyone has a view on her style and approach. I know she’ll share very candidly how she manages everything that life throws her way.

Marie-Claire Benson

Head of Motion Picture Group, Lionsgate

Marie-Claire is another friend of mine who I’ve met more recently (our sons go to school together). She is the head of Lionsgate Films in the UK – a huge role – which I am rather envious of! As well as attending film premiers regularly she is on first name terms with some of Britain’s best loved directors & actors. She’s currently championing Bill Nighy in the film “Living” and Emma Thompson in “Good Luck To You Leo Grande” I have so much respect for how she leads her team. She is one of the nicest, most unassuming people I know and living proof that leading with compassion & empathy gets results. But she too has faced into a number of confidence challenges which I know she’ll share very honestly with you, as well as her advice overcoming them.

Ellie Webb

Founder, Caleno

Ellie is the founder of Caleno, without a doubt the best non-alcoholic spirit on the market (in my humble view). She has single handedly built the business from scratch, going from an idea in her kitchen to running a successful scaled up business with investment secured from high profile backers, and employing circa 40 people at last count. She is my longest standing coachee so I have had the privilege of being part of her journey and watching her flourish. I keep having to remind myself that she is 15 years younger than me <sigh> because her attitude, approach and success belie her tender age! She is a massive inspiration to me and embodies what a determined woman can do when she puts her mind to it. But being a solo entrepreneur brings with is a raft of challenges and Ellie will talk candidly about how she’s faced into hers, and tackled them.

All the details you need

DATES

29th September – 10th November 2023 (with a break 27th October for half term)

TIME

Every Friday Lunchtime
12.30 – 2.00 GMT

PRICE

£695 (+ VAT)

Here’s what delegates say about me

``I have had the pleasure of attending two of Alex's courses and I can truly say they were life-changing. She's cleared my 'career fog' and completely changed my outlook.
Her cool calm and supportive manner in which she delivers her courses create such a nurturing, intimate and inclusive environment. Alex feels like a true mentor, friend and support.``

Victoria ap Gwynedd

“I am so glad I made the decision to sign up to Alex’s course – it was genuinely life-changing for me and I would not hesitate to recommend it. Alex’s genuine passion for helping people grow and realise their potential shines through.”

Elena Phillipson

“I was at a crossroads in my career when I joined Alex’s course. I didn’t have a huge amount of self confidence and didn’t know what my next step would look like. I am so glad I signed up as it was the best course I have ever attended.”

Hannah Lawrence

“Alex’s course totally exceeded my expectations. Not only was it filled to the brim with useful advice, but I also found the personal stories Alex shared incredibly inspiring. Her coaching style is a perfect mix of empathy and candidness, fostering a supportive community of intimacy and honesty amongst the whole group.”

Viviana Gardener

``Alex's course was absolutely transformative for me. The course is structured and hosted in such a brilliant way. It has equipped me with so many tools to combat my confidence gremlins and pushed me to practice small moments of courage daily. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone, no matter what path of their life and career they're on!``

Kasturi Kiritharan

``I could not recommend Alex's course more to anyone looking to step up in their career and combat any personal work-related challenges or anxieties that might be holding them back. Each week brings fresh new content, with plenty of supporting material, providing you with a comprehensive set of tools and frameworks to tackle multiple challenges that many of us face in our careers.``

Peyton Squires

``I feel very fortunate to have been able to work with such an inspirational, positive and motivating coach like Alex. She finds the right balance between encouraging, challenging and supporting, and provided all of the tactical and coaching tools I needed to support the personal discovery journey I so much enjoyed going on.``

Kendel Fiorentino

Get in touch about the course

I’m here to answer your questions about the course:

Or, you can contact me directly:

Alex

[email protected]

+44 7792 896400

Unlock your Brilliant Best

Come on a 6 week journey with Alex and a small group of like minded women to explore and overcome the most common career obstacles we face. Whether you’re feeling stuck, under confident, like you’re at a cross roads or simply that you’ve lost your ‘mojo’, then this course is for you.

Who’s this course for?

A lack of confidence & self belief, and a huge dose of imposter syndrome

Perfectionist syndrome

The struggle to juggle motherhood and career

The frustration of trying to secure a next level promotion

Wanting to show up with more gravitas & impact

Feeling undervalued as a woman in a male dominated team

If you recognise any of these then my programme is right for you.

What you’ll learn

This Programme will:

What’s included

6 x 90 minute on-line group coaching sessions on Friday lunchtimes (held on zoom)

Pre-recorded video content issued every Friday afternoon

Exercises, tools & templates to guide your thinking

Inspirational guest speakers – read more about them

A host of extra resources including articles, books, videos & podcasts

Support via a whatsapp group

Lifetime access to all course content on the LockSmith Learning Hub

Opportunity to access Alex on a 1:1 basis at a discounted rate

Why I wrote this course

I’m passionate about helping women be their brilliant best, because I believe the world would be a better place if there were more women in positions of power & influence. But this relies on us carving out a successful career and the reality is that it’s not an easy thing to do.

Despite a successful 25 year career myself I have experienced a host of challenges and set backs which I know so many other women relate to.

I designed this course to share the benefit of my experience, help you overcome any obstacles you’re facing and show you how to unlock your brilliant best to smash your career goals.

Meet Alex

Alex O’Rourke

Guest Speakers

Beth Rigby

Political Editor, Sky News

Marie-Claire Benson

Head of Motion Picture Group, Lionsgate

Ellie Webb

Founder, Caleno

All the details you need

DATES

29th September – 10th November 2023 (with a break 27th October for half term)

TIME

Every Friday Lunchtime 12.30 – 2.00 GMT

PRICE

£695 (+ VAT)

Here’s what delegates say about me

Get in touch about the course

I’m here to answer your questions about the course:

Or, you can contact me directly:

Alex

[email protected]

Every Friday Lunchtime
12.30 – 2.00 GMT