Yolanda Saez CastelloMSc

Advanced Executive Coach

Get steady. Choose your move. Commit to it.

Former Citi | Cambridge University & London Business School

12 years working with high-performing professionals

How I work

The stakes are high and the clock is running, but whatever used to get you through this isn’t working any more.

If that sounds familiar, you are not failing. In my work with senior leaders, I see the same pattern. The work still gets done, but it just costs more each time.

I get you steady enough to think, then help you choose your move and commit to it. Ten years in global banking showed me what working at this level looks like from the inside, and I have spent 12 years working with high-performing professionals.

Experience & credentials

Trusted by professionals from leading global organisations in finance, law, technology and education.

“My experience with Yolanda is much better than any coaching/training courses I have encountered in my 20+ years working in the industry”
Director, Corporate Finance, Big 4

“Yolanda’s extensive knowledge base and experience of the corporate world means she needs little context to get to the core issue and move into action”
Senior executive

“With Yolanda’s practical and pragmatic approach, I always walk away with clear and doable steps towards my big goals”
Senior Commercial Director

“Yolanda incorporates really useful techniques that take emotion out of the equation; that’s when I get most clarity to decide what to do next”
Engineer, 25 years experience

Cambridge

Cambridge Advanced Executive Coaching Programme, Møller Institute, Churchill College, University of Cambridge

Accredited by the Association for Coaching at Advanced Diploma level

London Business School

MSc in Finance

12 years

Working with high-performing professionals in corporate and educational settings

Governance

13 years board experience across four Jersey organisations, including 9 years as a trustee of the Jersey Childcare Trust

The approach

How the work goes.

01

Get steady

We start by getting calm enough to think clearly. For some clients that includes optional techniques they can then use on their own as needed.

02

Choose your move

From everything on your plate, one thing. I’ll ask questions like: “Does this really require your calibre?” and “Where is your calibre needed, and where is it not?”

03

Commit to it

A conversation, a decision, leaving on time, hiring help. Or test driving an idea first. I don’t think we do nearly enough test driving.

Work with me

Start a conversation.

Thirty minutes, no obligation, and I will tell you honestly if I am not the right fit. Choose a time that works for you.

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What’s possible

Clarity, presence, and performance that lasts.

Leaders typically come to executive coaching to make clearer decisions in complex situations, perform well under pressure, and choose their next move through periods of transition or organisational change.

Executive coaching is a recognised, evidence-based development intervention, with industry research consistently reporting measurable improvements in individual performance and strong return on investment for organisations.

My approach combines advanced, reflective executive coaching with evidence-based emotional regulation, drawing on twelve years of applied practice. Together they help leaders reduce overwhelm, think clearly under load, and build the resilience to perform at a high level. Not simply cope, but lead well.