Career, Career change, Confidence, Executive coaching, Leadership & developing executive presence, Moving overseas / expat coaching, Transition to a more senior role
Sonam Taneja
I support professionals(HR teams/leaders, Expats & Mums) to transition through change confidently. I offer 1:1 & group support for navigating Change associated with Career Development, Relocation, Leadership Development & Parenting
Location: London
Year Qualified: 2018
Areas of Expertise
Testimonials
Sonam coached me for over 6 months and brought energy, strong emotional intelligence and professional coaching skills to each session. Her highly intuitive style helped me learn more about myself and throughout the course, we ended up exploring different objectives to what I had originally anticipated. I am incredibly grateful for her sharing her own experiences to help me and for the support within each session. I would recommend her professional coaching services to anyone looking to understand themselves more. Thank you, Sonam!
Emma- Managing Consultant and DEI Lead at a leading management consultancy in the U.K. (Coaching for confidence and leadership development)
Being a stay-at-home mom, I wanted to work on certain areas of mine which would help me to transition to a new career. I connected with Sonam to be my coach on this new journey. Sonam is a great listener, and her coaching exercises helped me to deeply reflect on the areas I needed to work on. Her tough questions were really like a mirror where there is no hiding from the truth. After deep introspection, we were able to come up with tough yet achievable goals for this year. She followed up with me to make sure I was on track and motivated me on my small achievements. Thank you so much Sonam for all your coaching sessions. I would highly recommend her to anybody who is looking for coaching sessions. She is an amazing coach and absolutely a delight to work with.
Vandana- HR and Salesforce consultant looking for career transition (mum returning to work in the U.S.)
I am honoured to have worked with Sonam. She has deep HR functional knowledge and excellent leadership qualities. She is an expert coach and a mentor. Sonam can help individuals nurture, hone and curate talent and skills. If you are looking for someone to help bring about the best in you then Sonam would be the go-to person and an ideal choice.
Shahul- Senior Vice President, HR for a global IT firm in India (HR team development)
Areas of Expertise
Career, Career change, Confidence, Executive coaching, Leadership & developing executive presence, Moving overseas / expat coaching, Transition to a more senior roleLeave a testimonial
Coaching Qualifications
- ICF Certified Business and Personal Coach
- EMCC Accredited Coach
- Master (MSc) in Human Resources Management and Organisational Analysis from Kings College London
Professional Background
I am the founder of MirrorSpeak Consulting- a boutique Career and Talent development consultancy focused on Change both at an individual and organisational level.
I am on a mission to positively disrupt the world of people & organisational development with an unambiguous focus on development. My international HR & OD career has been focused on supporting leaders in developing and retaining organisational talent, across multiple global organisations in the U.K and India.
Before setting up my consultancy, I worked as an Assistant Vice President (AVP-Human Resources) at Barclays, an FTSE 100 company. My Talent Specialist role with a focus on executive development for senior leaders included robust succession planning for the bank’s top talent, preparing leaders for broader roles including board-level positions.
Before the Finance sector, I worked at the British Heart Foundation, one of the UK’s leading charities. As an Organisational Development (OD) Consultant, I managed the Graduate Development program for the organisation. The award-winning graduate program developed the future leaders of the charity sector through structured career coaching and mentoring, supporting university graduates with career acceleration.
I have also worked with top IT firms in India leading the global performance management cycles and employee engagement programs impacting over 10,000 employees across India, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.
Before moving into the world of Talent and People Development, I worked as a Television Journalist for a leading news channel in India.
I am an alumnus of King’s College London and hold a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management and Organisational Analysis, along with an MBA qualification.
My experiences as an expat, an international HR and OD professional, a mum and a business Coach seamlessly blend into the services offered by MirrorSpeak Consulting.
Services offered by MirrorSpeak:
1:1 and Group Coaching for a Career change and Professional/Personal development (Support for expats relocating to a new country, restarting careers; HR professionals seeking change and new parents returning to work)
Executive Coaching for HR & business leaders- leadership and talent development for corporate leaders and their teams
What drew you to coaching?
I experienced the power of Coaching after becoming a mum in the middle of a pandemic. As an Indian Expat settled in the UK, and with family abroad, parenting in the middle of the pandemic was a life-changing experience.
Guided by my gut, I decided to let go of a well-paid corporate job that paid the bills but also sapped my energy. It took a lot of courage, a whole new level of unlearning and deep transformational coaching that helped me uncover my blind spots. Coaching made me realise that I was in my own way and subconsciously holding myself back for the fear of judgement, failure and loss.
So, after a transformational life experience, I trained as a Business and Personal Coach. The acknowledgement of who I am and what I am capable of wasn’t possible without the pause I decided to take.
Fuelled by my passion to positively disrupt the world of People development, I founded MirrorSpeak Consulting. I create thinking partnerships with my clients helping them find the space they need to pause, reflect and grow in their professional lives and achieve their goals.
My clients are ambitious professionals working in organisations across the globe. Some of the current challenges my clients face fall in the broad range of personal and professional development including developing confidence, transitioning into a leadership role, difficult relationships, becoming a more effective HR business partner and career growth as an expat professional experiencing profound change at work and in personal lives.
Fee Structure
“Price is what you pay, value is what you get”- Warren Buffet
Discovery call- so we get to know each other!
Duration: Up to 60 mins
Free of charge
A discovery call is offered to every potential client. Here we discuss your goals, what you’re looking to get out of coaching, how we will work together and any questions you might have for me. If there’s a fit, you can book more coaching sessions.
Duration of a Coaching session: 1 hour and 15 mins
1:1 Coaching session- £120 per session for individual sessions
Discounted package of 3 coaching sessions- £300
Discounted package of 6 coaching sessions- £600
Discounted package of 9 coaching sessions- £900
Group Coaching (6-8 participants)
Minimum 5 sessions, spread over 3 to 4 months
Price range: £500 to £900 depending on number of participants
