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Hey I'm Lara

Hey, I'm Lara Pennington (she/her), a dual-accredited ICF Executive & Career Coach & I help people from all over the world make positive changes in their lives & careers.

I love helping people who want MORE out of life!

... Success, Freedom, Balance, Happiness & Fun

I’m passionate about Empowering Women to Thrive

I believe if you can Dream it ... you can DO IT!

I'm a British/Spanish woman who's lived & worked overseas for most of my life. I've experienced first-hand, multiple life & career transitions while juggling work & family.

I’ve been there & understand the challenges we face in combining a career we love with the life we want!

I’d love to help YOU discover What’s Next? & how to get there!

Reignite your life & turbocharge your career

... without going broke or running off to Bali & Eat-Pray-Love

(I actually resorted to that myself as part of my midlife career journey!)

I've been through several Midlife Career Revamps myself...

so I totally get it!

My Story

Before becoming a Coach, I spent 25+ years in International Marketing, leading teams across Europe & Asia and building brands & businesses from start-ups to multinationals.

I was "successful" but deep down I knew there had to be "more" to my life ... I wanted more freedom, balance & happiness!

I have a Bachelor's in Business & a Master's in Marketing. I'm also an ICF ACC Accredited Coach, an Executive Leadership Coach, a Licensed Firework Career Coach & Founder of Evolve & Thrive.

I’m a single mum of a now teenage son & together we've travelled the world with my career - exploring, learning, growing.

Career transitions are exciting but often scary & stressful, mine certainly were & didn't always work out as expected:

  • In my 40’s l was hitting burnout at work, I was stressed, bored, unfulfilled & unhappy! After much soul-searching I decided to leave my safe, well paid corporate career in Barcelona & set off on an Eat-Pray-Love World Adventure with my 7-year-old son.

  • After a fabulous year travelling the world & planning my next midlife career revamp, I joined a tech start-up in Asia, became a partner & spent several amazing years living & working in the Philippines & Thailand.

  • In my 50’s COVID hit & I decided it was time for another midlife career revamp, so I moved back to Europe with my teenage son, retrained as a Coach & became an entrepreneur

  • Now we live on the beach in Valencia Spain, I work from home & in my free time you’ll find me: trail running with my Irish Setters, paddle/wake/snow-boarding, lunching with friends, drinking wine, or reading in the hot-tub.

My Values & What's Important To Me

When it comes to what's important to me, my values aren’t just words or ideals, they’re at the heart of who I am and how I live my life. They show up in everything I do and in every choice I make.

Here’s a little peek into what drives me:

  • CONNECTION & INCLUSION

I love spending time with diverse, open-minded, fun people, and I’m passionate about creating vibrant, inclusive spaces for midlife women & people from marginalised genders.

Whether it’s a lively lunch, a coffee chat, happy hour, a networking group, or a coaching session, I’m here to build a community where everyone can connect, be seen & heard, swap stories, and cheer each other on.

There’s nothing more powerful than bringing people together & this isn’t just about networking, it’s about finding real, lasting connections & learning from peoples lived experiences, with people who truly get it.

A tribe where everyone feels they belong, even us square pegs who’ve spent far too long trying to fit into round holes.

  • FREEDOM & FLEXIBILITY

Time freedom, location freedom, creative freedom, personal freedom - I'm IN for all of it! I believe in designing a life on our own terms, where we’re not stuck, held back, or boxed in by outdated expectations - ours or anyone else’s!

It’s about having the space to explore, create, inspire & blaze new trails towards our dreams.
Flexibility, for me, is the power to live & work anytime, anyplace, anywhere (remember the Martini advert in the 1980s? IYKYK).

Life’s too short to feel stuck or unhappy & I’m here to help others discover what freedom means to them, building lives that give us the flexibility to evolve, transform & thrive as we choose.

  • FUN & HAPPINESS

Life’s far too short to be anything but wildly, unapologetically happy.

We only have one life & I want to live mine filled with fun, adventure & a dash of spontaneity.

Happiness isn’t just a feeling, it’s a choice & I choose to live fully, laugh loudly & create memories that will make us smile when telling the stories to our grandkids.

Life’s not a dress rehearsal, so why not go all in? I’m here to make the most of every day & help others break free from “stuck” & dive into “happy”

Let’s shake things up, embrace the fun & never settle for “just okay.”

Happiness isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have!

  • AUTHENTICITY

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." – Oscar Wilde.

For too long, I tried to live by other people’s rules & expectations, trying to fit into boxes that didn’t feel quite right, dimming parts of me that might be “too much” & go against the status quo.

Now, I’m all about bravely embracing every bold, quirky, extroverted part of me.

Yes, it’s true, not everyone will like us, but that’s OK, because it’s not about pleasing everyone; it’s about being confidently "us" & surrounding ourselves with people who love us for it.

Authenticity, for me, means showing up real, because when we show up as our true selves, we attract the right people, the ones who lift us up, cheer us on & are meant to be in our lives.

  • IMPACT WITH KINDNESS

If we can Dream it, we can Do it!

Making a difference is important to me, but it doesn’t have to be loud to be powerful.

I believe in impact with a heart of kindness because a bit of empathy can go a long way: a simple act of compassion, a helping hand, or even a smile can be a game-changer as we never know what someone else is going through.

Kindness creates ripples we may never see, but we do feel them, it costs nothing & it can change everything.

It’s not about changing the world all at once, but starting with the people right in front of us.

Kindness may be simple, but it’s powerful & it’s that impact, done with empathy, that fuels everything I do.

My Vision

If we can Dream it, we can Do it!

Because ... Life's too short to be unhappy at work or stuck in a career we've fallen out of love with!

I'm passionate about being the Coach I wish I'd had on my career journey:

  • a sounding board

  • a confidential listener

  • a trusted adviser

  • an accountability partner

  • a confidence booster

  • & a cheerleader

  • Someone to help you discover your dreams & make them happen!

I believe the journey is easier & more enjoyable when you have a coach to help navigate the path towards where you want to be, so if I sound like the kind of coach you'd like in your corner then I'd love to chat with you.

Schedule a free discovery call and we can talk about how you're feeling right now & how I can help you.

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