TURN 1 · WIREFRAME EXPLORATION
Finding a coach with AI
Two options for how members get in (1a inline prompt, 1b guided flow), two for how results come back (1c reordered directory, 1d top three + score), plus the weak-match state (1e). AI narrows first; the existing focus-area and language filters refine within its results.
1a
Entry point A — prompt box in the directory
Sits directly above the existing name search. Zero-commitment: type a sentence, or ignore it and browse. Example prompts do the teaching.
EMERGE
Coaching
My requests (2)
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING
Work directly with a leader who has done it
Describe what you're working on
We'll shortlist the coaches best placed to help — then you can still filter by hand.
e.g. I've just been promoted to head of a 40-person team and I'm struggling to be heard by the exec…
FIND MY COACHES
Browse manually instead
Try:
Getting board-ready in 12 months
Managing former peers
Moving from technical to commercial
A difficult conversation I keep avoiding
Suggestions are AI-generated from coach profiles. You choose who to contact.
Search coaches by name…
9 coaches available
Focus area
All
Board readiness
Executive presence
Leading change
Communication
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1b
Entry point B — the deeper guided flow
Launched from a banner or from "Answer two more questions" in 1a. Up to two follow-ups, each one skippable — the member can jump to results at any point.
Not sure who to ask for?
Answer three short questions and we'll narrow 9 coaches down to the handful who fit.
START GUIDED MATCH
STEP 1 OF 3
What are you trying to change in the next year?
I run a 40-person engineering team and want to move into a COO-type role, but I keep getting told I'm "too technical" in exec meetings.
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STEP 2 OF 3 · FOLLOW-UP
Because you mentioned exec meetings —
Which part of that room is hardest right now?
Being taken seriously as a commercial voice
Handling pushback and conflict
Telling a clear strategic story
Something else — I'll type it
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STEP 3 OF 3 · FOLLOW-UP
Any practical constraints on the coach?
Language
English
French
Portuguese
Arabic
Sector experience matters
Yes, same sector
Doesn't matter
We won't ask more than this — anything else you can refine on the results page.
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1c
Results A — the same directory, reordered and explained
No new page. Familiar coach rows in AI order, each with one "why this match" line. Above them: an editable summary of what the AI understood, and the filters it applied as removable pills.
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WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD
You're moving from a technical leadership role toward a commercial exec seat, and want to be heard in the room.
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FILTERS APPLIED FOR YOU
Focus · Executive presence
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Focus · Commercial acumen
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Language · English
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Remove one and the list re-ranks. Add your own filters below as normal.
5 of 9 coaches match · ranked by fit
SORT:
Best fit
Experience
Grace Mutua
Ex-Country Manager, FMCG
Nairobi, Kenya · 19 yrs experience · English · French
Why this match: owned a national P&L after coming up through operations — the same technical-to-commercial jump you described, and she coaches on communicating a plan people follow.
Commercial acumen
Communication
Leading change
CONNECT
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Chidi Nwosu
Former COO, Fintech Scale-up
Lagos, Nigeria · 20 yrs experience · English · Spanish
Why this match: scaled a fintech from 30 to 900 people and sat in the COO seat you're aiming at. Practical on decision-making and board reporting.
Board readiness
Team leadership
Negotiation
CONNECT
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Thandiwe Mokoena
Ex-CEO, Retail Division
Johannesburg, South Africa · 25 yrs experience · English · Portuguese
At capacity · not taking new members
Why this match: strongest on presence and being heard by an exec team — worth following for when she reopens.
CONNECT
Notify me when open
Two more coaches are a partial fit. Suggestions are AI-generated from coach profiles — you decide who to contact.
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1d
Results B — top three, with a fit reading
A decisive shortlist: three coaches given real space, each with a qualitative fit reading (strong / good / partial rather than a false-precision percentage), and the rest of the directory continuing underneath.
YOUR MATCHES
Three coaches who have made the move you're making
Based on: technical-to-commercial transition · being heard by the exec team · English. Change my answers
BEST FIT
Grace Mutua
Ex-Country Manager, FMCG
Nairobi · 19 yrs · English · French
FIT
Made the same operations-to-commercial jump, and coaches on landing a plan with an exec team.
Overlaps on commercial acumen, communication
Gap: less board-governance depth
CONNECT
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Chidi Nwosu
Former COO, Fintech Scale-up
Lagos · 20 yrs · English · Spanish
FIT
Held the COO seat you're aiming at; strong on decision-making and reporting upward.
Overlaps on board readiness, team leadership
Gap: presence coaching is not his focus
CONNECT
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Tendai Chikwava
Leadership Advisor, ex-CHRO
Harare · 21 yrs · English · Spanish
FIT
Sat opposite hundreds of execs as CHRO — reads a room fast and coaches on presence under pressure.
Overlaps on executive presence, influence
Gap: no P&L ownership background
CONNECT
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Fit readings are AI-generated from coach profiles. Browse all coaches manually instead
The rest of the directory
REFINE WITHIN MATCHES:
All
Board readiness
Communication
Adaeze Okonkwo
Former Group CFO · Lagos
Kwame Mensah
Managing Partner · Accra
Fatima El-Amin
Regional Director · Nairobi
1e
When nothing really fits
Honest about the gap, then useful: adjacent coaches, group programmes, and a notify option. Applies to both results treatments.
NO STRONG MATCH
None of our coaches specialise in what you described — but two come close.
You asked about raising venture capital for a climate-tech business. Our coaches are strongest on leadership, governance and commercial judgement rather than fundraising.
Chidi Nwosu
Former COO, Fintech Scale-up
Closest on investor-facing reporting and scaling a business, though not fundraising itself.
Connect anyway
Adaeze Okonkwo
Former Group CFO, Access Holdings
Sat on the finance side of capital raises; strong on the numbers you'll be questioned on.
Connect anyway
This might belong in a group programme
Two cohorts this quarter cover growth-stage finance and investor storytelling.
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