Cleo McLaren is a first-generation graduate who built her career from criminal defence law into executive and leadership coaching. Her journey is rooted in resilience: navigating divorce, single parenthood, caring responsibilities, and the challenges of thriving as a woman in a male-dominated environment. Through each turning point, she forged a life defined by authenticity, courage, and the ability to show up fully as herself. Today, Cleo leads her London-based consultancy, supporting leaders to cultivate clarity, confidence, and purpose. Her work blends legal expertise, lived experience, and deep emotional insight, empowering others to rebuild foundations, face adversity with strength, and pursue success aligned with who they truly are.

In this session, Cleo shares the profound lessons she learned through career pivots, personal upheaval, and rebuilding her life with intention. She explores how authenticity becomes a performance standard, why resilience begins with radical acceptance, and how clarity emerges when we are willing to stop, reset, and move forward.
Cleo discusses her approach to coaching high-level leaders - helping them connect with their purpose, navigate adversity, and own every room they enter. She speaks openly about identity, love, courage, and the inner voice that guides all of us toward our calling. Her message is grounded, human, and deeply empowering: success is personal, and every story is self-authored.