Identify and remove the friction creating unnecessary pressure and reducing effectiveness.
Leadership & executive coaching — Bristol & online
Leadership coaching for people carrying real pressure.
One-to-one coaching for professionals and leaders who need space to think clearly, cut through overwhelm and decision fatigue, and lead in a way they can sustain. Built on 25 years in nursing, ultramarathon endurance and university teaching.
Who this is for
You don't need fixing. You need thinking space.
Martin's leadership clients are usually capable, experienced people: managers, clinicians, directors, founders and professionals whose responsibility has grown faster than their thinking space. The work isn't about slogans or personality makeovers — it's about clarity, rhythm and decisions you can stand behind.
Sessions are confidential, practical and shaped around what you're actually carrying — in person around Bristol or online across the UK.
- Leaders and managers whose diaries run them, not the other way round
- Professionals stepping up into bigger responsibility
- People protecting energy, boundaries and recovery under sustained load
- Healthcare and public sector leaders carrying emotional as well as operational load
The Long Run Leadership Method
Remove. Understand. Normalise.
Martin's method isn't about adding more to an already busy workload. It's about identifying what's getting in your way and making leadership easier, more effective and more sustainable.
Develop awareness of the beliefs, habits and identity patterns shaping your leadership.
Build consistent behaviours that support long-term leadership performance.
Experience the method live in the From Expert to Leader masterclass
Entry point — start here
Clarity Session — £150 / 90 minutes
Space to lay everything out, cut through the overwhelm and leave with clearer next steps — and a feel for how Martin works. In Bristol or online.
Book a Clarity SessionCoaching options
Choose the depth of support that fits.
Every route starts the same way: a free discovery call so Martin can understand what you're carrying and recommend honestly — even if that's the simplest option.
Executive Coaching
£150per hour
For leaders who need clearer decisions, steadier confidence and better boundaries — regular, focused sessions around your reality.
Book a discovery callWellbeing Coaching
£80per hour
For professionals protecting energy, recovery and sustainable performance — before pressure quietly becomes the whole story.
Book a discovery callLeadership Group Coaching
£80per hour
Structured reflection for leaders learning alongside others under pressure — shared challenges, honest conversation, practical rhythm.
Book a discovery callLeadership Accelerator
Bespoke pricingprogramme
A deeper, structured leadership rhythm for pressure, clarity and progress — for leaders ready to commit to sustained change.
Book a discovery callThe Long Run Signature Programme
Bespoke pricingprogramme
Martin's fullest leadership coaching programme — sustained one-to-one support for sustainable performance over time.
Book a discovery callFrom Expert to Leader
£77 / £97Early Bird / Full Price
An interactive masterclass on why high performers struggle in leadership — and what to do instead.
Explore the masterclassHealthcare leadership coaching
Coaching for healthcare leaders, by someone who has done the job.
Twenty-five years in nursing means Martin doesn't need the pressure of healthcare explained to him — the emotional load, the staffing reality, the decisions that follow you home. That shared language matters, especially for burnout prevention and for leaders holding teams together through sustained demand.
He works with clinicians, practice teams, ward and service leaders, and healthcare managers across Bristol, the South West and online.
“Martin helped me focus on what was important and was able to pivot quickly when the conversation needed it.”
Bristol & online
Leadership coaching in Bristol — and wherever you are.
Martin coaches in person across Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and Somerset, and online across the UK. Same approach, same honesty, wherever the conversation happens.
Next step
Think clearly. Lead with confidence. Perform sustainably.
Book a free discovery call and talk it through — or start with a 90-minute Clarity Session and feel the difference straight away.