Confidential executive advisory
Executive Career &
Leadership Advisory
for Senior Professionals
At Executive Career Coaching, we empower individuals to elevate their careers through personalized coaching and strategic recruitment services. Our unique blend of expertise in executive coaching and recruitment sets us apart in the industry.
Who we work with
We support senior professionals across financial services and Private Banking
Senior Banking & Finance Professionals
Investment professionals, Financial services executives and Private Bankes navigating transition, progression or change.
Corporate Executives
Senior operational, commercial and strategic leaders including CIO, COO, CFO, Managing Director and divisional heads.
Professionals
in Transition
Executives navigating redundancy, restructuring, relocation, career change or re-entry into the executive market.
Executives facing Career Pressure
Professionals dealing with work pressure or sustained executive stress
The Real Challenges Senior Professionals Face
Senior careers rarely follow a straight line. Many experienced professionals face periods of pressure, uncertainty and transition.
We provide a confidential sounding board and practical guidance to help you navigate these moments with clarity and confidence.
- Career uncertainty and transition
- Difficult bosses and stakeholders
- Stress, pressure and leadership fatigue
- Team and performance challenges
- Organisational politics
- Loss of confidence or direction
- Redundancy and restructuring
- Whether to stay, leave or change course
- Career uncertainty and transition
Executive Insight Backed by Real Recruitment Experience
Our advisory is grounded in decades of executive recruitment and financial services expertise.
We combine commercial realism with practical career strategy to help you make better decisions and achieve your goals.
- How executive recruiters assess and shortlist
- What boards and hiring leaders really look for
- How to strengthen your leadership positioning
- How to navigate hidden opportunities
- How to manage transitions strategically
Our Advisory Services
Specialist advisory services designed to help you position, navigate and progress
Executive Career Strategy
Strategic career advisory to define direction, evaluate options and navigate complex transitions.
CV & Linkedin Positioning
Executive CV writing and LinkedIn optimisation aligned to executive search and leadership expectations
Interview & Stakeholder Strategy
Preparation for executive interviews, board meetings and senior stakeholder discussions
Career & Leadership Navigation
Confidential support for career uncertainty, leadership pressure, stress, team challenges and change.
Some Areas where I can help
• Clarifying career goals and long-term direction
• Evaluating whether to stay, move or reinvent your career
• Successfully transitioning into a new role or leadership position
• Navigating organisational politics and stakeholder relationships
• Preparing for performance reviews and promotion discussions
• Compensation and contract negotiations
• Managing challenging colleagues or workplace conflicts
• Improving decision-making under pressure
• Overcoming obstacles and periods of professional uncertainty
• Managing stress, maintaining resilience and avoiding burnout
• Achieving a more sustainable work-life balance
• Serving as an experienced and confidential sounding board for important decisions
There are few situations in professional life that benefit from being faced entirely alone. Sometimes the greatest value comes not from being given answers, but from having the right questions asked by someone who has seen similar challenges before.
Empowering Your Career Journey
Transforming Ambitions into Achievements
Executive Search Insight
A significant advantage of our coaching and advisory work is our close
understanding of the executive recruitment market.
Through our sister business, www.ta-consult.com, we work with asset managers,
private banks and financial institutions on senior hiring assignments across
investment, distribution, trading and leadership functions.
As a result I can help clients with a fresh and up-to-date perspective
that most career coaches cannot provide.
Personal Career and Leadership
Advisory
Receive tailored coaching sessions designed to meet your specific career objectives and challenges.
Even the most successful professionals occasionally face situations where an experienced and independent perspective can make a meaningful difference.
As careers progress and responsibilities increase, decision-making often becomes more complex. Senior executives frequently find themselves in positions where they have few trusted people with whom they can openly discuss sensitive career, leadership or organisational challenges.
Drawing on decades of experience in financial markets, executive search and leadership advisory, I act as a confidential sounding board for professionals seeking clarity, perspective and better decision-making.
Whether you are considering a career move, adapting to a new leadership role, navigating organisational politics or facing a difficult professional challenge, an objective and experienced thought partner can help you assess options, challenge assumptions and move forward with greater confidence.
Heinz Geyer
Your Career Coach
Heinz was a Co-founder of Temple Associates in 1996 and continues as its Managing Director.
He graduated in Economics and Banking at the Universities of Vienna and Zurich.
Heinz lived through - and survived - not one but multiple market cycles, recessions and market crashes.
Heinz has worked in various positions in Vienna, Zurich, New York and London with Goldman Sachs, Smith Barney, Bank Austria and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
He is fluent in German, English and (rusty) French. He can follow Swiss German and is working hard on his Italian.
During his years with Goldman Sachs he was the sole author of a widely-read market letter on fixed-interest markets.
Global Perspective
Benefit from my long-standing experience working in various cultures and regions, giving you a competitive edge.
In recent years the trend towards more international exposure has accelerated.
Compared to 20 or 30 years ago we now have a multitude on Nationalities working side by side.
Companies have headquarters in all corners of the World and bring their distinctive management cultures to all their international ourposts.
This creates challenges for professionals that can add to what is always a competitive and stressful work enviroment.
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EXEC CAREER Coach
Executive Career & Leadership Advisory for Senior Professionals.