Client Reviews
& Success Stories

“The best coach I've worked with. I've been working with Rachel for almost 2 years. Her structured yet accessible approach has helped me be a better Project Manager and colleague. She always seems to know just the right thing to help. Her wide experience means she is empathetic, has been there before and can give me practical advice and approaches that I can start using straight away. Brilliant for a self-employed person, she is the advisor I've always wanted.”

— Lucy, Wellington,

“Rachel, I don’t know how to thank you. Your coaching came at a time when I was feeling very disillusioned and really unsure of my career direction. Having had the “ rug pulled out from under me” pursuing what I thought was my dream job I had to really examine where my passions lay in order redirect my career path and your coaching enabled me to do that. When I look at the changes I’ve made over the last year, I feel I have made the right choices and I love the freedom, joy and meaning I have in my “portfolio’ career and so very thankful for your coaching and support that came into my life at just the right time to help me make those choices.”

— Sarah, Auckland

 

Talented writer pens her own story

Meet Angela

I've been working with Angela for about a year now and I have to say she has been a dream to coach with... she understood that this takes work and was prepared to put in the hard yards.

Together we have built up her toolkit managing her anxiety with amazing results. Transforming her life from one of stress and crippling anxiety to one of new possibilities, joy, love and happiness.

This is her story.

“Rachel supports people regardless of where they are in life. During coaching, I learnt I had been holding on to a lot of stress and anxiety, and throughout the sessions, the weight on my shoulders has become lighter.

You’ve made my life so much better. I am so much happier. Even my partner has commented on it. My clients have asked how I can be so confident, and even friends have said I’m a completely different person from my university days. I have now learnt that I can stand my ground, and I have values that I need to adhere to, and that I don’t always need to agree with other people’s opinions.”

— Michelle, Wellington

 

Lawyer builds successful business


Rachel has been instrumental in my business, as my coach and mentor, helping me to develop and grow a management style that is authentic to me and my values. The mentoring has helped me grow my resilience and the capacity to juggle the demands of growing a healthy, profitable practice.

Rachel has mentored me so that I am able to confidently manage my team in my own style whilst growing the team to keep pace with the business expansion, without feeling overwhelmed. These days, I have the capability to deal with multiple staff members, all with unique and individual needs and talents. I have learned to create systems that support this as we have grown so I can delegate effectively. My team delivers to my expectations and are accountable for their performance. I am also able to supervise this efficiently and effectively.

Rachel is someone with phenomenal experience, knowledge and skills in leadership and management. She has been able to help me to cope with every conceivable situation that has arisen as I have developed my business. No matter what challenge arises (and there have been a few over the years), she acts as a calm, reliable sounding board whose guidance is impeccable and underpinned with integrity.

Rachel is approachable and an excellent listener and is also prepared to raise uncomfortable things that I may not have wanted to hear at the time. I am very grateful she did because it is precisely this that has encouraged me to grow and develop into the leader that I am today. Knowing that Rachel is in my corner and has my back has given me the confidence I need to steer my business and lead my team. And the results speak for themselves... my business is a profitable, thriving customer-centric, legal practice that values its people.

— Julia, Auckland

High flyer changes direction

Meet Caroline.

Before she had children, Caroline had a top-level role in the retail trade. Now, as a young mum of two she was keen to re-enter the workforce, but she wasn’t quite sure what that would look like.

Rachel worked with Caroline to prepare her for going back to work. But, much to Caroline’s surprise, Rachel helped with much more besides. This is Caroline’s story.

 

What will your story be?

A note on road rage


“Thank you for the epiphany of our Thursday session. And I had to let you know after you used Auckland Traffic as an example of “it shouldn’t be this bad”.

I found myself verbally cursing out loud in Friday traffic; “Bloody hell, traffic shouldnt be this bad at lunch time. It’s midday for *** sake!” I laughed hysterically in the car after I caught myself saying that. It wasn’t that I was thinking it, I said it out loud, which made it all the funnier because my mind zipped straight back to what you said on Thursday.

Everytime I catch myself using these “should”, “must”, “need” thoughts, I almost start viewing myself from a third party perspective, looking at myself, thinking: “why should, or why MUST that person conform to what I think they should do?”. The same with at work, when someone disagrees with my suggestion or comment in a meeting, I no longer think that they dont appreciate me or dont understand me. I just think, they dont have to agree with me and I dont have to agree with them. It just...... is. And that’s okay. I am much brighter at work and much less resentful I think that’s the word for it. I’m feeling more open. 

It’s incredible, I’ve spent many years now trying to practice mindfulness and meditation and trying the technique they teach in HeadSpace of looking at your own mind and seeing what’s going on inside our own minds. But until you know WHAT to look for in your mind that’s triggering the unease, it’s not easy to just look into your mind and be aware of feelings. I finally feel like I understand the task of looking at your own mind and being aware of what’s causing the unease. Because I know what to look for!”

— Tiana, Auckland

 

Meet Nadine

I recently spent a couple of minutes chatting with Nadine about her experience of career coaching.

Nadine talks about what led her to find a coach, what she worked with me on, what she learnt and the results she has seen.

At that time, I was made redundant in a job I really liked because it was rather holistic and at the same time meant a career step for me. Proactively, I looked forward taking this opportunity to reflect with a professional business coach where I wanted to focus next so I contacted her.

Little did I know, that Rachel not only was a sensitive and critical mentor but also experienced in redundancies from both sides, as an employee and employer/manager. She was the perfect person to acknowledge the pain, and not move forward too quickly.

Thanks to her (as well as Employment New Zealand), I felt encouraged to get a good lawyer and not accept a minimal compensation. I thank her for the clarity, tireless commitment, quality in being a sharp sounding off board, and wise care not to overload my family and friends too much with undigested grief and complicated legal stuff.

Having found another job rather quickly, I'm so excited to keep working with her, analysing and creating career and entrepreneurial options as well as healthier definitions! Many cheers to Rachel Hill, and the hills she helps to climb and transform into flowering fields.

— Bobbi, Queenstown

 

“I’d highly recommend the Axiogenics Self Leadership course to others - there’s a whole toolbox to work through. When you put it all together, it’s a very empowering process and you have it forever. It wasn’t too hard to do the work - it was more about setting good practices in place. Though you would need to want to do it. I tend to be a very process-oriented person, and having the framework available and working through it made sense for me - I felt it set me up to be successful.”

— Policy Advisor, Wellington

“With Rachel’s help, it took just three months for me to land my dream job. Rachel is very professional and knows just the right way to build your confidence. She sees right to the heart of the problem and will not be diverted by the symptom. Whatever you do with Rachel, I will say your life will never be the same. But it will be you that does it … not Rachel. And she only works with those who are serious about achieving results.”

— Anastasia

“When I look at the changes I’ve made over the last year, I feel I have made the right choices and I love the freedom, joy and meaning I have in my “portfolio’ career and so very thankful for your coaching and support that came into my life at just the right time to help me make those choices.”

— Sarah

“It always feels like a meditative experience when I coach with you…time stands still, we are completely focused on our coaching and I always come out feeling encouraged, rejuvenated and motivated. Thank you”

— Paul

Marketer re-discovers her audience


”After sending uncountable resumes and not getting any reply, I was really frustrated. I couldn't see what was going wrong, why are employers not contacting me back?

I watched all those online videos about CV writing and tried to align my CVs as per their instructions, but again no luck. That was the time I knew that I had to take matters further and find some professional who would understand my problem specifically.

I googled career coaching and found Rachel. Her 30-minute complimentary video chat was a no brainer. I was in need and knew what I wanted but was not sure what service to use and from whom. After chatting with Rachel, she built trust in me and promised me to help and get me out of the situation. After the CV writing sessions, I finally understood what errors I was making. How my CV writing was more catered to who I am and what I want instead of my audience.

As a marketing student, I once again learnt how to write to my audience.

Thank you Rachel for teaching me this skill! I am so happy you are my coach. The call was late, but it paid off.”

— Juwairiyah, Christchurch

What will your story be?