Meyler Campbell Digest: May 2026

In this month’s Digest, we’re asking for your help to support an urgent appeal for Nova New Opportunities, we invite interested readers to an upcoming Introduction to Mastered event, and share the latest Impact Report from the Meyler Campbell and Cancer Research UK partnership. We hope that you can join us at upcoming events, including the Summer Drinks on the 1st of July.

You can read the most recent Insights article from Teresa Ramos on Agile Leadership and Coaching, and hear more about our alumni journeys’ since graduating from the Mastered programme from Sophie Schwass and Rory Campbell. In the ‘From the Community’ section Alumna Katie Driver completes an Ultramarathon and Alumna Cayetana Hurtado-Malidin shares her article Thinking About Thinking. If you haven’t already, join the WhatsApp Community Group and help us to choose our next book for our Goodreads Community Group.

Near the end of the Digest, we share a range of curated resources which we hope you will find useful and interesting as well as how you can watch previous Event Recordings and listen to the Meyler Campbell Podcast Series.

If you have any suggestions for upcoming Digest issues, please contact us by emailing connected@meylercampbell.com.

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An urgent appeal for Nova New Opportunities

We’re sharing an urgent appeal from an organisation we have long supported, Nova New Opportunities, an established community charity in North Kensington with a big reach and novel approach to social change. Nova is led by Director Lizzie Cho, known to many of our community as a Meyler Campbell Alumna and a recipient of our John Stopford Scholarship.

Nova is now facing an urgent funding crisis. Long-term funding has reduced or paused, statutory funding has fallen, and demand for support continues to grow. The organisation has already made difficult cost savings, including staffing reductions, but still needs immediate support to keep services running while longer-term funding is secured.

Nova needs to raise £35,000 in May and £50,000 in June and are asking people to support in any way they can.

We know how generous this community is and so we urge you to please support Nova’s important work.

Introduction to Mastered

Tuesday 2nd June 2026, 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Virtual

Join us for a virtual ‘Introduction to Mastered’ event with our CEO, Simon Fenton, and members of our Faculty. If you’re in a career transition and are considering a portfolio career, a second career in business coaching or you’d like to develop your coaching skills, then come along and learn more so that you can decide whether or not business coaching is for you.

To join us, please register your place here or contact us at info@meylercampbell.com to be added to the attendee list. 

Meyler Campbell and Cancer Research (CRUK) Working in Partnership

Since 2019, Meyler Campbell has worked in partnership with Cancer Research UK to accelerate cancer research and develop future research leaders through coaching. This partnership has provided more than 600 hours of pro bono coaching to 100+ scientists at the frontline of cancer research, estimating at over £1 million in pro bono support – thank you to everyone who has been part of this valuable partnership.

Ann Orton, who was instrumental in establishing this partnership during her time as a Faculty member at Meyler Campbell, reflects on the enthusiasm and reach of this programme, noting its ripple effect on research teams and the broader scientific community.

Read Ann’s reflections and more in the latest Impact Report here →

Opportunities to get involved

If you are interested in supporting this stimulating project, please contact Penny Moyle (who has taken over from Ann as Meyler Campbell lead) for more information to join as a pro bono coach.

There are also opportunities to visit one of the CRUK institutes across the UK (London, Cambridge, Manchester and Scotland), if you are a Meyler Campbell coach and are interested in getting more involved in this partnership, please get in touch directly at info@meylercampbell.com.

Insight

Meyler Campbell Insight Article

Agile Leadership & Coaching by Teresa Ramos-Martin

As coaches, we must understand the skills and capabilities required of our clients for them to be impactful in a complex and continually fluctuating environment. 

Meyler Campbell alumnus Teresa Ramos-Martin and colleagues, in a recent research piece, discuss Agile leadership, which encompasses adaptability, flexibility, and collaboration,and what coaches can do to help develop this style of leadership in their clients.

Read the full Insight article here ⮕

Tales from Beyond 

In our Tales from Beyond series, graduates of our business coaching programme share their many (and varied) stories, from career changes and professional transformations to breakthroughs in their coaching practice. These stories offer a glimpse into what’s possible when leaders invest in themselves.

Rory Campbell, 2022 Mastered Graduate

Rory Campbell shares how blending his passion for psychology, business and coaching led him to Mastered and reflects on the liminal space he now occupies as a coach, shaped by ongoing learning, growth and new opportunities.

Read Rory’s Mastered Story here →

Sophie Schwass, 2019 Mastered Graduate

Home for 2019 Mastered graduate Sophie Schwass is New Zealand. She shares how much she values the ongoing community relationships that were built through the programme, and how the disciplines she developed during the Mastered journey can shape professional pathways.

Read Sophie’s Mastered Story here →

Events

Alongside ad hoc lectures, gatherings and other sessions, we run a range of regular events as part of our comprehensive CPD programme. See what events we have upcoming in the calendar, download the full events calendar here →.

Connect & Learn: Ethics & Coaching with Richard Macklin & Jeremy Cohen
Wednesday 10th June, 12:30pm – 2:00pm (UK), In Person

How do you consider the ethical responsibility you have as a coach to ensure you’re acting in the best interests for your client? This session, led by Faculty Member Richard Macklin and Mastered alumnus Jeremy Cohen, is ideal for anyone who wishes to ensure professionalism within their coaching. Register here →

Coaching Fishbowl with Alexandra Durnford
Thursday 25th June, 12:30pm – 2:00pm (UK), Virtual

Coaching Fishbowls are the closest thing to true coaching ‘masterclasses’ that we know: a chance to see a professional coaching session in action. Join this Fishbowl online to see an expert in the field, Faculty member Alexandra Durnford, demonstrate great coaching. Register here →

Summer Drinks
Wednesday 1st July, 6:00pm – 9:00pm (UK), In Person

Join us for a relaxed evening of connection, conversation, and celebration. Whether you’re a coach in training, an alumnus, or exploring our programmes, it’s a chance to reconnect, meet new people, and enjoy a sociable atmosphere. Register here →

Graduation 2026
Thursday 24th September, 4:00pm – 8:00pm (UK)

This September, we invite our Alumni to celebrate with the newest Meyler Campbell Mastered graduates.

Each graduating year is bigger than the last so numbers will be limited, please email milliefeatherstone@meylercampbell.com to reserve your place.

We look forward celebrating with you all.

WhatsApp Community

With a range of groups available for you to join, this is a space for current participants and alumni to connect with others in the community on the go.
Join the WhatsApp Community group here ⮕

Meyler Campbell Goodreads

A space for participants & alumni to share ideas, discover great books, and start conversations. It’s informal, flexible, and designed to be easy to dip into. Inside the group, you’ll find discussions, bookshelves, Faculty favourites, Alumni authors, and our current reads. No need to overthink it, just have a look around.

Earlier this month, we shared our reflections after reading Oliver Burkeman’s Meditations for Mortals: A Four Week Guide to Doing What Counts as our Book of the Month in May.

Now we are wanting your help in deciding our next read! We have three wonderful books to choose from, why not take part in the short poll below to help decide what we shall read next.

What shall we read next?

Learn from the Community 

Katie Driver completes Ultramarathon for Mind

Congratulations to Mastered alumna Katie Driver on completing the Isle of Wight Ultramarathon, covering 107km over two days, to raise money for the mental health charity Mind.

Thinking about thinking

Alumna Cayetana Hurtado-Malidin explores what it means to truly think about thinking and why developing awareness of our own assumptions, patterns and mental habits matters more than ever. Cayetana’s offers a reflective perspective on how greater self-awareness can lead to better judgement, clearer decisions and more intentional leadership.

Read here →

Learn for your Interest

Choosing Hope over Optimism

This article by Ian B Pettigrew, featured in the Association for Coaching, argues that in today’s uncertain world, leaders need to create hope rather than optimism. Hope is described as an active mindset – believing in a better future and taking action to create it – whereas optimism is presented as more passive.

Read here →

Chaos in the context and coaching is the response

This article by Mosaic Partners, featured in Association for Coaching, argues that in today’s uncertain and fast-changing world, coaching is essential for effective leadership. It highlights how coaching helps leaders build judgement, adaptability and resilience.

Read here →

Event Recordings

If you were unable to attend an event, or you did attend but would like to revisit, all webinar recordings can be accessed by Connected & Connected+ members here.

Podcast Series

You can listen to all episodes of the Meyler Campbell Podcast series on the Meyler Campbell Connected platform. The series is also available to listen to on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.