“Sometimes reducing a problem to one short sentence can be enough to bring about insight on its own.”
David Rock, Your Brain at Work
Personal Development Coaching for Founders & Leaders
I’m Matt Porter — an executive and leadership coach, sailor, and lifelong learner.
Before coaching, I built and lost a multi-million-pound marine business. That experience taught me something success never did — that leadership isn’t about control, it’s about connection.
Now I help founders and leaders navigate their own turning points with clarity, balance, and heart.
Is this you?
You might recognise yourself here in one or more ways , whether you are thinking about strategy, feeling stuck, have reached a plateau or are seeking balance, as a commercially experienced Professional Certified Coach (ICF PCC) who has lived a life or two I can partner with you to help you achieve more freedom, balance and abundance in your life.
Strategy Re-think
Successfully navigate uncharted waters, discovering the right strategy and approach, and who you need to be to implement it
Feeling Stuck
Move forward to greater success, wherever you are stuck, whatever is blocking you, discover new solutions and new ways forward
Reached a Plateau
A plateau of success often comes with a whole range of opportunities, work out which route to take towards your next destination
Seeking Balance
Achieve balance between your personal & professional goals, identifying your authentic strengths & the most powerful version of you
If any of this resonates, I have created the
Chart Room, a space that gives you two things: clarity on where you’re heading and confidence in how you’ll get there.
Strengthscope
Strengthscope® enables you and your teams to discover peak performance and reduce any potential performance risks by building upon and developing what already exists.
Coaching sessions are offered by Zoom either weekly, fortnightly or monthly - you choose.
Each coaching session is focused on you and follows your agenda,
which means that all of my work is essentially bespoke
If you don't see what you are looking for then lets set up a call
to explore what would suit you
Coaching
Conversations
It has been a great pleasure to work with Matt Porter!
Matt has significant managerial and executive knowledge, a professional experience similar to mine, which made me feel well listened to and allowed him to provide very valuable perspectives on the objectives that I had set for our coaching sessions.
He showed a lot of empathy, asked excellent questions to reflect upon, offered interesting perspectives, assigned motivating homework, incl. good reading recommendations.
I wholeheartedly recommend coaching, and in particular with someone like Matt, to any senior executive who would like to reflect upon their current career goals and motivations and to gain new professional and personal drive.
Markus Kissler-Patig
Head of Science and Operation
European Space Agency - ESA
I've been working with Matt for the last 6 months, he's my first introduction to the world of business coaching.
And it's been a transformational experience.
Firstly, Matt is a professional, you can sense the training, and expertise and how this helps drive sessions from "nice chat" to "valuable strategy".
My sessions always fly past, and we get to cover lots of important topics, resolve decisions, and plan for the future.
In short, I have no hesitation recommending Matt Porter - I'm looking forward to my next sessions.
William Laitinen, CEO at Exige International
Having experienced first hand Matthew’s great skill in supporting, encouraging, inspiring confidence, change and action, I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Matthew as a brilliant coach….indeed the best coaching experience I have ever had. Thank you so much Matthew!
Dr. Sarah Lehmann
Associate Director of People, NHS
Matt brings insight and experience to a coaching relationship that has enabled me to move beyond my perceived limitations and recognise my strengths.
He has taught me how to overcome the fear of the unknown and I am now able to tackle every problem I face with confidence.
Matt has given me the mental resources to keep on top of the workload and manage each challenge as it arises.
Every session has been tailored to my needs with Matt adapting his coaching techniques to fit in with our focus. Whether we’re looking at effective communication, managing paperwork or setting goals, Matt has an approach that, most crucially, allows me to figure out how to proceed.
I have no doubt at all that I wouldn’t have the business I have today without Matt.
I cannot speak highly enough of his skills, wisdom and encouragement.
Charity Wilson, Founder at Mappix
