Private Executive Mentoring with Yvonne Cohen
The Strategic Edge You Didn't Know You Needed
If you’re a CEO, C-suite executive, or a high-level leader, you already operate at an extraordinary level. But even the best can’t—and shouldn’t—do it alone.
Yvonne Cohen is the trusted thinking partner behind some of Australia’s most influential leaders. Her clients don’t come to her for tips. They come for transformation. They walk in carrying pressure, ambiguity, and decisions no one else can help them think through. They leave with clarity, composure, and a sharper strategy.
What Brings Leaders to Yvonne?
- You’re leading a business but feel like you have no true sounding board.
- You’re under pressure to deliver results, but unsure how to prioritise or reset.
- You’ve received feedback, but don’t know what to do with it.
- You’re being asked to speak, present, or lead more visibly and want to show up with executive presence.
- You’re preparing for your next big move—whether it’s a board seat, new CEO role, or strategic pivot.
Decision Point: Executive Mentoring Guide
Gain clarity before your next critical leadership decision. Inside this guide, you’ll explore seven pivotal questions every executive must ask to move confidently and strategically through high-stakes choices. From aligning decisions with your core values to evaluating risks and stakeholder impacts, discover how clear, thoughtful reflection transforms uncertainty into purposeful action, driving your executive journey forward with certainty.
This is the Work We Do Together
- Sounding Board Strategies: Navigate big decisions, organisational politics, and confidential challenges with clarity and resilience.
- Executive Communication: Master compelling messages, team alignment, and high-stakes conversations.
- Structured Growth: Build a tailored framework that supports sustainable leadership, legacy building, and well-being.
How This Mentoring Works
You won’t find formulas or frameworks here. You’ll find a rare kind of listening, the kind that unlocks what you couldn’t see alone. Yvonne doesn’t just give advice—she helps you make your next move inevitable.
Her mentoring is:
- Highly personalised
- Completely confidential
- Outcome-driven
- Anchored in real-world executive experience
CASE STUDY
CEO Shaping a Vision for Company Turnaround
Challenge
A CEO of a retail firm was tasked with leading a company turnaround after consecutive years of declining performance. The board demanded swift action, and the CEO was under pressure to revamp the company’s vision and leadership approach. However, the CEO felt stuck, overwhelmed by legacy systems and resistant leadership teams.
Approach
We began by assessing the CEO’s current leadership practices and how they communicated their vision to the broader team. Through in-depth strategy sessions, we refined their vision for the company and developed communication plans to secure buy-in from the leadership team.
Solution
We worked on a three-phase plan: first, restructuring the leadership team to include forward-thinking executives; second, establishing a clear company-wide vision; and third, implementing communication strategies to rally employees around this vision. Leadership development for key stakeholders was also essential in ensuring sustained transformation.
Experience
Within a year, the CEO led the company through a successful rebranding and operational overhaul. Employee engagement improved, new leadership brought innovation, and the company returned to profitability. The CEO credited the coaching process for providing the clarity and support needed to push through challenging periods.
“Working with Yvonne transformed my leadership from overwhelmed to strategic clarity. Her guidance reshaped my vision, secured buy-in, and energized our entire organisation. Within a year, we reversed performance declines, boosted engagement, and returned to profitability.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from internal mentoring?
Internal mentoring is often informal, inconsistent, and unaccountable. This is structured, confidential, and delivered by an external expert with 2,000+ executive-level engagements.
How many people can we include?
Most programs begin with 1–5 participants. Cohorts can scale across phases once impact is measured.
Does it align with our existing frameworks?
Yes. We collaborate with your leadership capability model, L&D pathways, and internal succession planning.
What results can we expect?
Improved retention. Clearer career progression. Stronger internal talent pipelines. Mentoring is tracked for outcomes, not participation.
Invitation to Work Together
Yvonne Cohen works by invitation or referral.
To get invited to have Yvonne as your mentor, she will first invite you to answer 7 questions so she can review and understand your challenges, your goals and objectives, and your timing for when you’d be able to start mentoring together—plus the timing for accomplishing your goals or objectives.
She will respond within 24-hours via email and provide you a booking link for you to choose your best date for a private first conversation.
Looking forward to achieving your goals together,
Yvonne