Leadership Coach to Empower Women with Purpose and Power
"Helping women reclaim their power, break the rules, and lead with purpose."
Meet Andrea Ryan — Leadership Coach, Brand Strategist, Speaker, Rebel with a Cause
I'm here to empower women — to stop shrinking, start leading, and build the kind of lives and legacies that actually feel like their own.
As a leadership coach, I work with women who are ready to reclaim their voice, reconnect to their identity, and redefine what it means to lead — in business, in life, and in their communities.
But let me be real with you: I didn’t arrive here by playing it safe.
I know what it feels like to be powerless.
To be touched when you didn’t say yes.
To watch someone you love slip away.
To be dismissed, overlooked, or let go — not because you weren’t capable, but because you were a woman who dared to be bold.
I’ve always been strong. But like so many women, I was taught to be good. Likeable. Non-threatening. I played by the rules — even when they didn’t serve me.
Grief cracked me open.
Losing my mother.
Leaving my marriage.
Facing trauma I thought I had outrun.
I refused to let those experiences define me.
Instead, I turned inward. I sought healing through counselling, coaching, and a commitment to self-work.
I turned my deepest pain into my greatest power.
Why I Chose to Empower Women Through Leadership Coaching.
And now, I do the same for others.
My work as a leadership coach is about helping women rise — not in some glitter-drenched, superficial way, but through radical honesty, resilience, and strategy.
Because when women step into their agency, we don’t just change our lives.
We change the world.
20+ Years of Experience | One Clear Mission: Empower Women
Before I became a coach, I spent over two decades leading global campaigns, million-dollar partnerships, and brand strategy in the not-for-profit and corporate sectors.
From launching Olympic brands in foreign embassies to sitting on advisory boards, leading award winning campaigns and mentoring emerging leaders, I’ve learned this:
Leadership is not about titles — it’s about presence.
It’s about how we show up for ourselves.
How we lift others.
How we choose values over ego.
And how we speak up, even when our voices shake.
Today, I blend that strategic, no-BS experience to empower women to become the leaders we actually need — in workplaces, families, communities, and beyond.
SUZI ADDLEY -
“Andrea encouraged and supported me in reflecting on and defining my own values – and, over time, we together constructed a set of robust coping mechanisms, transferrable to both personal and professional situations, to empower me to take the lead in my own life, driven by a steadfast value-focused approach.”
My Purpose: Lead with Values. Empower Women. Change the System.
I don’t coach women to fit into broken systems.
I coach them to challenge the system, change it — or leave it entirely and build their own.
My coaching, speaking, and strategic work is grounded in SDG Goal 5: Gender Equality.
Here’s the truth:
At the current rate, it will take 140 years to reach equal representation in leadership.
Almost half of women still lack autonomy over their own reproductive rights.
I’ve contributed to UN Women’s mission through both my professional work and my voice — mentoring women, speaking at International Women’s Day events, and delivering programs that centre values-driven leadership.
Because when more women have a seat at decision-making tables — where policies about our lives, our families, and our bodies are made — we all rise.
What I Believe (And What I Help Women Reclaim)
I believe women don’t need to be fixed. They need to be freed.
I believe leadership isn’t about power over — it’s about power within.
I believe in breaking the rules that were never made for us in the first place.
I believe in sisterhood, strategy, and stubborn optimism.
I believe that when we empower women, we shift cultures, systems, and futures.
Ready to Work with a Leadership Coach Who Gets It?
Whether you're ready to shake up your own leadership journey, reimagine the culture in your organisation, or develop programs that empower women at every level — I’d love to connect.
Let’s co-create something bold, impactful, and unapologetically aligned with who you are.