Julia McVey

Julia McVey is the founder of U-Can Coaching Services. She has extensive experience in the call centre and oil and gas industries, and works with individuals across a range of sectors.

Julia has trained as a coach with Curly Martin LLP, of Achievement Specialists, a course accredited by both the European Coaching Institute (ECI) and the Open College Network.

Phillip Wong

Phillip Wong (BTech PGCert CEng MIMechE) has considerable leadership experience at senior levels in business. With over 15 years of coaching and mentoring, he brings considerable knowledge and expertise to help individuals and teams to fulfil their potential by overcoming their barriers to increased performance.

He works with managing directors and senior managers, helping them to meet the changing needs of their organisations. He coaches CEO’s and senior executives in public, private and voluntary sectors. Phillip has also been on the Executive Coaching Register for the Scottish Leadership Foundation, developing leaders of Scotland’s public services.

Phillip focuses on enabling people to appreciate and fully access their leadership potential and to lead their organisations with greater authenticity and genuine emotional intelligence. He helps leaders distinguish and focus on the critical contribution that they can make and to examine those beliefs and behaviours that might be limiting their current leadership potential. He works to help uncover performance blocks at an individual, team, and organisational level.

As a professional, Phillip holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from the University of Strathclyde Business School, accredited by European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) to Practitioner Level. He works to the EMCC’s Code of Ethics, and retains his link as a Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Phillip also works as a volunteer mentor, helping young long term unemployed people back into work.

Corina Gardiner

Corina Gardiner is an experienced Business Consultant and Management Trainer with 10 years experience in the development and delivery of a wide range of management development programmes and leadership academies.

Corina spent many years involved in Sales and Marketing in a business-to-business commercial environment. Working in various roles, she gained wide experience in the commercial arena and in customer relationship management. She then moved into lecturing, training, consultancy and executive coaching.

Corina works in a wide variety of industry sectors including finance, engineering, biotechnology, law and health. She has expertise in the core business skills of communication, leadership, business strategy, customer relationships and project management. Utilising the experience gained in industry combined with a strong academic background she works with individuals and groups from a range of technical backgrounds to inspire
and enable them to achieve success and maximise their potential at an individual and organisational level.

When working with individuals and groups to facilitate behavioural or organisational change, Corina uses a range of methodologies and tools such as group learning, individual and peer assessment, questionnaires, trainer led discussion and management games.

Corina has an MBA and a MA in Psychology and Economic History and is accredited to deliver programmes on behalf of GE.

What People Say About Us

Corporate Coaching Services

"Thank you so much for the coaching I had on Friday.  It was really useful and let me see things more clearly."
-Private client

"You are clearly in the right job as your enthusiasm is completely 'infectious'!”
Carole - Scottish School of Floristry

Executive Coaching

"Julia gave me the insight to realise that I am in control and confidence comes from valuing yourself from within, if you reframe the negative voices that we often have in our heads. Her focus on actions and then reviewing them at each meeting meant that I was able to acknowledge my achievements and feel that I was always moving in a positive direction. Many thanks, I would recommend to others who are going through a work / life balance dilemma. Thanks again!"
Angela Lawrence, Employee Relations Specialist - Working Practices,
UK HR Service Delivery

"You made a big difference to my confidence and my life. Thank you"
- Private Client

"Thank you - you are a star coach and always leave me feeling inspired! I look forward to co-coaching again next year."
Private Client

Mentoring

"Very informative, excellent knowledge and interaction from trainer who used a good mixture of theory and practical exercises."
Wood Group

"As a graduate engineer, the course Being Mentored, helped me to know my role as mentee.  Taught me what I should expect from the mentoring programme.  I now know what mentoring can do for me."
Wood Group

Training

"The Effective Supervisor Course was the best course I have been on by far."   Wellcome Foundation