Welcome to Coaching by SMK

Training Academy

About Sinead Kiernan

Sinead Kieran is a leading executive coach / trainer and founder of Coaching by SMK. Sinead spent 18 years working with Fortune 500 companies, such as PayPal, Symantec, BBC, and Atos specialising in business optimisation and transformation. Having discovered a natural aptitude and passion for coaching, Sinead qualified as an ICF accredited coach, Practitioner in NLP / Emotional Intelligence and Strengthscope. Coaching by SMK provides professionals, organisations and entrepreneurs with tools, resources and personalised strategies to drive career, talent and financial growth.

Sinead is also a sought-after speaker and media contributor working with brands such as Virgin Media Television, Newstalk 106FM, Her.ie and Image Magazine. She speaks regularly at private and public events on topics such as ‘Leading with Confidence’, ‘Growth through Goal-setting’ and ‘Building Professional Resilience’

About Sinead Kiernan

Sinead Kieran is a leading executive coach / trainer and founder of Coaching by SMK. Sinead spent 18 years working with Fortune 500 companies, such as PayPal, Symantec, BBC, and Atos specialising in business optimisation and transformation. Having discovered a natural aptitude and passion for coaching, Sinead qualified as an ICF accredited coach, Practitioner in NLP / Emotional Intelligence and Strengthscope. Coaching by SMK provides professionals, organisations and entrepreneurs with tools, resources and personalised strategies to drive career, talent and financial growth.

Sinead is also a sought-after speaker and media contributor working with brands such as Virgin Media Television, Newstalk 106FM, Her.ie and Image Magazine. She speaks regularly at private and public events on topics such as ‘Leading with Confidence’, ‘Growth through Goal-setting’ and ‘Building Professional Resilience’

Professional Development / Executive Coaching

Feeling trapped stagnant or lacking direction in your current role? Lacking confidence?  Maybe there are not enough hours in the day….

Through a series of coaching sessions let me help you get to the root cause of what is causing the points above and give you: 

  • Heightened self-awareness.
  • Improved self-regulation.
  • Higher levels of empathy.
  • Boost in cognition at work.
  • Increased levels of motivation and confidence.
  • Better social and relationship skills.
  • Improved leadership abilities

Our end goal is for you to come out the other end of these sessions feeling empowered, motivated and ready to navigate a successful career.

Professional Development / Executive Coaching

Feeling trapped stagnant or lacking direction in your current role? Lacking confidence?  Maybe there are not enough hours in the day….

Through a series of coaching sessions let me help you get to the root cause of what is causing the points above and give you: 

  • Heightened self-awareness.
  • Improved self-regulation.
  • Higher levels of empathy.
  • Boost in cognition at work.
  • Increased levels of motivation and confidence.
  • Better social and relationship skills.
  • Improved leadership abilities

Our end goal is for you to come out the other end of these sessions feeling empowered, motivated and ready to navigate a successful career.

Training & Workshops

  • The Secret to Career Success 
  • Interview Skills  for the Interviewee 
  • Interview Skills for Manager 
  • Creating a Personal Development Plan 
  • Decision Making for Today 
  • Female Leadership 
  • The Future of Leadership 
  • Managing Change 
  • Coaching Conversations 
  • Leading Remote Teams 
  • Time Management 
  • Working Remotely – The Practical How To
  • Giving Feedback – The Right Way 
  • Setting Real Goals 
  • Mentoring skills for New Mentors
  • Strength Profiling 
  • Managing Performance 
  • Performance Management 
  • Managing Stakeholders 
  • Simplified Lean Six Sigma for Everyday Problem Solving and more Get in touch with us today!

Training & Workshops

  • The Secret to Career Success 
  • Interview Skills  for the Interviewee 
  • Interview Skills for Manager 
  • Creating a Personal Development Plan 
  • Decision Making for Today 
  • Female Leadership 
  • The Future of Leadership 
  • Managing Change 
  • Coaching Conversations 
  • Leading Remote Teams 
  • Time Management 
  • Working Remotely – The Practical How To
  • Giving Feedback – The Right Way 
  • Setting Real Goals 
  • Mentoring skills for New Mentors
  • Strength Profiling 
  • Managing Performance 
  • Performance Management 
  • Managing Stakeholders 
  • Simplified Lean Six Sigma for Everyday Problem Solving and more Get in touch with us today!