Lou Villar Pardo
CAREER CHANGE COACH
Career design for women ready to create their next chapter.
Private career change and business coaching for women who've outgrown the careers they've built and are ready to explore what comes next.
Whether you're considering a new career, starting a business or creating a hybrid career, I'll help you gain clarity, explore your options and design a future that fits the life you want.
HI, I'M LOUβ¦
The coach you hire when you've outgrown the career you've built.
I'm a professionally qualified Executive Career Coach, and for the past five years I've helped women rethink what they want from their working lives and explore what's possible beyond the careers they already know.
Before starting my coaching business, I spent over a decade in senior leadership and strategic HR roles across UK Government. But these days, I'm far more interested in helping women challenge the expectations, assumptions and ideas about success that have shaped their careers.
Because so many women reach a point where they realise they've built a successful career without ever really stopping to ask whether it's the one they wanted.
My work is about changing that.
I help women reconnect with who they are, uncover what genuinely excites and motivates them, and explore how they can turn those discoveries into a career, business or way of working that fits.
Not by starting with job titles or what looks sensible on paper. But by starting with you.
YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL ON PAPER... BUT SOMETHING FEELS OFF.
You've worked hard to build your career. You've achieved things you're proud of. And from the outside, everything might look exactly as it should.
But something has shifted, and you're beginning to question whether the career you've built is still the one you want.
Maybe you're feeling:
Stuck, restless or uninspired in a career that once excited you.
Frustrated that you've worked so hard to get here, only to find yourself wanting something different.
Torn between the security of what you know and the possibility of something more fulfilling.
Drawn towards starting a business, changing direction or exploring a completely different way of working.
Unsure what you actually want anymore, because you've spent so long doing what you thought you should do.
Overwhelmed by the possibilities, but equally overwhelmed by the thought of making the wrong decision.
Ready for change, but wanting a realistic plan rather than another leap into the unknown.
You don't necessarily want to throw away everything you've built. You just want to work out what comes next β and make sure it's right for you.
CAREER DESIGN STARTS WITH YOU. NOT A JOB TITLE.
I don't believe meaningful career change starts with scrolling through job adverts or trying to work out which of your skills are transferable.
It starts with understanding yourself.
What matters to you now? What are your strengths, interests and ambitions? What kind of life do you want your career to support?
Because the person you are today might want something very different from the person who chose your career ten or fifteen years ago.
That's why my approach to career design is identity-first, but firmly grounded in reality.
We'll look beyond what you could do to explore what you actually want to do β and then consider how to make it work in practice.
Whether that means changing careers, starting a business or designing a different way of working, the goal isn't simply to find your next job.
It's to design a career that fits who you are and the life you want to live.
WAYS TO WORK WITH ME
SIGNATURE 1:1 COACHING
The Career Redesign
12 session private coaching programme
For women ready to make a meaningful career change but unsure what comes next.
A personalised coaching experience to help you reconnect with who you are, explore new possibilities and design a career that aligns with your ambitions, values and the life you want to live.
PRIVATE CAREER CONSULTATION
Career Design Consultation
90-minute consultation + personalised report
For women who want an experienced, objective perspective about their next career move.
We'll explore your thinking, challenge assumptions and evaluate your options, helping you see your situation more clearly and identify practical next steps.
SELF-PACED CAREER DESIGN
True Calling Fast Track
6-week online programme
For women who want to explore their career direction independently, with a structured process to guide them.
Rediscover your strengths, interests and values, explore career possibilities and create an action plan.
WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY
βLou honestly has changed my life!! It is such a wonderful journey to go onβ
WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY
βI felt incredibly empowered by Lou who made me feel as though I am more than capable of living my dream life and that I deserve nothing lessβ
READY TO EXPLORE WHAT COMES NEXT?
You don't need to have all the answers or know exactly what you want to do next.
You just need to be open to exploring what's possible.
If you're ready to rethink your career and create something that feels more like you, I'd love to hear from you.
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