Mental Fitness for Startup Founders.
Coaching with the psychological insight founders need for resilience, clarity, and inner capacity through every stage of building, for sustainable performance.
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Grow and Scale – Without Losing Your Clarity or your sanity.
The pressures of building a startup, constant challenges, and decision fatigue don’t just weigh on your mental well-being. They also erode your ability to lead effectively and, over time, strain your relationships inside and outside the business.
But what if the real tension isn’t just with others but within yourself?
If you’re hitting that edge, it’s time to recalibrate. Let’s get you moving fast again, without burning out or breaking down.
I offer founders leadership & resilience coaching with practical tools that boost performance, strengthen inner capacity, and safeguard your mental health. So your leadership stays sharp when it matters most.
Empower Yourself.
Your future self is ready.
From Siloed to Synchronized – Build Teams that Work
Many startups fail due to cofounder conflict or team culture issues. Not sure if this is relevant to startup? Then, ask yourself:
Are team tensions draining energy and leading to startup burnout?
Is role clarity becoming a barrier to performance and trust?
Is startup growth creating more chaos than collaboration?
If it’s a yes to any of those, then let’s transform that.
My work focuses on cofounder and team conflict resolution through psychological safety practices, building team culture and trust to address startup challenges.
Cofounder coaching offers a space for objective reflection and mediation. Team alignment coaching supports teams to evolve and align with purpose and connection.
Scaling can be messy, but your teams don’t have to be!
Energize Your Team.
Your future team needs you.
Less Pressure, More Perspective
Through a systems thinking approach, I collaborate with tech founders and startup teams to align vision with action so creativity and innovation can flourish in healthy team cultures!
Whether you’re navigating cofounder conflict or juggling product-market fit and fundraising stress, I guide you to build systems that support high performance and sustainable growth.
My work focuses on:
- Strengthening founder resilience during rapid growth phases
- Supporting founder mental health under pressure from funding, delivery, and the many demands of startup leadership
- Designing sustainable systems for scaling startup teams through strengthening the human foundations: roles and relationships
This is leadership capacity coaching rooted in real-world startup experience.
So you can scale with confidence, lead with perspective, and sustain what you’re building.
Elevate Your Impact.
Your future self is ready. Your future team needs you.
Who am I?
Do you feel angry but don’t know why? Are life transitions leaving you daunted? Are you wondering what else is possible?
Hi, I’m Maniesha Blakey, a certified coach and qualified counsellor with 15+ years of experience supporting individuals and organizations across cultures and sectors. With firsthand experience inside a global startup generator and lived insight into investor dynamics, I understand how intense, high-pressure, and isolating the startup journey can be.
I work with tech startup founders to build resilience, inner capacity and lead with connection – to yourself, your team, and your purpose. My approach blends data-driven, evidence-based practices with intuitive, holistic methods, ensuring each coaching experience is personalized and aligned with your unique journey.
In addition to my professional expertise, I bring lived insight into neurodiversity and a background in mental health, addiction, and recovery. I create inclusive, responsive coaching spaces where founders can explore their challenges with honesty and support.
I’ve also partnered with organizations to improve team communication, resolve conflict, and support wellbeing through customized workshops and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs).
How to Work with Me?
1:1 Leadership & Resilience Coaching
Refocus on your current situation to reconnect with yourself, realign with your purpose, and recharge your energy.
Ready to recharge!
Team Coaching
Team alignment coaching to boost self-awareness, improve team dynamics, and accelerate collaboration.
Ready to reignite!
Wellbeing Workshops
Customized and engaging wellbeing workshops for tech startup employees.
What Clients Are Saying
“I found the sessions incredibly helpful for understanding how to organize my team more effectively. Maniesha asked insightful questions that helped me uncover gaps in our practice.
Having someone with expertise in both executive leadership and therapy created a unique crossover discussion that enriched my own self-improvement while also giving me practical ideas for managing my team.
I highly recommend this service to anyone seeking to enhance their leadership style, develop personally, and stay aligned with business objectives.“
Sohan Haidear
Founder, AI Buddy Catalyst Labs Inc.
“Maniesha ran a burnout workshop for the founders in my community and she created such a safe and welcoming space for everyone to open up. Her warm presence made it easy for everyone to share honestly, and she offered thoughtful guidance and practical tips that many of us found hugely valuable. Thank you so much!“
Jas Wilks
“I had the pleasure of working with Maniesha as she generously facilitated a six-session mastermind for women entrepreneurs as part of the Surrey Women’s Entrepreneurship Network. Maniesha’s energy and professionalism were really clear throughout the process, and I knew from early on that she would be committed and ensure the women she was facilitating would have the best experience possible.
We worked closely together to ensure the content was strong and meaningful within our existing framework, and Maniesha curated the sessions to respond to the group’s needs, preferences and strengths as the weeks passed and she got to know the women more intimately.
She ensured that women within the group were listened to, and that strengths were harness from within – an important ethos is the SWEN network – as well as calling on external support where necessary and appropriate.
Maniesha created a supportive, empowering space that made a real impact on every participant and her willingness to reflect with me between and after sessions, and grow within the process herself shows the true coaching mentality she has.
I’d highly recommend her to anyone seeking to bring people together for growth and learning and for any individuals or teams looking for a warm and professional coach to steer them through levelling up their business!”
Kat Mack
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Your future self is ready. Your future team needs you.
Questions? Please get in touch.
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