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Partner with someone who understands your journey

Hey, I'm Abby and I'm here to help create breathing room for your business to fly

​​This is the point  where I wow you with the lightning bolt moment that brought together my forsight, skills, passions and purpose into an immediately succesful business venture, right? ​The things is though, that's not my journey. 

 

For some people, maybe it's what happens to them. Most of us though, life and work and careers and events beyond out control just don't manifest like that.

 

And  that's OK.

 

In fact, it's human and when you are in a relational line of work like yours, being human is where it's at.

How I work

I offer one simple service: 6 hour blocks of my time (renewable if needed) at a cadance that works for you. For those keen to crack on at their own pace without the need to meet, my self-serve hub is currently in curation.

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The Power of 6

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The Self serve hub

The Methodology

I approach our conversations, ideas and solutions through three lenses: mind, body and soul. I know, I know...it sounds a bit 'wooo'. But trust me, it works.

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Mind: The Thinking Partnership

Most founders have plenty of advice-givers but few true thinking partners. I create the space where your own wisdom can emerge:

  • Deep listening that goes beyond your initial framing of the problem

  • Powerful questioning that helps you see beyond your current perspective

  • Thought experiments that make complex decisions clearer

What this means for you: Solutions that actually fit your unique situation rather than generic advice that ignores your context.

2

Body: The Environmental Design

Your business needs consistent energy and focused attention to thrive. Together, we craft:

  • Sustainable rhythms that honour your working style

  • Decision frameworks that reduce the cognitive load of running your business

  • Physical and digital spaces. systems and processes conducive to both deep work and creative thinking

What this means for you: A business that serves your life rather than consuming it.

3

Soul: The Relational Foundation

Beneath the metrics and strategies, business is fundamentally about relationships—with clients, team members, and yourself:

  • On boarding and offboarding  that builds genuine connection

  • Comms plans and approaches that reduce friction, increase trust and don't zap your time.

  • Personal practices that help you reconnect with your business, communities and your purpose

What this means for you: A business that strengthens rather than strains the relationships that give your work meaning.

Want to see if we click?

If my background and approach speaks to you, let's see if we click. Book your complimentary call now or drop me an email at hello@abbyshacklock.com. I'm looking forward to saying hi

If journey is important to you, here is mine

The first bit

The next bit

The curve ball bit

The here I am now bit

Carving a path through the corporate under the scrutiny of audit committees, boards, regulators and ambitious peers. Mastering the art of translating complexity into clarity. I learned—sometimes the hard way—that listening trumps telling. Fun? Totally. All-consuming? Sometimes to my detriment. Worth it? Absolutely.

From global projects to local connection thanks to pushchair power. Supporting leaders in local schools during family-friendly hours. Connecting online during those lonely new-parent-evenings, channeling my love for writing into hobby blogging. Being taught by my babies how even when the final destination is hazy and exhausting  the journey itself can bring meaning.

Embracing the familty opportunity to live in the UAE due to an unexpected job move for my husband. Knowing I'd need part of that adventure to be something I could call my own. I drew upon my  skills to establish a business helping ESL entrepreneurs refine their technical messaging. When COVID hit, financial necessity sparked more innovation – I expanded into virtual support for diverse clients: a crash course in turning constraints into a sustainable venture.

Based in Southampton UK, I reflect the city's spaces to dream and its industrial drive to get  things done  in my way of working. I help clients navigate complexity in their thinking, projects and operations by pulling together the strands of all I have learned over the years.

That's enough about me. How about you? drop me a line - I'd love to hear your journey

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