Strategic Advisory

Monica runs Circles in a Circle, offering interim strategic advisory to founders and leadership teams on transformation and turnaround, funding and investment strategy, international growth expansion, strategic partnerships and team high performance.

Her approach draws on more than two decades of operating experience - pragmatic and grounded in what's actually worked, rather than framework-first consulting.

Board Mentoring

As a Board Mentor with Criticaleye, Monica works internationally as a Chair and NED Board Mentor offering structured mentoring support to senior executives realising their leadership potential.

Her mentoring style is rooted in empathy, authenticity and empowerment - creating a safe, non-judgemental space where leaders can be open and vulnerable, while being challenged to grow into stronger, more confident versions of themselves. Drawing on her own lived experience, she offers pragmatic, honest advice that is relatable and immediately applicable.

Monica Collings facilitating a strategy workshop
How Monica works

Approach

01

Challenge, with support

Bringing both challenge and support to boards and leadership teams - direct and honest, but always in service of backing people to succeed.

02

Lived experience, not theory

Advice grounded in first-hand experience of crisis leadership, M&A, divestment and scaling founder-led businesses.

03

Pace, clarity, resilience

A track record of rapid decision-making under pressure, while keeping stakeholder trust at the core of every process.

“

Monica has been mentoring me recently and I have found a safe space where I can be both the strong emboldened version of me, the vulnerable verisimilitude of me and everything in between.

Kelly-Marie Lovesy · Chief Revenue Officer, Jam Energy

Working on something you'd value a second opinion on?

Get in touch to talk through an advisory engagement or mentoring relationship.

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