Helping People and Businesses Reach Their Full Potential
Supporting people and businesses on their journey to success.
Helping People and Businesses Reach Their Full Potential
Supporting people and businesses on their journey to success.
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How can we help?
Everything we do at Shared Ambition is about supporting people to grow and unlock their full potential, guiding them to become the very best version of themselves: with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
We work with mid-level to senior professionals who are navigating career transitions, moving into leadership roles or looking to feel more effective and fulfilled at work. A key part of our approach involves helping organisations find and attract the right talent. This includes providing tailored recruitment support, leadership coaching and advice on building strong, high-performing teams. We work directly with individuals through one-to-one coaching, and also in partnership with organisations by delivering training, supporting recruitment processes and offering guidance on team structure and business development.
However we work together, our approach is always the same: practical, personal, and rooted in real conversations.
If you’re not quite sure what support you need yet - that’s okay.
Often, a simple conversation is the best place to start.
We offer support across three main areas:
Coaching
Executive Search Recruitment
Consultancy
Empowering you to reach your goals and realise your potential.
Consultancy
Executive Search Recruitment
Consultancy
Providing clear, practical insight to drive business growth.
Executive Search Recruitment
Executive Search Recruitment
Executive Search Recruitment
Linking top talent to top opportunities.
About Us
Hello, I'm Mel!
For nearly 30 years, I have worked in recruitment across sectors ranging from investment banking to education, helping people find the right roles and supporting leaders at every stage of their careers. I have always believed that matching the right people to the right opportunities can transform both lives and organisations, but over time I realised that something was missing.
That something was coaching.
My first experience of coaching over 20 years ago opened my eyes to its power: to listen deeply, ask the right questions and unlock potential in ways that recruitment alone could not. That experience sparked a lasting curiosity about people and how they think, communicate and lead.
Now, based in Suffolk and working across the UK, I combine decades of recruitment experience with professional coaching to help individuals and organisations grow, both in person and online.
Through Shared Ambition, my mission is simple: to stand alongside you, support your journey and help you achieve the outcomes that matter most, whether that means developing your career, finding your next role or growing into the leader you want to be.
I would love to be part of YOUR journey.
Our Associates
Amber Barter
Tanya Patchett
Amber Barter
Amber @ Authentically You Coaching empowers clients to embrace authenticity, make intentional choices and create meaningful change, for both life and career.
Jane Bradley
Tanya Patchett
Amber Barter
Jane is a qualified NLP Practitioner and mBIT (multiple Brain Integration Training) coach, Neurodiversity Advocate and mentor for women in construction, passionate about empowering people to thrive in their careers and beyond.
Tanya Patchett
Tanya Patchett
Tanya Patchett
Tanya ensures HR drives business success and is passionate about growing future leaders through effective talent management.
Giada Canderle
Tanya Patchett
Tanya Patchett
GIada @ Convivium delivers expert digital marketing and business consultancy, helping businesses refine their storytelling to engage audiences and elevate brand impact.
Nelly Twumasi Mensah
Nelly Twumasi Mensah
Nelly Twumasi Mensah
Nelly helps organisations embrace change with confidence. From digital transformation to organisational development, she works alongside teams to deliver practical, lasting solutions that make a real difference.
Joe Ridge
Nelly Twumasi Mensah
Nelly Twumasi Mensah
Joe helps schools and charities maximise and diversify their income through strategic fundraising and enterprise consultancy, combining over a decade of sector experience with a proven record of delivering sustainable financial growth.
Anna Poore
Nelly Twumasi Mensah
Sian Williams
Anna @ Cairns Consulting Group Ltd specialises in finance and professional services recruitment. She combines industry expertise with a people-focused approach to help organisations find, retain, and develop the right talent.
Sian Williams
Nelly Twumasi Mensah
Sian Williams
An experienced recruiter in the public sector, Sian believes good recruitment is about people. She builds lasting partnerships founded on trust, clear communication and delivering quality, not quantity.