Leadership & Living in Alignment with Ruth Kudzi

Five years ago Ruth Kudzi decided it was time to permanently leave her senior leadership role in education. Like so many of us Ruth had had to make a tough decision: the career she’d worked so hard in, or her young family. Ruth chose her family and started working full-time as a Coach. Fast forward to now, after building a very strong coaching business and reputation, Ruth now runs Optimus Coach Academy, a million-pound business that she loves, that has already trained 100s of coaches to become accredited with the International Coaching Federation. She also manages to do pick up, drop off and exercise every day!  In this interview we talk about how short-sighted it is to overlook the wellbeing of families, ways in which we can stop the ‘not good enough’ negative chatter and why it’s so important to surround yourself with the right support network and go all in.    Here are the highlights: 08:51 - How Ruth started out as a coach  13:46 – Why the overnight success narrative isn’t true  16:00 – Why we need to take radical responsibility for everything  25:58 – How Ruth still has mindset wobbles every day, despite doing the work  36:22 – How Ruth prioritises what is most important to her and encourages her team to do the same  40:41 – Ruth’s top tips for growing a business around your family       Connect with Ruth & Optimus:  https://www.instagram.com/optimuscoachacademy/   https://www.facebook.com/Optimuscoachacademy   https://www.facebook.com/Optimuscoachacademy  https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Update: AMotherBrand closed its doors in March 2023. I now help purpose-driven female entrepreneurs to create maximum impact alongside maximum wellbeing, through 1:1 coaching. I combine my experience as a Founder, with my background in Social Entrepreneurship, Positive Psychology and ICF-Certified Coaching to help ambitious women create the flourishing life and meaningful work that they desire. Head to https://noniewhite.com to find out more. Social links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nonie-m-c-white/Insta / facebook: @noniewhite_* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *