Jill Maidment, founder and CEO of Natural Talent, has built a global reputation in executive coaching and mentoring over the past two decades. She has also been honored as “Most Transformational Female Executive Coach and Mentor of the Year 2025” by CToday Awards. With a background in sales, marketing, and client management at Air France, KLM, and the BBC, she later transitioned into consulting at Saville and Holdsworth (SHL). Throughout her early career, Jill was very engaged in training and mentoring, which further enhanced her desire to help people and organizations realize their potential. This encouraged her to create Natural Talent in 2003, with a vision to spur personal and professional change through customized coaching and development initiatives.

A Data-Driven and Evolving Approach to Leadership Development 

Jill’s coaching style is holistic, outcome-focused, and driven by measurable results. She is a firm believer in the mantra that “what gets measured gets done, managed, and improved.” Her executive coaching program often starts with a comprehensive personality evaluation, a 360 feedback review, and a leadership competency assessment to ensure alignment with an organization’s vision, mission, and strategic goals. Her methodology involves blended learning methods using her eBooks, audiobooks, and proprietary leadership materials to build long-term change in leaders and teams. 

To remain at the cutting edge of leadership development, Jill keeps up to date with evolving new trends, challenges, and technological innovations. She is especially interested in maximizing the benefits of AI, including talent assessment tools to improve her coaching services and provide more accurate, data-driven leadership solutions. She also learns from her clients’ innovations, making her coaching strategies innovative and in line with contemporary business requirements.

Recognitions and Milestone Achievements (2024-2025)  

Jill’s outstanding contributions to leadership development have made her a recipient of some prestigious awards. In 2024, Education View named her “One of the UK’s Most Innovative Career Coaches with Strategic Talent” while she was leading the Top Management Development Agency in South UK, as recognized by South West Business Magazine. She also earned Global Individual Accreditation at the Senior Practitioner Level from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). In addition, solidifying her impact on the industry, she was awarded a nomination for an Honorary Doctorate in Management in 2025. 

One of the key highlights of her career was in 2025 when she was awarded “Most Transformational Female Executive Coach and Mentor of the Year” by the CToday Awards. It is a recognition of her passion for empowering leaders, teams, and organizations to succeed. This is a great inspiration for Jill to keep on providing high-value, results-based coaching and talent assessments, influencing transformation in global corporations, SMEs, and public sector entities. 

Advice for Leaders Navigating Uncertainty 

Jill advocates that leaders should adopt strategic thinking, effective communication, and resilience in the ever-evolving world of business. She recommends creating time to scan for opportunities and threats, explicitly communicating the “why” behind change efforts, and leading with positivity and resilience to build confidence. Highlighting that change is inevitable, Jill urges leaders to evolve, expand, and drive their teams toward success.