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Drop-In Session: Garnering confidence in the face of change with Sam Jukes-Adams and Sue Payne

Sam Jukes-Adams

Sue Payne

Join us on Friday 05th July at 12pm for an interactive talk with two coaches and the audience about what happens to us in change, how we meet it, how we get pragmatic with it. This talk will cover understanding around change and human response, reflective pair work in break out room around skills, coaching reflections on that pair work, and Q&A. 


Sam Jukes-Adams is the founder of SJA Associates. She is a Tavistock Consulting trained, senior practitioner accredited Coach (EMCC) and Hogan Level 1 certified. She works with individuals and organisations to understand and address the underlying, systemic dynamics that influence effectiveness. 

She has experience working one-on-one and in group settings across diverse sectors and levels of seniority - from the founders of tech start-ups to senior leaders in industry. She regularly collaborates with a network of coaches and works as an associate with other coaching bodies.

She draws on 20 years experience in broadcasting and television production, including in senior executive roles, to support leaders, managers and their teams during periods of organisational growth and change. 

Sam has always been a passionate advocate for the development of talent and teams. She is a mentor on the Women In Film and TV annual mentoring programme and a visiting Lecturer at MetFilm London on the Producer’s MA. Sam also served as Chair of the High-End TV Levy Council and on the board of Creative Skillset (now Screen Skills) from 2016-18. She is currently a governor at a North London independent school. 

Sue Payne is a qualified business coach with over 20 years experience in senior leadership roles. Sue has worked across a wide range of industries, from marketing and design to financial and professional services, in both the UK and across Europe. She has held the position of Managing Director for a UK based direct and digital agency as well as the role of Chief Marketing Officer for a multi-national insurance company in Europe.

Throughout her career Sue has always used coaching as her preferred leadership style, so after 30 years in industry it felt like a natural transition to qualify as a coach and focus on what really matters to her; supporting women in the work place at key life stages. Whether that’s returning to work as a mother, or a woman going through the perimenopause and then the menopause at work. Key times in a woman’s life when coaching and mentoring can make such a difference.