Sam Isaacson

Sam
Isaacson

Senior Executive Coach

London, UK

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Coaching Experience

  • Certified EMCC EIA Senior Practitioner (2019)
  • 1,000+ hours Executive & Team coaching
  • Executive Coach, Cranfield MBA

Professional background

  • CoachHub, Global Director of Consulting
  • Grant Thornton, Head of Coaching Services
  • BDO, Various Advisory Roles
  • KPMG, Risk Consultant

Education

  • Brunel, BA (Hons) Creative Music & Tech
  • ISACA, Certified IS Auditor

Personal commitments

  • GivingTime, Trustee

Media

  • More than 20 books as author, contributor and editor
  • Dozens of articles in specialist and mainstream press, and independently

Sam Isaacson combines warmth with business acumen to support and challenge his clients. Fascinated by the intersection of philosophy, leadership and technology, he believes coaching is a catalyst for building organisations that are more resilient, ethical and human in the age of AI.

The General is wise, honourable, benevolent, brave, and disciplined.

Sun Tzu

Professional background

Sam has built his career at the intersection of technology, governance and leadership, advising organisations including KPMG, Grant Thornton and BDO on technology risk, regulatory investigations and complex organisational challenges. He later became CEO of a fast-growing technology startup, gaining first-hand experience of leading innovation in a high-growth environment. Having worked across both global professional services firms and entrepreneurial technology businesses, he understands the distinct leadership challenges of complex, regulated organisations as well as fast-moving, disruptive environments.

Sam’s path into coaching began when he repeatedly observed organisations attempting to solve fundamentally human challenges through processes and technology alone. Recognising that lasting change depends as much on psychology, culture and leadership as on systems, he began integrating non-directive coaching into his advisory work before moving full-time into executive coaching. His approach is warm, intellectually rigorous and highly adaptive, encouraging clients to challenge assumptions, navigate complexity with confidence and lead with greater clarity and purpose.

Coaching expertise

Today, Sam combines this extensive experience with executive coaching, helping senior leaders navigate the leadership challenges created by AI transformation, technological disruption and increasing regulatory complexity. His distinctive combination of coaching expertise and deep knowledge of technology governance makes him particularly well placed to support executives in financial services, professional services and other highly regulated sectors, where innovation, risk and human judgement must be carefully balanced.

An accomplished author and sought-after speaker on leadership, technology and AI, Sam is recognised as a leading voice on the future of coaching in a technology-enabled world. He was the first executive coach to deliver coaching in virtual reality and continues to explore the responsible application of AI and emerging technologies.

What we say about Sam Isaacson at Turningpoint

Sam is family-focused, curious and thoughtful, with a story to share on almost any topic. A nerd at heart, he combines exceptional intellectual curiosity with warmth, humour and a genuine passion for learning.

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