Impact

By choosing Brilliant Leaders you help us offer leadership development free to underrepresented groups and community organisations.

Since 2021, we have

  • Coached 130+ leaders all working to make a difference in the world

  • Partnered with over 30 teams and organisations across the UK and USA 

  • Ran UK and Scotland wide development programmes for impact leaders

  • Provided over 200 hours of free coaching and team development to underrepresented groups and community organisations.

Some recent impact highlights…

Pinkston Watersports logo featuring the words 'Pinkston Watersports' in white text on a black background with a kayak paddle.

Developing Young Leaders

In 2025, we coached a young leader to set up a new Youth Forum for Pinkston Watersports in Glasgow.

The forum engages young people in thinking about how Pinkston can get more young people from the local community involved in watersports.

Young people in 6 canoes on the River Spey. The water is flat and the weather is sunny.

“A wee email to say that the youth forum grew arms and legs and has continued to run all year. We ended up completing a canoe expedition down the Spey in September and now have a group of kids learning to white water kayak.

We've had two young people join Glasgow Kelvin College's outdoor ed course, three girls completing Duke of Edinburgh Award in paddle sports, two joining local paddle sport clubs that operate out of Pinkston and two completing their work experience here.

I just wanted to say thank you for your support at the beginning of all this, it has turned into my favourite project and one of the most meaningful bits of work I've been apart of.”

Niamh at Pinkston Watersports

2 young people in a canoe go down rapids on the River Spey.
Sculpture made of wire-mesh of a woman wearing a dress. Clay petals are falling from the back of her dress.

Developing Leaders with Lived Experience

We have been working with founder Fiona Reid for the past 3 years to set up her social enterprise Break the Mould CIC.

Break the Mould CIC supports women who have experienced trauma, sexual violence and trafficking.

The organisation offers women workshops where they take part in therapeutic sculpture and other creative activities.

Peer support is a key part of the model with women supporting each other over time with their recovery journey.

Break the Mould Logo made up of two hands cradling the words 'Break the Mould' in bight blue.

Developing Young Leaders

In 2024, we supported the running of a 10 day programme for young community leaders from across Europe

  • Young people sitting in a circle around a campfire

    Enabling cultural exchange

  • Young peoples support each other to complete a crate challenge

    Building trust and communication

  • Young people on a sailing voyage

    Taking on big challenges together

  • A young man leads a climbing activity

    Learning to lead others

Supporting organisations working with people affected by trauma and abuse

In 2023-24, we worked with the brilliant team at SOHTIS (Survivors in Human Trafficking in Scotland) to develop a new strategy.

“I can't tell you how helpful it has been doing the strategic review but also having the plan and using it as a working document. 

It has really helped me to stay on course. I now have a concrete way of prioritising and targets for delivery. Thank you so much!”

Joy Gillespie, CEO of Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland

Staff Team and Board Members from SOHTIS taking part in a strategy session. They are in groups of 4-5 sitting around two tables.
Logo for SOHTIS with a stylized figure of a person in orange and text indicating it supports survivors of human trafficking in Scotland.

Free Coaching for Emerging Leaders

Sanitree logo
The Verture Logo which is in dark green text.

“You expertly guided me through new perspectives asking the right questions, which hit the nail on the head every time and supplied resources and activities for me to continue the learning outside of the sessions.”

Frances Roberts, Executive Director at Sanitree, which fights period poverty through sustainable sanitary pads.

“Jane supported the first stages of my CEO journey through non-directive approaches and open questions. She also shared many resources I’ve come back to again and again. I feel much more established in my role and see growth through my work with Jane.”

Jo Kerr, CEO of Verture - the climate resilience charity.

We’re on a mission to multiply the positive, collective impact of everyone we work with.

We challenge ourselves to:

  • project positivity and energy to the people we encounter

  • lift others up by sharing what we know

  • respect and include everyone, believing that our differences make us collectively stronger

  • use our work, projects and passion to improve the communities we are involved in