Some leaders walk into a room and inspire trust before they speak. We sense their authentic presence, their composed authority, their grounded clarity. The inner traits that shape how people feel in your presence can’t be performed – but they can be trained. This advanced one-day course is about how to cultivate your executive “it factor”.

This Intensive is for professionals who already speak well, but understand the intangible ROI of executive presence for professional impact. Embodied leadership supercharges public speaking, media interviews, meetings, pitches, negotiations and team performance.

It also drives career progression: exceptional leaders rise fast because they show up like they already belong at the next level.

There is no public speaking or performance practice in this course. It is about building the internal conditions that make you compelling. It teaches practical tools from somatic coaching, psychology, emotional agility and neurophysiological regulation, based on decades of experience coaching senior leaders.

Meet your trainers

Will Hardie

Will is a psychologist, journalist, strategist and coach with 25 years’ experience in 50+ countries. He holds an Oxford Master’s degree in Experimental Psychology and is a former Reuters foreign correspondent and senior editor. Will is one of the world’s leading communications advisors. He has led projects to create communication strategies for national governments and bluechip corporations. He spent six years as chief advisor on communications for a well-known Prime Minister. He has advised and coached hundreds of CEOs, cabinet ministers and top leaders across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Will is a Managing Partner at ISOC, where he specialises in executive coaching, public speaking, media training, crisis, positioning and strategy. He also works as a psychologist specialising in trauma, deconditioning, relationships and interpersonal communication.

Eva Di Pierro

Eva is a leadership coach and somatic specialist who supports senior executives and leadership teams to develop emotional clarity, grounded presence and sustainable influence. With over 15 years of experience in somatic psychology, coaching and executive facilitation, she helps leaders navigate complexity and pressure with greater self-awareness and relational intelligence. She is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and is completing advanced training in Bodynamic Analysis. Her work draws on somatic psychology, adult development and leadership theory, and is shaped by international experience across Europe, the United States and Asia. Eva designs and delivers coaching and leadership programmes that focus on regulation, embodied decision-making and team dynamics. She is known for her calm presence, clarity and ability to help high-performing leaders lead with integrity.

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