Meet the Coach
Learn more about Debbie
and how she empowers clients
Hi, I'm Debbie
I am the Principal of Jepson Coaching.
I founded Jepson Coaching in 1998 as Enabling Development International. Although the name has changed since then, the mission behind the business has remained the same: to help clients thrive at work.
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My undergraduate degree is in Biology, from the University of Durham, UK, and I hold a Master's in Management Science from the Durham University Business School, UK. I gained business coaching certification from North Carolina Statue University in association with the Business Coach Institute, US and I am a member of ICF, the International Coaching Federation.
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Read more below about my approach to my work and to life.
Passionate about empowering others
Debbie works with professionals across a multitude of market sectors to support individuals who are making leadership transitions. Debbie has particular expertise in the fields of science, technology and healthcare.
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Debbie partners with managers at all levels to guide them to achieve the successful results they desire. Through coaching, workshops, and seminars, Debbie helps her clients to behave intentionally and consistently, enhancing professionalism and overcoming barriers that hold them back.
Striving to offer insightful and efficient solutions
Debbie's approach and style is pragmatic and it is always robustly grounded in research.
Our sessions together have been insightful, invaluable, and fun!
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Debbie is always incredibly well prepared and the design of the sessions hit the mark. The skills and behavioral models we have learned have helped us to operate much more efficiently as a cohesive unit."
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Dave Guyer
Head Regulatory Affairs and Stewardship NA
Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
Committed to delivering
engaging and incisive learning to help your team grow
Debbie has been empowering people to thrive in the workplace for over thirty years. Partnering individually with leaders at all levels, Debbie helps them to confidently and consistently excel with more people in more situations.
Debbie enjoys working with groups to promote successful team performance.
She leads seminars, workshops and webinars on a variety of leadership topics.
Certified Coach with a meticulous and creative approach to professional development
As a postgraduate, Debbie consolidated her extensive professional development coaching experience by obtaining a Business Coaching certification and joining the International Coach Federation.
To support her clients' development, she is certified in a wide range of assessment tools and instruments which she uses in one-to-one or team and group settings. She blends an authentic and pragmatic approach, robustly grounded in research and experience, to inspire and empower her clients to succeed.
Dedicated to helping people develop the skills needed for all leadership roles, making professional growth a valuable, fun and effective process
Debbie believes that people gain their greatest insights and learning through a careful balance of challenge, reflection, and fun. Her clients are invited to leverage her broad leadership experience in human resources and talent development within the British National Health Service and as an independent consultant working with public and private sector clients in Europe and North America.
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Debbie partners with seasoned and emerging clinicians and executives to heighten their self awareness and ease their transitions into new leadership roles.
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Debbie particularly enjoys working with bright, sparky people in the fields of science, technology, and healthcare.
And on a personal note...
Debbie lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with her husband Ian. She is immensely proud of their twins, both 2015 graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Their son earned his PhD at Ohio State University in 2022, and their daughter graduated in 2020 with a Masters in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
When she's not working with clients, Debbie loves to travel to explore new countries (38 to date) and experience new cultures.
She combines her love of travel with a desire to be outside as much as possible. Hiking, stand up paddle boarding and kayaking are particular pastimes she enjoys with her husband.
