Private Talent Adviser · Executive careers and transitions
Imagine having your own personal talent lead.
Someone who knows exactly how talent decisions are made at the top, and is entirely on your side.
An insider in your corner
Outside your organisation, with no agenda other than yours. I understand the unspoken dynamics of executive careers: how key appointments are made, what gets noticed at the top, why some leaders get backed and others plateau. And I bring all of that into discreet, candid conversations with you.
Based between London and Budapest. Working internationally.
About
I’ve been in the rooms where talent decisions are made.
I built my corporate career as an HR executive at GSK: sitting at leadership tables, running talent and performance reviews, shaping succession plans and career paths, designing organisational change and steering through mergers and acquisitions. As Global Talent Lead, I found senior leaders seeking me out for confidential conversations about their development and career decisions.
26
years across GSK’s Pharma and Consumer businesses
Global Talent Lead
succession for the top 300 roles, leadership development and career architecture
International
lived and worked in multiple countries, leading HR across regions
ICF
accredited coach, certified in Transitional Intelligence (TQ)
“Organisational HR, however well-intentioned, ultimately serves the enterprise. I knew exactly where the boundary was, and what it left unmet. I left the corporate world to fill that gap.”
Is this for you?
There are moments in a senior career when you need thinking that goes beyond what the organisation can offer. Not because it isn’t good, but because it was never designed to be entirely on your side.
You may be at a pivotal point if:
Your role or trajectory no longer feels aligned with the experience, energy and ambition you bring.
Opportunities to grow, lead or progress have narrowed, despite strong performance and a clear track record.
You have been told you are next, but the role, promotion or move has not materialised, and nobody is telling you why.
You are navigating an unexpected transition: redundancy, a pause or a deliberate reset.
You want a working life that keeps you relevant, visible and in demand, not just now but well into the future.
Client stories
Every engagement is shaped entirely around the person, with no standard programme.
A few recent outcomes, shared anonymously, because confidentiality is absolute:
From crossroads to promotion: a bigger role in a new organisation.
Restructuring as a reset: a step back, then a new direction.
Accelerating from within: a deliberate plan to move up.
A complete career change: from the art world into education.
Confidence restored: back in control after a difficult workplace incident.
In their own words
“There have been 5 people that have had a truly transformational impact on my career thus far – one of them is Gyongy. She instilled a confidence and self belief in my potential that I still practise to this day.”
Martyn Collymore, Global Capabilities Director, Mars
“She has an amazing ability to help people find their sparkle and shine. This is something she helped me with when I had a challenging year.”
Helen Tomlinson, Managing Director, Kenvue
“Gyongy brings energy, thoughtfulness, compassion, encouragement, creativity and authenticity to her work. She has helped me to think through my next best chapter ideas, helping me to move forward.”
Kristen Kepler, former Director, Capabilities and Learning
“Through her wonderful approach, acute observations, wit, creativity, and compassion, she helped me find my purpose, define my superpowers, identify what I can bring to the table, and then visualise the path to follow.”
Juan Carlos Rojas, Finance Director Iberia, Imperial Brands
Two ways to work together
01 · For senior leaders
Confidential, one-to-one advisory across the full arc of your career: transitions, promotions, complex organisational dynamics, high-stakes conversations and executive presence. Most clients come around a specific situation. They stay to build what comes next.
02 · For organisations
For HR and talent leaders who invest in their senior people. The Executive Transition Service adds a discreet, bespoke layer alongside outplacement for the leaders a company wants to give a little more care, led personally, start to finish, by one senior practitioner.
Conversation, not questionnaires
Every engagement runs on structured, in-depth conversation, never a self-administered questionnaire or psychometric survey. A form completed alone tends to flatten exactly the material that makes someone worth hiring.
I work with a small number of leaders at a time, most of them through personal recommendation. Each engagement is a private package, shaped around your situation, with fees agreed before we begin.
Whether it’s your own next step or someone in your organisation, write to me in confidence.
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