Hi, I’m Alex
I work at the intersection of self-mastery and meaningful ambition, helping leaders align peak performance with purpose.
My journey
I stepped into my first leadership role at 21 and built a reputation for turning underperforming teams into award-winners and high performers into leaders. My fascination has always been how to bring out the best in each person.
This natural curiosity led me to study human behaviour and transformational coaching. Since 2017, I have been coaching leaders around the world full-time.
How I work
My approach blends psychology, transformational coaching, performance science, and practical philosophy. I’m fascinated by the edge where peak performance meets personal fulfilment - how we create meaning and show up authentically while succeeding in high-stakes environments.
My expertise
I specialise in working with high achievers (who, underneath, are often under-confident overachievers). They’re intelligent, principled leaders who are successful and yet often wrestle with self-doubt, perfectionism, overcommitment and values conflicts within their environment. Outwardly winning, but inwardly unsettled.
What holds them back is not capability or knowledge; it’s deeper psychological patterns, including inherited scripts that drive achievement at the cost of wellbeing. My work helps these leaders transform these patterns at the root, helping them integrate ambition with integrity and develop success through sustainable performance stategies.
My Work Today
I partner with leaders across seven countries, from Fortune 500 executives and Big 4 consultants to founder-CEOs of global startups.
The work focuses on transformation, addressing the beliefs, patterns, and conditioning that shape how you think and decide. My particular gift is shifting perception — helping you see what you couldn’t before, challenge accepted limitations, and find choice where you once felt constrained.
What to Expect
Our work will stretch you. At times, it will be uncomfortable. But you’ll also experience rare support, sharp insight, and genuine care.
Clients describe me as direct but loving, rigorous yet warm. I ask uncomfortable questions with care, offer observations that may sting but create freedom, and create a space where hard truths feel safe to explore.
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“I had so many light bulb moments during the sessions it’s hard to articulate the positive impact on me.”
Peta - Chief Of Staff, Melbourne
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"Worth your weight in gold Alex."
Phoebe - Founder CEO, Los Angeles
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"Alex has incredible range and evident mastery of transformational mindset work.”
Olivia - VR Engineer, Los Angeles
Connect with me
Keen to explore working together? I’d love to hear from you.
Let me know what you're looking for and I’ll be in touch soon.
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Email: alexstaceyjames@gmail.com