Hi!
I'm Renata Burrows
A Business Coach for Women 40+.
I help midlife women who quit the 9-5 to run their own business, stop overthinking every move and start making decisions with confidence — so they can finally make progress.
How I help
I'm a coach, a business owner for over a decade, a scientist-at-heart, and a mum of twin girls, who believes midlife is when something real shifts in women — you start caring less about what everyone else thinks, and more about building something that's actually yours.
You've already made that brave move — left the 9-5, started your own business. But somewhere in the middle of actually running it, you got stuck: overthinking every move, second-guessing decisions that used to feel obvious, unsure how to give it real direction.
I work with ambitious women exactly there — doing the work, but struggling to take consistent action or decide what actually moves things forward.
At the core of my coaching, I help them build from who they already are — their identity, priorities and what they actually want this to look like — instead of generic tactics or soulless goals, so they can decide with real confidence.
I know it's possible, because I've lived it as a business owner myself, and I've helped others do the same.
Testimonial
"Using Renata's reflection questions I was able to look back at my life and see how many challenges I have already overcome, now seeing them as a natural part of my life. This helped me to realise what personal qualities and values played a role in overcoming those challenges. I was able to commit to using the same qualities and values for any future challenges that my life has to offer."
Marianna T.
My Story
I grew up in Hungary. In my late twenties, I moved to the UK — because I couldn't ignore the pull to see what else was out there.
My career was never a straight line: agricultural engineering, PR, training, coaching adults changing careers. But one thing stayed constant — I was always helping people grow.
Then I became a mum to twin girls, after a long fertility journey, and everything shifted — identity, priorities, direction, all at once.
I chose to stay home with them. But my ambition didn't go anywhere. So I started a cake business — did the baking, the books, all of it myself — and learned what it actually takes to build something from nothing.
Five years in, that familiar feeling came back. Part of me wanted the safety of corporate again. But deep down, I knew I'd outgrown it — the 9-5, and the version of me that fit inside it.
I felt stuck. Restless. Quietly asking: is this really it?
So I used what I already knew — coaching, training, years of helping people through change — and worked through my own answer: rebuilding my confidence, getting honest about what I actually wanted, and building a new direction instead of playing it safe.
Now I help midlife women who left the 9-5 to build a business of their own stop overthinking every move and start deciding with confidence — so they can finally make the progress they thought they'd have by now.
I have a feeling, part of this story sounds a lot
like yours.
Why this work matters to me
As I started speaking to more women in midlife, I realised my experience wasn't unique.
I kept meeting smart, capable women who'd already left steady jobs to build something of their own — yet felt stuck, second-guessing every move, even though they already knew what they wanted to build.
Caught between the business they were building, and an old version of themselves still making the decisions. Midlife had already changed them — quietly — but they were still deciding the way they used to at their old job.
I understood that feeling deeply. And through my own journey, I realised what many women need isn't more tactics or a confidence pep talk. They need to get clear on who they are now — their values, their strengths, what they actually want next — and let that person make the decisions.
That's why the work I do matters so much to me.
I help midlife women who quit the 9-5 to run their own business stop overthinking every move and start making decisions with confidence, so they can finally make progress.
Because when a woman starts deciding from who she actually is now, everything begins to change.
This is the work I'm here to do.
No more second-guessing.
Just clear direction — and success you actually defined.
Testimonial
"What I love about Renata's approach is the unique balance she brings: there’s a warm, almost maternal care combined with a deep sense of responsibility. She listened to me with so much kindness, while also being fully present, and equipping me with practical tools that helped me take the next step in my career."
Ayelen C.
My Certifications
I'm an Associate Member of the CIPD - The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development - the professional body for HR and People Development.
I'm bound by the CIPD's Code of Conduct and Ethics.