Minerva Imagines was founded in 2017 by Leasil Burrow. Leasil and her dedicated team have worked with clients across the UK, Europe, Australia, North America, and Asia.
Our clients come from diverse industries and varying stages of development. We have partnered with start-ups and junior executives, as well as CEOs, board chairs, and established corporations. We offer services to individual clients, small teams, large teams, and entire organisations.
“People often ask why I chose the name Minerva Imagines. Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategy, qualities I believe are essential for making magic happen. While the Greeks depicted her as a goddess of war, I prefer the Roman portrayal that celebrates her association with the arts, commerce, medicine, and poetry.
Good work, Minerva!”
Leasil Burrow, Founder & Executive Director
From Idea to Reality
In 2017, our founder realised what made her tick... helping people and teams reach their full potential. She embarked on a ‘one-year experiment’ to turn that passion into her profession. From that simple idea, Minerva Imagines was born.
Leasil is incredibly proud of the talented team she has assembled. Each of the senior associates, brings unique expertise to the table. Alongside these brilliant ‘Minervas,’ Leasil and her team collaborate with a wide range of associates with specialist skills, including therapeutic coaching, headshot photography, personal styling, learning journey development, program direction, and various coaching specialisms. Minerva Imagines is committed to finding the right professional to meet your needs.
Eight years on from her ‘one-year experiment’, Leasil still finds immense joy in witnessing people reach their full potential. She delights in observing individuals refine their skills and apply their leadership craft effectively.
When you feel ready to reach your full potential, we can’t wait to welcome you to Minerva Imagines.
LEASIL BURROW
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Leasil’s coaching focuses on transformation at the personal, professional, and systemic levels. She helps leaders understand who they are today and plan their future development. She blends her knowledge of personality, behavioural economics and neuroscience to help people understand who they are right now and the value they have to offer. Her specialties include personal branding for leaders, stakeholder trust-building, and navigating ambiguity.
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Leasil Burrow has enjoyed a rich career, combining her expertise as a trained coach with extensive experience as a senior leader. Over twenty years in a Global FTSE 100 telecommunications and service organisation have endowed her with strategic and commercial leadership skills. She has held varied legal and commercial roles in the oil & gas, telecommunications, and public sectors, leading large and diverse teams. Her successful track record includes setting strategies and leading transformational change programs.
As an Associate Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, Leasil serves as a lecturer, tutor, facilitator, program director, and coach for executives leading large-scale transformation programs. She is the Programme Director for two flagship leadership programs: Orchestrating Major Projects, designed for senior civil servants and military leaders in the UK, and Women Transforming Leadership, which enhances the leadership skills of international cohorts from diverse sectors. Leasil’s role at the University involves designing and implementing comprehensive learning journeys for these programs, ensuring participants gain valuable insights and skills.
Emma Greaves - Office Manager
Emma is the organisational backbone of the team, ensuring every element of preparation runs seamlessly and effectively. With a keen eye for detail and a talent for multitasking, she coordinates schedules, resources, and logistics to keep the team on track and functioning at its best. Emma thrives on creating structured, efficient systems that enable her colleagues to focus on their core expertise. She brings a calm yet proactive approach to problem-solving and is deeply committed to maintaining a smooth operational flow. Whether it's managing events, handling communications, or fine-tuning the smallest details, Emma's dedication and precision make her an indispensable part of the team.
Meet Our Coaches
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Meet Our Coaches ···
Georgina Wistow
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Georgina’s coaching practice centres on leadership and transformation. She coaches leaders at all levels, using a combination of experience, psychology and neuroscience to bring a new level of understanding and leadership mindset.
Georgina holds a joint honours bachelor’s degree from Manchester University. She is a certified and experienced Power and Systems workshop leader, a Graduate Associate of the RBL HR Learning Partnership (University of Michigan), and member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is accredited in a number of psychometrics and is registered with the British Psychological Society. She has spent almost twenty years studying Centaur classical depth psychology, and develops and delivers blended programmes in an energetic and positive style.
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· Bringing a new level of consciousness to the way we and others around us lead, act and respond.
· Helping leaders to anchor and stabilise during volatile times.
· Unlocking limiting behaviour patterns and unused potential.
· Navigating ethical politics in corporate culture and understanding the impact of organisational systems on behaviour.
· Managing psychological aspects of change and transformation.
· Designing, developing and delivering bespoke leadership journeys
Sophie Butler
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Sophie’s coaching practice is based on approaches from positive and coaching psychology that seek to support wellbeing, leverage character strengths, develop personal resilience, understand personal values and clarify purpose in life.
Sophie holds a bachelor degree in English from the University of London, a Master of Science in Organisation Change from Ashridge Business School, is a graduate of RBL HR Learning Partnership (University of Michigan) and holds a Master of Science in Applied Positive and Coaching Psychology (University of East London). She is a qualified executive coach (Henley Management College) and accredited on a range of psychometric tools including Strengthscope and NEO-PI-3.
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· Leveraging strengths in the workplace
· Personal resilience
· Leading in accordance with personal values and purpose
· Bringing your whole self to work
· Navigating internal politics and creating partnerships
· Navigating challenging relationships and situations
· Being a thinking partner to understand and address complex leadership challenges
Nicola Duffell
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Nicola’s coaching practice centres on transformation that extends beyond the individual and explores the changing nature of leadership for our times. Nicola coaches in a way that examines human behaviour and the impact of this for individual, teams and organisational systems, and vice versa, the impact of systems on human behaviour. Supporting leaders to deepen their awareness of self and how this influences their wider relational field. With her interest in body and health, Nicola also brings this unique perspective.
Nicola holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Studies, with a specialism and extensive experience in HR. She’s an Associate Graduate of RBL HR Learning Partnership (University of Michigan). Nicola has been pursuing her education in developmental coaching, wellbeing and the connection between body and mind. She has a Science Foundation Degree (physiology, chemistry & biology), a Diploma in Nutritional Therapy, a certificate in Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, a certificate in BodyMind Maturation Coaching and is an accredited Organisational & Executive Coach. Nicola is registered with The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as well as an Associate Certified Coach (ACC).
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· Understanding the impact of stress (the autonomic nervous system) on the body and the wider impacts for individuals, teams and organisations
· The connection between body and mind and how this determines how we are in our lives, our relationships and at work
· Creating and sustaining wellbeing, energy and optimal health to enable individuals to thrive
· Processing grief and understanding the impacts of loss on wellbeing, work and in life
· Human behaviour – deep listening, relationships, communication, creating community and the exploration of human emotions
Mary-Louise Clark
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Mary-Louise’s executive coaching and facilitation practice is grounded in a deep understanding of leadership behaviour, organisational dynamics, and personal impact. With a background in the performing arts and over 25 years’ experience working with senior leaders across public and private sectors, she brings a unique blend of creativity, rigour, pragmatism and humour to her work. Her energetic and engaging style enables her to build long lasting partnerships with clients.
She holds a B.Ed (Hons) from the University of Cambridge and is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Mary-Louise is also part of the visiting faculty at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University. As an executive coach, she has delivered over 3000 hours of coaching for global leaders, and is trained in a range of psychometric and development tools. She has designed and led high-impact leadership programmes for international clients including UK Government departments, Infosys, PHBS Peking University and Razak School of Government, and specialises in theatre-based interventions that explore inclusion, communication, and ethical leadership.
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• Executive presence and personal impact
• Leading through complexity and uncertainty
• Stakeholder engagement and team dynamics
• Values-led and inclusive leadership
• Creative approaches to communication and change
• Coaching senior leaders in high-stakes transitions
• Building reflective, resilient leadership cultures
Cal O’Neill
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Cal is a BPS-registered psychologist specializing in coaching psychology and holds the ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential. Cal is driven by a passion to equip individuals and teams with the tactful and tactical awareness and skills essential for successful systemic leadership. His rich background in organizational culture, learning and development, applied psychology, and performing arts offers a truly unique and multifaceted approach to his experiential coaching and leadership development initiatives.
Cal is actively engaged in research and application of the most effective, empirically validated, strategic, and behavioural leadership theories and techniques as a PhD candidate in the field of experiential learning and development. He designs and delivers experiential workshops and courses to ensure they offer measurable benefits in elevating individuals and teams to peak performance levels.
Cal holds a PhD in Leadership, Organisations, and Behaviour from Henley Business School, England (2023–2026). He is a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS) and has earned an MSc in Psychology (Distinction) from the University of Roehampton, London, England, and an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change (Distinction) from Henley Business School, England. He also holds a Professional Certificate in Coaching (Distinction) from Henley Business School, England, and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Additionally, Cal is an ICF Accredited Cultural Orientations Coach (University of Cambridge ICL) and an ICF Accredited Systemic Team Coach (Academy of Executive Coaching). He is an Advanced Practitioner and Assessor for 6 Team Conditions.
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· Executive presence and personal impact
· Leading through complexity and uncertainty
· Stakeholder engagement and team dynamics
· Values-led and inclusive leadership
· Creative approaches to communication and change
· Coaching senior leaders in high-stakes transitions
· Building reflective, resilient leadership cultures
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF NIC DAWKES