Claudia Curran
“My career looked like proof that I was confident and successful. It wasn't.”
I'm a performance coach and the founder of The Inner Impact. Before that, I spent nearly two decades in finance — and most of that time, I was two people.
One of them was a picture of success: Director at a Global Investment Bank, then Managing Director of a Global Hedge Fund. Results, bonuses, promotions, the career that looks from the outside like proof of confidence.
The other was living with chronic anxiety and panic attacks — and telling nobody. I kept delivering, which is exactly what high performers do, and exactly why nobody notices.
What finally changed wasn't willpower, a new job, or taking time out. It was learning how my mind worked. Through self-coaching and practical frameworks, I learned to step back and observe my thoughts instead of automatically believing them. For the first time, I had a way to interrupt the patterns that had been running me for years. That discovery became the foundation of everything I teach today.
“Your mess becomes your message.”
This is why clients trust me with the version of themselves that doesn't go in the LinkedIn profile. I know what it feels like to look capable while something unravels underneath — and I know it doesn't have to stay that way.
The record
- 2000–2009DirectorCitiPrime Finance Sales and Equities Client Management, Europe.
- 2010–2018Managing Director, Head of AsiaIvaldi CapitalAn institutional absolute return investment manager. Claudia established and ran the Asia office.
- 2018–2019Managing Director, Head of AsiaHigher Park
- 2019–FounderThe Inner ImpactPerformance coaching for leaders.
Training
ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) · IECL Accredited Organisational Coach · Co-Active (CTI) trained · Hogan certified
Accreditations & affiliations
Beyond the practice
Mentor on the University of Edinburgh's Effective and Responsible Leadership programme, where she studied — seven years and counting.
The best way to find out if this is for you is a conversation.