"Angela Hobbs brings a rare, exponential combination of business insight, consulting expertise, creativity and the ability to achieve impact, energy and results. It's what sets her apart"
Angela Hobbs Working with Innovators, Business Owners, Founders and Entrepreneurs.
Performance Coaching that enables confident implementation
I work at the intersection of innovation, business growth, and executive coaching, combining implementation-focused consultancy with the depth of a professionally trained executive coach, trained at Henley Business School. Rather than arriving with answers, I develop founders and leadership teams who can think clearly, make high-quality decisions, and lead with confidence in complex environments. The result is capability that lasts, not just progress in the moment, but impact that continues long after the work is done.
Strategic growth aligned to sustained performance
I support organisations through growth, change, and acceleration as a strategic growth consultant, NED, and Resident Innovation Coach at Oxford University Innovation. I work where innovation, commercial clarity, and customer insight directly affect performance, helping leaders focus on what truly moves the system. This perspective allows me to see patterns quickly, cut through noise, and support decisions that create measurable, sustained momentum.
Edge Ways: Thinking on Leadership, Innovation and Business
How & Where I Work
Celebrating the success of the OBN Board Observers, Anaid Benitez, Magdalena Karikowska and Oli Hancox at the Crick Institute London
OBN Bio Tuesday The Founders Journey, Chaired by Angela Hobbs with panel guests Catrin Gaston-Penny and Mavis Dwaah.
OBN Bio Tuesday The Founders Journey, Chaired by Angela Hobbs with panel guests Catrin Gaston-Penny and Mavis Dwaah.
Oxford University Innovation
Working with Oxford University Innovation team to design, deliver and coach in the Incubator Program. Supported a diverse community of founders, enabling ventures to grow from idea to impact.
OBN Life Sciences Success
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the People & Culture Advisory Group, shaping the sector’s future and speaking at events including AI: Friend or Foe, Spotlight on Femtech and The Founder’s Journey.
Designed and delivered workshops and coaching for Professor John Clarkson, Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge. Applying systems thinking to healthcare to drive innovation and impact.
Saïd Business School
Invited to join the inaugural cohort, coaching Oxford’s future founders in preparing for live pitches. Saw remarkable growth in confidence and delivery from practice sessions to the final event.
Edward Bulmer Natural Paint
Coaching pioneering founders Edward & Emma Bulmer and their beautiful sustainable brand, accelerating innovation, leadership and growth anchored in environmental responsibility.
Kelly Marks & Monty Roberts
Scaling from zero to international growth, oversubscribed events of 6,000 to the War Horse Experience, demonstrating how equine-facilitated learning delivers powerful leadership learning.
Design Council Judging Panel
Judge for Design Council, TechSpark for three years, a high-profile open innovation programme attracting over 600 applications annually. Showcased world-class user-led innovations.
StEP 2025 Entrepreneurship
Co-designed and delivered a flagship venture-building programme with Oxford University Innovation and Oxford Edge. Now in its fifth year, there is a strong track record of start-ups success stories.
Designed and delivered award-winning symposiums, working with global advertising agencies and internationally recognised brand CEO’s for two decades in a highly competitive environment
Global Automotive Leader
Co-designed and delivered a leadership programme for an international manufacturer, embedding diversity, inclusion and innovation, aligning policy with action.
Women's Health Investment
Keynote Speaker spotlighting disparities in women’s health innovation, highlighting systemic barriers and unlocking opportunities to Life Sciences investment community .
Salvage The Trashion Show
Designed and delivered a sell out unique fashion event for emerging designers, showcasing fashion that money can’t buy, regeneration, repurposing and circular creativity. Launched Charlie’s Charity.
“I always value the opportunity to hear an entrepreneur’s story — the challenges, the ideas, the innovation and the ambition behind the work. As an accredited, professionally trained coach, everything shared is held in strict confidence. I look forward to connecting.”
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