Dave Pounds
Overview
- Operates in Druids Heath
- Posting since 2024
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Description
Happiness. High performance. There is another way — without the BS.
Self-leadership is the most important skill we can learn.
It changes everything — personally and professionally.
Because if people can’t lead themselves, nothing else works.
I spent two decades leading multi-£M programmes for Jaguar Land Rover, Lloyds Bank and Volkswagen UK.
But that’s not the story that matters most.
When I was twelve, I witnessed my mum’s murder. Years later, that trauma caught up with me — alcohol, burnout, hospitals, and rehab.
I tried over 60 therapists and found almost no answers.
So I rebuilt myself from the ground up.
That rebuild became Design for Life, a no-nonsense self-leadership model built from lived experience, not theory.
Life Coaching
I help people who feel:
- Unfulfilled, even when they’re outwardly successful
- Weighed down by the past
- Disconnected from who they really are
Design for Life helps you:
- Make peace with your past
- Live authentically, not by others’ rules
- Find purpose and meaning that actually fits you
Keynote Speaking
I speak to organisations that want to develop self-led, resilient, purpose-driven people.
Self-leaders:
- Perform at a high level without burning out
- Build real resilience
- Find meaning and fun in what they do
I take audiences on my journey - from despair to joy - and leave them with insights they'll remember.
They walk away with the “how-to” to create real change.
If you want more than a motivational talk or another coaching cliché, I’d love to talk.
This work is real, grounded, and it works.
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