“Poetry isn’t about perfection, it’s about presence, allowing words to flow from the heart without judgment or restriction.”
Frank Bolaji Irawo is a transformational coach, poet, and advocate for reconnecting with nature. With a rich blend of Nigerian and British cultural influences, Frank’s journey has shaped his unique approach to coaching, one that integrates deep self-reflection, creative expression, and an appreciation for the natural world.
Growing up in Nigeria, Frank experienced nature as an inseparable part of daily life. However, after moving to the UK, the structured urban landscape created a disconnect, one that went unnoticed until the pandemic forced him to slow down. This realisation deeply influenced his coaching philosophy, leading him to explore how presence and mindfulness can transform our relationship with ourselves and the world around us.
Through coaching and poetry, Frank helps individuals create space between themselves and their thoughts, enabling them to observe without judgment and reconnect with their inner wisdom. His unique approach blends coaching with poetry, using verse as a tool to bypass logic, spark emotional clarity, and create transformational insights.
Frank’s work has led him to various collaborations, including being Poet-in-Residence for Nature’s Blueprint, and an Expert Speaker at Coaching Outdoors Live at Henley Business School (June 19th – 20th, 2025), where he explores coaching in and with nature, using poetry to enhance awareness and presence. More recently Frank is working on a new collaboration with artist Hazel Thompson which they hope to reveal soon.
At the heart of Frank’s philosophy is the belief that we are enough as we are. His coaching, poetry, and nature-inspired wisdom invite people to slow down, observe, and reconnect helping them cultivate a deeper sense of fulfilment and purpose.
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Frank is a Barefoot Coaching trained, International Coaching Federation approved Business and Personal Coach.
His coaching style is empathetic, incisive, and transformational and is aimed at engaging the whole self. He is passionate about supporting Leaders experiencing stress and burnout, who have gotten lost in the demands of work and life to reset, gain clarity, live with greater ease, reconnect to their true inner self and rediscover their passion for life while increasing their impact and enjoy this experience called life. This is achieved through Powerful Transformative Conversations, Reflections, Tools, Exercises, and action plans that help them to discover their underlying views about how they are experiencing life and then embark on a journey of sustainable transformative change through mastery of new perspectives and practices.
Frank brings all his own myriad of experiences to the service of his clients in a truly shared learning environment, thereby creating an effective working alliance that delivers outstanding results.
Frank has worked on and managed projects in Information Technology for over 30 years. His experience has spanned the Entertainment, Banking, Law Enforcement, Retail Not-For-Profit sectors. In the last 5 years, he has specialised in IT project recovery. He has coached clients from Banking, Retail, Broadcasting, Travel, Assets Management, Marketing, NHS, Military, Education, and Coaching backgrounds. His clients range from entrepreneurs, Vice Presidents, Senior managers to Team leaders in small to medium size companies. He has coached clients in the US, South Africa, New Zealand, and here in the UK.
