Usually, the best first step is a conversation. A call gives us a chance to understand what’s going on, who needs support, and whether the right fit is coaching, manager training, a workshop, a speaking engagement, or something more tailored. Get in touch now.

It depends on the kind of support you need.

Some companies come to us for a single coaching engagement, workshop or speaking session. Others need a broader or more tailored program. Pricing is shaped around the scope of the work, the format, the size of the audience, and whether the support is ready-made or built from scratch.

The best starting point is a conversation. That lets us understand what you need and recommend the right kind of support before we talk through cost. Get in touch now.

There’s a lot we can cover, but the most common areas include:

• Manager development and new manager training
• Leadership development and effectiveness
• Executive presence
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Decision-making
• Negotiation
• Networking
• Storytelling
• Burnout and wellbeing
• Team dynamics
• Influence and visibility

We already have a substantial content library, and we can build more tailored support around the specific topic or challenge you want to address.

PathWise is led by James (JR) Lowry, whose background spans management consulting, financial services, operations and leadership. He is supported by a wider bench of experienced coaches and specialists.

So while JR plays a central role in the business, the support isn’t limited to one voice. We bring in the right mix of expertise depending on what you need, who it’s for, and the kind of work involved.

Yes, and that’s a big part of what we do.

Some companies need more support than they can realistically build in-house, but don’t want the cost or complexity of creating a full internal learning function. We can step into that space as your learning and development consulting partner. That might mean handling one specific need, or acting as an ongoing outside training and development consultant you bring in as needs come up.

We do, although we’re not limited to them.

We’re especially well suited to companies in financial services, technology, and healthcare or biotech, where the pace is high, the work is complex, and the need for stronger people development tends to show up quickly. That said, the bigger thing is fit. If your people need better support, we’re happy to have the conversation.

We work with companies remotely and can travel when needed.

We work with organisations in the US, Canada, the UK, and beyond, and we’re happy to talk about what makes the most sense based on your team, your location, and the kind of learning and development support you’re looking for.

They can. While our membership was originally built with individuals in mind, it can still be a useful part of the picture for companies too.

If you want your people to have access to courses, resources, live sessions, and ongoing learning support between workshops or coaching sessions, we can absolutely talk about how that could fit into the wider solution.

We offer both.

Some support works best live, whether that’s coaching, a workshop, or a speaking session. But we also have a much more extensive library of courses, articles, videos, frameworks, and other resources people can work through in their own time.

That gives you more flexibility and gives your people more than one way to learn, revisit ideas, and keep building after the live session ends.

PathWise (pathwise.io) is a career and leadership development company led by James (JR) Lowry. We help mid-sized companies develop their managers, leaders and teams through coaching, workshops, soft skills training, speaking and custom L&D programs. We also host the Career Sessions, Career Lessons podcast, and JR is co-author of the forthcoming management book Be the Boss You Wish You’d Had.

Among corporate training companies, our focus is people development: leadership, management and career growth. We don’t provide regulatory, quality or compliance training, and we don’t sell learning software or website templates.

Yes. Manager development is one of the most common reasons companies come to us. We support new and first-time managers through 1:1 management coaching, manager training workshops, and our structured Manager Development Program. The aim is to help new managers build good habits early: running one-to-ones, giving feedback, delegating, and leading the people who used to be their peers.

For more on the challenges new managers face, see our guide to first-time manager coaching.

Yes. Many HR teams come to us because good people are leaving for lack of growth, not lack of pay. We help companies build employee career development programs and internal mobility paths, and use career coaching to keep strong performers engaged and growing inside the business. See how career coaching supports employee retention.