CPD Accredited Courses
CPD Accredited Courses
Introducing BeCoS.
An executive coaching collective.
Strategic career development for the Chief of Staff, EA’s and Executive Support Professionals.
Supporting women within business.
CPD Accredited Courses
CPD Accredited Courses
Welcome to BeCoS.
Level up your career with a new kind of training, learning and mentorship.
The modern Chief of Staff, EA, PA and Executive is climbing to new heights! CPD Accredited training, mentorship and community all in one place. Built for you and your career.
Be Chief of Success
Confident. Strategic. Self-Aware.
Supporting the modern woman within business.
The female business professional of today is self-aware and values-led. As women, we are comfortable with visibility and our influence and are discovering our own ways to show these behaviours in the workplace.
Roles are becoming more agile and developing cross-functional skills is paramount to success. Understanding who you need to be, whilst balancing who you want to be, can be a tricky task in the modern executive workplace.
Knowing yourself is the cornerstone of personal and professional growth. It involves recognising your strengths, weaknesses, values, and aspirations. This self-awareness enables you to align your actions and decisions with your true self, leading to a more fulfilling and authentic career.
BeCoS supports you with where you want and need to be.
BeCoS is the first professional, elite training provider for the Chief of Staff.
The Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant and Management Assistant are roles that are too significant to leave undeveloped.
BeCoS goes beyond the traditional skills training, we are designed to build confident, strategic individuals who can operate credibly at the most senior levels of an organisation.
BeCoS can help you with;
Accredited Courses and Training
Strategic Capabilities and Executive Presence
Commercial and Business Fluency
Structured frameworks for operational delivery
Board Level and C-Suite Governance
Understanding your career aspirations.
Providing support and guidance to any challenges within the workplace.
Acquiring the skills and knowledge to leverage your career.
Helping you develop confidence in being who you want and need to be in your workplace and career.
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Our Services
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Career Coaching
Supporting high-performing women in Executive, C-Suite and business supporting roles to discover and align with their goals and aspirations. Delivered in a relaxed, friendly environment to guide the next level of your career path - but also to challenge the inner you - is my speciality.
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Mentoring
1:1 mentorship with a focus on your personal development to achieve your goals...with some fun and sparkle thrown in!
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Leadership Development
We specialise in working with you to help support women within your business who want to sit and lead from every seat at the table with confidence, clarity and influence.
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Chief of Staff
Supporting the CoS role in the UK. Strategic career development and learning. Looking to explore the role? BeCoS can help with all your needs.
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Speaking & Facilitation
Delivering engaging, actionable, and inspiring presentations designed specifically for professional women in business. My sessions combine real-world strategies, leadership insights, and practical tools to help attendees excel in their careers, build influence, and cultivate professional confidence.
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PA & EA
Mentoring, career development and support for the modern business professional.
Meet Catherine
Catherine Hooton
Founder & Director
CH Executive Consulting, BeCoS & Every Seat
Catherine Hooton is an accomplished executive leader, currently holding the position as the Head of Executive Business & People at the UK’s largest Police Credit Union. With over 25 years of experience supporting C-suite leaders, Catherine has built a distinguished career as an HR professional, and now as a strategic Head of People. She began her career as an Executive Assistant and worked up to a senior EA at Executive Board level.
She is also the founder of CH Executive Consulting, BeCoS - the UK’s first consultancy dedicated to empowering aspiring Chiefs of Staff, Executive Assistants, as well as Every Seat which enables business leaders to build high-performing C-Suite support functions. Through this collective, Catherine delivers specialist coaching and consulting, supporting professional women in aligning their career goals with strategic business success.
Her early career spans well-respected organisations including Marks & Spencer PLC and Eversheds LLP, where she developed her skills in high-pressure corporate environments. Catherine has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to understanding the human dynamics within business, with particular emphasis on the complexities involved in advancing to senior positions as an EA within the corporate sector.
An award-winning coach and mentor, Catherine is recognised for her impact in developing female executive support professionals across the UK. As both a speaker and facilitator, she brings energy, empathy, and expert insight to every stage.
“At BeCoS, we combine high-level, first-hand experience with dedicated mentoring, executive coaching, and business support. Driving both career advancement and operational excellence.
All coaching and support from BeCoS has the personal element of fun and understanding, which is so important in today’s workplace.”
‘Give yourself permission to let go of the past and step out of your history and into the now!’
- Oprah Winfrey