Cleo Shortland works at the intersection of the rational and the creative derived from her time building ventures herself, while creating the rituals that add depth to the lived experience.

It is through this that you can expect one who can sit with the weight of what you are carrying, and meet you with both the frameworks to make sense of it and the ritual intelligence to move through it.

You will be held however you show up. And we will get to work on your idea even when things are unclear.

Each mentor, coach, and guide has different histories, qualities and specialties, so it is important to understand where the need comes from before seeking support.

Here is a ritual to help you.

Find a quiet space and ask yourself:

• What keeps me up at night about my business?

• How do I want to feel after a session?

• What environment helps me do my best thinking?

Once you have sat with those answers ask yourself: can Cleo help me with these? And if you need some extra support, you can always get in touch.

No, quite the opposite. Some of my favourite clients are the ones who've zigzagged, pivoted, started over, or built something that doesn't fit a neat category – usually in the quest of finding something more fulfilling.

I've done the same myself, so I'm not here to hand you a cookie-cutter roadmap. What we build together is shaped entirely around you: your story, your strengths, and the vision that excites you most.

Unconventional paths often lead to the most interesting places giving you greater clarity and direction.

It depends, and I want to be honest about that. I am not a specialist in neurodivergent care.

What I can offer is a container that does not require you to show up perfectly. The work happens between sessions too. Through an unlimited communication line, at whatever hour you become ready. Logging on to 20 voice notes from a client mid-epiphany is not uncommon, and I love it. All thoughts, half-formed and whole, are welcome here.

Get in touch and we can figure out together if my approach is a fit.

Good! I don't work that way.

There's a difference between a framework and framing. Frameworks are handed to you. Framing emerges from the work itself. It is introduced once clarity arrives.

My approach leaves space to free flow. This is where the real thinking happens. And once something starts to take shape, we begin building a gentle structure around it.

I am based in New Zealand based. I work locally and abroad with clients in Australia, North America, UK and Europe.

That feeling, that everyone and everything else comes first, is often exactly why we need to talk. It's how you've always shown up. And it may be the very thing to release to step into what's next.

Most of my clients find me at their most stretched and we use what has caused this to re-imagine what work looks like.

And if after our conversation you decide now isn't the moment, that's okay too. I ask my clients to trust their own timing. You'll know when it's time.

Sessions range from 90 minutes to two hours intentionally. Rather than watching the time, we are moving through it.

Two hours allows us to undergo proper work. We open with ritual, move through themes, and land with focused outcomes before returning to reality. Each session is a ritual experience.