Jane Downes Is Redefining Career Success—One Honest Conversation at a Time

Through Clearview Coaching Group, Ireland’s most recognisable career coach is helping professionals navigate change, pressure, and ambition with clarity and confidence.

For more than two decades, Jane Downes has been at the centre of one of the most personal—and complex—questions professionals face: What do I really want from my career, and how do I get there without losing myself along the way?

In 2004, she founded Clearview Coaching Group in Dublin, long before career coaching became mainstream. Today, Clearview is widely regarded as Ireland’s go-to authority in Career Performance Coaching, Career Transition Coaching, and executive interview preparation—trusted by individuals and organisations alike.

From Ambition to Alignment

Jane’s work sits at the intersection of performance, psychology, and real-world experience. With more than 23,000 hours of coaching delivered to high performers, leaders, executives, and managers, she has seen first-hand how success without clarity often leads to frustration, burnout, or quiet disengagement.

Her approach is direct, human, and deeply practical. Clients don’t come to Clearview for generic motivation—they come for honest insight, structured thinking, and strategies that work in real workplaces.

Over the years, Jane has personally coached C-suite executives, senior leaders, managers, and early- to mid-stage professionals through promotions, pivots, and reinventions. In 2025 alone, she supported leaders navigating complex career change and advancement during a time of rapid organisational and economic shift.

A Trusted Voice in Media and Boardrooms

Jane’s influence extends far beyond the coaching room. She is one of Ireland’s most visible career thought leaders, regularly featured in national press and media. She has written for The Sunday Business Post, appears frequently on RTÉ and Newstalk, and is a sought-after commentator on topics ranging from emotional intelligence at work to career longevity, hybrid working, and salary negotiation.

She is also an established keynote speaker, addressing audiences at major corporate events and forums such as The Irish Tatler Business Academy at the Convention Centre Dublin—bringing career strategy to life for thousands at a time.

Clearview’s Corporate Impact

Under Jane’s leadership, Clearview Coaching Group has partnered with Tier 1 technology companies and global organisations, delivering in-house career and leadership programmes with measurable impact. These programmes integrate one-to-one coaching, workshops, interview preparation, and performance development—tailored to the realities of modern organisations.

What sets Clearview apart is its emphasis on fit: matching the right coach to the right client to maximise outcomes. The result is a consistent track record of five-star Google reviews and long-term corporate relationships built on trust and results.

Author, Award Winner, Builder

Jane is also the author of The Career Book – Help for the Restless Realist, widely praised for bringing clarity, wit, and depth to a crowded genre. Her second career book, due for publication in 2026, continues her mission to normalise thoughtful career planning at every stage of professional life.

Her work has earned multiple prestigious recognitions, including:

• Great Companies – 6th International Women Entrepreneur Awards 2024 (Winner, Coaching & Training)

• Top 10 Leadership Development Training & Coaching Companies in Europe 2023 – Manage HR Europe

• Best in Ireland – Career Coaching Category 2023 & 2024

• EU Business Irish Enterprise Awards 2021 – Best Career & Performance Coaching Services

A Calm Authority in a Noisy World

At its core, Jane Downes’ philosophy is simple but powerful: careers don’t fail because people lack talent—they falter because people lack perspective, support, and space to think.

Through Clearview Coaching Group, she has built not just a business, but a trusted institution—one that helps professionals regain control, confidence, and direction in their working lives.

In a world of constant pressure to do more, Jane Downes offers something rarer: clarity, credibility, and careers built to last.

Company Name: Clearview Coaching Group

Founded: 2004

Industry: Professional Training & Coaching

Headquarters: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Website: www.clearviewcoachgroup.com

LinkedIn Profile URL:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-downes-2ba4751