About Carla

Carla’s story…

Our CEO Carla Miller is a leadership coach and best-selling author who works with women to develop their careers and their confidence. Her book ‘Closing The Influence Gap: A practical guide for women leaders who want to be heard’ reached #1 in the Amazon charts for Business Leadership Skills and was a finalist in the 2023 Business Book Awards.

Carla’s own leadership experience includes raising £20 million for good causes and leading the fundraising at Samaritans and many other national charities; she was CEO of Tiny Tickers and then Managing Director of Charity People, a leading charity recruitment consultancy alongside founding her own coaching business.

Carla has featured in national media such The Guardian and Psychologies magazine and regularly chairs conference panels on leadership. She is the host of the chart-topping podcast – Influence & Impact for Female Leaders which has 170,000 downloads globally to date.

Carla is a popular keynote speaker and you can find out more about her keynotes and book here.

Carla Miller CEO of Carla Miller Training, coach, facilitator
Carla Miller - women's leadership coach, author and keynote speaker on sofa

The woman behind the bio…

  • I’m a solo mum by choice to a 6 year old who brings me such joy and is teaching me how to be more patient!  
  • I moved up to Cumbria on a whim in 2022 and it was a brilliant decision despite all the rain!
  • I live about 200 metres from the rest of my family and that’s a good thing not a bad thing 🙂
  • Making an impact and a positive difference is my main driver in life
  • I absolutely love what I do, working with incredible women and helping them see that for themselves
  • I love podcasting but never listen back as I hate the sound of my own voice
  • I secretly wish I was as wise as Liz Gilbert, Cheryl Strayed, Glennon Doyle and Matt Haig.
  • Part of me wants to conquer the world and the rest of me wants to spend more time pottering in my garden, paddleboarding and walking up fells