StepOut.StepUp
Space to Think. Clarity to Lead.
Senior leadership can quietly become relentless.
Not because you’re incapable — but because the expectations keep expanding, the pace rarely slows, and the space to think gets squeezed out. Over time, even the most grounded leaders can feel stretched, overloaded, and disconnected from the clarity and confidence that once came naturally.
StepOut.StepUp exists to create space again.
Online Coaching & Mentoring Programme
Step Out of Your Everyday
Insights, Tips & Tools to tackle overwhelm, distractions & help with time management in everyday business.
Step Up to Better Business
Strategic support & dynamic thinking empowering you to transform & shape your business into the future.
Step by Step New Beginnings
Hands on advice, guidance & support to help you build strong foundations, to realise & grow your business potential.
Take Your First Step To Building A Brighter Business
Dervla McKenna
FCA / EMCC / Focusing -Oriented Coach / Master Practitioner NLP
Hello…
I’m Dervla McKenna — a leadership mentor and coach. I support women in senior leadership roles who are navigating complexity, constant demand, and high expectations, and who want greater clarity, confidence, and sustainability in how they lead.
With over 25 years experience working with business leaders in all corners of the world, I understand first-hand the pressures that come with senior roles. Often, it’s not the challenge itself that matters most, but when and how you create space to think and respond.
Through my mentoring and coaching work, I help you take clear, confident action — knowing you’re doing what’s right, right now, for you and the role you hold.
WHAT PEOPLE
“A sharp, savvy commercial head & a total professional. Dervla has a delightful personality, with a wicked sense of humour & a total earthiness in the way that Dervla treats everyone the same. I sincerely hope that we have the chance to work together again.”
— Fiona Donnelly, Hong Kong
“Dervla brings an extra dimension to her coaching with her accountancy as well as co-owning a customer-facing business. Dervla has first-hand experience of the obstacles small business owners face on a daily basis so her advice is not just based on theory.”
— Carmel Knight, Dublin