Caolan Hunter
5.0
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Award-Winning Brand Builder | Stand Out & Win Bigger Opportunities
1,020 min coached
29 followers
Supercoach
Studied at Columbia Business School
Worked at On running
Successful clients at
Available Wednesday at 6:30 AM UTC
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Caolan's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $133/hr
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Caolan’s Marketing Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Executive
20+ people coached for Marketing
Caolan has helped clients get into these companies:
I have built global campaigns for American Express and British Airways, relaunched brands like GORE-TEX, and led creative and content teams at AKQA and Ogilvy. As Global Head of Content at On, I grew the team from 7 to 35 across three continents, won Digiday Best Brand Studio, and helped lead narrative through a $10B IPO. Now I coach marketing professionals who are excellent at execution but stuck when it comes to moving into senior leadership. At that level, the problem usually is not talent. It is translation. You know how to do the work, but you may not yet be framing your work strategically, communicating upward effectively, or showing senior leaders how you think beyond delivery. I help you make that shift. We work on executive communication, stakeholder management, strategic visibility, and the leadership signals that actually influence promotion decisions. If you are tired of being seen as the person who delivers and ready to be seen as the person who leads, I can help.
Caolan can help with:
AI Automation
AI Fundamentals
AI Graphics Creation
Branding
Content Creation
Cover Letters
Digital Marketing
Email Marketing Automation
Freelancing
Interview Prep
LinkedIn Review
Marketing Strategy
Market Research
Networking Strategy
Promotion Strategy
Resume Review
Salary Negotiation
SEO
Skill Building
Caolan also coaches for Career Coaching, MBA, Communication & Public Speaking, Master’s Programs, and AI for Sales & Marketing. View all.
About Caolan
I help ambitious professionals and teams navigate high-stakes international transitions, whether that means working across cultures, leading in a global company, or making a major move. I’ve coached executives at Netflix Korea, Woven by Toyota, and Banco Santander. Before that, I was Global Head of Content at On, where I built and scaled the brand team across three continents and led narrative through a $10B IPO. My clients usually come to me when they are already performing at a high level, but something important is getting lost in translation: culturally, relationally, or strategically. I help them communicate clearly, build trust across difference, and make decisions with more confidence and less second-guessing. What I bring is not just frameworks, but perspective: I understand what it feels like to operate between countries, expectations, and identities. My work helps people move forward with clarity while feeling more understood, more grounded, and less alone in the process.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I know what it feels like to be highly capable and still misunderstood. I’ve spent my career moving between countries, industries, and teams. I know what it feels like to be the most experienced person in the room but the least understood. I know what it feels like to say the right thing and have it land wrong, or to sense that something important is being missed even when, on paper, everything looks strong. Most of my clients are already high performers. They do not need motivation. They need clarity. They need someone who can help them make sense of the cultural logic, power dynamics, and communication patterns shaping their situation so they can respond with intention instead of doubt. I coach because I have been stuck too, and I know how much can change when you have the right conversation with someone who understands both the external challenge and the inner pressure that comes with it. For me, coaching is not about fixing people. It is about helping them see their situation more clearly, name what is actually going on, and communicate in a way that earns trust and creates movement. When that happens, people do not just perform better. They feel more grounded in who they are and how they lead.
Work Experience
Founder & CEO
Hunter Global
2024 - Present
Built on nearly two decades of insight into how international ventures are started, grown, and sustained, I convene those exploring the most interesting global opportunities.
Global Head of Content
On running
2020 - 2023
Built and led an award-winning international content studio, transforming brand storytelling across three continents during its transition to a public company (IPO 2021), scaling global brand operations and narrative infrastructure.
Senior Strategist
AKQA
2017 - 2019
Shaped global brand narratives and digital experiences, uniting strategy and creative execution.
Agency Director
Ogilvy
2012 - 2016
Delivered strategy, creative direction, and content production for global brands and cultural institutions, helping them tell compelling stories across campaigns and platforms.
Education
Columbia Business School
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Management & Producing
2017
University of East Anglia
Master of Arts - MA, Creative Practice
2012
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Overall Rating
5.0
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