Meet Ann Smyth
Where Science, Strategy and Soulful Leadership Intersect
Helping High Achievers Lead With Clarity -Without Sacrificing Who They Are
You’ve built a life many would aspire to. You’ve made smart moves, stepped into leadership, and delivered results under pressure. But there’s a quiet question running underneath it all:
Is this really how I want to keep doing it?
You want to continue growing, personally and professionally, but without the burnout, the overthinking, or the constant trade-offs between success and self.
You want to lead, earn, and operate from a place of confidence, presence, and emotional steadiness, without abandoning your deeper truth.
And deep down, you’re starting to realise: the version of you who got here might not be the one who can carry you forward.
That’s where I come in.
I help high-level professionals expand their brain and nervous system capacity, reconnect with their natural strengths, and integrate their inner essence into how they work, live, and lead.
“She is intuitive, insightful, supportive, brain-busting, and heart-opening.”
Ann is much more than a Human Design expert. She is intuitive, insightful, supportive, brain-busting, and heart-opening. Working with her will take you on a ride like no other, where you’ll explore yourself and truly start living in a dream.
Aleks, Founder of Detox House
Who I Am—and Why I Do This Work
Certified Life & Leadership Coach
MSc Neuroscience - King’s College London (currently undertaking)
Diploma in Strategy, Innovation & Change - Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin
Dual Honours BSc - Dublin Institute of Technology
Former Corporate Project Manager in high-stakes, fast-paced environments
Trained in financial trauma and nervous system regulation
Founder of the “Design a Life You Love Philosophy”
6/2 Emotional Manifesting Generator
Before this chapter, I was leading teams and projects in the corporate world, navigating deadlines, complexity, and constant decision-making.
I understood performance. I understood pressure. But no one taught me how to lead myself.
I could plan, manage, and deliver, but struggled to rest.
I could succeed in business, but felt disconnected from myself.
I was constantly achieving, but rarely experiencing my life.
I realised I wasn’t alone. The clients I now support are often navigating the same blindside:
They’ve optimised everything, except the parts of themselves no one could see breaking.
The Gap I Saw - And What I Built Instead
Many of my clients are just like I was: driven, competent, and committed to growth. They’re either stepping into a new level of leadership, or they know it’s time.
But they don’t want to do it the old way.
They want to lead from self-trust.
They want to make executive decisions from a regulated, steady place.
They want their work to reflect their inner truth, not just their outer goals.
And they want to experience joy, not just performance.
They’ve read the books, taken the courses, maybe even explored Human Design. But they haven’t yet embodied it. They haven’t yet felt the shift.
That’s the missing piece: interpretation and application, not just knowledge.
This is where neuroscience meets soul. Strategy meets self. And real transformation begins.
The Real Reason Clients Come to Me
They’ve outgrown the templates. They’ve outperformed the goals. They’re no longer satisfied with tweaking strategy—they want to rewire their identity.
They come to me when they realise: what got me here can’t carry me there.
They don’t need more information. They need integration.
This work is where performance ends, and presence begins.
My Philosophy: Science, Strategy & Soul
SCIENCE
Cognitive Neuroscience, Nervous System Regulation & Performance Psychology
Helping you understand how your brain, emotions, and stress responses shape your patterns
Building resilience, clarity, and frustration tolerance from the inside out
Increasing your capacity to make clear decisions, even in complexity
STRATEGY
Behavioural Change, Executive Functioning & Real-World Structure
Drawing from real leadership experience to help you apply insight in high-pressure roles
Designing your time, energy, and leadership to reflect your values, not external noise
Breaking cycles of burnout, urgency, overthinking, and under-receiving
SOUL
Identity Work, Intuition & Human Design Integration
Helping you interpret and apply your Human Design to real-world leadership and decision-making
Supporting the embodiment of your true essence across both personal and professional life
Strengthening self-trust so your growth feels like expansion, not effort
“My quest for self-knowledge led me to Ann Smyth during a period of severe growing pains in my life. Her uplifting spirit and intuitive brilliance helped me gain clarity and peace while making sense of the chaos in my inner and outer worlds. Ann’s provocative and compassionate inquiry aided me in crystalising beliefs, behaviours, and values that truly originated within me and dismantling those that were conditioned by others. By the end of her program, I effortlessly shifted into harmony with my relationships and my environment. I am now shining with self-assuredness from being able to trust in my inner wisdom and authority.”
Why Clients Choose This Work
They’re ready to grow without losing themselves.
They want to lead with strategy and soul.
They want their work to reflect who they truly are, not who they’ve been expected to be.
Clients work with me because they’re:
On the edge of the next level in their leadership or career
Tired of overworking, overgiving, and overthinking
Ready to break the loop of decision fatigue and self-doubt
Looking for structure, clarity, and a science-backed roadmap
Interested in embodying their Human Design, not just knowing it
Committed to sustainable success that feels as good as it looks
“This work gave me back clarity, yes—but it also gave me the ability to lead with who I actually am. It changed everything.”
This Is More Than Support. It’s a Philosophy That Reshapes How You Think, Lead, and Live.
I don’t believe success should come at the cost of presence, joy, or health.
If you’re ready to stop managing your success and start experiencing your life again, this work is for you.
You’ve built a strong foundation. Now it’s time to expand your capacity and lead from your full self.