Psychologist | Business Coach
Byron McCaughey is a psychologist and experienced business coach who specialises in supporting entrepreneurs and founders in enhancing mental wellbeing and optimising performance. His work combines psychological knowledge with firsthand business experience to help founders navigate the personal and professional demands of building and leading a business.
As a former venture-capital-backed startup founder in London, Byron has firsthand experience of the challenges involved in building a business from the ground up. Alongside his entrepreneurial experience and training in psychology, he brings a distinctive perspective to the relationship between mental wellbeing, performance, and business success.
At APU, Byron focuses on supporting founders in managing the psychological and performance challenges that can arise throughout the entrepreneurial journey. His areas of interest include founder wellbeing, performance, resilience, mental health, and the pressures associated with building and growing a business.
Byron recognises that mental wellbeing can have a significant impact on performance and overall success. He works with founders to develop greater awareness of the factors that influence their wellbeing and performance, while identifying practical strategies that can support sustainable growth and long-term success.
Byron offers personalised one-to-one sessions for founders, as well as half-day Founder Mental Health and Performance workshops for groups. He also supports those who work with founders, including incubators, accelerators, and investment firms, helping them better understand and support founder wellbeing and performance.
Byron holds dual master’s degrees, an MBA from Imperial College London and a Master of Psychology from the University of Melbourne. He offers services in English.
Qualifications:
- Master of Psychology, University of Melbourne
- MBA, Imperial College London