A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…
I was the kooky, arty one in culture of cool logic and detachment.
So I left the City to rejoin arts & culture; and soon found out I was the cold hard numbers girl amongst the artists.
Whatever halls I’ve wandered, I've always enjoyed being a little counter-cultural, looking in, looking out.
And questioning… everything.
About me
Career Highlights
An (increasingly) long time ago, now, I worked for OC&C, a top strategy house in the city. I was the kooky, arty one in a culture of cool logic. So I left for the Royal Academy of Arts to wind up as the cold hard numbers girl amongst a sea of creatives. Which tells me something about how we can find ourselves contextually (rather than absolutely) defined. And also, my enthusiasm for offering alternative (and occasionally challenging) perspectives.
I've led major strategic change programmes, such as heading up the RA’s transformation in the run up to its 250th anniversary. I’ve guided business development for franchise operators around the world with The School of Life. I’ve consulted with fast-growing tech start-ups, before embracing my current calling (and let’s be honest, career-long flirtation) with executive coaching; initially as a one-woman band and now heading up boutique coaching provider fuseco., which is where you’ll encounter my work today.
Coaching & Personal Development Expertise
At time of writing, I’ve been working in personal development for around nine years.
At The School of Life I led on international development as well as programme and events focused on emotional wellbeing in personal life and in the workplace. This included flagship 3-day international conferences (Lisbon, San Francisco, Zurich, New York), our speaker programme (such as Esther Perel appearing for an audience of 2000), as well as hosting and interviewing - as with the truly delightful Elif Shafak. I oversaw a team of around 20 exceptional coaches, psychotherapists and specialist facilitators, whose wisdom and talents I continue to refer to and draw upon today.
I’m privileged to have partnered with the inspirational Dave Bailey of Founder Coach to create truly exceptional, invite-only programmes for high-growth Founder CEOs. I’m privileged to count him as a colleague and an influence.
Having continued to formal coach qualification at Henley Business School, I’ve since gone on to lead fuseco., a boutique coaching outfit which fields a handpicked team of specialist coaches, each offering a distinct specialism and style, and allowing us to meet the needs not only of individuals but entire management teams.
You can also find me writing articles on coaching over on Substack, and I’m a regular at Scalespace providing talks and workshops to science-based startups who enjoy the co-working style lab facilities on offer there. (I’m still hoping that one day I’ll be invited to be a test subject for implantable, real-time hormone tracking which is one of the many extraordinary technologies in development in the building.)
Qualifications
I hold the triple-accredited Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School. I am ICF accredited.
I studied English Literature at Worcester College, Oxford University (1st class).
I played Mary in my primary school nativity and make an exceptional Aviation cocktail.