What I offer
Creating healthy high performing organisational culture
I design inaugural people-focussed strategies (culture, wellbeing, learning and development) across small and large matrix organisations (15,000 + staff), incorporating B Corp principles where companies are looking to certify. If you’d like more information on B Corp, do get in touch.
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Helping people find work they love
I provide 1-2-1 and group coaching, workshop/event design and delivery, facilitation and bespoke one off career development sessions as a freelance executive coach. I am particularly interested in coaching outdoors and connecting clients with natural environment to support creative thinking.
Mentoring
I help small business owners develop ideas, shape learning offerings, prioritise challenges and move through blocks (via strategy development, planning/policy, culture, recruitment and legal/governance). My broad cross-sector network allows me to connect you with other brilliant minds who can help.
Bridging legal, governance and people strategy as a NED/Board Advisor
I have worked with a number of sports NGBs as an INED bringing specialist expertise in legal, governance and welfare matters alongside a purpose driven approach to people and culture.
Coaching others to better wellbeing
As a qualified fitness instructor, triathlon/swimming coach, old acrobat and wellbeing specialist (supporting elite athletes), I've developed holistic goal-focussed health and wellbeing plans to support others move towards greater wellbeing.
Experiences
UPenn: Global Social Impact House Fellow
GSIH brings together 20 global social entrepreneurs, creative intrapreneurs, community alchemists, and innovators who are actively working on a social impact initiative. I was nominated for my work co-founding the Home Counties Surf Club, where we connect landlocked people with the sea.
Senior lawyer (9+ yrs PQE)
My ten year legal career in healthcare/regulatory law took me from private practice, to Acting Head of Legal at a regulatory body (250+ staff), finally ending up at UK Sport, where I was the organisation's first in-house lawyer providing advice across the entire Olympic/Paralympic sport spectrum.
Designed/led Oxford University's inaugural staff wellbeing programme.
Lead for the design, delivery, coordination and implementation of the new Wellbeing Programme for 15,000 staff at the University of Oxford.
Co-founded Home Counties Surf Club
With other members of The Wave Project (where we all volunteer), I co-founded HCSC. Our purpose is simple: connecting people of all ages, abilities and cultures via the concept of #BlueHealth. Currently in the process of becoming a CIC.
Squiggly Careers Advocate
I'm proud to have been nominated and chosen as one of the first Squiggly Career Advocates, a programme run by Amazing If's Sarah Ellis & Helen Tupper. The programme lives on in the 100 strong community, built to create, role model and shape positive change in careers and working lives.
Creative Careers Night at the Ashmolean
Designed, developed and delivered Oxford University's first Creative Careers Night at the Ashmolean Museum. Panel Talks, CV clinics, Guest Speakers, Music, and Interactive Careers sessions brought together in one night for the Oxford student, research, alumni and local community.
Transitions & Trauma: Perspectives on Sport & Mental Health
Kellogg College alum & past OURFC Blues captain John-Henry Carter will be joined by Annina Schmid who is Associate Professor at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Lara Hayward who combines her consultancy practice in athlete welfare matters with her careers adviser role at Oxford.
