I started my career in financial services, one of only three women in a twenty person analyst team. Like most first time managers, I learned by trial and error. I made mistakes, relied on generous mentors, and quickly realised how little real support existed for people who actually wanted to lead well.

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I remember thinking: If leadership is the most important skill in business, why does everyone have to figure it out alone?

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That question changed the way I approached every role that followed. Over the next decade, I led teams across strategy, product, operations, and communications, sometimes more than 125 people at a time, and saw the same pattern play out again and again.. talented, capable people being held back not by their ability, but by the leadership above them.

 

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So I decided to do it differently. I focused on building environments where people could speak honestly, take ownership, and actually grow. I learned how to have hard conversations with empathy, how to give feedback that built trust instead of fear, and how to create clarity in the middle of chaos.

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That became the through line of my career, not just leading, but developing leaders. I’ve since managed global teams, served as Chief of Staff to a Fortune 100 executive, and sat on the leadership team of a high growth start up. But the most meaningful part of every role has always been the same, helping people realise they’re far more capable, influential, and resilient than they think.

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In 2016, I became an ICF certified coach to bring structure and science to what I’d always done intuitively, and today I combine that formal training with years of real world leadership experience and advanced study in Masters of Organisational and Social Psychology at the London School of Economics.

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My approach blends evidence based leadership principles with emotional intelligence and practical action. I’m not here to give you corporate clichés or “five-step” formulas, I care about helping real people find their voice, own their influence, and create impact that moves both people and performance, without burning out or blending in.

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Because leadership isn’t defined by a title, but by how you show up, connect, and create results through others. And the best leaders never stop learning how to be human first.