About Me and My Work
I am many things: a wife, a mother, a friend, a daughter, a business colleague, a board advisor, a leadership coach and a mentor. Like all of us, I am a blend of my upbringing, my education, my friendships and my lived experience. Together, they shape how I show up in the world and in my work.
What makes my work distinctive is the combination of strong business acumen with deep empathy. I am practical, commercially grounded and results focused, while also deeply curious about people: what motivates us, what holds us back, what is said and, just as importantly, what remains unsaid.
My business experience is rooted in formal education in commerce and accountancy, and in senior roles within fast-growing, complex organisations. Alongside this, my true passion has always been people. I am fascinated by what helps individuals and teams find flow, work better together, enjoy what they do and make the most of the short time we have.
Now in my middle years, I practise what I coach. I engage fully. I put effort in. I wait. I try again. Most of the time, this approach works, whether in relationships, projects or leadership teams. And sometimes it does not. When that happens, I do not fight it. I pause, reflect and move with the next wave.
So where did this insight come from? Listening and breathing.
It began many years ago with simple advice from my husband’s uncle on the day we married: listen to what is unsaid. Over time, I came to understand how closely listening and breathing are connected. When we breathe well, we quieten the noise in our own heads. We place our attention fully on the other person. We allow both the spoken and unspoken to enter our awareness.
When we truly listen, we can hear where the breath is blocked: in an individual, in a team, or across an entire organisation.
It takes time to feel the breath of a team or a business. It takes even longer to become part of it. But when a team is breathing and in flow, something special happens. There is laughter. Ideas come easily. Collaboration feels natural. Work becomes enjoyable and performance follows.
When the breath of a team is blocked, everyone senses it, even if they cannot name it. We begin to doubt our capabilities. We label each other as difficult. We assume we are not innovative enough, not liked enough, not good enough. Often, we feel something is wrong but cannot put words to it.
This is where I work.
I see and feel the breath and the blockages in the teams and organisations I support. A breath might be a glance or a single word. A blockage might show up as silence, resignation, or even sickness.
And when those blockages are gently cleared, when a team begins to flow and truly gel, the magic happens. At that point, the possibilities for success, achievement and fulfilment feel limitless, not just in business, but in life.
