I am an accomplished leader and social entrepreneur with more than 25 years’ experience in founding and scaling high-impact social enterprises and charities, empowering individuals, families, and entire communities to unlock their potential.
Deeply committed to creating a fairer, healthier, and happier world, I combine expertise in business development, psychotherapy and leadership coaching with a focus on well-being, sustainable growth, and work-life balance.
I am a certified Leadership Coach with the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, a Wellbeing Coach accredited by the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and a Business Leadership and Executive Coach with FocalPoint International.
As the founder of transformative initiatives like Community Renewal Trust, The Equality Academy, Caledonia Cremation and TheWEL World, I’ve directly improved the lives of thousands by driving employment opportunities, promoting disability inclusion, and addressing social issues such as funeral poverty. The impact of my work has resulted in over 6000 people going into sustained work, the well-being of more than 4,000 individuals improved, and around £10million in investment going into marginalised communities managed by the communities themselves.
My career includes leadership roles as founder-CEO of Community Renewal Group, where I grew the organisation from zero to £2.7 million turnover within 3 years, and CEO of Centrestage Communities, where I led the scaling of 4 social enterprises, increasing sales and profits by 22%. My work in the social enterprise sector has earned me recognition as Scotland’s Social Enterprise Champion (2019–2021) and the creator of the UK’s Best New Social Enterprise in 2018 (Caledonia Cremation), and best Equality Social Enterprise in 2024 (Rom Romeha).
Now part of FocalPoint’s global network of over 350 coaches, I support charity executives and social enterprise leaders in maximising their potential through holistic coaching, training and consultancy. My clients have praised my ability to provide clarity, enhance leadership effectiveness, and address professional and wellbeing challenges.
My mission remains to guide leaders and organisations toward sustainable success while prioritising equity, resilience, and wellbeing.
