Together

Reshaping the way we think, live and work, for the wellbeing of people and planet.

My journey

Doing something that matters has been the common thread in my life and work.

I’ve been a change-maker for over 30 years, in many different ways and roles. I worked on large systems-change from within big corporations, international charities and NGOs as a brand & sustainability strategist. I brokered cross-sector partnerships as a consultant. I strove to shift mainstream consumption patterns to fairer or sustainable products as an entrepreneur. I focussed on the inner changes needed amongst leaders within institutions to support outer change as a coach and leadership trainer.

What I learnt along the way

There is no ‘right way’ and there are no guaranteed outcomes for a better future. It is through our everyday steps and actions that we build a life of meaning and do the work that’s worth doing. Being a change-maker isn’t easy, doesn’t always feel meaningful and can at times feel lonely. So, I founded Do What Matters in 2013 as a space for change makers to find thought-partnership, inspiration, challenge and connection.

Doing what matters now

In my client work, I draw on my experience of working in house and as an external consultant across a range of industries, sectors and regions. I bring expertise in organisation purpose, values & brand strategy, cross sector partnerships, sustainability, systems thinking and leadership development. For larger projects and special collaborations I draw on a network of trusted colleagues.

Since 2019, I’ve also been a trustee and lead trainer for Map of Meaning International, a charitable trust dedicated to building meaningful lives, work and workplaces.  

Currently, I am working on a meaningful futures prototype with young people (through their schools, colleges and universities) to equip them with the understanding, practices, capabilities, confidence and self-knowledge they will need to navigate today’s world.

My approach

Daring To Get Real

Many of the systems, structures and ways of organising that our modern lives rely on are no longer fit for purpose. Together we ask the big and difficult questions, get real about how to make a difference and find meaning in this new reality.

Change from inside-out

To pave new pathways in un-chartered territory, we are need to develop our inner capacity to be in creative in emergent ways, to work with with complexity, and sustain active hope in the face of uncertainty.

Make Leadership Ordinary

I work with liberating structures and non-hierarchical, participatory processes to distribute agency and power, so that leadership becomes everyone’s business, and everyday ordinary people can influence change.

Human After All

In our ‘connected’ modern society, we are increasingly disconnected from nature, each other and our-selves. Using different ways of knowing and being, I create experiences that reconnect us with our true selves, each other and the natural world.

Clients

Change makers come in all shapes and sizes! Since 2013, I have been a creative ally and thought partner working for many different people, teams and organisations, across private, public and not-for-profit sectors, including:

  • International Development

    The Girl Effect, IMA International, Tony Blair Global Institute for Change, The Brooke

  • Education

    Oxford International College, Vardean Secondary School, The Shieling School.

  • Health and Social Care

    BN’ Well Integrated Health Centre, Haywards Heath Primary Care Network, TLC The Launchpad Collective, MEAM Make Every Adult Matter.

  • Change Makers

    Over 50 entrepreneurs, sustainability practitioners, not-for-profit leaders.

  • Civil Society

    Citizens UK

  • Employee Well-being

    Meaning-focused well-being program for over 200 employees across 3 continents.

Qualifications

Bsc Economics & Politics, University of Bristol, MSc Responsibility & Business Practice, University of Bath. Coaching certification with NeuroLeadership Institute Results Systems Coaching. Certified Practitioner & Lead Trainer The Map of meaning®. Certified facilitator Power & Systems’ Organisation Workshop & When Cultures Meet Workshop. Certificate in systemic coaching & constellations work. Level 1 & 2 Spiral Dynamics. Presencing Institute Foundation Theory U Program “Action Confidence in Times of Disruption”. Fundamentals of ORSC™ (Organisation & Relationship Systems Coaching.