“Coaching fuels the performance needed to turn innovation into impact”

On Tuesday OBN BioForward I had the privilege of exploring this and key people, culture and success factors, with two brilliant, award-winning panel guests, Mavis Dwaah and Catrin Gaston-Penny
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From early-stage to enterprise, I combine performance coaching with innovation design and implementation,  to unlock growth, measure progress, build investible ventures and achieve long-term success. I focus where it matters most people, strategy, commercials, and solutions that are feasible, viable, and shaped by customer desirability, accelerating sustainable growth.

coaching
for performance

I work with entrepreneurs and leaders to navigate uncertainty, scale with focus, and move forward.

canvas
to capital

Innovation and Accelerator programs, designed to turn bold ideas into ventures, with  purpose and impact.

making business
sustainable

I help founders and organisations grow with integrity and lasting results  coaching and strategy that stick

my work- in action

Oxford University Innovation

Working with  Oxford University Innovation team to design, deliver and coach in the Incubator Program. Supported a diverse community of founders, enabling ventures to grow from idea to impact.

OBN Life Sciences Success

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the People & Culture Advisory Group, shaping the sector’s future and speaking at events including AI: Friend or Foe, Spotlight on Femtech and The Founder’s Journey.

Designed and delivered workshops and  coaching for Professor John Clarkson, Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge. Applying systems thinking to healthcare to drive innovation and impact.

Saïd Business School

Invited to join the inaugural cohort, coaching Oxford’s future founders in preparing for live pitches. Saw remarkable growth in confidence and delivery from practice sessions to the final event.

Edward Bulmer Natural Paint

Coaching pioneering founders Edward & Emma Bulmer and their beautiful sustainable brand, accelerating innovation, leadership and growth anchored in environmental responsibility.

Kelly Marks & Monty Roberts

Scaling from zero to international growth, oversubscribed events of 6,000 to the War Horse Experience, demonstrating how  equine-facilitated learning delivers powerful leadership learning. 

Design Council Judging Panel

Judge for Design Council, TechSpark  for three years,  a high-profile open innovation programme attracting over 600 applications annually.  Showcased world-class user-led innovations.

StEP 2025  Entrepreneurship

Co-designed and delivered a flagship venture-building programme with Oxford University Innovation and Oxford Edge. Now in its fifth year, there is a  strong track record of start-ups success stories.

Designed and delivered award-winning symposiums, working  with global advertising agencies and internationally recognised brand CEO’s for two decades in a highly competitive environment

Global Automotive Leader

Co-designed and delivered a leadership programme for an international manufacturer, embedding diversity, inclusion and innovation, aligning policy with action.

Women's Health Investment

Keynote Speaker spotlighting disparities in women’s health innovation, highlighting systemic barriers and unlocking opportunities to Life Sciences investment community .

Salvage The Trashion Show

Designed and delivered a sell out unique fashion event for emerging designers, showcasing fashion that money can’t buy, regeneration, repurposing and circular creativity.  Launched Charlie’s Charity.