ABOUT ME

My first profession was forestry, where I had an incredibly rewarding 30 year career working with some amazing people from all walks of life. I had many roles: from supervising squads of men in the forest to advising ministers, and from setting-up new organisations to running multi-million pound businesses. I now have a portfolio of coaching, consultancy, convening and non-executive roles in a range of sectors and countries. I'm a mum, a volunteer and an explorer of places, people and ideas. I split my time between Edinburgh and Amsterdam.

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My working life has taken me around the world to incredible places, and has given me privileged access to the joys of the UK countryside. I have been a CEO, government advisor, high-level moderator and non-executive director.  The biggest change in my professional life was in 2019, when I chose to leave a successful position as CEO and Chief Forester for Scotland and to establish my portfolio business. The biggest (ongoing) change in my life outside work is having children. 

 

So I've navigated quite a few changes in life. Along the way I've battled the demons of anxiety and 'impostor syndrome' and felt the exhilaration of taking a bold step into the unknown. 

 

I was introduced to coaching in 1995 and worked with coaches through each of the big professional changes I made. I grew so much through each of those relationships, and I learned how the application of coaching techniques as a manager could have powerful impacts in my own teams. As a result, I trained and qualified as an ICF approved coach in 2020, and have been working with clients ever since. My clients range from business owners to senior civil servants, and from established professionals wanting to change things up to whole teams wanting to tune-up their collective performance.

 

I'm particularly focussed on working with people asking themselves 'what next?'.