Mentoring
With mentoring you will benefit from my experience, networks and insights as I support your long-term professional development in your practice and career.
Mentoring relationships can focus on your overall career trajectory and growth and may include reflecting on your work, networks, aspirations and development strategies to realise your goals and navigate an increasingly complex cultural landscape.
Regular sessions focused on long-term practice/ career development
Guidance navigating the arts and culture landscape
Access to my professional network and resources
Industry-specific advice and perspective
Support in identifying and pursuing opportunities
Coaching
I am a trained coach working with Gestalt psychology and symbolic modelling to support you to be more fully and creatively alive, to become free from the blocks that might inhibit growth, and support you to experiment with new ways of being.
I can work with you to support specific aspects of your life, career or creative practice through targeted, action-oriented coaching. These focused sessions help you overcome immediate challenges and achieve concrete goals in your life and work.
My approach is empathetic and practical — I believe in meeting you where you are with compassion and positive energy. Together, we’ll tap into your natural wisdom and strengths.
Whether it’s through your thoughts, emotions, perspectives, actions, creativity, or body awareness, I’ll help you discover the resources you already have within you, to feel truly seen, heard, understood, and supported.
Facilitation
I am an experienced facilitator helping groups work together effectively to achieve their shared goals and stay present with what’s emerging in the here-and-now.
Rather than getting stuck in abstract planning or past conflicts, I work with the live energy and dynamics showing up in the room.
I support groups to stay engaged and authentic in their contributions. I can help explore how different perspectives, roles, and relationships contribute to both challenges and solutions. This approach reveals hidden resources and helps identify points where small shifts can create meaningful change across the entire group.
I can support spaces where people can express their needs, concerns, and ideas without judgment or defensiveness. To practice distinguishing between observations and interpretations, helping group members hear each other’s underlying needs rather than getting caught in positions. To build empathy and understanding necessary for genuine collaboration where groups can move beyond surface-level discussion into generative dialogue.
Development consultancy for cultural organisations
I have worked as a CEO and non-executive Director and consultant in the charity and culture sectors for the past 25 years. I specialise in supporting cultural organisations to thrive through strategic organisational development, project development and sustainable fundraising.
My approach combines deep sector knowledge with proven methodologies to help arts organisations build resilient foundations for long-term impact.
Organisational Development Services
Strategic Planning & Vision Development
Collaborative strategic planning processes that align mission, vision, and values
Board and leadership development workshops
Organisational assessment and capacity building audits
Change management support for evolving cultural landscapes
Governance & Leadership
Board recruitment and development programmes
Leadership transition planning and executive coaching
Governance structure review and development
Trustee training and engagement strategies
Operational Development
Organisational structure design and role clarification
Systems and process improvement
Staff development and team building facilitation
Performance management framework development
Policy development and implementation
Audience & Community Engagement
Stakeholder mapping and engagement strategies
Community partnership development
Audience development
Digital transformation and online engagement
Fundraising Strategy & Planning
Fundraising audits and assessments
Multi-year fundraising strategy development
Grant Writing & Applications
Grant strategy development and funder mapping
Proposal writing and application support
Arts Council England and other public funding applications
Trust and foundation funding expertise
Sector expertise
Museum accreditation processes
Collection development and interpretation
Programme development
Community outreach and participation
Artist development and commissioning programmes
Exhibition funding and partnership strategies
Public art and community projects
Sustainable festival development
Programming and curation strategies
Volunteer management and community engagement
Fundraising and partnership development
Participatory arts programme development
Social impact measurement and evaluation
Community partnership building
Inclusive practice development