On Sunday I undertook the biggest physical challenge of my life. I took part in The Prudential Ride London 100 miles. I did it for a very special young man, son of my inspirational...
I loved my bike. She is expensive and goes by the name Stallion (I believe she may be gender fluid in that regard). She is fast and turquoise and we have cycled 46 miles...
On Sunday I am running a half marathon. One of my running tribe has renamed this the marathonette. It’s not half anything, it is a bl**dy race, all of its own. It is after...
I have the privilege of chairing the Taylor Bennett Foundation (TBF), a charity founded some ten years ago by the inspirational Heather McGregor, then MD of Taylor Bennett the communications recruitment agency. Heather was...
Investing in the future I am so passionate about diversity and equality, I spend a lot of my tie volunteering my time to support individuals and organisations who are also working in this space. ...
Spring Forward will be held in Bristol on May 24th and one of our two panels is about the road to success. How have the issues of culture, confidence and choice affected four women’s...
Today’s blog is by me, after eleven days of guest blogs, I want to take the opportunity to round off the twelve days of Christmas by talking about community. Community can describe a locality...
Today is all about change. I am delighted to welcome the CEO of the Taylor Bennett Foundation, Sarah Stimson. I’ve got to know Sarah over the last four or five years and when I...
Anyone who knows me, will say I like a challenge. Indeed I do, but I usually start out with some sense that I can do it. Recently I have purposefully, inspired by friends, been...
A few weeks ago I was invited to a very influential women’s networking group. I had been asked by the Cabinet Office to talk, along with Catharine Seddon, about having a Non-Executive Directorship (NED)...
