Background

I was born in East London, on the 19th floor of a tower block. My parents were musicians - later, music teachers - and I grew up with a big musical influence (my first ‘business’ enterprise was teaching piano to children!).

I went to my local state schools for primary & secondary, where I focused a lot on music, sports, dance and performing arts. I went to sixth form in Cambridge - and later, to university there - and refocused on law.

For everything after that, you can see my LinkedIn CV here!

Qualifications

• Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge (A*, A*, A)

• Cambridge University (Undergraduate, Law, Triple First Class*)

• Oxford University (Saïd Business School - Oxford Entrepreneur Venture Creation Programme, Women Transforming Leadership Programme)

• Harvard University (Kennedy School - Public Leadership Credential - currently undertaking)

• The Viennese School of Existential Analysis (Diploma in Existential Analysis - basic training certified; clinical training certified); The Viktor Frankl Institute of Ireland (Diploma in Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, Part 1 + Logotherapy Certificate); Basic Diploma in Psychotherapy & Counselling (Level 3)

• Community of St Anselm (monastic programme; non-resident track; all details here); Street Psalms Fellowship (12-month community programme)

• Accelerators & incubators: FI Pre-Seed Accelerator (founder track); StartEd (ed-tech bootcamp accelerator); Oxford University Innovation Incubator (Phase 1); Oxford University Entrepreneur Fellowship Programme; Cambridge Future Business Centre (Amplify accelerator); Hatch (social impact accelerator); UBS Personal Impact Training; Southbank Innovation incubator; Eagle Labs (Barclays startup network)

• Wellness qualifications:

  • Pilates: Frame Studios (Active IQ certified reformer & matwork), Emma Newham Fitness (L3 matwork)

  • Yoga: 370hr YTT, Yoga Alliance certified - Frame Studios (Vinyasa), Emily-Clare Hill (Advanced Vinyasa), The Yoga People (Mandala), Leila Sadeghee (Tantra-based practices)

  • Meditation / Mindfulness: Triyoga / Cyndi Lee (Level 1 Teacher Training); Oxford Mindfulness Centre (Teacher Workshop - MBCT Skills)

  • Fitness: Level 3 Education & Training, The Fitness Group (Active IQ certified)

  • Nutrition: Diet & Nutrition Diploma, Level 3 (CMA certified); London Centre for Intuitive Eating (CPD hours)

  • Massage: Full Body Certification, The Beauty Academy (ABT accreditation)

  • Dance: Danceworks Mayfair Intensive Ballet (British Accreditation Council accreditation); Level 1 Ballet Teacher Training (Perfect Form Physio), Level 2 Pointe Intensive (Perfect Form Physio)

  • Tarot: reader certification (International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine certification)

  • Contortion: Contorture Immersion (Indaba Studios / Jonathan Nosan)

• Organisations & memberships: Clore Social Leadership (SharedPurpose); British Council Future Leaders Connect, ForbesWomen; Social Enterprise UK, Social Value UK & International, EY Ripples (social impact entrepreneur mentoring programme); Oxford Venture Capital Network; Cambridge University Technology & Enterprise Club, Hatch Social Impact Entrepreneurs; UK Synaesthesia Association