Who remembers Newsround the UK news show for children? Well it’s that programme (and my parents love of the news) that first got me interested in the environment. When I was around 7 or 8 years old the news was full of the damaging effects of CFCs on the ozone layer and the Montreal Protocol had just been signed. Looking back, I probably wasn’t the 'normal' kind of kid.This interest in how humans are impacting the planet has continued ever since. Growing up I never knew you could work in these spheres. Kids from my school didn’t become climate scientists, meteorologists, authors and so on. Some of my year group went to university alongside me, but many left after their GCSEs. As a result my career path has been varied until I finally realised I could make my interest my job. I believe businesses should be a force for good. I love the triple bottom line approach of people, planet and profit. You don’t need to hurt or exploit people and the planet to make a profit. Businesses can benefit all three.Now I help businesses embrace sustainable regenerative business practices. My work is varied, from carrying out energy audits, calculating carbon footprints, developing carbon emission calculators, to developing corporate social responsibility strategies. As I am a qualified coach I use a coaching approach to businesses explore regenerative business models, helping you find opportunities for innovation. A need to give back to my local community has always been very important to me and lead me to working in the NHS. Whilst there I worked in marketing, communications and engagement roles and became fascinated with the psychology of change. Through this I became interested in coaching and once qualified I worked with people to improve their confidence, overcome imposter syndrome and helped leaders develop their leadership skills.Because I’m human I tend to talk about a variety of subjects that interest me. I will talk about the environment, the benefits of sustainability, mental health, nature and anything else that grabs my attention.
Listed skills include Customer Service, Healthcare, Change Management, Hospitals, and 35 others.