Experience

Hatch Enterprise UK

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer/ Founder

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  Established in 2013, Hatch Enterprise is one of the UK’s leading enterprise support organisations that pioneered a unique approach to enterprise incubation and entrepreneurship for diverse and underrepresented founders. We have supported 7,000+ entrepreneurs and work with partners like UBS, NatWest, eBay as well as Trusts & Foundations such as J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation, YUM! Foundation, PostCode Innovation Trust. Together, we have delivered over 130,000 hours of enterprise support to young entrepreneurs, female founders and impact entrepreneurs. We're now building and growing our Hatch Fund to also support founders with critical, patient capital for them to start and grow their businesses. My responsibilities at Hatch include delivering on our mission and strategy, together with our board and a team of 40+ people. I really enjoy building partnerships and finding scalable solutions to making entrepreneurship more accessible and inclusive. Find out more about our work here: www.hatchenterprise.org Show less



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Responsibility Consultant

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

  Supporting EY's work around Gender Smart Investing within EY's wider Corporate Responsibility strategy. I developed the research background for EY's CR team around female founders looking at UK, US and EU data and research. I helped establish the business case for EY's CR team to align their internal skilled volunteering programme (EY Ripples) to the needs of female founders. Supporting EY's work around Gender Smart Investing within EY's wider Corporate Responsibility strategy. I developed the research background for EY's CR team around female founders looking at UK, US and EU data and research. I helped establish the business case for EY's CR team to align their internal skilled volunteering programme (EY Ripples) to the needs of female founders.



Funky Renewables

• United Kingdom
• Renewables & Environment

• Director/ Co-founder

  • Jun 2009 - Jan 2016

  At Funky Renewables we believe in the sustainable use of resources and are working towards a greener use of electricity and heat. We offer a unique and holistic approach to renewable energy generation, specialising in domestic and small-scale Solar PV (up to 250KWp). We are a turn-key provider supporting customers from the initial design of their system all the way to registering their first kilowatt hours on their electricity meters. We're also involved in various Best Practice exchanges across Europe, sharing our experiences in renewables and sustainability. My main responsibility was developing and implementing the organisation's strategy to deploy Solar PV solutions to educational establishments (schools, colleges). Together with my colleagues we developied an educational curriculum that engages staff and students in the climate change debate, whilst integrating renewable energy into the curriculum. I focused on building relationships with schools and colleges and supporting our sales team. Main Website: www.funkyrenewables.co.uk Schools to go green: www.renewablesforschools.com Show less



Embrace Cooperation Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director/ Co-founder

  • 2004 - Dec 2013

  We launched Embrace in 2004 to address unemployment among young adults aged 18 - 30. My role was to develop the business model through funded and commercial offers. We supported over 1500 young adults into work and later also into enterprise. The company became an award-winning, multinational NGO with partners in 15 countries, impacting hundreds of vocational trainers and educators, professionals in the renewable energy sector and upskilling people in the labour market to play an active role in society. My main responsibilities were developing the organisational strategy and its implementation across 3 main areas: - Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds - Vocational education staff (paedagogy, renewable energy) - Young entrepreneurs - Environmental and renewable energy In addition to the overall organisational strategy, I programme-managed Embrace's Young Enterprise activities and its Environmental and Renewable Energy activities. This included all programme development, fundraising and implementation. Over the 9 years, I raised over £3m in funds from UK Trusts & Foundations and from the European Commission (Leonardo da Vinci & Erasmus+ Programmes), including for 3 large multi-national Transfer of Innovation projects (£1.2m). I was also responsible for Embrace's financial management (e.g. cash flow forecasting, monthly management accounts). Show less



All Global

• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Executive

  • 2004 - 2005

  Medical Market Research Executive, delivering qualitative and quantitative reports and studies. My main responsibility was conducting medical market research across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This included carrying out qualitative and quantitative research studies and analysis. Medical Market Research Executive, delivering qualitative and quantitative reports and studies. My main responsibility was conducting medical market research across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This included carrying out qualitative and quantitative research studies and analysis.



Communities Empowerment Network

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager Finance

  • 2003 - 2005

  CEN is a national education charity that supports children, young people, parents, families, schools, groups, organisations and communities across the country. Based in Brixton, the majority of our work is in London with a strong connection to the local Lambeth Community. My role at CEN was as Finance Assistant and business development. I helped the director with cash flow forecasts, building project budgets and carrying out general financial admin tasks (invoicing, credit control). I also supported the Smooth Moves programme, supporting "at risk of exclusion" young people together with the team at CEN. The work of the charity was transformational and its late CEO Gerry German was one of my biggest inspirations. Show less



FIELDWORK INTERNATIONAL

• Spain
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Executive

  • 2002 - 2004

  Medical Market Research Executive, delivering qualitative and quantitative reports and studies. Medical Market Research Executive, delivering qualitative and quantitative reports and studies.