I believe in business as a force for good, and I work with leaders and teams to support entrepreneurial approaches to social impact.

I've spent my career building up a solid understanding of diverse societal issues and the opportunities for different actors to help tackle them – from philanthropists to community-led charities, from global corporations to ambitious purpose-driven start-ups – as well as the challenges that each of them face.

My Churchill Fellowship focused on what businesses can learn from working with charities and social enterprises – because I saw a huge imbalance in the way that cross-sector partnerships, and the value which different types of organisations bring to and take from them, are most commonly perceived.

Through my business, Fledge Consultancy, I now specialise in helping purpose-driven start-ups to develop a social impact strategy, embed it in their operations, and leverage the support they need to achieve commercial success.