A little about me

I’ve spent almost 15 years working inside and alongside Creative Teams — leading Operations, supporting Production, running Studios, negotiating Partnerships, and helping projects move from idea to delivery. Most of my work sits at the point where Creative ambition, human pressure, and operational reality meet.

I began my career in the wider Entertainment Industry before moving fully into Games. That mix has shaped how I work today: a blend of Creative understanding, practical structure, and a genuine interest in how people show up in the work they care about.

I’ve held senior roles inside Independent Studios, supported others as their Operations or Studio Lead, and worked closely with Founders at very different stages of their careers. I’ve helped build new teams, stabilise Studios during difficult periods, secure funding, navigate publisher conversations, run restructures, support Leadership transitions, and create the systems that help Creative work move rather than stall.

I’ve been in the room during milestone pressure, Team conflict, sensitive conversations, big Creative decisions, and the quiet moments where a Founder admits they’re not sure what to do next. Those moments have shaped the steadiness I bring into my work today.

My background and training

Alongside hands-on Studio experience, I’m an Accredited Coach with psychological training and degrees in Psychology (BSc), Music (BMus) and Musicology (MA). I’ve always been drawn to how people form identity, make decisions, and navigate pressure — themes that continue to guide my work with Creative Leaders and Teams.

I hold a Diploma in Coaching from the University of Cambridge, and I’m a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the Association for Coaching, the CIPD, and the British Psychological Society.

Industry roles

Alongside consultancy, I’ve held a number of roles across the Industry:

  • BAFTA Games — Games Programme Manager
    (leading the development of the BAFTA Crew programme and reviving Young Game Designers)

  • Ukie — Board Member

  • Norwich Games Festival — Patron

  • BAFTA Games Jury Member — various categories

  • Speaker at GDC, Develop:Brighton, BAFTA, Barclays, Yorkshire Games Festival, EGX, and more.

I regularly speak about Leadership, Creative work, Team dynamics, and the realities of running Creative businesses.

Recent Professional CPD Attendance, Further Training & Event Attendance:

  • Virtual Skills Development: Using Belbin With Teams - December 2022 (Association for Coaching)

  • Cultivating Resilience Through the Power of Words - January 2023 (Association for Coaching)

  • Coaching and Bereavement in the Workplace with Julia Menaul - January 2023 (Association for Coaching)

  • “What does Success Look Like?” Keynote Lecture at Yorkshire Games Festival - February 2023 (Self - Speaker representing Games Leadership Network)

  • Mental Health First Aid Course - February 2023 (Safe in Our World)

  • WASD Games - March 2023 (Attended as Self, Participated in Games Finance Market)

  • Hertfordshire Co-Coaching Forum - March 2023 (Association for Coaching)

  • BAFTA Games Connects Quarterly: Reaching the Next Level - April 2023 (Self - Speaker representing Games Leadership Network)

  • Bringing the ‘Psykhe’ back into Coaching with Maria Iliffe-Wood - May 2023 (Association for Coaching)

  • Hertfordshire Co-Coaching Forum - May 2023 (Association for Coaching)

  • Somatic Coaching Masterclass with Peter Hamill (Full day course) - June 2023 (Association for Coaching)

  • Develop Conference Brighton - July 2023 (Hosted Epic Lunch, Games Leadership Network Meetup)

  • Imposter Syndrome - Impact, Triggers & Coping - August 2023 (Association for Coaching)

  • Supervision from Cambridge University Tutors ended and switched to the Leadership Psychology Institute - September 2023

  • Creating a Psychologically Safe Coaching Culture in the Workplace with Laura Royal - September 2023 (Association for Coaching)

  • Games Industry Hr Summit, BAFTA - September 2023 (Gi.Biz)

  • Working with Trans People - September 2023 (British Psychological Society CPD)

  • EGX, London - Barclays Rezzed Stage - October 2023 (Self - Speaker representing Games Leadership Network)

  • BAFTA Guru Live, London - October 2023 (Self - Speaker representing Games Leadership Network)

  • Manchester Games Growth Summit 2023 - November 2023 (Self - Speaker representing Games Leadership Network)

  • Barclays Games Council - November 2023 (Self - Speaker representing Games Leadership Network)

  • Barclays Entrepreneur Awards - November 2023 (Guest)

  • Coaching Peer Practice Group Setup, British Psychological Society - December 2023 (Member, meets monthly)

  • Digital Leaders Impact Awards 2024 - March 2024 - Nominee (Self - representing Games Leadership Network)

  • GDC 2024 ’We Need to Talk About Games Leadership’ - March 2024 (Self - Speaker representing Games Leadership Network)

  • BAFTA Games Jury Participant - New Intellectual Property 2024 - April 2024 (Self)

  • BAFTA Games Awards 2024 - April 2024 (Guest)

  • Branching Factor Podcast for Ai in Games - April 2024 (Self - Speaker representing Games Leadership Network)

  • Barclays ‘State of Play’ Event, London - April 2024 (Self - Speaker representing Games Leadership Network)