I did the things you're supposed to do as a young woman growing up on a farm in the North of England. Work hard. Cambridge. Then a career I threw myself into: over twenty years in finance, including fifteen years based in Asia, with INSEAD and Harvard Business School along the way. Always striving, always achieving, always reaching for the next thing.

I led an investment firm for a decade as Managing Partner and then Partner & CEO, helping build the firm to a peak AUM of USD 5.5bn.

From the outside it looked like it was going well, and in most objective ways it was.

But underneath, there was a quieter thread I kept pulling at: a wondering. Whether this was it. Whether I was doing the thing I was actually meant to do, or just the thing I was good at. The two aren't the same, and it took me a long time to notice the gap.

What I found on the other side of that wondering wasn't a neat answer. I'm suspicious of neat answers. It was a space to think honestly about what matters, and create enough steadiness to act on it. It turns out the questions that felt like a problem were the most useful thing about me.

Today I am a sounding board for investment decision-makers, senior leaders and founders. Some are working through decisions or partnership dynamics. Others are taking on greater responsibility or considering a new career chapter. I offer the thinking space and thoughtful challenge to help them choose their next step.

I'm here to think alongside you, honestly, while you work it out.