I was a 400m athlete for 10 years, representing GB in multiple internationals including the 1984 Olympic Games. I learnt so much during this time not only regarding how to optimise my athletic ability but also the characteristics that made me tick.

It is these elements that I have utilised over what has now been a 40 year working career journey starting as a admin clerk and developing into Directorship roles in Buying, Business Development, Retail and Sales. The last 20 years being at the electronic giant Sony, where I found the impact of my mentality as an athlete to have the biggest impact.

The core elements being a winning attitude, planning and execution, collaboration and confidence. These all played a huge part and what’s more it gave me the buzz that I thought I would never get again after finishing my athletic career. I still have a huge passion for my sport and as such am now a fully qualified Coach and love helping people explore their capabilities and develop their talent. Having now retired from Corporate life, I am very keen to optimise my experience to help Sportspeople to not only make the transition into a working career but to develop and enjoy it.

I studied three years at college in Sports Science and Sports Therapy before going onto university to do a Bachelors in Sport Science. After finishing uni, I spent 5 months in the United States working on a sports camp on the east coast, and then as a football coach on the west coast. Having loved this experience, I booked a round-the-world flight and landed in Sydney, Australia intending to stay for 6 months and ended up staying for 5 years, before returning to the UK where I now live in London. Professionally, I have worked in various roles in Human Resources over the past 11 years, spending most of my time at PwC and Deloitte, where I am currently in the role of Regional Talent Lead for Deloitte’s cyber security practice.

I am passionate about sport and I’m excited to become a Transition Phase mentor to help athletes with their change journey and settling into corporate careers. It is an exciting time but I know that there can be some feelings of anxiety too, so I hope to work with my mentees on building confidence and self-awareness that they can transfer their skills to the professional world. I’ve seen it happen too many times to doubt that it is possible!