About Us

Matt is an Assistive Technology professional and has spent over 13 years working with individuals and businesses in multiple sectors.

From education to business, Matt has a strong knowledge of software and hardware applications designed to make those environments as inclusive as possible and has worked more recently in the digital accessibility field advising and working with large organisations on making their digital content available to both their staff and customers alike.

Matt is also a co-opted council member of the British Assistive Technology Association.

Becki an experienced museum professional specialising in intersectional inclusive practice in the service provision, working practice and workforce of the Heritage Sector. She is also Director at the Disability Collaborative Network C.I.C.

Becki has created working relationships across sectors and at all levels of the creative industries in relation to recruitment, retention, and development of inclusive practice. This has included practical, innovative thinking to connect for solution-based actions, develop strategy, raise awareness and confidence. Becki is a trained access auditor with a specialism with cross-profile neurodiversity.

Vanessa is an inclusive marketing and communications specialist with over 25 years’ experience in helping organisations to employ, welcome, serve and represent diverse communities. 

Working with multi-function marketing, product and communication teams and one-person marketers, she has helped to develop brands, strategies, policies, products, services, websites and campaigns that convey an authentic commitment to diversity and inclusion. Vanessa is proud to have worked for some of the UK's leading experts in developing disability confident business.

Anne-Marie is a passionate and energetic Diversity and Inclusion specialist with over 20 years’ experience in a variety of organisations and sectors. 

Anne-Marie has strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, is an excellent facilitator and coach with the ability to interpret complex organisational objectives into interactive and participative learning interventions. 

She has expertise in working with executive and senior leaders assisting them to recognise their responsibilities in creating inclusive organisational cultures. Anne-Marie has also presented at a number of national conferences on Inclusive Leadership. 

Sally is an independent Diversity and Inclusion consultant with in-depth knowledge of the wider benefits of embedding D&I into an organisation’s culture and a particular interest and expertise in employee networks and resource groups.

With strong stakeholder management skills, experience in delivering a variety of interventions and a focus on improving the lived experience of diverse groups of people, Sally looks beyond a company’s policies to make sure both the individual and the employer are supported.

 Gwenda is an expert in delivering transformation to business and individuals. She blends consultancy, coaching, and mentoring techniques to deliver lasting change. She is also Director at Future Me Coaching.

She is highly experienced in establishing and developing Employee Resource Groups, bringing communities together to advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion. With a background in IT outsourcing, Gwenda’s career has enabled her to work with a wide range of organisations, delivering complex change programmes. 

Gwenda is a fully qualified Coach and Mentor, with over 20 years experience of working with Senior Leaders, Managers and Teams both in the UK and globally. 

Matt has thirty years experience at Transport for London with a speciality delivering accessible ‘Step Free’ stations from design to delivery. As the leader of a Disability network he has made various in-roads to other organisations and lobbied government for changes in legislation.

In the last three years, Matt encouraged TfL to adopt a working reasonable adjustment process; become a Disability Confident Employer; create a neurodiverse policy; help strategic planning in disability retention and particularly with Trades Unions, delivered operational readiness by working with all disciplines in ensuring stations are both accessible to customers and operable by staff.  Matt is a trained access auditor with an interest in the impact upon neurodiversities and is a member of the Handlebar club.

 Daisy is our 'go to' with all things HR, and in supporting the creation of an accessible and valuable HR and EDI support service. Daisy is also using her skills as an experienced mental health practitioner within community settings as we continue to support mental health and well-being across all sectors. 

With a passion for all things EDI and in helping people to grow, Daisy will be supporting organisations as they navigate their journey of inclusion and in creating positive employee experience.  

Seema is an engaging and passionate Disabilities & Visual Awareness expert with the ability to think strategically and act tactically across sectors. She is also Founder and Managing Director of Blind Ambition - a consultancy with a difference – to create inclusivity. 

Seema has provided consultancy to Government departments and across the health, charity, business and retail sectors. She is also media influencer and regularly speaks about strategies to help disabled entrepreneurs to succeed in business.

Sarah is an experienced facilitator and qualified leadership coach, with a focus on developing high-performing teams at all levels within organisations. She is an excellent communicator who quickly builds trust and inclusive learning environments with high degrees of psychological safety. 

Sarah has a breadth of experience of working within and advising leadership teams across commercial, public and third sectors. As a qualified accountant, she held roles in multiple disciplines within a global professional services firm, working internationally in cross-sector teams, before moving into industry as part of the leadership team of a fast-growth software business. 

 Amber is a Registered Mental Health Nurse with over 15 years’ experience in the mental health sector. She founded Headworks after many years of work with numerous patients who struggled to find or maintain employment, which lead to a growing interest in workplace mental health and Headworks’ mission to create more inclusive and supportive working environments. 

She has worked at a senior level across a range of settings, in both the NHS and private sector. Amber’s experience spans inpatient and community nursing, practice education, management, policy and strategy design and one-to-one patient consultation. In addition to her nursing qualification, Amber has a PGCert in Clinical Neuroscience and an MSc in Psychiatric Research. She also holds a specialist training and assessment qualification.