My Story 

Like many of us, there have been chapters in my life that have challenged me, made me pause and encouraged me to look at things differently.  

For me, one of those chapters became the beginning of something that would change the direction of my life and eventually my work.  

In 2017, I began exploring personal development through an online programme with Mastin Kipp.  What started as a desire to understand myself better gradually became a fascination with the mind, our thoughts, beliefs, behaviours and the patterns that shape the way we experience life.  

The more I explored, the more curious I became. 

 

I travelled to LA to attend a personal development seminar with Mastin Kipp (which turned into a year long course), and somewhere in that experience, I had an AHA moment.  I wish I had known some of this information when I was younger.  I began thinking about my daughter and the girls growing up around us. 

What if we could introduce some of these ideas and tools much earlier in life?  

That was when the idea for a card game was born.  It wasn't something I immediately took to market. It was an idea that stayed with me, evolved over time and became a treasured project that my daughter and I developed together.

Eventually, it became the Finding 7 card game; a fun and accessible way to introduce ideas around self-awareness, personal development and possibility.  

From Finding 7 to Hero Minds 

In 2020, I developed my first 1 day Hero Minds workshop for girls, drawing on some of the concepts from Finding 7 card game.  The response was incredibly encouraging. The girls wanted to come back the next day. I knew I had found something that would support the girls on their journey.  

As the workshops evolved, so did I.  

In 2022, I became a qualified NLP Practitioner and Life Coach, adding new tools and perspectives. I have continued to deepen my knowledge through further personal development (UPW & DWD were transformational) and Trauma-Informed training.  

Working with the girls showed me the impact these conversations could have: seeing someone recognise a strength they hadn't noticed, challenge a belief, become more aware of a pattern or simply begin trusting themselves a little more.  

That naturally led to working with & mentoring women too.  

As the work continued to evolve, I developed several workshops and my most recent addition is the 7 Hero Minds.

 

A framework exploring 7 powerful aspects of ourselves and how they influence the way we think, feel, respond and show up in life.  

My experience behind the work  

My work is grounded in more than 25+yrs across education, training, sales, business and mentoring, beginning with my PGCE in Education (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) and a career that has taken me through many different chapters.

From 8 years with Andrew Collinge, Liverpool, UK,  as NVQ level 3 Co-ordinator,  Deputy Training Manager, to working as an External Trainer Consultant, which led to consulting for a Government initiative and later establishing my own consultancy business.  Each chapter has added another layer to what I do today.  

I moved to New Zealand in 2004, to become the Training Manager for a private training academy in Wellington, followed by roles in education and sales with international brands including Procter & Gamble.  I love to renovate and flip property, which taught me even more about transformation, potential, decision-making and seeing what something new & different can become.  

Looking back, I can see how every chapter has contributed something to the work I do today.  But ultimately, it is the people I work with that continue to shape and inspire me.  Creating spaces where women and girls can explore, gain insight, strengthen self-trust and discover what becomes possible when they see things differently is what I am truly passionate about.

This work is my passion and my purpose. It keeps me curious, growing and exploring what’s possible for others and for myself.