ABOUT US

360° Associate, specialising in placemaking, strategic change, galvanising groups and promoting ambitious thinking, team development and making on-the-ground differences within communities.

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Best known for helping organisations and teams work out what they want to do, and how to get it done. Previous roles include: Investment Banker, Interim Director for the NHS Transformation Unit, Non Executive Director for the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, and Strategic Project Lead for the Co-operative Bank. She is also founder of her own strategic change company, a mother of two, a member of the University of Manchester’s General Assembly and an Ambassador for ‘Women On Boards’, a group breaking down barriers for women in business.

360° Associate, specialising in encouraging people to see their own potential, and empowering them to make their communities strong, vibrant and thriving places.

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Best known for delivering individual and team coaching for one of the UKs biggest transformation programmes, ‘The Greater Manchester Healthier Together Programme’; improving MDT effectiveness and outcomes for numerous Cancer Alliance teams; and leading the strategic OD partnership for Surrey Heartlands as they transitioned from CCG to ICS. She is highly qualified in coaching, management, facilitation, and a range of psychometrics, and strongly believes that no one method fits all, preferring to work alongside clients to help them define their goals, and then get them firing on all cylinders. Previous roles include: nursing, where she mentored students and supported her co-workers to deliver the highest standard of care for patients. She is also Non Executive Director for ‘Six Degrees Social Enterprise’.

360 Degree Associate and Board Member specialising in all things people and business. Best know for founding the award-winning Prospect Business Consulting, one of our key partners.

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Having stepped back from the hands of running of prospect, Donna is now nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs as the University of Liverpool’s first Honorary Entrepreneur Coach in Residence. In this role she supports academic spin-out businesses through coaching and leadership/team development.

Alongside this, she provides coaching and mentoring to senior leaders, executives, entrepreneurs and teams across a wide range of sectors, from technology to the creative industries.

Outside work, Donna has a keen interest in the arts, fashion and the creative industries. She retains a strong link with leading Manchester music and arts venue the Carlton Club, where she was a CIC director for six years and co-led its transformation through Covid into a thriving community hub.

360° People Associate, specialising in asking ‘Why?’, to connect deeper and get to know what really makes people tick.

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Best known for bringing meaningful conversations across her varied roles to gain a deep understanding of humans and the threads that connect us. Using compassionate communication as a foundational tool, Kate helps individuals and groups to verbalise and hear the needs that are driving their behaviours. Through this raised awareness, connection, empathy and understanding of self and others, solutions to challenges and difficulties naturally present themselves. Key roles include: As well as supporting Well North Enterprises, Kate runs her own business, working alongside businesses and individuals, with the aim of facilitating a calmer and more connected world through massage, reiki, meditation and coaching. She has also been a Parent Support Advisor, youth worker, mentor, teaching assistant, and holistic therapist. Since the age of 14, Kate has volunteered, and can currently be found mud-deep with Olinda Community Partnership and Dunham Massey, helping to create community gardens and leading park tours.

CFO and 360° Associate , specialising in innovative thinking, income generation and pragmatic development.

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Donald is the master of making something out of nothing! His belief is that the world is full of opportunities – they just need people to get out there and be prepared to think boldly to turn them into reality. Best known for a remarkable list of successful social enterprise start-ups that he has helped to build from the ground up, including being a key player in the growth of high-profile projects such as the Bromley by Bow Centre and Community Action Network. Previous roles: Donald also helped found UnLtd and was lead advisor on social enterprise and corporate social responsibility for the London Development Agency.

360° Associate, specialising in installing ambition into a community, helping enterprises flourish, identifying and securing funding.

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Best known as Founder of www.wornbyus.com - a fashion resale business; Director of Well North Enterprises CIC, working across 15 Innovation Platforms in England to inspire and deliver change and transformation in placemaking across major town centre developments, and creating entrepreneurial, healthier and more sustainable communities. Nicola is Lead Associate for a range of national clients, managing stakeholder relationships and engagement and the development of new partnerships. Previous roles include: leading the successful bid and delivery for the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Liverpool.

360 Degree Associate providing Executive Assistant support to the Leadership Team.

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Best known for: her excellent time management and organisation skills, her efficient and personable approach, all of which make her an incredible PA.

Previous roles include: working at a senior level for a number of companies, before training to be an Early Years Educator and taking on the Managing Director role at a flourishing Montessori Early Years Nursery. After six years of supporting over 100 families in the local community, as well as her own staff team, it was time for a change of direction. Laura therefore returned to her roots and and supports all the WNE team in delivering excellent client service.

Based in Essex (although she did touch down in London briefly!) with her family, Laura lives her best life in the great outdoors. She’s often found cycling along the promenade or at the yard riding and spending time with some very friendly horses!

Working with WNE, Laura is able to balance her love of the outdoors with flexible working – something that dreams are made of.

360° Associate, specialising in unleashing the potential of individuals and communities.

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Best known for being an accredited coach who enables individuals, teams, partnerships and boards to be the best they can be, supporting strategic thinking, integrated working and improving the health of communities. She has significant experience of executive coaching and leadership development with local, regional, and national executives, senior managers, and clinicians in the NHS, with widening experience in academia and the broader public sector. Previous roles: NHS leader in her role as Director of Public Health, Chief Executive, System, National Policy, and has worked at the interface with Local Authorities on care and health improvement, including older people, children and place, with a deep understanding of integration and inequalities. She has worked in unified boards and partnership boards, holds a non-executive director role, and is Chair of the Quality Committee at a mental health NHS Trust.

360° Associate dedicated to tackling poor outcomes and inequalities, and specialising in clinical leadership.

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Best known for putting the emphasis on person-centred, individualised care by ‘walking in their shoes’. She is passionate about ensuring the journey, pathway or service makes sense. Systems around the country are benefiting from her inspiring expertise. A supportive, nourishing community is a powerful factor in our sense of wellbeing, so Jean always makes it a key priority to develop a sense of place. She encourages everyone to identify the many assets that make a particular place special, striving to make people proud of where they live.

Previous roles include: over 20 years’ experience as a GP partner and a clinical director. This gives Jean valuable insight which she’s keen to share. She has a detailed understanding of primary care and the drivers for individual GP practices. Jean is a Reader in Employment Relations at Cardiff Business School.

Check out this video ‘Challenging and Provocative’, which explains how her research, teaching and engagement work challenges exploitative practice and provokes change.

360° Associate, specialising in enabling individuals to be better versions of themselves, organisations to be effective and successful, and communities to truly thrive, building on their assets and strengths.

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Best known for her strength-based, reflective and empowering coaching style. Dawn is a mentor and coach for a number of groups that support women in different stages of their life; she also belongs to a network that supports democratic leaders and community development. Previous roles: a background in the public sector within organisational development and transformational leadership means she has extensive experience of working with local councils, democratic leaders and communities. She is passionate about linking people together and developing partnerships. It often just starts with a conversation! Dawn brings her energy and passion, to bring people together and help develop culture change and positive outcomes.

Commercial Director and 360° Associate, specialising in placemaking, co-design, asset-based community development and delivering change and innovation in practice.

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Best known for the South Yorkshire Innovation Platform and her commitment to tackling systemic health and social inequalities and supporting people and communities to achieve their potential. She does this through deepening existing partnerships and taking the learning and expertise into new communities. Her career spans senior operational and strategic roles in the primary care, social care, public health, voluntary and community, housing and commercial sectors, making her the ideal person to bring individuals and organisations together for mutual benefit. Previous roles include: Business Growth Manager at South Yorkshire Housing Association, Strategic lead for Well Rotherham, and Quality and Area Manager at Scope. She is also non-exec director of Sheffield Social Enterprise Network and a trustee for Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust.

360 Degree Associate specialising in managing inter-generational projects helping to transform communities.

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Best known for: a wealth of experience and transferable skills working with local communities, the public sector and business.

Whether he is producing a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, a Science Summer School with Professor Brian Cox OBE, or assessing a new project challenge, Richard has the benefit of a lifetime of experience while always being ready to respond to new opportunities.

Richard believes that the best projects are built upon collaboration where different disciplines are encouraged to work together for the common good. Add to this a rock-solid foundation of strong leadership and management, and projects start to take off and make a difference.

Previous roles: Passion for an initial hobby (trumpet playing) led Richard into a world of working in the arts, or the creative industries as it is now widely termed. From humble beginnings as the office boy in a major South London arts centre, Richard learned how the entertainment business works from the ground up. He moved onto managing arts companies in The Philippines, Australia and the UK, and finally starting his own business 23 years ago with a focus on intergenerational project management in arts and science.

Richard still has his trumpet!

Chair of Well North Enterprises and 360 Associate.

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Best known for founding the internationally renowned Bromley by Bow Centre in East London which became the UK’s first Healthy Living Centre; proposing the Olympic Games be brought to East London; Community Action Network (CAN); Poplar Harca (one of the first housing organisations controlled by local residents) and writing THE book on social enterprise, ‘The Social Entrepreneur: making communities work ’. Andrew was awarded an OBE for his contribution to placemaking and the creation of integrated communities, and was made an independent Crossbench Peer in 2007 where he is creating change for communities at the highest level.

Well North Enterprises Business Manager, specialising in keeping everything running smoothly and helping to shape healthy lives.

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Best known for having grown up alongside the pioneering Bromley-By-Bow Centre in East London, Fern saw first hand how a community-based approach to health and wellbeing can transform lives. She understands that health is affected by so many factors, including poverty, poor housing, social isolation and unemployment. Previous roles include: midwifery and caring for mothers and babies. She has also worked in finance and administrative roles in the public and private sectors, developing her business management skills.

360 Degree Associate who believes in the power of relationships and is passionate about getting involved with people and their communities.

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Best known for: her work in teaching and restorative practice as she has seen first-hand how talking about issues, thinking differently and resolving conflicts can help build better relationships.

Using this approach in the school where she taught, Michelle supported children and young people, whose behaviour was a barrier to them, in realising their potential. She’s now busy setting up community circles to help connect families in her south Liverpool neighbourhood.

Other roles include: Michelle also provides restorative practice training for schools, families and workplaces. Her belief that enabling people to express themselves has a profoundly positive impact on their self-esteem and mental health is one shared by all our team.

360° Associate and Coach, specialising in helping people recognise their achievements and their value, to take organisations forward.

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Best known for helping Pharma leaders close the gender gap without expensive external hires. Paula started coaching to help other professional women navigate the challenges of leadership. She is passionate about getting the right leadership skills noticed and appreciated in the workplace – both by the potential leaders themselves and their colleagues. Previous roles include: 25 years in a global pharmaceutical company in European and Global roles, so she knows a thing or two about challenging conversations and how to lead projects with broad cultural and ideological differences. She is also a member of the International Coach Federation.

360 Associate speacialising in Project Management. Kiran’s desire to make things work and deliver great results make her a much-valued member of the team.

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Best known for: her well-deserved reputation for delivering professional, reliable administrative and project management support. Working with clients ranging from entrepreneurial small businesses to large academic institutions, Kiran always takes a proactive and positive approach to problem solving with diplomacy, tenacity and sensitivity.

Previous roles include: Over 20 years, she has honed her skills as both a team member and through providing individual input to programmes and projects.

Family and community are important to Kiran and living in the lovely town of Glossop allows her to enjoy them to the full. She loves family walks in the beautiful (if sometimes soggy!) Derbyshire countryside, and working alongside friends and colleagues on community initiatives such as ‘Bellies not Bins’.

CEO of Well North Enterprises and 360° Associate. She specialises in supporting both public and private sectors in the design and delivery of transformational organisational development projects and cultivating purposeful organisations.

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‘Best known for’ supporting and challenging leaders and their teams to build great cultures, purposeful missions and businesses that are sustainable.

supporting and challenging leaders and their teams to build great cultures, purposeful missions and businesses that are sustainable. Her specialisms include: leadership development, team development, change management, culture and values, executive coaching, stepping out from the top team and career development. Previous roles include: NHS, LA, Police, Education, Manufacturing, Media, Pharmaceuticals, Finance, Insurance, Property and Energy. She enjoys collaborating with like-minded people to make the world of work a great place for all, through building working relationships that are based on trust, openness and vulnerability.

360° Associate, specialising in combining private sector skills and experience, with hands-on leadership roles as a charity chief executive, trustee, chair and advisor.

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Best known for his 20 year tenure as Chief Executive of the Bromley by Bow Centre in East London. Under his leadership the charity grew its internationally-renowned model of locally-owned community health provision, which delivers a holistic and easily accessible range of integrated services in one place. He pioneered close collaboration with local clinicians and housing providers, alongside a broad range of dynamic partners; ranging from global businesses to local artists. He is also the Chair of ‘Settle’, a charity that supports young people moving out of care and into their first homes, and is a Patron of ‘The Reader’, a national charity which uses the power of shared reading to effect change in the lives of people in venues as varied as health centres and prisons. In recognition of his services to charity and entrepreneurship, Rob was awarded the British Empire Medal by HM The Queen in the 2018 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

360 Degree Project Associate. Her ability to ensure projects run smoothly makes Kathryn a great asset to the team.

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Best known for: her wealth of experience having worked for large organisations for many years. She is an experienced PA and Executive Assistant, and is now providing the 360 team with project support.

Alongside a positive attitude, Kathryn is confident communicating with people at all levels and is self-motivated with strong time-management skills. Our teams rely on her expertise to help them deliver a great service to our clients.

Originally from Chester, university took Kathryn to West Yorkshire, where she has stayed, and lives with her husband, daughter and Charlie the cocker spaniel. She gets to the gym as much as possible and can mostly be found ferrying her daughter to and from dance classes and competitions at weekends!

360° Associate and Resident Artist, specialising in helping people understand themselves and the world through pictures.

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Best known as our resident artist for the Well North Programmes. He uses his skills and experience of mental health to capture the special moments that community members experience in visual form, and to engage people in new conversations. Matt values the power of relationships and is embedded into each stage of our process, from planning, to diagnostic, to workshop facilitation. Previous roles include: working in non-clinical mental health services in the NHS for 25 years, reshaping perceptions and treatment of mental health to help people live the best lives that they can. He also runs a suburban disco and set up the mental health art project, ‘Studio 1’.