About Me

My talent is helping you find and talk about yours.

In my previous chapter, I spent over 25 years working in Human Resources in the life sciences sector where I held various European and global leadership roles. My years in global talent management gave me a unique insight into how organisations attract, develop, and promote talent in line with their strategy and future capability needs. I can advise you on how to own your talent and navigate your career crossroads keeping in mind the employer's perspective as well.

The style of support I offer is nourishing, rejuvenating, and liberating.

I go beyond traditional career coaching, helping you reground yourself with who you are, what makes you special and uncopiable to design your future from there.

I'm passionate about midlife career transition.

In my corporate life, I kept hearing stories from colleagues, of all backgrounds and cultures, about how career progression slows down and job opportunities become harder to find beyond a certain age.

This always bothered me from a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) aspect, but it wasn't until I read The 100-Year Life by Lynda Gratton and Andrew J. Scott that I realised how the rise in life expectancy has created unique opportunities for us to redefine the way we work, and to redesign our career chapters.

As the 2020 Longevity Trends Report and other research shows, we are living longer and need to find ways to learn and earn longer, too. This means embracing new career models that will better serve us throughout our lives.

When I decided to make my own career change, I made it my mission to use these insights to help others figure out what their careers could look like today, tomorrow, and for years to come.

Meet My Advisors

Tony Renton

About

Tony spent 30+ years at BP where he filled various technical, commercial, and business development roles, before parting with the company as a Commercial Director. Since his departure, he has set up his own consultancy, which was subsequently sold, and…

Focus Areas

Tony’s special interest is how people transition to new roles in new sectors by using the skills they’ve developed in previous careers.

Jane Olsen

About

For 25+ years, Jane was a senior HR executive at a large multinational corporation before leaving that world behind and starting a new chapter. She is based in the UK now, doing charity work, as well as coaching and mentoring…

Focus Areas

Jane provides insights about organisational changes, redundancy situations, and the impact they have on mid- to late-career employees.

Hilary Hampton

About

As a practising psychotherapist, Hilary's role on Best Chapters Advisory Board is to provide guidance on navigating the intersection between coaching and therapy. Moments, where these two converge are inevitable, and understanding how to maintain professional boundaries is important for…

Focus Areas

Hilary advises Best Chapter on how to stabilise mental health during significant life transitions.

Jenn Maer

About

Jenn has been working in advertising, brand strategy, and product development for 25+ years. Her ability to tell a compelling story has led to work for clients like HP, Oregon Chai, Snapple, Marriott, ConAgra, Microsoft, Four Seasons, Nike, and the…

Focus Areas

Jenn brings insights and ideas about how to integrate creative tools like storytelling into new chapter design.

Angela Vazquez

About

Angela is a U.S. based advisor and former executive for major multinationals like Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and The Boston Consulting Group, She has wide ranging proficiency stewarding some of the world most valuable brands and driving growth in consumer…

Focus Areas

As a Fellow at the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI) Angela brings insights and ideas about lifelong learning and formal education in midlife and beyond.

Raleigh Harrell

About

Raleigh has 15+ years of experience helping organisations establish human-centred design principles and processes at IDEO, Healthline Media and Headspace. She approaches every challenge with keen observation and empathy, practices radically open communication, and works to bring people together to…

Focus Areas

Raleigh advises Best Chapter on how to enable like-minded clients to become acquainted and form a creative community.

Jonathan Scharfman

About

Jonathan is a Real Estate executive in the San Francisco area. He is a creative leader who excels in managing and collaborating with cross-functional teams on development projects that require his expertise in project design, construction, environmental remediation, and government…

Focus Areas

Jonathan brings insights and advice about how to harness the benefits of cross-generational learning, mentoring, and reverse mentoring.

Trusted Partners

Dr. Andrew Parsons

About

Master Wellbeing Coach and Worksite Wellness Specialist, Author of Empowerment in Health and Wellness=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Empowerment-Health-Wellness-Andrew-Parsons/dp/178452929X/ref=sr15?qid=1648725681&refinements=p27%3AAndrew+Parsons&s=books&sr=1-5

Email

connect@reciprocalminds.com

Jason 'Jae' Sloan

About

Consultant and Coach who helps individuals, teams and organisations perform at their best.

Email

jae@apiscg.com

Carolyn Didsbury

About

Master Executive Coach with a passion for challenging and supporting people to be the best they can be.

Email

carolyn@crendoncoaching.com

Rachel Connor

About

Writer, Wayfinder life coach and mentor for creativity

Email

wordplaycoaching@yahoo.co.uk