About Our Founder

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 I believe every person has a spark of greatness within them – I first discovered mine as a young teen, while helping children in South African townships communicate through laughter and love, despite not speaking the same language. That pure, authentic connection taught me something I carry into every coaching session today: when we're truly ourselves, we create magic. The lessons we learn early in life often need to be re-taught later and that is what happened to me.

 With over 15 years in cybersecurity and IT, I've navigated the complex journey from individual contributor roles to senior leadership. I've built departments from scratch, achieved multiple security certifications, and led global digital transformation initiatives. Today, I share this expertise through executive coaching, consulting, and speaking engagements, helping organisations navigate their technical challenges while maintaining their authentic culture. As a fractional CxO and strategic advisor, I've learned that the most successful transformations happen when technical excellence meets authentic leadership. 

I'm often described as an introvert in an extrovert's body. You'll find me lighting up rooms with energy and enthusiasm one moment, then recharging in quiet reflection the next. This duality has shaped not just who I am, but how I help others find their path as none of us are just one thing to be placed in a box and labelled. We are complex, complicated, both positive and negative, and our views of what is wrong and right is not clear cut.

When you get to know me well, or perhaps hear me speak, you will know I have had quite a journey and have always felt a deeper connection to people than what others think is normal.

From a seven-year-old helping her single mom stay positive, to leading global cybersecurity teams, to founding Empower Authentic Coaching, has taught me one crucial truth: success without authenticity is just an expensive cage.

I learned this lesson the hard way. Through building and losing a company during pregnancy and COVID, through corporate burnout, through moments of feeling utterly lost and losing some of the most important people to me, putting me into the darkest time of my life... each challenge stripped away another layer of who I thought I should be, revealing who I truly am.

Today, I bring that same transformative energy to every interaction. Whether I'm bouncing around a workshop stage or sitting in deep one-on-one conversation, my passion remains unchanged: helping technical companies, their people, and their leaders find their authentic voice while building something meaningful.

I don't believe in rigid frameworks or cookie-cutter solutions. Every person's journey is unique, and that's what makes it beautiful. When you work with me, expect laughter, expect real talk, expect to be challenged – but most importantly, expect to discover versions of yourself you never knew, or perhaps forgot, existed.

My greatest joy? Watching the people I work with thrive when they have realised that they don't have to choose between success and authenticity. There's nothing more exciting than seeing someone's eyes light up when they finally understand they can lead high-performing teams, have a career they always wanted that excites them, because they know how to be genuinely themselves and no longer have to carry the worry of how will this be taken, or will this fit the politics of the situation.

Because here's what I know for sure: when you align your technical brilliance with your authentic self, you don't just become a better leader, you create the kind of workplace culture that changes lives. And that's what gets me bouncing out of bed every morning (after meditation, some yoga, and a good cup of coffee, of course!).

PS, I love a good chat, feel free to reach out and remember, 'You've got this!'