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About me

I’m a communications and brand consultant with a background in youth and health charities.

  • I’ve led communications and marketing in-house and freelance for large and small charities, start-ups, scale-ups, and funders. I’ve created new brands from scratch, managed brand refreshes, full rebrands and name changes.  


  • I specialise in brand and communications strategy but also love creating innovative content and writing crystal clear copy to catch an audience’s attention and keep it. 


  • I’ve been described as ‘sunshine personified (but without the sunburn)’! I always approach any challenge with a focus on the solutions and the positive energy to tackle them. 

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My approach

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  • I have a knack for seeing a simple path through complexity and I’m not afraid to ask you tough (and sometimes basic!) questions in the hunt for clarity and simplicity in your comms.


  • I spend time getting to know the communications issue you’re trying to solve and gather insights from your team, donors, partners, and the marginalised groups you work with to find the right solutions for your organisation and objectives.


  • I work with your favourite agencies or bring in my own who combine their expertise (in digital, design, market research, web development) with mine so that your brand and comms are always the very best they can be.

My experience

I’ve spent 15+ years creating and running great brand and communications strategies for charities.

My last seven years leading communications in-house for impact leader, Impetus, taught me much about the value of comms in improving a charity’s impact as well as reach. I created and led their comms forum, advising 17+ charities on their comms strategy and approach. 


To really make a difference, I’ve learned that good comms must keep a tight focus on the end goal, always. And I’ve developed the clarity of thought it takes to do that.  I’ve also learned to be ruthless; when resource is tight, only the right comms – that will actually help us achieve the end goal – will do.  


To hear more about my career, connect with me on LinkedIn or I'd love to meet to talk you through my professional journey.

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What others say about me

Ciaran Thapar, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Youth Endowment Fund

Ciaran Thapar, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Youth Endowment Fund

Ciaran Thapar, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Youth Endowment Fund

 "Lizzie calmly and confidently oversaw the publication of two significant research reports, securing press coverage with Channel 4 News, Channel 5, ITV London and the Guardian. 

She proved a trusty pair of hands when taking on last minute core business tasks, and supported me, the team and the whole organisation brilliantly, adapting to limited hours and a high-volume of ever-changing work. She was also a pleasure to work with – a source of positivity, enthusiasm and critical thinking throughout. Well done Lizzie – and thank you."

Sarah Lindsell, Chief Executive at Ufton

Ciaran Thapar, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Youth Endowment Fund

Ciaran Thapar, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Youth Endowment Fund

"Working with Lizzie on our rebrand was an absolute joy. She brought clarity, creativity and calm from the very first conversation, helping us articulate not just what we do, but who we are and why we exist. 

Lizzie has a rare ability to listen deeply, challenge gently and then translate ideas into something meaningful.  The end product – confident and full of character – but more than that, she helped us find a voice and identity that feels authentic and future-facing. We couldn’t recommend her more highly."

Ed Marsh, CEO at the Tutor Trust

Ciaran Thapar, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Youth Endowment Fund

Susannah Hardyman, Former CEO at Action Tutoring

 “Lizzie stepped in to provide strategic leadership to our marketing and communications. She collaborated across the organisation to shape a comms strategy for the year ahead, recruited a new team and forged a strong team dynamic, streamlined the workflow and processes between senior leaders and comms, and revamped our impact report.

Her collaborative leadership style and sunny, warm and professional disposition made Lizzie a very popular member of the team. We learned a lot from her experience and expertise and wish we could have kept her for longer!”

Susannah Hardyman, Former CEO at Action Tutoring

Nick Temple, Chief Executive at Social Investment Business

Susannah Hardyman, Former CEO at Action Tutoring

"Lizzie is personable, easy to work with and has great clarity of thought. She's flexible, gets on with the job and takes initiative. She's been a great source of wisdom to the team, challenging their thinking too and I can clearly see that they've grown in both their skills and confidence in the time they've been working with her. Lizzie got what we were all about very quickly and brings together brilliantly skills of creativity to spark ideas, process to see projects through and then takes the team on the journey with her, ensuring whatever she sets her mind to is completed to a very high standard."

Rosie Tressler OBE, Chief executive at Student Minds

Nick Temple, Chief Executive at Social Investment Business

Nick Temple, Chief Executive at Social Investment Business

"Lizzie is very knowledgeable, thorough, thoughtful and efficient. She has stretched our team to think deeply and differently. The workshops she facilitated in our organisation were inclusive, interactive and genuinely fun to be a part of, building real energy for the work across the team. 

I strongly recommend Lizzie to others."

Nick Temple, Chief Executive at Social Investment Business

Nick Temple, Chief Executive at Social Investment Business

Nick Temple, Chief Executive at Social Investment Business

"Lizzie got up to speed rapidly with what we needed, and swiftly took on responsibility. She worked collegiately and clearly with people inside and outside the organisation, and developed a plan that helped us map the path towards launching our new fund.  She worked flexibly to a fixed deadline with agencies and partners on website, brand, press and social media, and played a big part in helping us to a very successful launch. I wouldn’t hesitate to have her back to work again for us, or to recommend her to other organisations."

Maria Neophytou, EXECUTIVE Director of Strategy and Knowledge at NSPCC

Maria Neophytou, EXECUTIVE Director of Strategy and Knowledge at NSPCC

Maria Neophytou, EXECUTIVE Director of Strategy and Knowledge at NSPCC

"What I've learned from Lizzie is that comms isn't just about words and messaging, it's about creating a feeling and being memorable. She has a creative approach which results in beautiful visuals which make reports and marketing materials sing and bring events to life. We did two brand projects together and I valued both her project management skills and eye for detail in all aspects of brand development."

IONA LAWRENCE, strategic consultant

Maria Neophytou, EXECUTIVE Director of Strategy and Knowledge at NSPCC

Maria Neophytou, EXECUTIVE Director of Strategy and Knowledge at NSPCC

"Lizzie is one of those special people who comfortably combines operating at 30,000 feet offering profound strategic insights and smart planning ideas; with the ability to roll up her sleeves and dive into the delivery and detail. I can't recommend her more highly."

Jatin Patel, INCLUSION AND Diversity DIRECTOR at England Rugby

Maria Neophytou, EXECUTIVE Director of Strategy and Knowledge at NSPCC

Jatin Patel, INCLUSION AND Diversity DIRECTOR at England Rugby

"Lizzie has always been comfortable collaborating and exploring with you what is and isn’t possible from a communications and messaging perspective. She is always clear on what works, gleaned from her all-around skill-set and commitment to clear content, understanding audiences, and effective delivery.  Lizzie is both a great professional and a genuinely lovely person to work with."

Jenny North, Director at The Clothworker’s Foundation

Jenny North, Director at The Clothworker’s Foundation

Jatin Patel, INCLUSION AND Diversity DIRECTOR at England Rugby

"Lizzie is a joy to work with: she is great at pulling a story out of complicated research findings as well as at leading an organisation through the process of identifying and communicating its key messages. In addition she's a brilliant team member, and a methodical, super-organised planner who brings a clear process to everything she does."

Previous work

Ufton Court logo
Logo for Pinc College
Logo for Chailey Heritage Foundation
Youth Endowment Fund logo
Student Minds logo
Social Investment Business logo
Youth Investment Fund logo
Envision logo
Logo for The Linking Network
Impetus logo
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award logo
Genetic Disorders UK logo
Jeans for Genes Day logo

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