Heather has worked in the social entrepreneurship and economic development sector since 2001, working for the private, third and public sector, as an entrepreneur, consultant and business coach.
She is passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve the triple bottom line, and works with both commercial and social enterprises to help them achieve results. Heather also consults to government and third sector organisations on matters concerning social enterprise and youth entrepreneurship.
She specialises in idea generation, market research, strategy and operational development, social impact measurement and evaluation for launching and developing social enterprise initiatives. She works with clients to create and implement strategic frameworks and operational management systems for managing the growth of an organisation. She has delivered one to one support to over 200 businesses.
In 2005, she launched Striding Out CIC which has experienced year on year growth. She has generated over £2m worth of revenue for the social enterprise, and supports a network of over 20 franchisee coaches delivering coaching and training support for individuals.
