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From NYC to London, Mental Health On The Agenda, and New Recognition For EqualEngineers
Welcome
After a year of adventure in New York, I’m back in London with a fresh perspective, a closer school run, and renewed clarity on what matters most.
Living in NYC was energising. I made incredible connections, explored new ground, and stretched myself in ways I never imagined. But it also confirmed something deeply important: the power of simplicity, proximity, and purpose.
Now back home, EqualEngineers is operating fully remotely, and we’ve streamlined our focus to deliver high-impact training and consultancy that gets to the heart of inclusive, safe leadership. If we haven’t caught up in a while, I’d love to reconnect. Just ping me a message!

EqualEngineers Appointed to MCF4

Exciting news! EqualEngineers has officially been named as a supplier on the UK Government’s Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4). This appointment allows us to offer our expertise to public sector bodies across strategy, policy, infrastructure, health, social care, and beyond.
With our focus on inclusion, safety leadership, and culture transformation, this opens new doors for us to support systemic change within government. It’s a fantastic opportunity to shape projects that don’t just meet performance metrics, but deliver sustainable, people-centred outcomes at scale.
We’re very excited for this opportunity to bring our approach to a broader public sector audience and look forward to contributing to meaningful, measurable change across UK institutions.
Wellbeing at Work Talk (London, September)

I’m delighted to be speaking at the Wellbeing at Work Summit in London this September, a global event dedicated to making wellbeing a strategic priority in every organisation.
Since 2014, the summit has brought together global thought leaders, HR professionals, and business executives to challenge outdated models of work and champion progressive solutions. I’ll be sharing insights on why psychological safety needs to sit at the centre of leadership, and how organisations can reframe mental health as a design imperative, not just a tick-box. If you’re attending, let me know, I’d love to connect while I’m there.
From Wall Street to Wellness
This week, I’m joined by Francie Jain, Founder and CEO of Terawatt. From her early days on Wall Street to creating a coaching platform focused on accessibility and impact, Francie’s journey is one of alignment, purpose, and transformation.
We explore what it means to truly connect head, heart, and gut when navigating leadership, and how Francie’s platform is helping individuals, from manufacturing workers to senior execs, find joy and resilience in their careers. She shares powerful reflections on navigating career transitions, scaling a purpose-led business, and why psychological safety is a foundational need in the modern workplace.
Bringing Mental Health to the Top of the Cliff

At this year’s Safety on the Edge conference, a panel featuring Liz Horvath, Georgia Bryce-Hutchinson, Pam Walaski, and Dee Arp delivered a hard-hitting message: we’re still too reactive when it comes to workplace mental health.
Instead of waiting for people to break, we need systems designed to prevent harm. From Liz’s powerful cliffside analogy to Georgia’s clinical insights, it was clear that proactive leadership, not crisis intervention, will define the future of psychological safety. Dee and Pam brought the practical grounding, urging safety leaders to use the same rigour applied to physical risk when addressing mental health. This article captures the urgency, wisdom, and real-life stories that challenge us to shift from surface-level wellness to embedded, systemic care.
Let’s connect
Please reach out and connect with me on LinkedIn if we are not already connected.
I love helping organisations where the angle I take with the work I do might help in someway have you make traction in your culture.
Feel free to get in touch here.
Stay SAFE!