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Hands-on leadership and organisation advisor

Coach to senior women making their next chapter count

Founder: Tertulia The gym for your thinking

A former VP of Transformation at American Express Global Business Travel and Chief Programme Officer at Solus - an Aviva Company, I bring senior corporate experience, seven years of leadership coaching and advisory work, and extensive training in personal development and coaching.

When to engage me for advisory support

Significant leadership change
Significant change or transformation
M&A / integration
Growth requires something different from the organisation
Performance tells us something isn’t working

If there’s something you’re looking to achieve or address within your leadership team, your people or your organisation, and you’d value some experienced support, let’s talk it through.

For big-hearted women in their 40s and 50s in senior roles or running businesses who...

Want to make the next chapter count.
Are navigating redundancy, considering a career change or asking what’s next.
Want that promotion.
Have spent years meeting everyone else’s needs and want space for their own.
Would appreciate a network of supportive women

If you’re not sure you want the next decade to look like the last, this is a space to decide what you want and get the support to take action.

Work with me in 3 different ways

I’m interested in real change. I’m deeply invested in helping you get the results you want.

For senior women, that means shaping your next chapter and enjoying more of the life you’re in.

For organisations, it’s bringing experience, perspective and practical support to the people leading and developing organisations.

In Tertulia it means a regular practice of thinking differently, learning together and putting ideas to action.

You're a senior woman in your 40s or 50s with more you want to do, experience and achieve.

Join me and a group of like-minded women. We'll start with your energy, creating a bit of space and more focus.Then we'll construct the possibilities of the next chapter. A clear vision, goals, and the decisions and actions to get there.Designing what's next and still enjoying the phase you're in.

Tertulia - The Gym for your thinking.

A weekly live community exploring how our thinking shapes the way we live, work and respond to life. Time to step out of the day-to-day, connect with thoughtful people and put fresh perspectives into practice in your life. If you are interested in Tertulia, please get in touch.

Advisory Services

Leadership & management development. Executive coaching. Offsites & facilitated conversations. Wellbeing, resilience & mindset. Organisational & leadership advisory.

Start with a conversation

There are different ways to work with me and we’ll figure out the best approach together.

Feedback from clients

A few words from people I’ve worked with individually, in teams and across organisations.

Lorna combines talent, courage and drive with genuine warmth. She has channelled those qualities into a business that helps capable people move beyond what’s been holding them back and step into their full potential. I’ve watched her build this from the inside out — from VP at American Express Business Travel to fully backing herself and her vision. What she teaches, she lives. I’m a huge supporter of the work she’s doing and the impact she continues to create.

I specifically remember the Nordic leadership conference in Copenhagen where we had 70 leaders joining us for 2 days. Lorna a played key role where her focus was on engagement and the purpose of a leader. Lorna was magic from stage and spellbound her audiences. I can really recommend Lorna to any company or organization that takes employee wellbeing as well as leadership development seriously.

I genuinely couldn’t recommend Lorna and her coaching highly enough. If you feel like you’ve got a million things happening but aren’t moving closer to what really matters, working with Lorna will change that.

I engaged Lorna as part of my strategy to foster positive employee wellbeing across my leadership team. She delivered a series of Wellbeing Webinars which were very well received by the UK team. Lorna is fantastic to work with, and ensures any output is tailored to suit the nuances of the audience – would highly recommend.

With over 40 years of leadership and management experience, I was initially sceptical about how much more I could learn. Lorna quickly opened my eyes to how much I had neglected my own wellbeing and self-awareness.She has a rare ability to create space for honest reflection, backed by natural credibility and depth.I’m very grateful for the impact she’s had on both our team and me personally.

Working with Lorna was a mind-opening experience.Through her guidance and practical tools, I developed a much stronger belief in myself and greater confidence in my leadership. I now fundamentally believe I’m on a journey to do great things.Lorna is exceptionally well prepared, deeply invested in her clients, and takes the time to personalise her approach. She genuinely cares about helping people grow and succeed.I highly recommend working with her.