We are certain that the world will be a better place when women occupy more positions of leadership. We are passionate about accelerating gender equality and closing the gender gap by breaking down barriers to women realising their full potential.
Accelerating gender equality in business and beyond.
In driving change through organisations, we break down personal, organisational and social barriers to help people of all genders thrive and realise their potential for themselves, their organisations, and the world at large.
To achieve gender balanced leadership in the world’s largest organisations within our lifetime.
Because we believe that the world will be a better place when there is gender balanced leadership.
We think big, then make it real – we are ambitious to make a difference
We rise by lifting others – we are trusted partners and succeed when our colleagues and clients succeed
We consistently raise the bar – what we do we do exceedingly well, setting a standard for excellence each day
We embrace difference – we value different backgrounds and contributions
We are evidence-based – we are curious to understand and apply what really works
We are a diverse and experienced team of equity, diversity and inclusion consultants, psychologists and coaches, many with backgrounds in senior leadership.
Sharon Peake (she/her)
Founder & CEO
Dr Priscila Pereira (she/her)
Director of Research & Innovation
Alison Wilson (she/her)
Chief Operating Officer
Jessica Lazarczyk (she/her)
Managing Consultant, Gender Equity Consulting
Professor Rebecca Jones (she/her)
Managing Consultant, Coaching
Natasha Wright (she/her)
Operations Lead
Rachel Schofield (she/her)
Senior Facilitator & Coach
Shazma Ahmed (she/her)
Coach & Facilitator
Ailish Breen (they/them)
Coach and Facilitator
Rebecca Badgley (she/her)
Sales & Marketing Manager
Clare Harris (she/her)
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
Sara Bell (she/her)
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
John Cremer (he/him)
Improvisation Actor & Facilitator
Chadi Moussa (he/him)
Leadership Development Specialist
Qualifications
Sharon is an experienced diversity and talent management leader with over 20 years’ experience in global businesses, leading teams of 100+ employees. She is also a registered psychologist and certified coach. Prior to founding Shape Talent in 2017, she held senior leadership roles in two FTSE20 business.
Born in Australia, Sharon has lived and worked in Australia and the UK, and her roles have given her experience working across 6 continents, delivering work in locations as diverse as Colombia, Romania, India, Uganda, New York, and Hong Kong. Her clients come from sectors as diverse as telecoms, consumer goods, manufacturing, publishing, medical devices, and financial services.
Sharon’s research has identified the most significant barriers to women’s career progression and this, combined with her significant corporate experience, has informed the development of the methodology underpinning Shape Talent’s evidence-based solutions: the Three Barriers model™.
Sharon regularly speaks at events, conferences and on panels, has published her research on career transition, and her opinion has been cited in the Guardian, Forbes.com, Psychologies magazine, Metro, Business Leader, Business Reporter, WeAreTheCity and more.
Her favourite moment on a client engagement is hearing the client’s success stories – whether that be a shift in the system at an organisational level or seeing a women’s development programme participant achieve her desired (and deserved) promotion.
Sharon’s out-of-work interests include having everyday laughs with her young family, scuba diving, big cats and wildlife conservation. She is a Board Member of Born Free, a leading wildlife charity.
Pam Kingsland (she/her)
Coach
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Dr Vida Skreb (she/her)
Coach
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Dr Elicia Robinson-Tomek (she/her)
Coach
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Jessica Dowding (she/her)
Coach & Facilitator
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Emma West (she/her)
Coach
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Clare Withycombe (she/her)
Coach
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Dr Anna Klenert (she/her)
Coach
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Rich Littledale (he/him)
Coach
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Dr Matt Jacobs (he/him)
Coach and Consultant
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Louisa Elder (she/her)
Coach & Facilitator
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Shalini Sequeira (she/her)
Coach
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Julia Montague (she/her)
Coach & Facilitator
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Jill Foley (she/her)
Chair of Advisory Board
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Robert Baker (he/him)
Advisory Board Member
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Julia Elliott Brown (she/her)
Advisory Board Member
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Placing a high value on developing collaborative, impactful programmes, we partner with businesses who are serious about gender equality. We help organisations make a difference – for their own business and, in turn, the broader community they influence.
Our business is built around solving inequality and our work, in partnership with our clients, will impact lives for generations to come. We are optimistic about what we can collectively do to close the gender gap more quickly than the World Economic Forum predicts.
As a team, we set high standards for ourselves and you will find us to be professional, flexible, capable partners. Our extensive experience in senior leadership positions means we relate well to leaders and are skilled at engaging, securing buy-in, cultivating thriving relationships and delivering programmes with the participation of a whole leadership team. We communicate with clarity, honesty and we don’t shy away from tough conversations.
We are committed to the ongoing success of our work and the leaders we work with, so as we deliver our engagements, we ensure the supporting mechanisms are in place to sustain the change, including equipping our clients with the skills to continue to drive change in-house.
Learn more about how we are accelerating gender equality in business and beyond.
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