Showing the world the difference you make.
Meet The Impact Specialist
Hi, I’m Rachel. I am the Impact Specialist.
My passion lies in helping my clients to capture the difference they make to the lives of the people they serve - especially when that difference is something that might feel intangible or unmeasurable.
I work with small businesses, charities, large global membership bodies and everyone in between: so long as you want to make a positive impact somewhere, I want to help you achieve that!
I began my career as a management consultant, specialising in complex change programmes and transformed into a solo business founder after having my first child, and I now have 12 years of successful self-employment under my belt.
I have built an award-winning evaluation and impact measurement business, successfully helping countless clients to get to the heart of understanding their impact and finding ways to maximise it.
I support my clients to focus their efforts on the things that deliver the greatest value and impact and help them make important decisions to stop doing the things that are no longer serving them or their audiences.
Every project I deliver is impact-focussed – whether it’s a short, sharp Rapid Impact Review, a more in-depth Impact Report, a full-scale organisational Impact Overhaul, or a group programme supporting clients to learn how to get started with monitoring their own impact.
The work I do results in reports, case studies and infographics that my clients use for a range of important things, including informing strategy and policy, marketing and showcasing their work, raising funds, or applying for awards.
Having independent, robust evidence of your impact is business gold dust. Let’s get started with gathering yours! ✨
My background
I originally trained at PA Consulting Group and since then I’ve gone on to provide advice to a wide range of clients across the private, public and third sectors.
I started my career as a public sector management consultant, delivering large-scale change projects for clients including the Department for Education, the Home Office and the Fire and Rescue Service. I then went on to specialise in education, and I spent time working for a small educational consultancy and then took a role at the London Development Agency, managing a programme to re-engage young people who were Not in Education, Employment and Training.
But, when I was pregnant with my first child, I was made redundant from that job. Suddenly, I realised that I had the opportunity to take control of my own destiny, so I started working as a self-employed consultant and I’ve not looked back!
Over the last 12 years I have been lucky enough to work for myself, delivering some brilliant projects that make my heart sing, for vibrant and exciting clients whose values match mine.
Find out more about the services I offer to my clients and the sorts of projects I have completed recently…
Corporate Social Responsibility
I am passionate about improving outcomes for other people. Every project that I deliver is connected with making a positive difference in some way.
Alongside the work I deliver for my clients, I make sure that I demonstrate this in other ways too. I am a committed governor for my children’s all-through school, and I also donate my time pro bono to help the school to capture and maximise the impact they have on their students.
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