Julie was a serial entrepreneur, starting, running and selling 14 business in the UK and overseas. She has spent the last 20 years as a business transformation expert operating as CEO, COO or Transformation Director, spanning the private, public and not for profit sectors. Assignments range from complex change programmes through to whole organizational turnarounds and high profile projects, including a leadership role in the delivery of the transport operation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. She has experience of every stage of the organizational life cycle from start up through to disposals and acquisitions, and has worked in dozens of Executive and CEO roles. Her transformation work is complemented by a varied portfolio of Chair and NED roles. She is a guest lecturer on the Global Leadership Development programme at the Oxford Said Business School, for the Institute of Directors on their role of a Non-Executive Director course, is a public speaker and published author of two business books (Business Morphology and Own Your Day). ​