Maximising your impact as a purpose-driven leader

Come along to this Leaders Connect event to hear from three inspirational people. Non-profit sector leader, Noha Al Afifi, Nutritional Therapist Ruth Seymour, and Helen Robson founder of The Bloom Project, talk about maximising your impact as a purpose-driven leader.

Noha is the Interim Chief Executive of the charity Arthritis Action. She has over 18 years' experience in marketing, communications and fundraising, including in senior leadership positions.

Ruth is the founder of Root & Renew Nutritional Therapy which uses individualised nutrition support to get to the root causes of physical and mental health challenges and help people feel well.

Helen is a Leadership Consultant, Insights Practitioner, and Founder of the Bloom Project, with over 20 years of experience in recruitment, training and leadership development.

We thank all of our speakers for giving their time for free and helping to make the event accessible to all.

Refreshments: A buffet breakfast and drinks will be available

Agenda:

09.30 – Refreshments and networking

10.00 – Speakers

11.30 – Q&A

12.00 – Networking and skills swap

12.30 – Close

Location: The Foundation Room, Triodos Bank UK, Deanery Road Bristol BS1 5AS

Pay what you can: The suggested cost of a ticket is £15 (Incl. VAT) per person. This is not a profit-making event, and any payments will go towards making it possible for everyone who wants to can attend, as well as covering the venue hire and refreshments. Our speakers have kindly given their time for free.

However, we want this event to be open to all, therefore, please pay what you can, or nothing at all. We never want cost to be a barrier, and it's more important to us to see you there!

Access: If there are any access requirements you'd like us to be aware of, please get in touch (Charly @vividleadership.co.uk or call Charly on 07889950166). Any information given regarding personal access requirements will be used to inform access during the event. All information will be kept confidential.

Speaker information:

Noha Al Afifi: Noha is the Interim Chief Executive of the charity Arthritis Action. She has over 18 years' experience in marketing, communications and fundraising, including in senior leadership positions. She has worked across various sectors, including telecommunications, higher education, healthcare and the third sector, both in the UK and internationally. Noha is a Trustee of National Voices and a Board member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). She has been named in PRWeek UK’s Power Book 2021-23, which recognises the top communications professionals in the country.

Noha has a real passion for nurturing teams and promoting better equality, diversity and inclusion practices across organisations.

Ruth Seymour: Ruth is the founder of Root & Renew Nutritional Therapy which uses individualised nutrition support to get to the root causes of physical and mental health challenges and help people feel well.

Ruth has also spent 20 years in the charity sector, mainly in senior leadership roles across fundraising and marketing, and now works freelance alongside her nutrition practice. As a former Board Director leading a team of 60 and with responsibility for £15m income, Ruth is very familiar with the feelings of overwhelm, stress and exhaustion that can sometimes hamper our short-term performance as leaders and, crucially, our long-term health.

Ruth is now using both her charity career experience and nutrition knowledge to support people working in the charity sector to focus on their own well-being alongside growing impact for their organisation.

Helen Robson: Helen is a Leadership Consultant, Insights Practitioner, and Founder of the Bloom Project, with over 20 years of experience in recruitment, training and leadership development.

She is passionate about ensuring there is access to expert information and support for organisations on pregnancy and returning to work post-maternity. The Bloom Project works with maternity returners, teams, people managers, leaders, and whole organisations.

Returning to work can be an amazing time. It can also be traumatic. The Bloom Project equips people in organisations with knowledge, enabling more awareness and empathy when faced with the impact and effects of pregnancy and returning to work post-maternity.

Event host:

CHARLY WHITE: Charly is the founder of Vivid Leadership Ltd. She's an experienced trainer, facilitator and coach. Her background is working in the non-profit sector, specialising in fundraising. For over 15 years she raised significant funds and lead teams for the NSPCC, The National Trust and Mary Potter Hospice in Wellington, New Zealand.

In 2016 Charly trained with Barefoot Coaching to qualify as an executive and personal coach, gaining a Post-Graduate Certificate from the University of Chester. She has coached over 900 not-for-profit sector leaders and emerging leaders, helping them to make a positive step change in their personal and professional development.

Through her company, Vivid Leadership Ltd, Charly and her team provide coaching and training to leaders and teams, helping clients to succeed in demanding roles whilst maintaining a healthy balance. Vivid Leadership develops bespoke training courses for not-for-profit organisations in the UK and internationally. They also design and deliver team away days and strategy days for teams and Trustees.