The Evolution of Giving: Over the past decade, what is the biggest change in how women give support and lift each other up in your field?
The biggest shift I have seen is from informal encouragement to intentional sponsorship. Earlier in my career, support often meant advice over coffee or quiet reassurance. Now, I see far more women actively advocating for one another in decision-making forums and being deliberate about opening doors. That transition from private support to public endorsement has been powerful, particularly in private wealth where visibility and trust are everything.
I have been the benefactor of both – and now I feel it is my natural responsibility to pay it forward.
Giving to Yourself: How do you give your own ambition the space it needs to grow without letting it outpace your personal wellbeing?
Giving myself time to reflect before major decisions, and being clear about what truly matters at each stage, has helped ensure that ambition enhances my life rather than dominates it.
The Gift That Gave Back: Who gave you a chance, connection, or word of confidence at a pivotal moment, and how did that act of giving shape your journey?
Several senior partners (both male and female) early in my career trusted me with technically complex matters before I felt entirely ready. That trust was transformative. It signalled confidence in my judgement and allowed me to grow into responsibility rather than wait for it. In private wealth, credibility is earned slowly, and those early endorsements accelerated that process for me.
Give Back, Build Forward: If you could redesign your industry with women in mind, what is the first thing you would choose to give them to ensure they do not have to choose between ambition and wellbeing?
Clarity of progression. Many talented women leave not because of workload, but because of uncertainty about how to navigate advancement. Transparent pathways to leadership, combined with flexible models that do not penalise different life stages, would allow ambition and wellbeing to coexist rather than compete.
Daily Acts, Big Gains: What does it mean for you to give in your everyday work to colleagues, your team, and yourself?
For me, giving is about time and context. Taking the time to explain the reasoning behind decisions, particularly in complex cross-border matters, builds confidence in others. With clients, it means translating technical law into practical, human terms. It means allowing space to think before responding, especially when decisions have long-term consequences.
Recharge to Give More: What do you give your time to outside of work that allows you to recharge and return ready to give your best professionally?
I wish I had all the answers to this. Being a partner in a law firm and now a Managing Director of a Trust Company is a 24/7 job – more than a ‘job’ and responsibility can weigh heavily. It can be difficult to turn off; and that has been my choice. So, my answer is that it is a work in progress; and accepting that fact and being honest with myself has been, and continues to be, an incredibly important lesson. It will always be a work in progress, and I am far from perfect. There is always room for improvement!
What I will say, is that I have come to appreciate that making concerted efforts to create space for deep connections with friends and family provides me with the batteries with which I need to recharge. Others may say they play sports, participate in a choir, paint, read, meditate…I would love to do or be better at all of those things but I know my battery is recharged by social connection.
It will not surprise those that know me well that some of my closest friendships have been forged through professional connections.
Self-Gifted Growth: What is a pivotal gift you gave yourself in your career, whether time, courage, or investment, that led to your greatest growth?
The courage to move from a regional law firm to a Big 4 accountancy firm (relinquishing my practising certificate) to focus on technical tax qualifications, to then move back into law, and now the move to an entirely new jurisdiction and shift from legal practice into fiduciary leadership – all of this has provided me with a wider perspective, for which I am incredibly grateful.
Leaving a well-established London role for The Bahamas was not simply geographic change. It was a professional recalibration.
Lead by Giving: How are you currently giving to the next generation of women to help ensure more diverse leadership in the industry?
I try to give early responsibility, honest feedback and to lift people up rather than be a critic. In private wealth, exposure to complexity builds confidence. I make a point of involving younger colleagues in strategic discussions, not just execution. Diverse leadership develops when opportunity is shared deliberately.
The 2026 Commitment: This International Women’s Day, what is one commitment you are choosing to give, personally or organisationally, to help build a more equitable future?
I am committing to being even more intentional about sponsorship, for both women and men (who don’t get an international day of recognition!) navigating international private client careers. Visibility and advocacy remain critical, and I believe senior leaders have a responsibility to use their influence constructively.
A Quote to Give Forward: What is one quote you live by, or would like to share with other women, that captures the spirit of “Give to Gain”?
“Confidence grows when it is trusted.” When someone trusts you with responsibility, it changes how you see yourself. And that shift is often the beginning of leadership.
