Kate is the founding director of Next Leadership with over 35 years of leadership experience in the church, charity, voluntary, and business sectors. She is a mentor and coach to leaders from diverse sectors, backgrounds and communities.
As the first black woman Baptist minister in the UK, Kate has been a trailblazer, recognised among the 20 most influential Black Christian women in the country (2008) and was honoured as one of the top 25 Women Racial Justice Champions by Churches Together in Britain & Ireland (2021). Her dedication to justice and equality has left a significant mark across various communities.
Kate is a sought-after speaker, lecturer, and author (7 Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership and more recently Metamorph: Transforming Your Life and Leadership). She is widely regarded as a visionary and an inspiration. Kate now works as a strategic advisor, mentoring and coaching leaders and organisations locally, nationally, and internationally, with a network that reaches across all sectors and church denominations.
Her contributions have been featured in the mainstream press, radio, and TV. Kate is a Certified Stakeholder Centered Coach and a former Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
