Our People

Lisa is an accredited Leadership Coach specialising in transition and change. She's a Professional Fellow at the Institute of Coaching, Chartered MCIPD and Co-founder of Impact Players.  

Having lost her late husband John to pancreatic cancer at the age of 47, she cares deeply about how families are supported and cared for, particularly when there are children involved. She is a co-investigator with the Family Centred Cancer Care team at University of Ulster and writes regularly about grief, loss, caregiving and end of life conversations.

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My name is Gary Carson and I currently serve as Secretary on the NI Pancreatic Cancer (NIPANC) Board. I have one son, Edward, who is married to Anna, and two darling little grand-children, Ella (6) and Ted (3).

I have 46 years’ experience in the NI Civil Service and since 2001 have been working as the Health and Safety Manager in the Driver and Vehicle Agency.

Cathy is a Director level specialist business consultant, who in 2015 established her own business following a 14 year career in one on of Northern Ireland’s leading Consulting houses, BDO. Prior to her role in leading the People Solutions and Family Business Team in BDO she spent 4.5 years in the US working as part of a specialist OD team with Marriott International.

Cathy has gained wide experience across both the public and private sectors being involved in a large range of projects focused on growing NI indigenous businesses, specifically in supporting businesses as they transition from one generation to the next. Cathy has worked with numerous clients, helping each to build its vision for the future, whilst advising as to whether the business has the necessary resources and competencies to deliver its strategies, and whether the necessary systems and controls are in place for restructuring, survival and indeed growth.

Whilst in BDO Cathy developed an expertise across two key areas of work, namely family business and organisational development, building upon her HR experience. Leading a Centre dedicated to family business, and developing a number of Business growth and Organisational development initiatives.

Working with Family Businesses on the challenges and complexities of succession planning and management, leadership development and generational transition coaching, family relationship coaching and defining family constitutions for business families. Working with owners and senior teams of scaling businesses on the development of strategic growth plans – both challenging and facilitating a process which engage with and empower teams to commit to and implement growth plans.