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 Meet The Team

Women-led, community-owned, and organised as a community of practice.

We care deeply about how leadership and collaboration show up in the world. Our team and wider practitioner network draw on backgrounds in executive leadership, psychology, coaching, facilitation, and operational delivery, bringing depth in human behaviour, organisational dynamics, and strategic change.

Our  core team 

Our core team keeps Rise moving and growing. It’s a mix of functional roles and associate consultants, our Catalysts, who’ve been closely involved in the journey, share ownership in the business, and actively shape how we work and grow

Megan Taylor RISE Managing Director

Megan Taylor
Managing Director
London, UK

Jemma Barton Consultancy Director RISE Beyond Ltd

Jemma Barton
Consultancy Director
London, UK

Gita Goldman Director of Practice RISE Beyond

Gita Goldman
Director of Practice
Bath, UK

Helen Duckhouse Director of Operations

Helen Duckhouse
Director of Operations
Cambridge, UK

Madelanne Rust D'Eye Catalyst RISE Beyond Ltd

Madelanne Rust D'Eye
RISE Catalyst
Edinburgh, UK

Polly McAllester Catalyst RISE Beyond Ltd

Polly McAllester
RISE Catalyst
Manchester, UK

Martina Von Mayerhofen Catalyst RISE Beyond ltd

Martina Von Mayherhofen
RISE Catalyst
Munich, Germany

Dr Graham Curtus Catalyst RISE Beyond Ltd

Dr Graham Curtis
RISE Catalyst
Manchester, UK

Simon Preston Founder RISE Beyond ltd

Simon Preston
Founder

Fiona Clarkson Finance RISE Beyond ltd

Fiona Clarkson
Finance

Becky Walker Programmes & Partnerships RISE Beyond Ltd

Becky Walker
Programmes & Partnerships

Lawrencia Awuku Circles & Community Co-ordinator RISE Beyond Ltd

Lawrencia Awuku
Circles & Community Co-ordinator

Our  consultant community 

We work with consultants across regions and areas of expertise, resourcing each project with care. All are actively engaged in our community of practice, contributing to and learning from the work we do together.

Our Community of Practice

The work behind the work

We operate as a community of practice because if we’re supporting others to lead in complexity, we need to be in that work ourselves.

Working intentionally as a collective of practitioners gives us space to reflect, test ideas, and evolve our approach. It’s a more involved way of working, but it’s where we challenge our thinking, learn from one another, and continually strengthen our practice.

We’re proud that this sets us apart. When you work with someone from RISE, you’re drawing on the collective intelligence of our whole community, bringing greater depth, rigour, and relevance to the work.

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Join Our Community of Practitioners

While we’re not currently recruiting, we welcome conversations with those aligned with our work and approach. If you're curious about what we do and think there might be a fit, we’d love to hear from you.