"Your guidance and expertise have been invaluable, and we're truly grateful for the time and effort you invested in supporting us. We feel extremely fortunate that you were allocated as our coach. Your approach has been incredibly helpful and has really supported us to tackle difficult issues, be honest about the challenges, and move forward as an organisation"
Gerry Robinson, Executive Headteacher, Haringey Education Partnership
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"Not only does Penny have an excellent understanding of membership and external relations, she also built, equipped and grew a team that was as committed and enthusiastic as she is. Without doubt she moved the organisation forward, professionalising and systematising our approaches to external facing activities including account management and sales."
Mark Goodchild, MD, Challenge Partners
"Penny is an imaginative and dedicated leader and manager who excels at building relationships, creating partnerships and understands exactly how networked marketing works."
Ben Page, CEO, Ipsos Mori
"Penny is highly passionate, energised and committed and will add vibrancy to any organisation she works with. She has an ability to see the strategic big picture but is also adept at handling the detail behind this. She knows the education sector very well indeed and understands the issues which it grapples with on a day to day basis. I believe that should she stay in the sector or move on, Penny’s drive, commitment and enthusiasm would stand her in good stead to understand the issues and challenges quickly and thoroughly."
Fergal Roche, CEO, The Key
Penny's freelance business, Making it Happen, does exactly what it says on the tin. With her ability to help define the problem, model potential ways forward and draw out a set of achievable solutions, I was able to gain an evidence-informed confidence in my own convictions and find a way forward practically that I have not have been able to do on my own despite huge investments in my time, energy and finance. I only wish I’d found Penny first.
Penny's practical experience in the niche intersection between education and business means that she was able to provide me with examples, tools and methodologies to ensure that my own business model is robust, my product is relevant and that what I do always sits firmly within my own sense of moral purpose. I can not recommend her highly enough. If you are serious about embracing challenge and surging forward with support to get you where you need to go next, Penny will absolutely Make it Happen for you!
Jaz Ampaw-Farr, Speaker, Author and Resilience Ninja
"Penny is a highly skilled and passionate leader. Her brilliance in sourcing and building relationships is second to none - she has a fantastic friendliness, warmth and empathy. Penny is also a real joy to work with - hard working, supportive and great fun."
June Stevenson, CEO, Artis
"It's my pleasure to be able to acknowledge Penny's unique capability to look after an education / leadership sector account. No problem was too big, nor any request too small - Penny was always in a position to work towards a collaborative outcome. It's any business's luck to be able to entice her to work for you."
Thomas Ng, Strategic ICT Lead, West Berkshire Council School Improvement Services
