who we are and what we care about

As a facilitator, Helen’s work at Curve is driven by her commitment to creating equitable workplaces where diversity, in all its brilliance, is the norm. As a senior leader she’s experienced first-hand the dynamics that play out in complex global organisations, and what it’s like to repeatedly be ‘the only…’ in the room. Helen has created award-winning content for international brands like IKEA, and at Publicis UK she helped set up and was Chair of the agency’s Inclusion & Diversity council.

Alongside her role at Curve, she runs Creative Grace, a content agency that puts inclusion at the heart of storytelling and celebrates the people at the heart of brands and creative enterprises. Helen holds fast to Curve’s maxim, ‘we are enough’. She believes organisations can find the answers they seek by valuing their people and creating an environment where they feel empowered to contribute, experiment and find their way to flourish.

Alongside her role as facilitator and coach, Alison has a special focus on growing Curve’s business in Cambridge, working with clients such as Cambridge City Council on multi stakeholder initiatives to improve equity and health across Cambridge, and the Manufacturing Technology Centre, helping to bridge the gap between academia and industry through collaboration. She’s a co-founder of two Cambridge-based companies; CambridgeSpace, the first co-working space in Cambridge for creatives and entrepreneurs, and Cambridge Hack, running large-scale innovation events.

With a background in senior management roles at ‘Big Four’ consultancies, Alison brings valuable expertise in business transformation, working on change programmes in India and throughout Europe. Driven by a passion to unite people across boundaries, she’s a true believer in the power of collaboration to bring about real change. A motivating force, she has a talent for helping people see the big picture and get behind a common goal.

Rachel is a facilitator and Head of Coaching at Curve, where she draws on her extensive coaching experience to co-create and deliver our core workshops. Taking a warm and empathetic approach, she loves to help people become ‘unstuck’ and move forward from whatever it is that’s holding them back. Through considered questions, and by creating time and space for self-reflection, Rachel helps people to self-solve and come to realisations that lead to lasting change.  

Experienced in one-to-one coaching and team coaching at all levels up to c-suite, Rachel is passionate about the transformative power of coaching. She regularly coaches the leadership and executive teams of our global clients and is expert at creating experiences that help them build trust and empathy. Her goal is always to break down barriers, bring people together and help them work as a team.

Torie coordinates our projects, manages our workflow and loves finding ways to make us more efficient and effective. Driven by her desire to empower people and help them discover what they’re capable of, she helps us all with her invaluable behind-the-scenes support.

The thread that runs through Torie’s work is the connection between people, society and culture. This began with her work in heritage and cultural institutions and continued when she started working in a process management role at a bookstore. Torie believes firmly in the power of stories, and in people and their ability to make positive social change, particularly through conscientious and informed leadership. She’s dedicated to supporting Curve’s goal to create a more sustainable, equitable business and culture, and to making positive change happen.

As well as designing and managing our internal processes and systems, Martine makes sure Curve is a happy place to work by helping us live by our values. Drawing on her years of experience in consultancy and project management roles, she tailors structured programmes of workshops and coaching for our clients. Martine is great at determining what clients need and how they want to work, and she continuously improves our templates and outputs to ensure the best possible experience of working with us.

Coming from a background in environmental services, Martine shares our deep commitment to sustainability, and this is one of the things that excites her about the work we do. She believes passionately that everyone can play their part in tackling the climate crisis. This conviction, coupled with the energy and enthusiasm she brings to her work, helps us and our clients turn words into action.

Bonnie first joined the team as an intern, quickly proving a natural at bringing people together in fun and creative ways. Fast-forward several years and she’s now a senior facilitator, designing and delivering workshops for Curve’s high-profile clients around the world. Drawing on her studies in psychology and psychotherapy, she supports the leaders we work with on their journeys of positive change and personal development.

Bonnie brings joy and creativity to any session she’s part of. She has a special ability to help people challenge the norm and see things in a whole new light, creating experiences that leave them feeling inspired, excited and connected. She loves delving deep to discover what keeps people awake at night, and unifying them through a feeling of ‘being in it together.’

Curve co-founder and certified coach, John leads our facilitation and coaching practice. He’s clocked up many years working with teams in organisations as diverse as the NYPD, Coca-Cola, the UN and Comic Relief. Over his career, John has shown that a combination of facilitation and coaching is the best way to help organisations solve their own problems and come up with great ideas. An ardent believer in the power of workshops to achieve the impossible, John has trained many hundreds of people to be experts at designing and delivering workshops
and collaborations.

John is a mentor on the Cambridge Judge Business School MBA and guest speaker at the WHU Otto Beisheim Business School in Düsseldorf. He speaks at events for corporates, government bodies and civil society groups, and at public events such as the WebIT summit, Digital Shoreditch and the UN-sponsored Design for Social Innovation & Leadership program.

Always excited by the potential that creativity and collaboration can unlock, Mitch is central to Curve’s product development, bringing his boundless energy into shaping our workshops and coaching. Whether he’s delivering an impactful workshop experience, or creating opportunities for the Curve team to connect with each other, what Mitch brings to the table is his ability to understand those around him, connect the dots and catalyse people to make a difference.

Before joining Curve, Mitch worked closely with professionals and academics around the world to sharpen their strategic thinking and communication skills across a broad range of industries – including for top global organisations like The Coca-Cola Company, TSMC, ThermoFisher Scientific, ASML, and American Express . He also produced an award-winning documentary, worked on major promotional campaigns for Oscar-contenders, helped lead an early childhood education initiative, and raised money to save the rhinos. Mitch also designs a mean Miro presentation!

A Co-founder and Partner at Curve, Lizzie has spent her career facilitating collaborations that tap right into the culture of an organisation or stakeholder ecosystem, helping organisations like the BBC, the United Nations University, VIVOBAREFOOT and AstraZeneca to get the best outcomes for their stakeholders.

As well as being a trained coach, Lizzie is a mentor at Abbey Road Red (Universal Music's startup incubator), a Fellow of Included VC (a programme to diversify the investor community) and sits on the Campaigning Committee of WACL (Women in Advertising and Communications Leadership). She was awarded in the IPA’s inaugural Women of Tomorrow competition for her strategic work.

Committed to the task of transitioning to a regenerative economy, Lizzie has a specific interest in facilitator leadership, wayfinding and "healing" journeys in organisational or multi-stakeholder contexts. Alongside the challenges it brings, her ADHD is the source of some of her greatest strengths, and she’s proud to have been recognised in Women Beyond the Box's 2022 list of top Neurodivergent Leaders.

Carol-Anne is a coach and facilitator offering one-to-one coaching at all levels up to c-suite, as well as team coaching for senior leadership and executive teams. Specialising in somatics and mind-exercises, she helps groups and individuals to explore different topics.

With her deep knowledge of the way spaces influence both our physical and emotional states, Carol-Anne creates environments that build trust and encourage introspection and expansion. She’s in her element when she’s in a room helping to facilitate a process, encourage new ways of working and perspectives, and helping to strengthen team dynamics. Carol-Anne is especially driven by helping people who are in a pivotal place of wanting to change but are unsure what that looks like or how to get there.

Lawrence leads our business development, operations and commercial strategy, bringing more than 20 years’ experience working with consultancies and digital and creative agencies. Before joining the Curve team, he was Managing Partner for Innovation at Karmarama, where he helped Unilever set up their Open Innovation programme, Unilever Foundry. An experienced facilitator, trained coach and skilled project and programme manager, Lawrence is a born communicator and oversees Curve’s major client engagement projects.

Excited by the power of new technologies to drive creative and commercial advances, Lawrence regularly writes on this and other subjects for publications like Campaign and The Drum. He’s a natural when it comes to speaking at events and has inspired many audiences, including at Cannes and SXSW. Lawrence is a Director of Innovation Social alongside Lizzie, a member of the BIMA Executive Council, and a mentor and advisor for start-ups at The Friday Club in London.