People often ask how I do it all. It's simple, it's my mindset.

Who am I?

- Most importantly - I am a mother.

In my early days, I went to university and studied Psychology and Business, but then ended up leaving that to spend over a decade in real estate only I moved to technology where I delivered products, managed teams, delivered projects, growing teams, mentoring team, delivering and managing outcomes and expectations.

Now, by day, my profession is that I work with businesses to help empower teams to deliver value to their customers, themselves and their business - I do what needs to be done to create the best possible chance of successful delivery.

Outside of my day to day work, I enjoy spending my time coaching and mentoring individuals, helping them find their value and maximising their potential within the businesses they work for and within themselves. I spend time with small business owners and assist in helping them find their reason for doing what they do and help them shape their business in a way that will help them grow. Did I mention I also own a mechanical service/repair and performance workshop?

Hobby wise - I love to do latin dancing, practising with my dance team, I love to hike, read, cook and try to keep fit. Then on top of that, I have my beautiful little boy who I look after, teach, raise, and take him to his hobbies like martial arts, tennis, dancing or acting.

It sounds tiring being me doesn't it? Most people who know me say "it's tiring just looking at your weekly calendar".

So the question comes to this - how do I do it all? And my answer is the same - it's my mindset. I live, eat and breathe the agile mindset. Let me explain more....

Product is a very interesting role and sometimes feeding a team with user stories and a long backlog can seem tedious and boring, no wonder people aren't enthusiastic - how can you feel "bought in" to a solution - what is the problem?

Can working in a cross function team bring out excitement, innovation and bring you closer to solving real problems!?

What's worse than a boring meeting with no outcomes, no buy in, no motivation to WANT to do work? If you have ever experienced this, then this is a workshop that can show you how you can collaborate and cut the noise.

Trust a group of people who want to solve problems and see how quickly we can focus and together find the RIGHT problem.

There is a common theme in an "agile" industry where people talk about "doing" lean and "being" agile, but what does that really mean? Having been in a totally different industry of real estate for more than a decade, there was an opportunity that came knocking on my doorstep - becoming a Product Owner. Reading the position description was like reading a different language. Accepting the role was like jumping into an open ocean without knowing how to swim. In just 12 short months, I transitioned from an SME to becoming a dedicated Product Owner and living, eating and breathing this new role... but what does that even mean!?! Practicing what you preach is an art form on it's own but changing parts of my life to "being" lean and "doing" agile made me fall in love with an industry I was never even interested in. It became about building relationships and bridging a gap.