Simone is a business growth consultant following a 20-year corporate career in international media and marketing. She was Managing Director of a number of companies including Debrett’s and Cornhill Publications and successfully led a publicly quoted publishing company as chief executive officer through a period of exciting growth and strategic development aged 35.
She has an MBA from London South Bank Business School. She continues to take businesses through growth to exit as well as contributing to local community through school governorships and charity work supporting women and the arts. She also founded Devon-based co-operative buying company GrooVees to promote and champion independent local businesses in the face of multinational monopolies.