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Our Team
Simone Hume
CEO Founder - Level 5 Coaching Professional, CMI Level 5 Professional Coaching Practitioner & Business Advisor
Simone has over 30 years leadership experience in the technology world building high performing teams, most recently at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in addition to being a Level 5 qualified coach.
Throughout her career, Simone has worked for both global and UK tech companies including AWS, IBM, Digital Equipment Ltd, and Tech Start-ups.
Simone's mission is to empower others to unlock their full potential and achieve lasting success through a transformative psychology coaching approach.
Grant Hume
FBCS CITP - Business Advisor
Grant is an accomplished, highly experienced senior executive with over 30 years of experience in venture capital and corporate multinational IT organisations.
As a company founder and entrepreneur Grant has held senior executive roles in Venture Capital and Private Equity and US based corporate IT companies including IBM and Amazon Web Services, where he specialized in supporting and advising the delivery of innovative emerging and disruptive solutions to public sector national security customers.
Grant is a former Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army, a Fellow of the British Computer Society, and a Chartered IT Professional.
Greg Pepus
Business Advisor
Greg is an expert in advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, and quantum technologies, focused on driving venture-backed startups into the public sector.
Greg led global public sector initiatives for the Venture Capital and Start-ups team at Amazon Web Services and previously founded and held executive roles at FUTURA Cyber, Semper Fortis Solutions, and Flex Analytics . His earlier career included serving as Senior Director at the CIA-chartered In-Q-Tel leading investments in national security.
Rich Julien
Business Advisor
Rich is a seasoned executive with over 30 years’ experience in technology innovation, operations management, and national security, spanning both government and commercial sectors. Rich focuses on deep-tech investing to support the USA and its key Allies, and his expertise plays a key role in developing high potential pipeline and enhancing portfolio investments with operations support that drive value creation.
A long-time defense and intelligence practitioner, he leverages this expertise to identify and enable innovative technology solutions for complex challenges. Rich works with companies to achieve success by bringing the right technical and business capabilities to enable growth, identifying the right partners to scale, and connecting with customers who desperately need their innovation
Natalie Szturemski
Level 7 Executive Coach, Trainer, Quality Assurer, and Careers Coach
Natalie has an extensive background in leadership development and performance improvement, specialising in working with individuals to build their self-efficacy and unearth underlying barriers to achieving their full potential. Her professional journey across a range of sectors including prisons, policing and social care is marked by a commitment to empowering others and fostering growth, both personally and professionally.
As a qualified Level 7 Executive Coach, Trainer, Quality Assurer, and Careers Coach, Natalie brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to her practice. Her dedication to continuous professional development (CPD) in the fields of leadership, management, psychology, coaching and mentoring further enhances her ability to deliver effective and impactful coaching and training sessions.