Influencer

Louise is self-confessed ‘people person’ who is also passionate about ‘paying it forward’ to champion and influencer media and marketing industries for improved equality and diversity.

Guest speaker to share expertise and lived experience

3 times Panellist and workshop leader for the annual Women in Media conference, Manchester.
Connected Woman panel discussion: panelist to discuss economic empowerment in the workforce and in business in order to bolster economic inclusion, trade and investment.
Speaker at the Houses of Parliament to acknowledge Black History Month. The presentation and speech showcased the Windrush generation to celebrate community proactive pioneers and their contribution to society

Leading with purpose for impactful causes

Founding member of the Oxfordshire County Council Racial Equality and Culture Heritage (REACH) Network for equality, diversity and inclusion relations
A member of the Advisory Board for Breast Cancer Screening research with Kheiron Medical to help shape research into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in UK breast screening services using MIA. Providing a consulting and diverse voice about perceptions and understanding of AI with ways to communicate with the public.

Delivering training to upskill and empower others.

Devising and leading The Prince’s Trust social media and radio course. During the 5-day course, 16-24-year-old participants were taught by Louise about radio presentation, production, scripting and editing.
Louise was hired to plan, devise, and deliver sessions with the National Citizenship Service (NCS) in partnership with Future Foundations. The NSC programme aims to encourage people to launch and execute community action projects. Working with 60 people, Louise was able to give insightful and practical knowledge that would enable the participants to promote their projects successfully using radio, social media, and online articles.
Louise developed a positive and successful relationship with the popular Roundhouse venue in London. Through tutor and mentoring work, young people created podcast content during a few short sessions or 10-week courses. The training included: digital Editing, news and interviewing, creating Vox Pops, presenting techniques, writing scripts, and studio producing.
Louise has volunteered at Media Trust events, including Women’s Voices and Digital Summer School

Testimonials

Louise’s sessions were fun and informative and provided the young people with practical information and tips for running a social media campaign as part of their project. Louise’s professional experience combined with her engaging delivery style made this workshop an excellent addition to our programme. We have rebooked Louise for our next programme and would highly recommend her to others!

Arnika Knight Project Manager at Future Foundations
On programme Louise was open with any concerns and flexible throughout - the programme was very effective in engaging the young people involved. The group felt that they had been helped quite a lot in terms of overcoming challenges and achieving goals

Jamie Hilton The Prince's Trust Get Started Programme Executive
Louise has gone above and beyond in her role as a mentor at Media Trust. Louise not only has an incredible skill-set and relevant knowledge to bring to the mentoring sessions, but she has a powerful ability to connect with charities and her passion and dedication to charity causes make for a powerful and impactful mentoring experience.

Niamh Mawhinney The Media Trust - Project Coordinator