With 10 years’ experience as a management consultant in operational change, Ian worked with major retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and B&Q, and food manufacturers such as Uniq, United Biscuits, and Samworth Brothers. After two stints as a stay-at-home dad, gaining a coaching qualification and becoming a school-run dad, he founded Inspiring Dads in 2018.
Married to Lisa, a funds partner in a major London law firm, they have two secondary school children. Ian balances work and family life with coaching, public speaking, and umpiring top-level field hockey, where clarity and conflict management are key. He is a contributor to the Talent Keeper Specialists’ Comeback Community™ and has spoken at the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood, Institute of Government & Public Policy and Westminster Insight’s Women in Leadership Conferences. Beyond Ian’s coaching he is the creator of an extensive, free to access database of UK parental leave offers.
In a world that is slowly recognising the desire and importance of a new generation of men who want to combine caregiving and breadwinning responsibilities, Ian specialises in supporting dads through the parental transition, helping them navigate the challenges of “how to be a great dad, without sacrificing a great career.” Ian is a strong believer that ‘equality starts at home’ and that supporting new dads is the route to gender equalit.
