Our people
Our personal touch is what sets us apart: when you work with us you don’t work with account managers and new business people – you work directly with experts who are honest and true to our values, each and every day. This isn’t just what we do – it’s who we are.
our founder
Our founder, Trish Driver, is a diversity and inclusion strategist with over 15 years’ experience working with clients across a wide range of sectors to achieve true culture change – both in-house, and as a consultant. She is a youth mentor and qualified coach, completing her training at Henley Business School, and a regular keynote speaker on all matters diversity and inclusion. She was selected for NatWest’s prestigious Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme.
A New Normal is founded on the pillars of Trish’s passion for her subject, genuine expertise, creative problem solving and authenticity.
LAURA GIBSON
Our assistant
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We're lucky to be supported by the fantastic Laura, who helps us out with scheduling, admin and invoicing.
Theo Sakyi
Our social media manager
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Theo is a new addition to the team who will support us in managing our social media channels.
great{with}talent
Our discovery partner
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When we need to establish where your diversity & inclusion baseline is, we partner with survey and data experts great{with}talent.
They've worked with over 2,000 companies to understand what their employees really think.
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BAME RECRUITMENT
Our recruitment partner
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We're so proud of our partnership with BAME Recruitment who work with their clients to find the best and most diverse talent across numerous industries. They find the right candidates for your business using their unique approach and diverse networks, saving unnecessary costs linked to high levels of attrition.
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Debra Cadman
Founder, Cadman HR
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Debra is an amazing partner for us, supporting with HR strategy. She also share's Trish's passion for coaching, in particular Nancy Kline's "thinking environment"
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Brian McSweeney
Founder, It's Just Brian HR
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Brian is our partner for all manner of operational HR support. He's an expert in policy, process and employee relations.
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our advisory board
We’re fortunate to have an experienced and expert network of partners and associates who we collaborate with on projects. Our Advisory Board are a support and a sounding board for the work we do, and we're proud to introduce them here:
