Insights from Our Advisory Board

David Constantine

David Constantine

David Constantine David is a trained product designer with direct experience of taking one design from a student project into the real world, creating an internationally recognised and respected non-profit/social enterprise organisation and developing a range of products that have been used in over 130 countries in partnership with some of the major development and […]

Subhash Thakrar

Subhash Thakrar

Subhash Thakrar Subhash Thakrar is the Deputy President of London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a Partner at CBW Blackstone Franks LLP and previously a senior partner at the firm of chartered accountants and corporate financiers called Blackstone Franks LLP based in central London, UK. Subhash has practiced as a professional chartered accountant for […]

Geriant Richards

Geriant Richards

Geriant Richards   Geraint is the Founder/Director of GJR Performance Solutions a Cardiff based company helping organisations understand the diversity of their workforce through the development of better team engagement, synergy and performance. Formerly Performance Director of GB Wheelchair Tennis, Geraint led the GB team to number 1 position in Europe, winning 28 Grand Slam […]

Ash Smith

Ash Smith

Ash Smith Ash is a coach with over 20 years experience from grass roots up to elite level, passionate about helping both players and coaches achieve their potential. He has significant experience working with elite athletes, junior players, building talent development pathways and coach education/mentoring. He was a national coach for GB Wheelchair Tennis from […]

Jason Owen

Jason Owen

Jason Owen Jason is a specialist in Special Educational Needs and an advocate for inclusion, recognising how sport can change perceptions of disability, both hidden disabilities and physical disabilities. He has delivered training to educational establishments and spoken at the National Education Show. He was awarded the Times Educational Supplement 2009 national award for a […]

Chris Underhill

Chris Underhill

Chris Underhill Chris Underhill is a leading exponent on global mental health practice, a social entrepreneur, a mentor, a trainer in community-based facilitation technique, and regularly speaks at conferences worldwide. His mentees currently work in organisational management, models of change in childhood deprivation, human trafficking, the psychology of gangs, Fair Trade, prisons and prisoners, leadership […]

Mark Walker

Mark Walker

Mark Walker Mark Walker has competed at Paralympic level with the Australian Wheelchair Basketball team and at the Atlanta games in the US. He was part of a team to win the first ever gold medal for Australia. He has also represented Australia as coach,competing at national level in 1993, 1995, and 1996, and won […]

Funke Awoderu

Funke Awoderu

Funke Awoderu   Funke is currently the strategic lead for The Football Association on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Funke previously held national roles for the LTA managing the network of City Tennis Clubs primarily in urban deprived areas in England. Funke is currently an LTA Councillor, nominated by the Tennis Foundation.