About - Our Corporate Nutritionist

Hey! I'm Steph and I love food. I love everything about it, from shopping for it, cooking it, talking about it and most of all, eating it! It was however when I graduated from the renowned Institute of Optimum Nutrition in 2015 when I gained a genuienly whole new perspective on food.

 

Growing up, I had always seen food as a source of either indulgence or deprivation and that was about it. Studying nutrition opened up my eyes to the real potential and power of food to actually heal and truly nourish our bodies. My relationship with food changed from one of guilt and craving to awe and gratitude.

 

Once I started to put in to practice what I was learning, with a few swaps, tweaks and additions, it actually transformed the way I felt. My brain fog lifted, my skin became clearer, my menstrual cycle regulated and most of all I had my energy back! I was noticing that so many of those little health niggles I'd just accepted as 'normal' were no longer issues. For the first time I felt in control of my own health and I didn't reach 3pm and want to crawl under my desk for a nap.

 

For me personally, the biggest change I have noticed through making changes to what I feed my body is in my energy levels. I always needed at least 10 hours+ sleep and even then I would wake up groggy and crave a nap most days. As I was learning what my body really needed and nourishing it instead of depriving it, I started to wake up refreshed and found I had a positive stream of energy throughout the day (ok, maybe not so much during the baby years!).

 

Empowering people with the gift of more energy has become one of my favourite areas to work in as you can literally transform people's lives as well as that of their colleagues and family. This has now become my specialist area. In our increasingly "on", fast-paced, media-saturated world, the resource of our personal energy has never been so valuable.

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"I love challenging the way people see food. From something simply to fuel or satisfy to realising its capacity to actually help you live the life you crave."

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As well as this passion for food and nutrition, I have always had that entrepreneurial spark! Ever since I can remember, I was coming up with new business ideas - From setting up a glow sticks stall at our local fireworks night when I was 10 years old to running a DJ business for children's parties when I was in my early teens.

 

Many years later, I became the co-owner of a successful events catering business, employing a team of people. Prior to this business, I worked in the corporate world for many years in London, so I understand what it is like to be both the employer and the employee. I feel this gives me a unique insight into the requirements for a successful corporate wellbeing program. I very much appreciate the benefit on an individual level but also acknowledge the commercial significance of investing in the health and wellness of your team. It has always been important for me to run a business I am proud off and staff wellbeing is a big part of this. 

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"There is nothing that beats being surrounded by a happy, motivated, high-energy team."

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I now love to use my skills and experience as a corporate nutritionist to spread the power of food to teams across the UK. We spend such a huge chunk of our time at work yet I feel the way many of us are at work is so out of alignment with what's needed for our bodies to thrive.

 

It is so great to see the impact just a few small tweaks to diet and daily habits has on employees' energy, productivity and even the number of days they take off sick.

 

I believe my strong commercial mindset teamed with expert nutrition knowledge makes me uniquely placed to benefit businesses as a corporate nutrition consultant.

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I love learning and frequently attend CPD events to keep my nutrition knowledge up-to-date. I am also an active member of the ANP and the GNC.

 

I specialise in working with marketing, tech and consultancy companies in London and The South East including Oxfordshire, Bucks and Berks. I particularly like the one-to-many aspect this business grants me, impacting many people on a daily basis.

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My approach is about real-life nutrition for busy professionals: always nourishing, never depriving.

Life's too short to pass on that espresso martini ;-)

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If your team could do with a bit of an battery recharge, I'd love to hear from you!