Meet The Team
Affleck & Co. is led by Nicky Affleck and supported by a dedicated internal team of women who share our vision, manage projects and client relationships, and ensure seamless day-to-day operations. Alongside our internal team, we collaborate with a larger Collective of Consultants. Our business is purposefully designed to meet client needs while championing the empowerment of women in sport and business. This dynamic and distinctive team is redefining the sports sector, pioneering change in an industry still largely dominated by men.
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Founder & CEO
Nicky Affleck
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Operations Lead & EA
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Sarah Iles
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Projects Lead
Emily Schorah
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Content & Comms Lead
Ruth Faulkner
Content Writer
Lauren Bryant
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THE COLLECTIVE
We've united independent women Consultants in a collaborative, women-led collective. Bringing a diversity of experience together with a clear, shared commitment: to deliver exceptional, purpose-led projects that create meaningful impact.
Our Senior Consultants
Our team of Senior Consultants is a group of established consultants - each bringing expertise and experience from diverse areas of sport, business, and consultancy. These women are either building careers in consultancy or are already established professionals, ensuring a dynamic blend of knowledge and insight. As part of the Affleck & Co. Collective, these consultants will come together flexibly on your projects to provide expert consultancy services.
Lizzie Stanton
Funding Strategy, Research & Evaluation
Leah Brown
Change Management
Ruth Shaw
Leadership, EDI, Governance and Social Impact
Jenny Mitton
Brand Strategy &
Partnerships
Rebecca Dance -
Shuker
International Sport for Development & Social Impact
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Vicky Lowe
Strategy, Leadership & Governance
Mandu Reid
Strategy, Leadership, Women
& Girls
Natalie Strange
Commercial Strategy
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Our Subject Matter Experts
Our Subject Matter Experts work alongside our core Lead Consultants, bringing specialised expertise tailored to your project's needs. Whether engaged full-time, part-time, or on flexible hours, they contribute as subject matter experts, ensuring meaningful impact on each initiative. This diverse pool of experts allows us to deliver the adaptability and responsiveness our clients value while maintaining a focus on high-quality, sustainable solutions.
Preeti Shetty
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Kirsty Matthews
Strategic Partnerships & Sponsorships
Jess Callaghan
Youth, Training & Workforce
Development
Anna Kessel MBE
Leadership, Culture & Storytelling
Coming in 2026: The Affleck & Co. Talent Pool
We’re building a curated network of independent women working across sport, social impact and business. The aim: connect with aligned people and explore where collaboration makes sense.
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How to get involved:
No big “applications open” moment. We’ll invite rolling expressions of interest and reach out when there’s a clear values and skills match.
Who this is for:
Women who want their work to mean something—who care about equity, inclusion and real-world impact, and recognise themselves in how we show up: practical, people-first, purpose-led.
Timeline:
Launching in 2026. We’ll share the process, criteria and how rolling interest works as we shape it.
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