Meet the team

The Staffordshire University Help To Grow team is comprised of expert academics and business leaders from a range of sectors. With a huge wealth of knowledge between them, you can be assured of getting the help and guidance you need for your business.

Meet the webinar team who will be delivering the weekly, 2 hour online webinars, weekly peer to peer sessions and face to face Case Study Workshops during each cohort. Each participant will also be assigned a mentors who will be offering 10 hours of support to help develop a personalised growth plan.

The Webinar and Peer to Peer Team

  • Prof Jon Fairburn – Programme Director & Professor at School of Justice, Security & Sustainability
  • Jane Pallister – Facilitator, P/T lecturer & EiR
  • Jonathan Westlake – VLE lead, P/T lecturer & EiR
  • Emily Whitehead – Marketing lead, EiR
  • Dr Karen Castle – Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Management & Innovation
  • Mayo Akinbote – Lecturer in the School of Justice, Security & Sustainability
  • Dr Syed Zaidi – Lecturer in the School of Justice, Security & Sustainability
  • Vanessa Oakes – Course Director in the School of Justice, Security & Sustainability
  • Kathryn Mitchell – Lecturer in the School of Justice, Security & Sustainability
  • Ema Talam – Lecturer in the School of Justice, Security & Sustainability
  • Dr Fred Nyakudya – Senior Lecturer in the School of Justice, Security and Sustainability
  • Lynne Williams – Lecturer in the School of Justice, Security & Sustainability
  • Marzena Reszka – Lecturer in the School of Justice, Security and Sustainability
  • Dr Bharati Singh – Senior Lecturer in the School of Justice, Security & Sustainability

Prof Jon Fairburn

Programme Director

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Jane Pallister

Facilitator

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Jonathan Westlake

Entrepreneur in Residence & Lecturer

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Emily Whitehead

Entrepreneur in Residence

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Sally-Anne Jordon

Programme Manager

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Dr Karen Castle

Senior Lecturer

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Mayo Akinbote

Lecturer

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Dr Syed Zaidi

Lecturer

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Vanessa Oakes

Course Director

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Kathryn Mitchell

Lecturer

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Ema Talam

Lecturer

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Dr Fred Nyakudya

Senior Lecturer

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Lynne Williams

Lecturer

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Marzena Reszka

Lecturer in Strategic Management

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Dr Bharati Singh

Senior Lecturer

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