about the author

Sue Jefferson began her career in international sales and marketing with Danone, before moving to British heritage company Jeyes, where she led several transformational growth initiatives rising to become Head of Marketing.
Then joining the CAD$6.5bn global food manufacturer, McCain Foods, she continually delivered unprecedented results, transforming brands, markets, manufacturing plants, people and profits, seeing her become one of the first female board directors, initially as Marketing Director then heading up a key business unit. She pioneered a new role as Global Strategy Lead then as VP Global Innovation as her working style, achievements, change management and people engagement skills created on-going success.
As you’d expect, with her balance outside work, Sue enjoys time with her family, dining, travelling, her racehorses and also speaking on BBC TV News, Radio and at other industry events.

Having developed so much business and people potential through her engaging style of leadership and culture change, she launched her own consultancy, helping companies unlock their hidden talent, especially their high potential female leaders and deliver unprecedented results.
​Through her speaking engagements, corporate workshops and mentoring, she inspires and develops leaders, women in business and their organisations to excel in business and beyond. 
Her C.A.R.B.O.N. way to Sparkling Success © can be accessed as an in-house workshop:
 or for individuals as a book “Boardroom Ready Women”:
 and you can sign up for FREE ACCESS to the bonus Toolbox complementing the book:
​With 30 years in industry, over ten years in director roles on executive boards, both leading and participating with different leadership teams, together with being a full time working mother of two, Sue offers understanding and knowledge of real business operations and needs, the challenges faced by both employer and employee, together with practical application on how to smartly unlock female talent with business performance.

Her vision is that this model and work now can support leaders to unlock their hidden talent, empower the many highly talented women in business to be inspired, reach positions of influence in every part and level of their organisation, creating unprecedented economic results whilst simultaneously making the world they touch around them a better place to be.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, her clients view the workshop as extendable to include both genders.
For more details on Sue’s highly valued workshop programmes to realise your hidden talent pool and your unprecedented business possibilities, or to enquire for speaking engagements, please contact her by e-mail, by phone at her UK office +44 (0)1653 692485 or submit the contact form.
Many companies have great ideas but the challenge is UNLOCKING THEM QUICKLY enough in today's fast moving market. My Possibilities Realised © programme is tailored to individual client business needs for step changing business and culture so they can achieve unprecedented growth.
         Through changing conversations and focus on outcomes, I show companies how to make their IDEAS HAPPEN, at SPEED and WITHOUT COMPROMISE.
​         The result - stronger, faster business growth and in transferring these high level transformational skills, companies become more AGILE and can realise UNPRECEDENTED, ONGOING SUCCESS in this ever changing market place. ​
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Sue is an engaging speaker and can be found sharing experiences and tools on the business circuit, talking Gender Balance, Transformational Growth, Business Turnaround as well as being sought by the BBC and other forums for her straight talk views on controversial gender and diversity topics.

​She enjoys giving practical taster talks in schools for boys and girls and in the many women networks found within organisations although she will often challenge their purpose and impact, so there is a stronger business win win.

Sue mentors only a handful of women at any one time as she supports them to achieve their dreams. In the first instance, do contact her if this is of interest and if she cannot help at this time, she can recommend other mentors, tailored to particular expertise.