I am and have been many things...

In my professional life, I was an entrepreneur. I followed my passion and did what hadn’t been done before, building businesses that added value to people’s lives, making it up on a daily basis and enjoying the process of creation. I was also a mentor and business adviser. Alongside this, I had a parallel life as an athlete and competed in two sports at international level. Then I metamorphosed from city professional to semi-feral and had a rewilding phase. Next, to my surprise, I found myself living on wheels. My current project is the creation of a self-sufficient intentional community in Portugal (where I am now based), called the Earth Collective (see below). How life changes!

I have also been on a spiritual journey, which has been essential to understand the craziness of my life and the world at large. It also helped me to maintain optimum health and effectiveness and taught me to connect with the invisible helping hand and ‘all that there is’. I have written about many of the insights and epiphanies I have gained along the way, in my book ‘The Ultimate Relationship… the one with yourself’.

Here is a more formal biography taken from the book

At the age of 28, Fiona founded a firm of Independent Financial Advisers in London, to pioneer financial advice for women. She was heralded as 'The first woman of finance' by Harpers & Queen. Over a 17 year period, beginning in 1988, she built her business into one of the most respected and high-profile firms of advisers in the UK. During this time, Fiona frequently contributed to the media and was profiled in 8 books on women entrepreneurs. She won three national business women’s awards and appeared in the ‘Top 100 List of Power and Influence in Financial Services’ in 2003 and 2004. Whilst building her business, Fiona set up a national non-profit organisation for women financial advisers.

Later, she held a variety of non-executive directorships, as well as advisory roles including one with a micro-finance charity which helps women in the developing world to start their own businesses, as a means of escaping poverty. She was ‘Women’s Champion’ on the Government's Small Business Council and also mentored fellow business women.

In 2007, Fiona became an internet video pioneer setting up a website called ‘Diva-Biz’, which published video interviews with high profile business women, to tell their stories and showcase women’s leadership style. Then she headed a fledgling SKY channel called ‘Horse & Country TV’ which gave her an opportunity to combine her passion for horses and her love of business.

Next, Fiona launched an equestrian video website called ‘Horse Hero’, pioneering a subscription model for web-based content. She filmed top professionals and Olympians training and caring for their horses and followed them behind the scenes at major competitions. She made more than 1200 videos and the website gained a cult following. Then came a reclusive period where Fiona lived remotely on a farm in the Welsh hills, looking after her animals and the land. Life on wheels followed for the next three years and Fiona now lives in Portugal where she is starting the Earth Collective project (see below).

Prior to beginning work, Fiona spent a year in Australia teaching at Timbertop School (the Australian equivalent to Gordonstoun). She then gained a degree in Psychology and an MBA. Sport has featured strongly in Fiona's life and she has competed at international level in rowing and the equestrian sport of endurance.

Fiona says

“Early on I realised that the ultimate relationship is the one with yourself. How you manage yourself is key to being the best version of you and creating the life experiences you want, rather than reacting to seemingly random events. Of course, it is easier said than done because the life-long habits of thinking, feeling and behaving trip us up. But with awareness and practise, I have learned it is possible to change the mindsets that hinder us and re-focus our thoughts to become a conscious creator in our life.

A sense of spirituality has played an important part in my life because it allowed me see the bigger picture when dealing with everyday issues. My version of spirituality is practical. It is about engaging the quantum (multi-dimensional) part of yourself in order to be healthier, happier, more abundant, more inspired or more of whatever you want, by taking control of your thoughts, your body and your life. Consciousness affects matter. One day, I believe there will be explanations for everything that is currently invisible and esoteric."

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The Earth Collective, a sustainable co-living project in Portugal

This project for conscious living is in the early stages of development, in Northern Portugal. The Earth Collective aims to build 'earth homes' (partially underground, partially overground) incorporating bio-architecture, sacred geometry, earth energies, natural physics, bio-mimicry, bio-resonance and permaculture, to create self-sufficient, harmonious, sustainable living spaces. The aim is to build 7 homes and a community facility, in 20 acres or more.

Revenue will be created from a range of enterprises using the skills of co-owners, as well as products derived from what is grown in situ. Tourism based on teaching natural building and living skills, and new techniques in agriculture will be part of this. Like-minded people who are visionary, grounded, have rounded life experience, are spiritually oriented, geo-politically aware and have funds available (or will have shortly) are invited to an exploratory discussion. Please get in touch via the contact page.