I'm Barbs.
An Introduction
FOUNDER · ADVISOR · STRATEGIC DATA CONSULTANT
I started my career in finance and accounting, where I became fascinated by the way organisations make decisions, manage complexity and use information.
That curiosity led me into data, systems implementation and transformation. Over the last decade, I've worked across housing, asset management and the public sector, helping organisations turn fragmented data, unclear processes and complex systems into something more structured, useful and operationally effective.
Today, my work sits across two connected worlds.
I advise organisations on transformation, data, systems and client integration.
I also support experienced professionals who want to move into consulting, advisory or fractional work, helping them package their expertise, position themselves clearly and build careers with more ownership.
Alongside this, I'm building founder-led ventures across technology, community and curated experiences.
This is the home for that work: practical, strategic and personal.
A Brief Chronology
- ThenAccountant turned Data ConsultantA foundation in numbers, audit and the realities of how organisations actually run.
- NextData & transformation.A decade inside complex programmes - housing, asset management, public sector - turning fragmented data and unclear processes into something that works.
- ThenFounder & fractional.An independent practice. Fractional Data Lead. Advising on transformation, data and systems.
- NowBuilding with intention.Founder-led ventures across technology, community and curated experiences.