Hey, I'm Jennie.
I'm a creative entrepreneurial type and have led a pretty nomadic life by most people's standards. Last I checked I'd lived in over 40 homes and three continents. The last few years I've found myself with one foot in Bedford and the other in Brussels with my partner Adam, though not one for keeping still this will probably change again. Keep on scrolling to find out more!
My story
I was too scared to follow my heart
I spent my whole life right up to my mid 20s wanting to be an actor. I loved being on stage. I loved performing and connecting with an audience more than anything in the world and I was really good at it. So what happened? I got scared, and at the time I didn't have the right support network to help me navigate a system that seemed intimidating and inaccessible. I put my dreams into a box and told myself I didn't need them anymore.
Then I met Abram and focused on his dreams instead
For a long time I felt very lost. I couldn't seem to find anything else that excited me or filled me up as much as performing did. Until one day I met a jazz trumpeter from New Orleans called Abram. I fell in love pretty much on the spot. He was everything I wanted to be and more: brave, passionate, creative and talented. To this day he's still one of the most extraordinary and inspiring musicians I've ever met.
But I was still scared so I focused on bringing Abram's big dreams to life. Little did we know we were racing against time. Abram became ill during a 20 date tour. He died on Saturday 9th June 2012. Life as I knew it ended for me that day and I had to begin again.
After Abram died I built a music charity in his name
I spent the next 11 years pouring my heart and soul into the Abram Wilson charity inspiring, connecting and opening doors to the music industry so that minoritised young talent could realise their creative potential. You can find out more about them HERE.
I raised over £1million and wrote a children's book
This allowed me to positively impacted the lives of thousands of young people and musicians meeting and working with some incredible people along the way.
I was listed in WISE100, a national index recognising the top women in social enterprise, and won a Talent Award from WACL (a membership body of female leaders in advertising and communications).
I even wrote a children's book about my experiences called Becoming Brave published by Little Tiger Press in August 2023 and named as one of The Guardian's best new picture books.​
In order to leave something behind you have to leave
I'm a creative entrepreneurial type. I'm at my happiest when I'm bringing people together, making connections and being in that space of imagination, creativity and possibility. After 11 years at the helm it was time for me to step down and begin again.
It felt scary to make the leap but the honest truth is that building an organisation for over a decade in the way I did nearly broke me. By the time I left I was exhausted and it took me well over a year to find my feet again.
I took everything I'd learned and started something new
I don’t regret any of it and I’m incredibly proud of what I created. I worked with amazing people and had experiences some people only dream of. But I also now see what I could have done differently to make it well...more fun.
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I now help purpose driven creative entrepreneurs in their 30s and 40s who are aiming for their first seven figure turnover build their businesses without losing themselves (or their marriage) in the process.
I also work with organisations to strengthen their human creative capacity through sessions that expand how people relate to uncertainty and possibility.
