Lyndsey Oliver

Lyndsey Oliver

She wanted to (and wants to) live in a world where real representation, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) can be experienced at every level of government, business, and community. A world where all humans are equal – regardless of their labels. Currently, the world is a long way off from that. She needed to do something to change it so she set up a consultancy called making MsChief. She currently works with organizations and individuals to ‘break some glass’ and dismantle the systems that separate and divide.

“Normal” is a myth. “Normal” can hinder progress in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Before Making MsChief, she worked for Diageo, and her Leadership career centered around systems, processes, policy, and people. She has led Global teams, programs, projects, and change. DEI affects all of us – it’s not just a “human” or “resource” issue. Having a non-HR background allows her to bring a different perspective to the issues and solutions needed for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It takes courage and vulnerability to be inclusive and do things outside of the “norm” – doing things differently is essential to make real progress and sustained change. “I also really like dogs, sports, and my family!”

She is a champion of working parents, and inclusive leaders, and an advocate of building diverse, equal, and equitable workplaces.

She throws the spotlight on company culture around Diversity and Inclusion. She challenges mindsets, questions belief systems, and makes the unconscious conscious. She encourages leaders to have difficult (and often messy) conversations around bias and stereotyping.

Ultimately, she designs and delivers programs to help individuals become the authentic leader they are destined to be, and not the leader they “should” be or the version they are told to be. I re-invent, recreate, and innovate; twisting tried and tested coaching models into my own unconventional hybrid style.

When she’s not making MsChief, she manages her own work-life balance. She is a proud Mum of two boys, an outdoor enthusiast, a messy creative, a cross-fitter, and a dog-lover.