Heart of Bristol Business Board

Zoe is a business coach, consultant and founder of Mihaz, a business coaching company. 

With enthusiasm, she helps businesses get to the root of their problem and bring about growth. 

For more than 25 years, Zoe has managed complex change in small to large scale companies, from SMEs and global organisations. 

Zoe's had friends and family affected by heart related issues. This is what makes her passionate about supporting BHF funded research at the Bristol Heart Institute. 

Ellie is a paralegal at BPE Solicitors and is training to become a lawyer.  

Her brother suffered a cardiac arrest at the age of 28. Since then, Ellie’s been raising awareness about the importance of learning CPR.  

She's worked with BHF to organise workplace fundraising events and to teach CPR. 

Sue runs a boutique management consultancy specialising in executive coaching and leadership development and assessment. She's also an executive coach at Fearless Engagement, a consultancy specialising in executive coaching and leadership culture change.

Before this, Sue worked in senior HR and consultancy roles at IBM, SAP, Accenture, and Penna.

Sue developed a heart problem following the birth of her daughter over 20 years ago. She continues to live with the condition.  

Her daughter was also born with a heart condition and is an outpatient at the Bristol Heart Institute. 

Tom is the Head of Commercial at Bristol Airport. He's worked in the aviation industry for over 20 years.  

BHF is close to Tom’s heart after his daughter was born with a congenital heart defect at birth. She went through lifesaving surgery when she was 5 days old.   

Tom now strives to raise awareness of BHF and support fundraising for vital research. 

Charlie works as a retail specialist at Waitrose. For more than 30 years, he's enjoyed a career in periodical publishing and has recently moved to work in retail. 

Charlie's been supporting and fundraising for BHF since his lifesaving surgery for an aortic dissection in 2003. 

Jeremy is Chief Financial Officer at Guardian Financial, the specialist protection provider for life and critical illness.  

He’s worked in financial services for over 30 years in South Africa, Australia and the UK.  

Jeremy lost his father to a heart attack and witnessed his mother and brother having heart attacks. Being part of the Heart of Bristol Business Board is an opportunity for him to help support BHF's lifesaving research.