Book a free 45 min online 121 session with Sarah Willcox, Change Management expert and founder of Fairisle, to explore how you can turn strategy into action, no matter the size of your business.

Choose from a selection of dates and times to suit you. Once you've registered, we'll pass on your details (name and email address) to Sarah, who will contact you with joining instructions for your session with her.

Sarah can support you with:

Turning your vision into a clear, practical action plan
Creating simple strategies you’ll actually use
Identifying and overcoming the roadblocks holding you back
Making change stick without burning out or needing big budgets
Using Agile methods to help you move faster, smarter
Building your confidence and capability so you can lead your own change

Expert Biography

Sarah Willcox is founder of Fairisle, where she helps small and early-stage organisations make real progress by putting clarity and structure around big ideas. She specialises in working with businesses who want to grow their impact and confidence without the fluff or overwhelm.

With over 20 years’ experience in strategy and change, Sarah is trusted by charities, public sector teams, and startups alike. Her work is all about helping people get unstuck, whether that’s by creating a roadmap for growth, developing a product plan, introducing new ways of working, or simply creating space to think strategically. Sarah brings a blend of coaching, facilitation and delivery support, which means she doesn’t just give advice, she helps you build the mindset and skills to take it forward on your own.

About Fairisle

Fairisle supports small teams doing big things. From social enterprises to solo founders, the team helps businesses define what success looks like and then build the systems, habits and confidence to get there. Typical support includes:

Short, focused strategy sessions
Agile tools to help prioritise and focus
One-to-one coaching in delivery, planning, and team leadership
Workshops to build clarity and get your ideas moving
Ongoing support to keep focus and maintain momentum in project delivery
Fairisle’s approach is warm, down-to-earth, and always focused on what works for you and your business

Note

The adviser is an independent professional and is not an agent or employee of the Council, nor the Library. They will be regulated by their own professional body and they will be able to provide you with details of that organisation.We will not be aware of any advice that is given to you by the adviser when you consult them in the 121 session and we do not verify or approve their advice. We therefore take no responsibility and make no representations regarding the relevance, accuracy, timeliness, completeness or otherwise of any such advice or information. Any views expressed by the adviser are their own views and not those of the Council.

This session will be held online. Once you've registered, you will receive the video call joining instructions from the business expert prior to your session.

Following the session, the expert will send you a feedback form which we would be grateful if you could complete to allow us to monitor the success of our offered expert 121s.

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I mportant

All our expert one-to-one meetings on offer are free, but places are limited as our business expert partners are giving their valuable time to the BIPC and to you for free while fitting these sessions into their busy schedule. Therefore, if you need to cancel the session, to give a chance for others to still book it, please give at least two working days’ notice when possible via:

email to bipc@brighton-hove.gov.uk, or
cancelling your booking on Eventbrite, or
email/call to the business expert.

Please note down the experts' contact details when they get in touch with you prior to the session.

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FAQs

What is your cancellation policy?

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Expert 121 with Sarah Willcox, Change Management Consultant