Sunita Harley M
anaging Consultant
Founder of Collective Insight
Diversity, equity & inclusion | Leadership & team workshops | Executive coaching | Group coaching programmes | Keynote speaker
Sunita has 20 years of corporate experience working in senior HR, professional development and leadership roles. As well as delivering in-house roles at law firms Herbert Smith Freehills, Slaughter and May and Addleshaw Goddard, Sunita is a Certified Executive Coach, Inclusion Consultant and Workshop Facilitator.
She enjoys sharing practical know-how through her workshops, talks and webinars. Through her bespoke coaching programmes, Sunita is known for equipping individuals with confidence and tools so they can make an impact regardless of their role, seniority or background.
Her expertise has been featured on the BBC and in Psychologies and People Management magazines. Sunita is proud to be a trained Mental Health First Aider.
March 2023 - Awarded Diversity and Inclusion Champion of the Year and Finalist Supplier of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards
May 2023 - Highly Commended - People in Law Awards
July 2024 - Finalist Outstanding Achievement - University of Westminster Awards
October 2024 - Finalist UK Social Mobility Awards (client Taylor Wessing)
Carolyn Solomon-Pryce Associate
Diversity & Inclusion | Workshops | DEI strategy design
Carolyn is an established diversity and inclusion specialist with extensive experience spanning over 17 years, adapting between the private and public sector at both operational and strategic level.
Previously Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at LSE, one of the foremost universities in the world, she led the delivery of the EDI strategy across multiple strands. Carolyn has also worked with some of the largest and renowned hospitality, travel and leisure brands in the UK and globally.
Carolyn’s areas of expertise include strategy design, stakeholder engagement and conducting employee lifecycle audits. She is passionate about weaving inclusive practices into workplace cultures.
Shalini Sequeira
Associate
Executive coaching | Leadership development | DEI projects
Shalini is an experienced facilitator, consultant and accredited executive coach. In her previous L&D leadership role, Shalini delivered learning and development programmes for lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard before becoming an independent leadership consultant and an executive coach.
She has over 25 years of experience as a finance lawyer working in-house at Norton Rose and Shearman & Sterling followed by her in-house counsel role at Argus Media Limited and as a leader in global professional services firms, global businesses, social enterprise and the public sector.
Shalini is proud to be a Non-Executive Director of an NHS Foundation Trust.
Paula Waite
Associate
Diversity & Inclusion | Workshops | DEI strategy design
Paula is an established specialist in diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, with extensive expertise acquired over 15 years in both the private and public sectors.
In her previous role as the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Lead at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, she was tasked with spearheading the strategic implementation of EDI initiatives. Furthermore, she has acquired extensive expertise through her work with prominent legal firms Herbert Smith Freehills and White & Case, in both the UK and on a global scale.
Paula’s areas of expertise include strategy design, culture and inclusion audits, policy design and implementation and delivery of inclusive learning sessions
Paula is Manchester based and also delivers client assignments in London. Paula and Sunita worked together at Herbert Smith Freehills.
Liz Chauhan-Grof
Associate
Talent Acquisition | Coaching | Career Mentoring | Outplacement support
With a career history in retail for over 20 years, Liz has worked with Caffe Nero, Monsoon Accessorize, Jigsaw, Gap and Diesel. As an in-house talent acquisition and recruitment specialist, Liz has built resourcing functions known for their collaborative stakeholder relationships and positive candidate experience.
Liz is an accredited coach, having studied under the ILM Level 7 programme and a member of the European Coaching & Mentoring Council (EMCC). To compliment both her coaching and mentoring expertise Liz is a qualified Mental Health First Aider (Mental Health Foundation).
She delivers career mentoring services to individuals needing accessible and quality career expertise. Since 2018, Liz is proud to have volunteered with Smart Works, a charity for women supporting clients be the best version of themselves at interview and secure future career opportunities. As a volunteer, Liz delivers interview coaching as well as career coaching within London and was involved in the opening in the Smart Works centres in London and Leeds.