About Us
Come read about who we are and why we started this community.
We know that ambitious women thrive when they are surrounded by people who challenge, support and inspire them. Growth is rarely achieved alone; it happens through meaningful connection, shared learning and access to opportunity.
Meet our leadership experts and founders Sara & Becca, but more importantly connect with our powerful group of members and ask them what the Foundry offers.
Meet Becca
Women’s Health Nutritionist & Leadership Consultant
Becca was recently selected as one of the top 50 female leaders in the UK by Santander SW50 Women in Leadership Programme.
When not running the Foundry, she helps female leaders increase their capacity and resilience through supporting energy production, hormones and stress response. Initiated by her extensive leadership experience, she uniquely combines nutrition and lifestyle medicine alongside leadership consultancy.
An unusual combination, she is a registered nutritional therapist, with 15 years experience as an engineer in the British Army, leading high performance teams all over the world. With a passion for bringing women together, she loves running in-person workshops and public speaking alongside running a private 1:1 nutrition clinic in Painswick.
Meet Sara
Career and Leadership Development Coach
Sara runs Venture Coaching, a leadership and career development practice that helps individuals, teams and organisations think more clearly and perform at their best. She believes that great leadership and career clarity aren’t options. They shape how teams think, work and perform. Coaching gives leaders and professionals something rare: the space to think, grow, and lead with confidence. And when leaders grow, their teams (and organisations) feel the difference.
Sara’s career started out in the Army, learning how to lead in busy, high-pressure environments and how to bring the best out of very different teams.
Since then, she’s founded businesses, taken on international advisory roles with the MoD and FCDO, supported organisations through change, and worked with leaders at every stage of their careers. It’s been varied, challenging, and full of the kind of experiences that shape how she coaches today. The Foundry is something that reflects her belief in community, contribution and supporting people beyond the workplace.
How can we help you?
The Foundry Community
The Foundry Programme
Events
The Story Behind The Foundry
Through learning, connection and elevated experiences, we support women as they build businesses, develop careers, pursue portfolio opportunities and design lives that feel both successful and meaningful.
Recent News & Events
Strong Foundations: Energy & Wellbeing for Women Who Lead
If you’re a female founder, leader business owner you don’t need me to tell you that life running a business can be full-on.
Connect.Learn.Grow Session: Why We Began With ‘Purpose & Direction’
In early October, we welcomed our founding members to the very first Connect.Learn.Grow session.
Why Smart Works?
At The Foundry, we believe that business is more than profit, it’s about clarity, courage, and contribution.