About Us
Where the Passion Begins
DEANNE WALSH
Founder's Story
Dee has a 35 year successful squiggly career in industry. Working across most departments throughout this time, from micro-businesses to Global enterprises, she developed a passion for helping others to be happy, healthy and thriving both personally and professionally.
Working in HR Management for almost two decades, she took the decision in 2018 to reduce her days HR-ing in a digital agency and retrained before starting up Dewa delivering training, workshops and coaching both for businesses and with individuals.
She is a qualified trainer, ILM qualified Coach, certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer, CIPD qualified Strategic HR Manager and CMI qualified Strategic Manager, Menopause Consultant, GCologist and Emotional Culture Deck practitioner. Known for her calm and supportive approach, she is friendly yet professional in every interaction.
She has worked as a volunteer counsellor for Shout and Childline, and as a volunteer coach and mentor for CIPD, BIMA, King's Trust and Help to Grow
Redundancy Coaching
Dee our Redundancy Coach knows what redundancy feels like from every angle.
Made redundant six times herself, she has sat in that room and felt the shock, the uncertainty and the blow to confidence that follows.
She has also been the person delivering that news, both as a Line Manager and as an HR Manager, carrying the weight of a decision that will affect people's lives, and supporting the people in front of her, whilst protecting the business.
That lived experience, alongside her professional qualifications, means Dee doesn't just understand the process intellectually, she understands it humanly. And that makes all the difference.
Qualified Executive Coach - Supporting individuals through change and transition
Qualified Strategic HR Manager - Deep understanding of the people process
Qualified Strategic Manager - Credibility as a leader
Mental Health First Aid Instructor - Trained to recognise and support with mental health challenges
6× personal redundancy experience - She understands what your employees are going through
Multiple redundancy cycles delivered, as both Line Manager and HR Manager - means that your Managers and HR teams are in safe hands
"Between 1993 and 2018 I was made redundant 6 times. The businesses I worked for relocated, downsized and closed down. At times it felt devastating, at other times exhilarating to have a fresh start. The situation didn't change, but my attitude towards it did!
It is for this reason, that when I passed my coaching qualification, I knew that this would be an area that I wanted to focus on - to help anyone affected by redundancy to work through the process prepared and with confidence, supported and to come out of the other side healthy, happy, safe and motivated"
Dee
MAUREEN GILDEA
Holistics
Maureen is a Complementary Therapist and Wellbeing Practitioner and has significant experience of providing a wide range of mind-body therapies, such as reflexology, massage, aromatherapy, reiki and Indian head massage
She also delivers workshops and training programmes including Mindfulness and Emotional Freedom Techniques