Where I came from

My doctorate is in physics, in liquid crystals, at the start of the boom in flat screen displays. It’s still beautiful science to me. I worked in a multidisciplinary team of experimentalists, physicists, chemists and the odd theoretician, on industrial and government programmes. That taught me to ask the right questions, sit with complexity without rushing to a comfortable answer, and explain findings to people who see the world very differently. Listen, examine, diagnose, and only then suggest what needs doing.

The technology came with the science. I looked after the group’s servers and website, and was building websites for people long before it became my job. Then a creative year out shifted something fundamental, and I followed that thread and blended art and design with the emerging internet.

My digital decades

For over two decades, I’ve run an independent digital practice across a broad range of clients. From first-generation websites to complex platforms. From agency partnerships to career coaching and legal services. From startups finding their feet to luxury care groups navigating growth. Many of those relationships lasted well over a decade, because clients trusted and valued my judgement.

Along the way I moved to the other side of the table. Years of building showed me how much better decisions get when people truly understand what they’re deciding. These days I advise rather than build, and I work with you, on your side of the table.

Space to be human

Alongside my advisory work, I own and run a private healing space in Hampshire. Under the Oaks is a place for people at a crossroads, somewhere safe and honest to work out what matters. It grew from my own path of reclamation, and training in counselling skills has deepened how I listen and support.

Both practices help people find the right way forward.

What I bring

I work beside you and bring perspective from a career that’s passed through many different worlds. Once we’ve established the whole story, I’ll explain clearly what I think comes next and why.

My aim is to build resilience. Some clients stay with me for years because it keeps being useful, and when you’re ready to run with it yourself, I’ll happily paint myself out of the picture. Either way, you’ll have better foundations for whatever comes next.

What you’ll get is someone genuine who brings their whole self to the work, and I hope you’ll feel free to do the same.

“Many thanks for your assistance over the last 15 years, which have been stress free!”

Chris Aslin, Commercial Property Consultant