Verity is a Business Change Leader with around 20 years experience advising, shaping and directing business transformation in ever changing environments. She has a breadth of experience across business operations in a number of sectors, more recently Retail focused and has a passion for bringing people together, breaking down barriers and fostering collaboration. She is a Board Trustee for the Shropshire Youth Support Trust where she chairs the Operational Subcommittee.

Verity has gathered a small, diverse and powerful team together to make Afterthe-Storm into a reality and is excited to make a difference both to the individuals experiencing personal change and growth, but also to be able to provide a platform for the service providers to connect with those individuals and grow their digital footprint.

Nicola is a Recruitment Programme Manager with over 8 years in client facing roles, working across various sectors to solve talent-based problems across her customers. With a tenacity for over coming obstacles and a drive to deliver quality, she helps her customers source talent and build solutions of overcome their issues.

Since 2017, Nicola has volunteered with Coffee4Craig in Manchester city centre. Working with the C4C team to provide support and shelter for Manchester’s homeless community and those without access to secure housing. For the service users, C4C offers the security of a warm meal, showers, fresh clothing – those things that are so often taken for granted. Sometimes a cup of tea and chat can make someone’s day.
Having seen the impact of addiction, depression and bereavement, and with time to reflect during the Covid crisis, she was compelled to act and provide help to those who are struggling with all that life can throw at us.

Louise is a creative, commercial marketer with a passion for communication and collaboration. She runs Buy-From®, a creative agency with a difference based in the beautiful county of Shropshire.

She listens to your story and helps create, craft, design and build your business world so that you stand out from the crowd. 20 years of communication have resulted in her leadership of a dynamic team of with an unparalleled passion for business communication and growth. She is a mentor for the Shropshire Youth Support Trust providing training and mentorship to the entrepreneurs that the charity supports and also on the National Committee for the Giftware Association.

Carl is a senior technology leader with over 15 years’ of delivering change, build and run accountability in strategic businesses with varying levels of organisational maturity.

He has a proven track record of success in a number of key leadership roles in the ecommerce, retail and the logistics sectors and is currently leading a group IT & change function for a 14bn turnover business. He is an ambitious individual who prides himself on delivering organisational benefit through technology and business adoption.