The Digital Gene

03/03/2026

What an incredible event yesterday at for IWD 💜

It was my absolute pleasure to hand over the GWA baton to Paula McMahon who I know is going to be phenomenal.

Everyone said how quickly the year would pass as GWA and it really did. Thanks for your support Julie Burniston 💜

My legacy project was the podcast Assist Amplified that I co hosted with Chair, Ann Stonehouse QAEP.

There are 8 episodes so if you haven’t listened please do and don’t forget to share.

It’s so important that women’s voices and stories are heard.

06/11/2025

It’s here! The very first episode of the Assist Amplified Podcast is now live!

Tune in and listen on your favourite platform 👉 link in bio

In this opening episode, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Ann Stonehouse, diving into her co-founder story and the 16-year evolution of 💜

A huge thank you to SASS Media for proudly sponsoring our launch episode.

Heartfelt appreciation to Katy and Helen from the brilliant team - your creativity and support have helped turn my ambassador legacy idea into reality.

This project has been such a joy to create and I can’t wait for everyone to tune in 💜

14/10/2025

We’ve just wrapped up an in-house ‘Digital Decarbonisation’ Carbon Literacy workshop for one of the world’s most iconic* luxury fashion brands with a major global e-commerce presence.

We uncovered the surprising ways digital habits affect the planet and how small changes can make a real difference across online platforms and day-to-day work for everyone.

It was genuinely refreshing to see a brand of this scale embrace the training so openly, admitting that much of the content was an eye-opener.

That kind of honesty and curiosity is where real progress begins.

Sustainability isn’t just about products.
It’s about behaviour, culture, and informed decisions at every level, including digital operations.

If your team is curious about how digital habits impact carbon emissions, feel free to get in touch.

We’d love to explore a tailored workshop for you.

*NDA in place.

10/10/2025

Take climate action while the world watches COP30 unfold.

Soon world leaders will gather in Brazil to debate climate policy and while they do you can take action too!

We’re hosting a live, interactive course that helps you understand the climate crisis through a digital lens and gives you practical tools to decarbonise your digital footprint at work, at home, and everywhere you use technology.

You’ll explore:
🌡 The science of climate change & Net Zero explained.
💻 The hidden carbon cost of our digital world.
⚙️ How to reduce emissions across websites, emails, social media, AI and beyond.
🌱 Create your own Carbon Literacy Action Pledges.

📅 Takes place online over Zoom on 11th November - officially part of Carbon Literacy Action Day 2025.

This ‘Digital Decarbonisation’ Carbon Literacy course is for digital, tech and marketing professionals and anyone who wants to be part of the solution.

This isn’t about guilt - it’s about empowerment.

Be part of the world’s largest climate education event and walk away certified, confident, and ready to act.

Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thedigitalgene/1878624

02/10/2025

Huge thanks to Sophie McKenna for inviting me to speak yesterday at October’s Power of Women networking event.

I shared a light touch on digital sustainability through what I call ‘the Art of Digital Feng Shui’ - how our everyday digital habits impact the environment.

Then Stacey Phoenix from
brought such an important perspective with her talk on Domestic Abuse.

Both conversations may feel challenging, but they’re vital.

We need to keep speaking up especially when the pressure can be to stay silent.

Massive respect to Power Of Women for always creating space for these necessary conversations.

Lovely to see some familiar faces even though I couldn’t stay for long.

Can’t beat a bit of

30/09/2025

Voices on the Edge of Change | Episode 3 with Sharon Sinclair-Williams 🎙️In this episode, I sit down with Sharon Sinclair-Williams, a trailblazer whose work...

19/09/2025

✨ Digital Feng Shui ✨

Join me for a spot of ✨ Digital Feng Shui ✨ at the October networking event.

In my presentation, I’ll show you how digital clutter:

🌀 Fuels mental overload
⏳ Wastes your time and energy
🌍 Even carries hidden environmental costs

Just like traditional Feng Shui helps you feel lighter and calmer in your physical environment, Digital Feng Shui reduces mental overload, saves time and makes technology work for you instead of against you.

Date: Wednesday 1st October
Time: 9.30am
Place: Bloom Show Hall & Eaterie, Middlesbrough

The event is sponsored by

23/01/2025

Why does green hosting matter?

You might not know this but digital is a dirty industry when it comes to energy usage.

It's estimated that data centres alone are responsible for up to 3% of global energy use.

A data centre is a physical location where the energy resource comes from to power all of our devices, websites and the software we all use to conduct our businesses.

If you'd like to find out if your website is running on clean, green energy you can run a check on the Green Web Foundation's web checker tool: https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/green-web-check/

As well as using green energy ourselves we are listed in their directory as a green hosting provider.

We can help you take positive steps towards earning your green web credentials.

We host many different size websites and applications.

It doesn't cost more to be green, either.

That's been a misconception for way too long.

Get in touch!

The internet is the world's largest coal-powered machine. Check if your website runs on green energy — and help make the internet fossil-free.

21/01/2025

Get your tickets!!

I'm delighted to share that tickets are live for our first People Plant Pint Teesside meetup of 2025.

This year we have a new venue, too.

📍The very beautiful community pub, Chapel - Whitehouse St.
Street in Middlesbrough, TS5 4BY.

Can't wait to welcome you if you don't already know it. It has a great sustainability story of it's very own.

PPP Teesside is your local meetup and a great place to start your journey or continue learning, and meet diverse people to chat about life and how we can sustain it.

Every job is a climate job, so come along and learn about how you can take action, as well as what is going on locally.

The first 33 drinks are on sponsor Krystal and this allows founders, Small99 to invest and upscale the series to accelerate action on climate change.

⏰ Weds 5th February 5.30pm.

Book your tickets now!

Pop down to your local People Planet Pint meetup to find more about what's going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved

01/10/2024

Over the moon to be nominated for 'Disruptor for Good' and 'Person with Purpose' in the 2025 Northern Power Women Awards by 3 people!

I nominated someone in the 'One to Watch' category and I really hope it happens for her ❤️

There's a lot of stiff competition in these awards as there is so much talent in the North!

Sharon x

27/09/2024

Fabulous night last night Tees Business Awards 🎉

I was very touched to be nominated by Sophie McKenna and then shortlisted by Recruitrite for the 'Breaking the Mould' category 🙏🏻

As my mum said when I told her I was shortlisted - I've been breaking the mould since the minute I took breath 🤣

Great choice of winner in Hester Williams from Sembcorp👏🏻 and indeed the other very inspirational role models in the category, Chloe Hanlon from Teesside International Airport and Bailey Mercer of Sembcorp 🙌🏻

Thankyou for the invite Square One Law - loved being surrounded by so many outstanding women 🤩

It's just so heart warming to celebrate together on this scale and now it's got me even more excited {but also bricking it not gonna lie} for TEDxTeesside in 2.5 weeks to deliver my Ted Talk!!! I'll be repping it for with the fabulous Liz Atkin!!!

Sharon x