Part of my mini-series: ‘Real life Personal Brand Examples’.

I introduce you to Steph Lee-Vae, a creative educator, based in Northampton in the UK.

I invited Steph to come and share their journey to becoming the phenomenal education leader that they are today and, at such a young age. I was so impressed when I saw them deliver a session at Merged Futures in Northampton, that I knew I needed to walk to the front and connect with them immediately.

You’ll get to hear and see a small bit about how Steph has evolved through their career and overcome a difficult and challenging background, to grow into this glowing force of nature who stands up for the young people in their charge.

I think you’ll love hearing how skateboarding became “a thing” in their mid-twenties, and how even a severe endometriosis diagnosis has not stopped the force that is STEPH LEE-VAE.

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𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗢:

Steph Lee-Vae is a multi-award-winning creative educator and curriculum manager at Northampton College. They are recognised as the UK’s Further Education Lecturer of the Year 2022, and recipient of the People’s Choice Changemaker Award (University of Northampton) and a Merged Futures Award (Digital Northants).

A creative first and educator second, Steph champions innovation, inclusion, and student-centred design with a deep commitment to empowering those who are often unseen or unheard.

As a non-binary leader and advocate for neurodivergent learners, Steph creates spaces where everyone feels safe to be themselves and thrive. They believe in collective success, radical kindness, and the transformative power of creativity to drive meaningful change.

Outside the classroom, Steph is an adventurer and adaptive sports coach at Adrenaline Alley, helping others discover their ability within their disability.

𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗥𝗢̈𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗜𝗢:

Shelley is a systems-led personal brand strategist working with knowledge experts… those who teach, educate, consult, advise or mentor others. Her specialism is in helping her clients to uncover their genius gifts which the world needs and translate that into something that can be marketed and communicated in a way that’s comfortable for them.

South African born and British-grown, Shelley has worked with 150+ brands across 30+ industries through her consultancy and agency work. She runs her specialist marketing agency Harbour 32, with her magically gifted friends, where they focus on personal brand strategy and podcast show positioning.

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All episodes are video recorded and can be watched in the website show notes at shelleyrostlund.com/podcast, or on YouTube. (Click here for the full audio transcribed version).