Louise's Incredible Story
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025
You’re here because you want to know more about me. And while I could start with the highlight reel, what matters most is the truth: the success you see today has taken decades to build. Change doesn’t happen overnight, but it does happen.
Rewriting my life wasn’t glamorous.
It was raw. It was relentless. And it was worth it.
Branded “Dizzy Lizzy” by teachers who mistook my energy for trouble, I grew up hearing I wouldn’t amount to much. Misunderstood, mislabeled, and underestimated, I was told to sit on my hands, sent for hearing tests, and ultimately cast aside by a system that didn’t know how to harness my spark.
“Some children were never broken, it was the system that once failed to see their brilliance, but now it finally does.”
As a teenager, I found myself on dangerous paths — older crowds, school expulsion, and at just sixteen, motherhood. My marriage sadly ended in separation, and a new relationship spiraled into violence. For two years, I endured physical and emotional abuse that culminated in a night on the roof of my home, ready to give up. “I was one phone call away from disappearing. My dad’s voice saved me.”
Even then, the abuse escalated. Strangling, public assaults, emotional terror. When I tried to leave, he stabbed himself in front of me. Guilt, fear, and silence consumed me, until I broke down — unable to speak for two weeks.
“Rock bottom was just the beginning.”
I made a promise to myself: this won’t be my legacy. I enrolled in university as a single mum, studied TV and Film, and broke into the industry. From The X Factor to Britain’s Got Talent, I built a career behind the scenes of some of the UK’s biggest shows. In the process, I didn’t just find a job — I found my voice.
“This won’t be my legacy.”
After five years in media, motherhood pulled me in a new direction. Retraining as a teacher, I began working in Durham Men’s Prison, teaching those society had written off — not unlike myself once. But I wanted more than a job. I wanted purpose.
So, I built it. I created programmes for young people who didn’t fit into the system, because neither did I. I built safe spaces for young ladies and women living with mental illness, survivors of violence, and teenage mothers — places where they could start their own businesses, learn real-world skills, and rediscover their confidence.
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Years later, a diagnosis of ADHD finally explained it all, the misunderstood child, the “disruptive” student, the emotional intensity. It was never failure. It was difference. And it didn’t define me. It freed me.
“I’m not here to be perfect. I’m here to be powerful.”
Now, I’m a businesswoman, educator, coach, and soon-to-be published author. My upcoming book tells my journey from darkness to light — a story not just of survival, but of radical reinvention. From trauma to teaching. From pain to purpose. My story isn’t over.
It’s just getting louder.
