Event Details
Join CWN and our Corporate Partner, Oakleaf Partnership, on 12th November for a panel event discussion the Sandwich Generation - a timely and insightful event exploring the challenges of balancing work, parenting, and eldercare.
Whether you're living it yourself or managing someone who is, this session will offer practical strategies, shared experiences, and expert advice to help you better support yourself and others through this increasingly common stage of life.
The Panel:
Having read English at Leicester University, Aman began her career in 2003 at the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy, where she authored the legal resource Therapists in Court. This opened the door to opportunities in forensics and compliance, first at PwC and later at HSBC in Canary Wharf, where she gained valuable corporate experience in high-pressure environments. After taking a career break to raise her six children, she returned to work in Social Care, focusing on CQC compliance, digital transformation, and leading refurbishment projects. She also became a certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor, delivering workplace training to improve mental health awareness, and qualified as a Personal and Business Life Coach through Barefoot Coaching.
Aman is passionate about making coaching more accessible, particularly for women navigating the complex intersection of career, identity, and family life. As a mentor with Mentor Mums, she supports mothers through these transitions, creating space for women, carers, and professionals striving to hold everything together - even when it feels like it’s falling apart. Outside of work, she enjoys running and fundraising; she completed the London Marathon in 2022 after taking up running during the pandemic, and more recently completed a 26-mile hike for the Alzheimer’s Society, raising £1,000. She joined CWN earlier this year after attending a workshop on Empowering Female Leaders by Geraldine Gallagher, Vice President of City Women’s Network. Inspired by CWN’s mission, she is committed to contributing to a network that champions women balancing professional ambition with the everyday realities of motherhood and life.
With over 20 years of experience in recruitment, including 14 successful years at Oakleaf Partnership, Marie reflects proudly on the journey and growth achieved alongside the business. She originally joined Oakleaf to establish the ‘interim’ desk within Financial Services and went on to manage a growing team in the HR interim space. In 2019, as her son was starting school, she transitioned into a People & Culture Manager role - a move that allowed her to work closely with business partners to support team development and drive organisational growth. In this role, she focused on fostering a challenging, supportive, and engaging environment, while designing and delivering training and management development programmes to help employees reach their full potential.
In January 2025, an exciting new opportunity arose to lead the Interim team for Specialist Markets - a challenge she embraced with enthusiasm. Now heading a dynamic and talented team, she is energised by the opportunities ahead and looks forward to the continued growth and impact they will achieve together.
Emma is a seasoned business leader and executive coach with over 20 years of experience helping senior professionals, particularly women, navigate critical career transitions. As a Board Director and Chief Client Officer at the Executive Coaching Consultancy (ECC), she has been instrumental in growing ECC from a predominantly UK-centric firm in 2004 to an established global presence today. Before joining ECC, Emma spent more than a decade in financial services, partnering with global institutions such as Prudential, the Liberty Life Group, and JP Morgan Chase. Her deep understanding of organisational dynamics and leadership challenges informs her practical, results-oriented coaching style.
Emma specialises in leadership development, inclusive leadership, and transition coaching at the senior executive and partner level - particularly within financial services and the legal sector. She has coached partners and senior leaders in top-tier global law firms and major international banks, drawing on her experience with organisations such as A&O Shearman, DLA Piper, Herbert Smith Freehills, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and HSBC. Emma brings empathy and intuition to every engagement, fostering a supportive yet challenging environment where high-potential leaders can stretch themselves and achieve significant growth. By combining perceptiveness with a pragmatic business perspective, she helps clients gain clear insights, tackle obstacles, and create actionable strategies aligned with personal and organisational goals. A Psychology graduate, Emma also holds an MSc in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from the London School of Economics (LSE) and has multiple coaching accreditations, including Association for Coaching Accredited Coach status.
Location:
Work.Life, 6-7 St. Cross Street, London, EC1N 8UB
Timings (subject to change):
8:00am - 8:30am - Registration breakfast and networking
8:30am - 9:30pm - Panel discussion
9:30am -10:00am - Networking
Pricing:
Tickets for members and corporate members are free, guests of members cost £10 and non-members tickets are offered with a ticket cost of £15 All proceeds from ticket sales will go to our charity partner, Woman's Trust.
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Cancellation Policy
For tickets cancelled no later than 7 days in advance of the event we are able to provide a full refund of the ticket fee. For any tickets cancelled later than 7 days in advance of the event, a refund can only be given should the ticket be re-sold to the waiting list.
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When
Location
- Work.Life, 6-7 St. Cross Street, London, EC1N 8UB
