Prior to creating Breakfast People, Deana was Chief People Officer on the Executive Team at Unruly Group, scaling the business to 300+ people across 20 locations. As part of the M&A team, she supported the acquisition of Unruly’s biggest competitor in Europe (Shareifyoulike GmbH) in May 2013, and successfully sold Unruly to News Corp in September 2015 for £114m. Alongside her Unruly CPO role, she took on the position of Post-Acquisition Director, guest lectured at Cass Business School, and established the Unruly Hive which is a cowork space for digital start-ups in Shoreditch.
Deana’s consultancy style is collaborative, pragmatic and fun. Bringing her unique experience & insight, she works with her clients to deliver executive coaching, resilient People Plans, and strategy communications. She especially loves to mentor high performance People teams.
Deana lives in London but splashes around on a paddleboard with her four children & dog in the Dorset sea whenever possible.