
Value Creation
Gender Lens Investing
As a female founded business, we have truly unique expertise both sides of the Atlantic of supporting female investors to accelerate and significantly scale female founded businesses.
We are also called upon to advise & support investors to unlock greater value in their scale, ESG and exit strategies. Our Gender Lens & Gender Economics Solutions are headed by Fiona McKay, who is our CEO and Head of Value Creation, and renowned menopause coach. She is also the author of the multi-award winning research on ‘What Would The World Look Like If More Women Controlled The Money’ and the longitudinal research study, ‘Why Feedback Holds Women Back’. The findings of which are being applied by savvy investors to accelerate untapped and previously overlooked opportunities to create commercial advantage and long term sustainable ESG growth. Lightbulb is the winner of Growth Consultancy of The Year in the Wealth & Finance Awards, 2023.
Fiona is also a renowned keynote speaker and in-demand conference chair on the world’s big stages on investment leadership, culture, ESG and her research initiatives.

Case study
Phaidon International
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“Lightbulb’s engaging style and expertise as industry thought leading speakers has helped us to not only position ourselves with authority with our clients but also to source additional business opportunities. Not to mention that working with them is always fun and educational!”
Janine Owen
Marketing Director, Search Consultancy
See how our Lightbulb Leadership Solutions can transform your business
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I.C.E.™ Leadership Development Programme
Develops leaders to be entrepreneurs within organisations who can rapidly innovate, scale and grow commercial enterprises.
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Winning Women™ Programme
Our bespoke gender improvement programme identify and accelerate future female leadership talent and removing barriers to progression.
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Feedback First™ Programme
Harness the #1 action women and employers can take to improve equal and gender-balanced feedback and create an inclusive workplace in the workplace.