CryptoGran Academy

I created CryptoGran Academy to serve mid‑life professionals—especially women—who wonder if they’re “too late” to invest and build wealth in digital assets. Our 9‑module, four‑week cohort turns crypto‑curious beginners into confident portfolio builders before the next bull run.

Looking ahead, my ten‑year vision is bold: empower one million people to become crypto‑ready, graduate 5,000 students per year through weekly cohorts, and grow a thriving Collective and Investment Club that champions profit with principles. Everything is delivered in plain English, guided by the values Sovereignty First, Truth Over Hype, Profit with Principles, Faith in the Everyday Person, and Community is the Armour.

I’m currently assembling a small advisory circle and forging partnerships with retirement planners and financial‑wellness groups, ensuring CryptoGran opens practical new income paths for a generation so often told it’s been left behind.

Founder

Yvonne Williams Coaching

I've spent over 17 years helping FTSE CEOs, C-Suite execs and entrepreneurs to find balance in their lives so they can focus on what matters most—their personal lives, their families, and their health.

My clients are obsessed with work—and it's hurting them. They're working long hours and sacrificing their personal lives for the sake of a company. They're keeping secrets from their spouses and children because they don't want to worry them about the stress of running a business. And they're addicted to the adrenaline rush that comes from the power they command both within the business and industry… but question whether that rush is worth it if it means that they have no time to see their kids grow up or spend precious moments with their spouse because they're always working.

I've been there myself, and I know how hard it is to change these habits once they've become ingrained in your life. My husband suffered from a breakdown due to work-related stress.  It was messy and painful, and it took much deep inner work to rebuild his life.

That's why I created my coaching practice: to help other leaders learn how to create healthy boundaries between work and life so that they could be present in all aspects of their lives again—and enjoy them.  

My practice offers individuals a new way of being, found through meaningful insights, and is much less about 'doing'.  This alone is often the breathing space clients need to dare to dream of a future filled with hope and purpose.

Behavioural Consultant & Mindset Coach 

I'm a 'late life' mother to twin boys who were born in 2019. I decided to slow down the practice and be present not only with time, but energy for my sons.

The time out for parenting also fuelled my desire to add to my more skills to my coaching portfolio by studying somatic and ontological coaching.  This has added new tools for those who have the greatest amount of work pressure and enables them to distinguish between the story they are telling themselves and their emotions.  It can create opportunities for new conversations, better outcomes, and less suffering.

I now focus on helping my client to learn how to be more conscious about language (assumptions), thinking (outcome generation) and emotions (genuine connection).

Career Break

Ability Health and Wellbeing - Occupational Health and Stress Management Services

Provision of consulting advice for companies in Occupational Health and Psychological well-being at work, offering the full like cycle assessment for the provision of...
Recruitment immunisation & infection control medicals
Health Surveillance
Onsite nursing and physician support
Pre-placement health screening
Wellperson health screens
Flu vaccines

My role has included...

Client needs analysis and project management of multiple projects
Working knowledge of HSE, clinical best practice and employment law requirements
Recruitment and management of the clinical team.
Strategic planning
Internal systems, processes and procedures
Architecture and creation of cloud based client interface and internal MI system
Adherence to legal and ethical requirements
Full financial management
Employee & Client Communications, Training, Motivation and Engagement
Sales, Marketing & PR
Fleet Management
Buildings/property management
Internal audit & appraisal
Industry compliance - ISO etc.
Professional development

Managing Director

International Stress Management Association

ISMAUK is a registered charity with a multi-disciplinary professional membership that includes the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It exists to promote sound knowledge and best practice in the prevention and reduction of human stress. It sets professional standards for the benefit of individuals and organisations using the services of its members.

As an organisation, ISMAUK exists to advance the education of the public in the field of biological stress.

The work of ISMAUK and its membership includes providing advice to members of the public and Employers/organisations, and includes supporting the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in the delivery of their requirements for Stress Risk Assessment and the implementation of the HSE Management Standards.

Board Trustee

BUPA

Working with FTSE 500 companies to develop strategies for employee engagement, communications and operational delivery of health and well-being programmes for business with 10,000 to 150,000 employees.  Responsible for the programme life cycle from sales, quality assurance and operational management of the clinical teams throughout the UK; including management of the UK's largest sickness absence management team based from Salford Quays, using cutting edge technology for remote case management of stress and employee well-being.  

In addition to this, I undertook a 3 month secondment to undertake a clinical quality project on behalf of the medical directorate, to ensure that clinical and pathology standards were being met internally and by our external provider (TDL).  This involved site based audits, personnel interviews and presentation of findings and recommendations to the medical directorate, resulting in new processes, revised procedures, introduce annual QA checks and a class based training module within the staff induction process.

Senior Operations Manager

Responsible for the office based customer services team for BUPA Wellness.  Operational, process and quality management of the customer experience both for individual and corporate clients, ranging from GP services through to fully managed on-site clinical delivery in the UK's top banks and insurance companies, such as Goldman Sachs, PWC, Deloittes, Andersen Consulting, Brakes.

Client Services Manager

Elan a Manpower Professional Company

In House Recruitment specialist in Healthcare and Senior Appointments for Sema. Responsible for the recruitment and retention of individuals for national healthcare contracts valued at c. £500m, delivered to government as part of the UK's outsourcing strategy, this included clients such as The Benefits Agency & Consignia

Lead Healthcare Recruitment Manager

Medacs

New business development of services to private hospitals in the UK, including the recruitment of doctors from overseas for specific newly created posts.  Identification of affiliate research posts to connect junior doctors with as part of their UK based role.

Business Development Consultant

Recruitment of Doctors for NHS & Private sector in the UK and overseas.  Responsible for the placement of up to 200 doctors at any one time, by building rapport, trust and loyalty to the organisation in order to secure work through the Medacs Agency.

Recruitment Consultant

Burnout isn’t merely fatigue or foggy thinking—it’s the silent saboteur of bright careers and thriving businesses. I learnt this the hard way in 2008, when my husband, once a whirlwind of energy, unravelled under relentless workload and slipped into a breakdown I could only watch. That moment reshaped my life and forged my mission: step in before others reach the point of no return.

CLARIFY – SIMPLIFY – ENERGISE

Today I specialise in guiding senior leaders through their most intense chapters. My approach blends evidence‑based mental and emotional resilience coaching with down‑to‑earth operational advice that keeps the organisation moving while its leader regains their footing. No BS—just raw honesty, real talk and real transformation. In pursuit of my own work–life balance, I’ve shifted part of my focus into the ‘investment quadrant’. I occasionally draw on that experience to illustrate alternative income paths for leaders, but my core work remains guiding them through high‑stress periods and strategic exits.

Alongside my coaching practice, I run CryptoGran—a passion project that demystifies blockchain, Web3 and AI investing for Gen X and Baby Boomer professionals eager to ride the next tech industry wave.

Credentials & Focus...

• Work‑Life Balance & Burnout Prevention
• Exit Strategy & Portfolio Thinking
• Leadership Development
• Blockchain, Web3 & AI Investing (CryptoGran)

Based in Cumbria, I’m happiest tending the garden, hill‑walking with loved ones, or taking spontaneous trips to chase sunsets and make memories with my family—always with a notebook ready for the next idea.

Yvonne W.

Forbes Solicitors

Divisional Lead: Commercial Division

Employment Partner

Blackburn Youth Zone

Trustee and Board Member of Blackburn Youth Zone

Knights 1759

Partner, Employment 07817 392717

Taylors Solicitors

Eversheds

Assistant Solicitor - Employment Department

Mace & Jones

Peninsula Business Services

Employment Tribunal Advocate

Aaron & Partners LLP

Trainee Solicitor

I am the Divisional Lead for the Commercial Division of Forbes Solicitors LLP and a Partner in the Firm. 

As Divisional Lead I am responsible for overseeing the delivery of the commercial legal services, business development, and operational management within the Commercial Division working closely with the Commercial Heads of Department and their teams in corporate, commercial, commercial litigation, property litigation, commercial property, commercial employment, insolvency and debt recovery.  

Forbes Divisional approach aims to bring greater expertise to our services, further strategic growth and enhanced collaboration across the Divisions all whilst ensuring that we continue to meet and exceed our clients' expectations.

I am responsible for the strategic direction of the commercial legal services. I also maintain key client and referrer relationships on behalf of the firm.

I take a dynamic and pragmatic approach to finding workable commercial solutions. I am highly driven and valued not only as an employment lawyer, but also as a business adviser who is accessible and attentive.

Prior to my appointment as Divisional Lead I was the Head of Commercial Employment in the Employment, HR and Business Immigration Team based across Lancashire, Manchester and Leeds at Forbes Solicitors LLP. 

I have considerable experience and expertise throughout employment law practice, having advised and assisted private sector clients, from local SMEs to large multinational PLCs for over 20 years. I have particular expertise in the manufacturing and construction industries, as well as the hospitality and retail sectors.

I am a Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer.

I also have the privilege of being a Trustee for Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone.

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