Lesley holds a First Class Honours degree in Textile Design with a focus on Business Management, alongside a Level 5 TEFL certification and classroom teaching qualification. With over a decade of experience across leading global brands - including Disney, Simone Rocha, Lulu Guinness, and Ivy Park - she brings a unique blend of creative industry knowledge and high-level business insight to her teaching.
Having worked her way up into senior product and project management roles over the last four years, Lesley understands the language and demands of leadership, teamwork, and cross-functional communication. She also founded and ran her own successful business, giving her firsthand experience in entrepreneurship, finance, operations, and marketing - insight she brings directly into her lessons.
Lesley specialises in Business English for professionals in creative, product, and lifestyle industries. Her lessons are goal-driven and practical, focused on building confidence in real-world scenarios such as interviews, meetings, presentations, and written communication. She uses task-based learning, authentic materials, and structured coaching to help learners improve fluency, accuracy, and professional vocabulary.
Her teaching style is supportive, engaging, and personalised - combining her design background, corporate experience, and entrepreneurial mindset to create impactful lessons.
A native English speaker based in the UK, Lesley teaches 1-on-1 online and offers flexible scheduling. Outside of teaching, she enjoys yoga, dog walks, creative projects, and is learning Spanish. Lesley’s lessons reflect her creative spirit and passion for continuous learning.