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About


Joanna Goddard, commercial growth strategist and highly respected business founder based in the UK

About

Joanna Goddard, commercial growth strategist, is a
highly respected business founder and consultant, based in the UK


Joanna Goddard is an award winning management consultant and business founder, specialising in commercial growth for new and niche markets. She is known for delivering rapid results for rural business, cyber, professional services, and stand up comics; an unusual combination reflecting her ability in creative commercial strategy. Founder at Estate Lives Ltd., and part of a specialist team of advisors to law enforcement and Government to develop SME and supply chain cyber resilience, including the City of London Police owned National CRC Group, she is trusted, and regularly collaborates with her network of world class business and technical security personnel.

With a forensic analysis approach to leading data informed engagement and a successful track record in supporting senior stakeholders and high profile people navigating security in a digital era, Joanna manages a portfolio of private and high profile clients supporting Government, business and law enforcement in the UK and overseas. She helps leaders with B2B commercial growth and security related engagement strategy, using data analytics and management consulting expertise.

She also helps the high net worth and the high profile, through collective buying power community for rural estates. This helps with privacy and security related aspects of purchasing and negotiation through her business Estate Lives Ltd.

Estate Lives Ltd. was founded in response to request from former clients, testimony to her positive impact.

Joanna has delivered engagement programmes for Government, The Institute of Directors, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, BRIM Partners, and discrete advisory to numerous private sector leadership teams. Joanna is recognised as a ‘go to’ expert, advising a Channel 4 TV series from inception for several years.

Additionally, Joanna is experienced in leading a not for profit company (Town Centre Management) and consulting on the introduction from North America of the BID system, a local tax scheme to support troubled town and city centres, and its introduction to the UK. As a former director of a law firm, Joanna also has a good grasp of coordinating governance and legal implications across different jurisdictions with legal advisory teams.

Joanna's volunteer work


  • Awarded Most Innovative UK-Wide Business Consultancy 2022
  • Awarded Best UK-Wide Business Consultancy of the Year 2021
  • Certified by University of Cambridge’s Judge business School in Business Analytics
  •  Trained in ISO20700 by ICMCI, The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes
  • Fellow, Chartered Management Institute (FCMI)
  • Guest Lecturer at the
    School of Management at The University of St Andrews
  • Member of the Strategic Advisory Board of
    Converge Challenge