🏐 I love netball. I've been playing since I was 5 years old and played for my county A team for 7 years. I'm still extremely competitive; I play 3 times a week and I hate to lose 😂

I captain a division 1 team called Sandstormers (founded in Dubai) and I'm a big believer that business leaders can learn a lot from sports performance and coaching methods 🥇

If you don't know what netball is, it's similar to basketball except you can't run with the ball and the hoop is a lot smaller (so is the ball) 🤯 I play GS/GA - give me a ball and a post and I can stand there shooting for hours. It's my happy place and one I go to if I'm ever feeling stressed 🧘🏼‍♀️

I've torn my MCL & ACL twice playing netball, and in 2018 I was told that I would never be able to play netball again 😭 I wasn't going to let anything stop me.........I had knee surgery and a LOT of physio and rehab and nervously returned to the netball court in 2019. I still wear a knee brace when playing and have a few knee issues but last year I was invited to play at the Dubai 7s netball tournament, it was a dream of mine and something I never could have imagined happening a few years ago!! Bring on this year and hopefully playing in the tournament again ❤️🙏🏼

📚 I'm obsessed with reading. I still haven't been able to convert to a Kindle and I recently went to Zanzibar and tried to fit as many books into my backpack as possible. Who needs clothes? 🤣

My favourite leadership book is "The Score Takes Care of Itself" by Bill Walsh 🏈 🥇

I love a good psychological thriller and one of my favourite books is "The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides 😱

I will be launching the talentX book club so if you're interesting in joining then contact me directly

🕯 I make my own candles and want to launch a candle business one day. I started making them during the pandemic and found it extremely therapeutic. So far the lucky people that get to have one are my friends, family, colleagues and clients. I will take special requests ❤️

🐬 🤿 Open water adventures. I recently swam with wild dolphins in Zanzibar and did some amazing snorkelling trips. I love being under the water and just seeing this whole world that goes unnoticed most of the time. It's a nice escape from the craziness of every day life and it fascinates me!

🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️ My goal is to do a triathlon by the end of this year. I've just signed up for swimming lessons (still yet to attend my first one) as it's been a while since I competed in the water and definitely not in the open water!

🧀 🍇 I make an extravagant cheese board

Reach out to me directly if you're interested in getting involved in any of the above ☝🏻❤️

   Love,

       Danielle x