Equity,
Diversity
& Inclusion Specialists

We foster inclusive cultures where everyone thrives. Our strategies support equity, embrace diversity, and promote belonging across all levels of your organization.

Our Exclusive Services

We offer tailored solutions designed to meet your unique needs, combining innovation,
expertise, and dedication to deliver exceptional results every time.

Strategy Development

Supporting you to build an evidence based and sustainable strategy to advance equality, diversity and inclusion in your organisation. Read more about strategy development.

Training & Facilitation

Our person centred approach draws on real life case studies and encourages the sharing of stories and experiences by participants. Find out about our training packages.

Leadership Development

We use a person-centred approach that includes real-life case studies and supports participants in sharing their stories and experiences. Learn more about our training packages.

Leadership Development Programmes

Empowering future leaders with practical skills and vision. Our programs inspire growth, confidence, and innovation.

Meet The Founder

Ayo has over two decades of experience of working in equality related roles, and has an academic background in Social Policy. She has worked with people who are underrepresented in community and corporate settings including in science and engineering, health, the voluntary sector, higher education, and social care services.

Ayo has complementary skills in business development which includes improving financial performance through robust business strategies and income generation, and approaches EDI from a business performance, social justice, and compliance lens.

Ayo provides organisations with an impartial personalised service based on your unique history and starting point on the EDI journey.

Client Feedback & Reviews

Hear directly from those we’ve proudly served.
Their experiences highlight our dedication and results.

Feedback from colleagues was extremely positive and they very much liked the delivery style. Quite a few were anxious prior the session as their previous experience of EDI learning has not been positive, but they felt rejuvenated and ready to return to their work places with a clear understanding of the differences between equality and equity and feel more confident in challenging some of the practices within their establishments.

Francis N’Jie Service Manager, Adel Beck Secure Children’s Home

We recently had the pleasure of Ayo Barley delivering an insightful guest speaker session for employees at Siemens Healthineers. Ayo’s engaging and thought-provoking presentation on cultural humility made the session both enjoyable and educational. Those who attended walked away with a deeper understanding of our cultural lenses and how to foster greater cultural inclusivity both professionally and personally. Thank you, Ayo!

Grania Heal Country Head, Ireland, Siemens Healthineers

It’s a pleasure to work with Ayo. A strategic thinker with an inspiring leadership style that creates transformational change. Ayo supported the design, delivery and evaluation of our leadership and career development programme for minoritised ethnic colleagues. The impact has been life changing for all those involved, and Ayo’s contributions were invaluable to the programme success. On top of that, she also keeps you super organised! Needless to say, we’ve hooked up with Ayo again to run the programme again!

Harriet Tyler People Engagement Partner, People Team, University of Central Lancashire

Ayo worked with us to deliver training for our members on how they might increase the diversity of people they involve. She was a real pleasure to work with – she responded to our brief and made changes to her plans following discussions with us. The training she delivered was great and really hit the spot. And it was delivered in a clear, authoritative and non-threatening way. I would definitely look to work with Ayo again

Bec Hanley (she/her) For the Shared Learning Group on Involvement

Ayo is one of the most insightful and knowledgeable professionals I have had the privilege of working with. Would absolutely go as far as to say her insights on community, race equality and networking are essential listening.

Karishma Asher Race Equality Officer, University of Liverpool