Kate Methuen-Ley

Kate is an experienced entrepreneur, adviser, and business management consultant. She uses her skills to support, mentor and add value to businesses throughout their start-up and scale-up journeys.

Kate works with leaders to focus teams on strategy, structure, process, culture and more - allowing them to build the foundations they need to grow.

After a successful 15-year marketing career, in well-known corporates and regional businesses across a variety of sectors, Kate consolidated her experience and love for a challenge by founding the joint venture partnership for Danish high street retailer Flying Tiger Copenhagen – introducing the popular brand to the UK with shops in Wales and Bristol. After five years, launching eight different branches and with +£5 million turnover, and over 120 team members - she and her business partner successfully exited the company in 2018.

Kate is Chair of Orchard Media and Events Group, one of Wales' leading marketing agencies which is also an EOT and has experience as a member of various advisory boards, plus NED experience in both the social enterprise and commercial sectors. Kate is also a coach on the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme.

Kate grew up in Risca and gained a BA (Hons) from Swansea University in French and Spanish. She also holds an MSc in Strategic Marketing from Cardiff University.