Our vision is for every organisation we connect with to deliver more radical impact by putting humans at the heart of change.
We’ve learnt the lessons so you don’t have to.
Kelly Southcott, Founder
About Us
I’m Kelly and I started Kivo in order to bring great minds together to achieve great things.
I’m an independent consultant and I’d be the one working with you. I started the Kivo network so I can bring in other experts when needed.
I’ve supported multi-million pound programmes in some of the UK’s biggest charities, and now I want to help more purpose-led organisations to do amazing things.
I’d say my biggest learning to date is that nothing is more important than getting leaders aligned on vision, ambition and purpose of the transformation. It’s about understanding what the future will look, sound and feel like for each part of the organisation. Whilst capabilities and solutions are part of it, it’s so much more than that. It’s about understanding what modernisation of you culture, behaviours and ways of being and ways of doing really means.
Our role is to support change leaders to do just that.
Our Values
Dynamism:
Bringing an infectious energy, flexibility and positivity to add lightness and clarity to complex and challenging situations.
Connection:
Building meaningful relationships, making way for new synergies to share ideas, wisdom, expertise and strengths.
Creativity:
Seeing, feeling and doing things differently to unlock new ideas.
See us working together?
The Kivo Network
Kelly Southcott
Paul Kempt
Poppy Naylor
Vicky Black
Guy Abraham
Carrie Pettit
Transformation strategist & consultant
Kelly Southcott
“I’ve worked in change management for 15 years now, and learnt many valuable lessons.
I am creative, analytical and resilient, and in my element working with change leaders to help them to evolve their organisations. I enjoy working with people to maximise the incredible opportunities that the digital era brings, whilst remaining mindful of the less desirable impacts of the external change we’re experiencing.
I’m structured and methodological when that fits, but I can take or leave traditional methodologies – I know them well enough to know that many are outdated! – and prefer to work with what I’ve learnt to build a fresh, tailored approach every time.”
Business Architect and Change Lead
Paul Kempt
Paul is an analytical, engaging, forward-thinking facilitator. He is technically astute, and possesses a natural talent for bringing people together. He has been working in change for over a decade across commercial and not for profit sectors, and is one of the leading figures in change management in the UK.
His passions are: travel, his family, language.
He’s at his best when: there’s a difficult problem to solve
He can help if you need to: Bring people and technology together to deliver.
Strategic Fundraising & Marketing Consultant
Poppy Naylor
Poppy is a senior fundraising and marketing strategist. She’s a strong, strategic leader with a knack for spotting new and emerging opportunities. Poppy spent 15 years at Cancer Research UK where she re-energised mature campaigns like Race for Life, and launched brand new high-profile campaigns like Stand Up To Cancer. Poppy now works as an independent consultant for Unicef UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Save the Children.
Her passions are: Spending time with her young son and husband, coffee, sausage dogs, and exploring the Cornish coast.
She’s at her best when: Given a problem to solve or challenge to unpick.
She can help if: you need to improve your fundraising or marketing performance.
Change Management Guru
Vicky Black
Vicky has been working in Change Management for over a decade, and has driven a number of successful transformations. She possesses endless enthusiasm and empathy, an engaging personality, and great stakeholder skills. Vicky has played a key role in implementing and embedding successful transformations in charity, government and police organisations. She is currently a management consultant and plays a key role in creating and testing Kivo methodology and approaches.
Her passions are: People, Simplicity & Food
She’s at her best when: She’s well-fed
She can help if you need to: Find a nice restaurant or deliver successful IT, Digital or Service transformation.
Brand Development and Brand Management
Guy Abraham
Guy is a curious Brand Manager challenging to be more pirate.
He brings with him a wealth of experience in global brand development, brand management, brand building and marketing that spans across the charity/ NGO sector with the likes of Oxfam and Save the Children, where he spearheaded their global rebrand in 120 countries.
Guy has worked at WPP branding agencies with clients from multiple categories including General Electric, the Football Association (FA), the Azerbaijan Tourism where he developed the destination brand and many more. He currently works at what3words, one of the most talked about startups in the UK as a Marketing Manager.
His passions are: Cooking, boxing, trip hop, travelling India and making the world of communication a better place.
He’s at his best when: Being in a room full of people. It’s what gives him energy!
Can help if you need: Support on brand development, re-brands/ refreshes, brand evolutions and culture initiatives.She brings a mix of commercial and charity experience across digital change programmes
Carrie Pettit
Consultant and co-active coach with 16 years’ experience across strategic and creative roles, both client side and agency. Sector experience spanning B2C, B2B, third sector and local government.
Super power: Getting ideas out of people’s heads and turning them into reality.
She’s at her best when: She’s outdoors
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