Meet the team
Dr Hannah Barraclough
Founder and Director
With over 15 years’ experience in the mental health field and educated to Doctorate level in Clinical Psychology, Hannah is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about nurturing and supporting people.
Being self-employed herself and coming from a large family of business owners and entrepreneurs, Hannah has seen, and experienced, the mental health and wellbeing impact of setting up a business and navigating the challenges that are part of realising your business dreams.
As a result of this personal insight, Hannah wanted to create Clear Mind Collective CIC to help local business owners and entrepreneurs with affordable and timely support to nurture their mental health and wellbeing.
Stef Chester
Director
After studying Marketing and Management at University, Stef’s career has spanned marketing, stakeholder and community engagement, communications, research and project management.
She is dedicated to supporting local business owners and helping to provide a thriving space to nurture great mental health and wellbeing.
As a working parent, she fully understands the pressures that modern home-life and a busy profession can cause. Stef hopes to help others with managing the constant juggle and inner-critic.
Stef welcomed the opportunity to help build Clear Mind Collective CIC, seeing an opportunity to combine experience gained from the corporate business sector with supporting an area that is very close to her heart.
Steven Chester
Director
Steven has 12 years of experience in management and senior roles across large corporations, including the retail, fast-moving consumer goods, and manufacturing sectors. Recently receiving a postgraduate degree in Senior Leadership from Durham University, his expertise lies in business analytics, process improvement, logistics and supply chain management.
He has also been venturing into the use of AI and automation to streamline data modelling, aiming to eliminate inefficient processes.
Experiencing first hand fast-paced and demanding corporate environments, alongside family life, Steven has huge appreciation for work-life balance and personal mental wellbeing. He is looking forward to supporting Clear Mind Collective CIC with his understanding of systems and data and hopes to help business owners better understand their data and make informed decisions confidently.