Our Team

  • Jodie Faitakis, Head of Operations

    Jodie is hugely passionate about entrepreneurship and helping entrepreneurs along their journey. She has founded, bought and closed her own start-ups, worked directly for founders in scaling companies and enabled over 250 entrepreneurs. Jodie works for Entrepreneurial Spark and oversees the UK Space Agency Accelerator and Fusion Programme.

  • Ashleigh Dinter, Programme Lead

    Ashleigh’s role is to guide and support entrepreneurs in developing the skills and mindset needed to take their business to the next level. Throughout her career, she has had the privilege of working with businesses from different sectors in various capacities, including running Accelerators and Incubators. This experience has given her a deep understanding of what it takes to identify and nurture entrepreneurial talent.

  • Catherine Jones, Programme Lead

    Catherine is a Business Growth Enabler at Entrepreneurial Spark. She works closely with entrepreneurs to maximise opportunities for them and their businesses by helping them overcome challenges, identify growth opportunities, and maintain accountability. Having founded and scaled her own business to a team of 25, Catherine brings first-hand experience of the growing pains ventures often face.

  • Sarah Cowburn, Project Manager

    Sarah’s passion lies in supporting others to grow and flourish, which is why she loves working for Entrepreneurial Spark, supporting innovative entrepreneurs to grow their business and flourish as leaders. As Project Lead, Sarah makes sure the Fusion programme runs seamlessly in order to give our entrepreneurs a rich and impactful experience.