We’ve turned personal stories into shared purpose. That’s what makes our team different and effective.
A team to
Inspire:
At Tales to Inspire, our greatest strength is our people. Normal, everyday people whose lived experiences shape everything we do. Our team is made up of storytellers, changemakers, and creative thinkers who have each walked their own path through challenge and transformation. We don’t just talk about the power of lived experience - we live it every day. From our facilitators to our filmmakers, we bring authenticity to every project. Together, we turn personal stories into collective action, proving that real change starts with people who’ve lived it, learned from it, and are now using it to inspire others and reimagine the systems around us.
FOUNDER
Krish Patel
Krish is a storyteller, changemaker and connector of people. He brings energy, honesty, and lived experience to everything he does, helping others see the power in their own stories. Krish knows how sharing your journey can spark understanding and inspire action. He’s passionate about creating spaces where everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered to make a difference.
SYSTEMS CHANGE LEAD
Nicola Sansom
Nicola is a purpose-driven changemaker whose journey from volunteering in Uganda to co-founding S.A.L.V.E. International shaped her belief in the power of lived experience to drive real change. With a background in social impact and leadership, she brings compassion, clarity, and courage to her role at Tales to Inspire, and Nicola helps lead a movement for systems change.
PROGRAMME MANAGER
Azeem Ahmad
Azeem is an inclusion expert and storyteller driven by the belief that shared experiences can change systems. His personal journey, from donor advocate to community leader, gives him a deep understanding of how to turn awareness into action. As Programme Manager, Azeem leads our work whilst helping ensure diverse voices and lived experiences shape national conversations and lasting change.
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS
Mel Fielding
Mel is an experienced communications leader who left the corporate world to focus on authentic storytelling and community-building. As founder of Make More Magic, she has spent years enabling people to connect with nature, creativity and one another through shared experiences. At Tales to Inspire, she now leads how we share our movement, making sure voices with lived experience are seen and heard.
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
Madiha Sosan
After struggling with debilitating anxiety and panic attacks for years, Madiha transformed her life and now uses her lived experience to guide others. Madiha has been working alongside Tales to Inspire since 2020 and uses her insight to support young people and communities to move through lived challenges toward purpose and possibility.
HEAD OF VIDEOGRAPHY
Tom Daly
Tom is a filmmaker and storyteller with a lifelong passion for capturing the details that make people’s stories come alive. He’s spent years helping individuals and organisations connect through authentic, emotionally resonant film. Tom leads our visual storytelling, translating lived experience and systems change into powerful films that move people and spark understanding.
COPY WRITER
Megan Morris
Megan first joined Tales to Inspire as a volunteer whilst studying English Language & Literature at university. She is a skilled writer and editor with a passion for words that connect and inspire. Now part of the core team, Megan helps bring our lived experience stories to life through clear, authentic writing that amplifies voices and drives systems change.
Testimonials
Thank you for recommending Reuben; it was a pleasure to welcome him to our all-staff event in February 2024, and for him to spend the morning with us. His sessions were brilliant and very well received; we received positive feedback from a number of colleagues who attended his sessions and found the stories he told really inspiring, both his own, but also those of other champions at Tales to Inspire.
- Sara Woodward (she/her)
Executive Assistant to CEO - Unltd
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