The Ideas Guy
About Fin
Primary Skills
My Work Process
Hobbies
About Fin
From prison wing to wellbeing wingman—but rewind a sec: world traveller (Australia, New Zealand, America and most of Asia—aka the delayed gap years) who swapped tackling people on the rugby pitch, to tackling his own wellbeing. While completing a sentence, he stepped up as a mentor and our resident “ideas guy,” shaping a course built on real life, not wishful thinking. Lived experience within the justice system wasn’t the breaking of him; it was the making—where he pressure-tested NEU, turned lessons into leadership, and found his lane. He’s living proof the NEU plan delivers—his wellbeing and mental health have never been stronger—powered by a constant stream of practical ideas and a straight-talking, lived-experience lens. He keeps us honest, keeps it doable, and keeps the NEU ideas flowing.
Now Everybody Unite? Absolutely.
Primary Skills
- Wellbeing and Mental Health in the Workplace
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Understanding Mental Health
- Pre and Post Release Mental Health
- Resilience Training
- Hierarchy of Needs
My Work Process
I travelled the world, played rugby, and built a life on the surface I was happy with. When I came home, I worked as a project manager in construction and carried on as if everything was fine. But during the Covid lockdown, my mental health continued to deteriorate, and I made choices that led to incarceration.
When poor self esteem and mental health contributes directly to you sitting in a cell 23 hours a day, you realise you need to make a change. I signed up for Vee’s Wellbeing and Self Development course and worked hard on my own wellbeing to learn things that I’d once been scared to learn. I want to use what I’ve learned to support others—showing that no matter where you’ve been, it’s possible to rebuild and move forward.
Hobbies
- ✈️ Travelling
- 📸 Photography
- ⚽ Leeds United (resilience training really helps here), Rugby, NFL, Boxing
- 🎵 Being forced to listen to a Ukulele
Click the links below to read some bits I did earlier
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