Turning your impact into measurable, long-term value.

Sparking impact with grounded solutions between Europe and Asia

I help companies, investors and startups turn social impact into a quantifiable competitive advantage. From building a sturdy impact strategy to creating user-centric offerings that actually work for your audience, I effectively support your team’s ambition with a cross-cultural network of experts in France, the UK and India.

My approach blending academic research and ethics with field-tested operational know-how has helped clients across 7 sectors deliver the value their stakeholders need to see.

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A solution for all your needs

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Grow

Your company is thriving but is it resilient? We’ll unearth what truly goes into your success, build informed strategies to overcome challenges and prepare for future risks. You will leave with actionable next steps and metrics to share with stakeholders and regulators.

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Create

Using user-centric design I work with you to build offerings or programmes that your audience loves and your stakeholders trust.

Tap to innovate

We’ll leave you with clarity, concrete tools to achieve your goals and a future-proof strategy that goes beyond simple ROI.

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Learn

Bespoke training sessions for every team and business stage, leaving you with practical tools to track and grow your impact.

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Hi, I’m Julie!

After a decade in the social innovation space, I’ve learned that while good intentions are important, product-market fit and a longer vision make or break a business. All businesses actually. Whether or not they focus on social and environmental impact.

In fact, great organisations share 3 key elements: a strong organisational culture, a data-backed strategy and clear evaluation checkpoints to support iteration from day one.

I have worn many hats from frontline worker on the ground to researcher and entrepreneur. I have worked with multinationals corporations, led projects across the globe, raised investment and launched a tech product.

I founded Lume to help entrepreneurs, investors and innovative teams grow their impact and adapt to change. From designing user-centric offerings to piloting impact, I support your team’s competitiveness and resilience at every stage of the journey.

"Julie’s remarkable knowledge and application within the EDI and social innovation arena has empowered LSE startups and indeed the entrepreneurship centre itself here at LSE to thrive."

—Laura-Jane Silverman, Head of LSE Generate
"Julie brought a rare mix of creative thinking, strategic clarity, and professionalism—along side her ability to balancing the needs of industry partners with the rigour of academic research. She was the perfect fit for this project, and a true asset to the team."

—Jennie Wong, Project Manager
"The report focusing on NairoBits M&E for NairoBits Girls in ICT project continues to serve as a reference point when designing our programmes. The depth and accuracy of the report helped us identify gaps and provided invaluable information that has helped us in the review of our programs."

— Magdalene Wandgugu, Former Executive Director

This might be an unpopular opinion but…

I don’t believe in separating impact metrics from business.

Your ROI will tell you if you’re doing something right (or not) but do you really know all that goes into your success? Think about it… Do you truly measure all the skills, best practices, culture, stakeholders’ relationships, natural resources, social patterns and avoided risks that lead to this ROI?

Everything you would usually link to Environmental, Social and Gouvernance performance plays into your business’s wellbeing. Conversely, changes in these areas can jeopardise it in the short to medium-term.

Master your impact to master your growth.

We all know data is high value. Companies sell it, we buy it… So why aren’t you making better use of the data you are seating on? These insights are not only the most relevant for your business. They are the most accurate you can use to make informed strategic, sustainable, decisions.