Joanna Wake is a multi-award winning entrepreneur, two-times founder, and early AI adopter with over two decades of experience across sectors and has recently been a key influencer in apprenticeship policy change.
She has sat on multiple boards, led organisations through periods of significant growth and change, and built a reputation for turning complex challenges into genuinely innovative products, services, and business models. problem solving as well as innovation in products and services are Joanna's key skills.
Now the founder of Situate AI Ltd, she works with businesses and organisations to build real AI capability, the kind that actually changes how you work, not just how you talk about it. She's a member of UK AI and feeds into policy on AI Skills. She is the UK Brand Ambassador for SheAI (a global UN-certified AI education platform), and a regular conference speaker on AI, skills, and the future of work.
Joanna has a vast background of mentoring experience. She's been the person starting something from scratch, figuring it out as she goes, making plenty of mistakes along the way, and learning non stop. If you're a new business owner trying to find your footing, she gets it, and she genuinely loves this stuff.
Information for mentees:
- Please arrive 5 minutes early to check in for your mentor session. Late arrivals (anyone not present at the start of their booked session) may lose their slot to a walk-up attendee.
- If a session is fully booked, you’re welcome to try as a walk-up in case a booked attendee doesn’t attend.
- We would recommend preparing a brief introduction about yourself, along with any specific questions or areas you’d like guidance on from your mentor.