Helping Great Business, Be Better!

Clients say Allyson gets the best out them, and gets the job done. Structured, disciplined, yet engaging in her approach, Allyson supports her clients to question everything they do and be the best they can be. Allyson is co-founder and MD of Jigsaw Better Business and has significant experience working on the Lean for Micro program. She has extensive experience in operations and finance and is an approved provider of the Lean Business offer with Enterprise Ireland & the IDA. Allyson has coached, trained, mentored 100’s companies and team in Lean Principles.

“I didn’t know it was possible to ask so many questions!” Stuart is the co-founder and C.I. Director of Jigsaw Better Business and has extensive experience in consulting, training, retail, and operations management. With Black Belts in Lean & Six Sigma and 3rd level qualifications in Psychology, Innovation, and Coaching, he has a unique skillset and is well placed to guide the person and the process through change.

Julie is a chartered organisational psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland. Her Master’s degree and years of experience working in Organisational Psychology equips her to improve the way that people experience work.

Clients and colleagues of Julie’s have said that she is a great example of how to balance a people focus with a task focus. With a head for results and a heart for people, she aims to support and challenge great businesses to be better, mostly through interactive training, facilitation, and coaching.

Before joining Jigsaw Better Business in October 2021, she worked as a business psychologist, managing a portfolio of clients across all sectors (technology, financial, government, medical, FMCG, non-profit, etc.). She has international facilitation and coaching experience, providing group and one-to-one development sessions on a range of topics, to individuals at all levels of their organisation. In particular, she enjoys working with clients on topics including emotional intelligence, decision making, change management, stress management and resilience, self-awareness, and psychological safety.

Sophie is a member of Environmental Science Association of Ireland (ESAI) and The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES). Beginning her career in environmental monitoring, she made the switch over to sustainability coaching after completing her MSc in Climate Change from DCU.

Since joining Jigsaw, she has coached numerous small businesses across the country in becoming more sustainable, in industries such as health and wellbeing, education, retail, and hospitality. She likes to take a nuanced, holistic approach to sustainability and work clients to understand their full potential. She is often praised for her authenticity and dedication to completing the task at hand and is an avid believer in bringing the client with you ever step of the way.

Raymona comes from a family of business owners and has always looked for ways of how to work smarter, rather than harder. Throughout her time working in the Operational Excellence and Digital Department in Enterprise Ireland, Raymona was lucky enough to visit Toyota’s Lean Management Centre in North Wales. The impact that adopting Lean and Digital could have on companies of all sizes became extremely clear to Raymona which led to her wanting to get closer to the action and ultimately, making the move to the private sector.

Raymona was awarded her Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt in 2022. In 2021, Raymona participated in Enterprise Ireland’s Entrepreneur Development Programme, New Frontiers (Phase 1&2). In 2020, Raymona achieved a First-Class Honours Degree from the University of Limerick in 2020 and her research on the opportunities and threats that Social Media pose for Minority Languages was published in academic journal, Léann Teanga: An Reiviú.

Stacey Hawkes is a dedicated leader in digital transformation, currently serving as Head of Digital at Jigsaw Better Business. With extensive experience in strategic sourcing, accounts payable, and data analysis through tools like Tableau, she has a strong foundation in optimizing business processes and digital strategies. Stacey’s Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and certifications in data management, project management, and change communication underscore her commitment to quality and effective transformation.

Her background in high-impact roles, such as Senior Global Business Process Analyst at Red Hat and Operations Manager at Swyft Energy, equips her with a blend of strategic and hands-on expertise. With a focus on streamlining digital tools, Stacey leverages her skills to help businesses adapt and thrive in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Eamonn is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Learning and Development professional with proven team leadership, training design, problem solving and facilitation skills delivering innovative solutions to achieve business objectives. His speciality has been in the areas of project team leadership, project deployment and realisation, training design and delivery, and the maintenance of policies, procedures, budgets and Service Level Agreements in a highly regulated pharmaceutical (API & Biopharma) manufacturing environment.

Eamonn possesses an excellent rapport with clients with his structured and friendly manner when delivering the Lean mentoring. He is an excellent communicator, very structured and methodical in his approach to problem solving. He engages with the client at every level and ensures the best possible customer experience throughout the delivery.

Eamon holds a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry & Physics, MPhil (Physics) Research Master and a Lean Black Belt.

Kasia is a Lean, Six Sigma continuous improvement professional with over 15 years ofexperience in multi-functional shared services and supply chain global organisations. Kasia has a proven track record leading strategic initiatives, transformation programs, Change Management, Process Automation and deployment of Agile/Lean methodologies across organisations.

Innovation, creativity, professionalism and a commitment to excellence has formed a large part of Kasia’s career experience. These skills and her enthusiasm are of great benefit to the team.

Kasia holds a Bachelors in People Management, a Masters in Economics, a Masters in Strategic Quality Management, a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and a Lean Six Master Black Belt.

“Mild Mannered and Methodical” Mark is an experienced Retail Operations Manager specializing in large store, high turnover environments. Mark has excellent leadership and management skills. He has successfully completed many change projects and has been responsible for the planning and delivery of same. He is an approved provider of the Lean Business Offer with Enterprise Ireland and works with numerous Local Enterprise offices delivering the Lean for Micro Program.

Mick is a Master Black Belt Lean, Six Sigma continuous improvement professional. As a seasoned professional he has more than 35 years of experience in Industry through various Leadership roles across the Medical Device, Pharma and Technology sector. Mick is recognised for driving excellence in business, people, and processes and is passionate about people development. He is an experienced coach and has qualifications in Mediation and Executive Coaching and has also spent a number of years with full responsibility for Learning and Development in a major BioPharma multinational. With over 20 years in Lean and Process Excellence in both multinational and small to medium enterprises he has trained people to both Green Belt and Black Belt Levels.

Catherine is an experienced Lean practitioner and Organisational Behaviour specialist who provides consulting and coaching services to organisations focused onimprovingtheir processes and adding value to their service.She has held lead roles inproject management and organisational development projects and is accustomed to providing training and coaching supports to leaders and employees at all levels of an organisation.

Catherine has supported micro enterprises on the Lean program in Laois, Offaly, Kildare and Cork and is an approved provider of the Lean Business offer with Enterprise Ireland & the IDA through Jigsaw Better Business.

Catherine holds a Bachelor (Hons) of Social Care, a Masters in Work and Organisational Behaviour, a Post Graduate Diploma in Lean Management (Black Belt), a Post Graduate Higher Diploma in Health and Promotion and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.