About Us
Visibility is:
-> a leadership development tool
-> a path for human evolution
-> a business strategy
-> a catalyst for social justice, and
-> a journey toward collective empowerment.
We're here to help you...
Speak up, amplify your impact, and promote your work.
We support individuals and organisations to understand the impact of structural inequality on the experience of being seen and heard, heal visibility wounds, and build healthy visibility habits.
By exploring the transformative power of being seen and heard, we aim to foster lasting change within ourselves, our organisations, and our communities.
To get started, you can choose from our articles, podcast, courses, and 1:1 services.
To learn more about The School of Visibility® founder Samantha Nolan-Smith, jump on over here.
We work with changemakers and people who want to be purposefully visible. That includes:
-> coaches, creatives, consultants, well-being professionals, founders of not-for-profits, social entrepreneurs, and organisational leaders who are ready to share their work and expertise with a broader audience.
-> Individuals and organisations aiming to create purposeful communities and embody new leadership models - ones less shaped by oppressive systems and more rooted in equity, collaboration, and care.
Why might marginalised voices need support with visibility?
The statistics around underrepresentation tell a clear story:
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Women hold only 31% of board seats in Fortune 500 companies and occupy just 24% of parliamentary positions globally.
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Indigenous peoples represent over 5% of the global population but are consistently excluded from decision-making spaces, with limited access to platforms that centre their knowledge and leadership.
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Women artists are significantly underrepresented in their industry (in 2011, the National Gallery in the UK held 2,300 pieces of art in its collection, of which only 10 were by women).
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A 2023 study found that LGBTIA+ individuals are twice as likely to experience workplace discrimination, and trans and gender-diverse people are routinely underrepresented in leadership, media, and policy-making roles.
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In the international development sector, only 12% of humanitarian leadership roles are held by people from the Global South, despite the majority of aid being delivered in those regions.
Data sources:
¹ Catalyst, Women in Leadership: Quick Take (2023)
² United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
³ National Gallery, UK | Gender disparity in the collection (2011)
⁴ Human Rights Campaign Foundation, LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality Report (2023)
⁵ Humanitarian Advisory Group, Rethinking Leadership in the Global Humanitarian System (2020)
Our vision is a world where:
▶︎ Diverse voices, stories, and wisdom are valued.
▶︎ Innovative and inclusive leadership styles are embraced.
▶︎ Diversity is celebrated, benefiting all.
▶︎ Entrepreneurship and organisational initiatives serve as forces for social change.
To bring in this new paradigm, increased visibility and vocal advocacy for change are essential.
Your decision to speak up matters
THE TIME IS NOW
It’s easy to defer visibility, telling yourself you’ll act later, when you’re more confident or 'ready'.
But if you want to create positive change - in your business, organisation, or the world - engaging with the challenge of being seen and heard is essential.
At the School of Visibility®, we don’t push you toward influencer culture or ask you to speak up before it feels right.
Instead, we help you understand the silencing influences - internal, cultural, and systemic - that may be holding you back.
Just as importantly, we guide you in exercising discernment. You'll learn to make strategic choices about when, where, and how to show up - in ways that honour your energy, protect your integrity, and maximise your impact.
This is visibility on your terms; grounded, intentional, and aligned with your deeper purpose.
Want to join the School of Visibility community?
We publish a weekly newsletter 'A Life Made Visible' on Substack. Each week you can expect visibility stories and insights for living a more visible life.
To receive all the visibility goodness we have for you, sign up here.👇
