Session Details
When people in businesses thrive, those businesses thrive, too. A large-scale study from academic partners including the London School of Economics found that a ‘meaningful increase’ in employee wellbeing yields, on average, a productivity increase of around 10%.
Join a panel from print and wellbeing backgrounds for a session designed to provide practical, real-world insight into how businesses in print can build working environments that help their staff address some challenges they may face. These will include how to progress their careers, find the right work-life balance, and feel able to acknowledge workplace stress.
Speakers
Nicola Peacock
Senior Relationship ManagerThe Printing CharityNicola is the Printing Charity’s Senior Relationship Manager. She is a true advocate of the importance of mental wellbeing support in the workplace, and through her role at the charity, works to bring the charity’s free, confidential helpline, along with other services, to as many people as possible working in the sectors the charity supports.
Nicola grew up surrounded by print – her father was a printer, and she worked in his business through school, college and university holidays, but she never intended to follow in his footsteps. However, she began to fall in love with the industry with the introduction of digital printing in the early 1990s, after achieving her degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Leeds Met University.
She took this passion to her father’s business, Blackburn’s of Bolton, and there established a division focusing on digital print when the company invested in one of the first Indigo presses in the UK. After seven years, she moved to HP, where she spent 13 years, first in Business Development and then as European Customer Programme Manager, selling Indigo presses into the packaging industry.
After a career break following the birth of her son, Nicola joined the Printing Charity in 2019 to support the industry she is so passionate about.
Nicola grew up surrounded by print – her father was a printer, and she worked in his business through school, college and university holidays, but she never intended to follow in his footsteps. However, she began to fall in love with the industry with the introduction of digital printing in the early 1990s, after achieving her degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Leeds Met University.
She took this passion to her father’s business, Blackburn’s of Bolton, and there established a division focusing on digital print when the company invested in one of the first Indigo presses in the UK. After seven years, she moved to HP, where she spent 13 years, first in Business Development and then as European Customer Programme Manager, selling Indigo presses into the packaging industry.
After a career break following the birth of her son, Nicola joined the Printing Charity in 2019 to support the industry she is so passionate about.
Michelle Knight
UK Wellbeing LeadSmurfit WestrockMichelle Knight is the UK Wellbeing Lead at Smurfit Westrock, with roots in the direct mail industry. She brings together experience in wellbeing, internal communications, and DEIB to support colleagues across a large, operational workforce in practical, meaningful ways.
An accredited MHFA England Instructor, Michelle is passionate about building awareness and confidence around mental health, and creating cultures where people feel able to speak up, feel supported, and do their best work.
Her approach focuses on making wellbeing relevant to everyday working life, supporting leaders and teams to navigate pressure, workload and change in ways that are realistic, human, and sustainable.
An accredited MHFA England Instructor, Michelle is passionate about building awareness and confidence around mental health, and creating cultures where people feel able to speak up, feel supported, and do their best work.
Her approach focuses on making wellbeing relevant to everyday working life, supporting leaders and teams to navigate pressure, workload and change in ways that are realistic, human, and sustainable.
Sophie Snell
FounderSophie’s Well-Being PracticeSophie Snell is a Workplace Wellbeing Specialist, Integrative Therapist, and Founder of Sophie’s Well-Being Practice.
She works with organisations to challenge traditional approaches to workplace wellbeing and focus on what truly influences behaviour at work.
Her work centres on understanding what is happening underneath. How pressure, workload, and environment shape how people think, respond, and perform, and why this directly impacts decision making, communication, and safety.
With experience across health and safety, people experience, and therapeutic practice, Sophie brings a practical, human, and evidence informed approach to psychosocial risk and organisational wellbeing.
She is known for bridging the gap between wellbeing and performance, helping organisations create environments where people can think clearly, make better decisions, and do their best work.
She works with organisations to challenge traditional approaches to workplace wellbeing and focus on what truly influences behaviour at work.
Her work centres on understanding what is happening underneath. How pressure, workload, and environment shape how people think, respond, and perform, and why this directly impacts decision making, communication, and safety.
With experience across health and safety, people experience, and therapeutic practice, Sophie brings a practical, human, and evidence informed approach to psychosocial risk and organisational wellbeing.
She is known for bridging the gap between wellbeing and performance, helping organisations create environments where people can think clearly, make better decisions, and do their best work.
Date & Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Speakers
Nicola Peacock
Michelle Knight
Sophie Snell