Lesley Sackey is a pioneer in women’s boxing, social enterprise founder and most recently founder of tech start-up Pillow, a digital platform to power survivors to thrive.
Lesley was the first British woman to win gold at the EU Championships in 2008 on first entry and has represented England and Great Britain on numerous occasions. Following her success from competitive boxing Lesley began to use boxing as a tool to champion and empower women. First with The Boxing Boutique, a training business established over 10 years ago, and more recently, Fight Forward C.I.C, a pioneering social enterprise that uses boxing as a tool to improve the mental health of survivors of domestic abuse. Other notable achievements include: Co-producing an independent documentary with BBC Sport that explores female boxing in Ghana, shedding light on the challenges faced by women in the sport globally. She has also appeared as a guest trainer on Channel 4’s ”How To Get Fit Fast” and was an athlete on BBC 3’s ”Last Woman Standing.”