New Chapter

After 9 years of running Imani Academy & Co, partnering with incredible young people, communities, and organisations to advance youth leadership, participation, and social impact. I'm stepping into a new chapter.

This evolution marks a deeper alignment with who I am and how I want to show up in the world.

Now working under my full name, Imani Clough-Brown, I’m weaving together my experience as a social entrepreneur, somatic coach, facilitator, and consultant into a more integrated and personal practice.

While the heart of my work remains the same; supporting changemakers, leaders, and communities. I’m now offering my services more holistically. Through 1:1 coaching, speaking engagements and facilitation, I centre embodiment and sustainable impact at every level.

Thank you for walking with me — whether you're just arriving or have been part of the journey since the beginning in 2016.

Welcome to this next phase of my work.

Explore My Offerings

New ways to work with me

As I step into this new chapter, I’m offering more integrated and embodied ways to collaborate, learn, and grow together. Whether you're an individual seeking clarity, a leader navigating change, or a team committed to working with purpose, there's a space for you here.

🎤 Speaking Engagements

I’m an experienced keynote speaker and panelist, known for my grounded presence and ability to inspire meaningful reflection and action. I bring over a decade of lived experience in social entrepreneurship, youth development, and systems change.
Popular topics include: Social entrepreneurship & values-led leadership, Youth leadership, voice, and participation, Equity, inclusion & creating cultures of belonging, Re-imagining the culture of work beyond hustle
Available for: keynotes, workshops, panels, and podcast interviews.
🧠 Facilitation & Partnership Work

I design and facilitate gatherings, learning programmes, workshops, and team sessions that invite people to slow down, listen deeply, and show up more fully. Grounded in trauma-informed and body-aware practice, these experiences are tailored to your needs. With over a decade of experience in youth work, social justice, and participatory practice, I bring a collaborative approach to space facilitation that centres equity, creativity, and care.
Areas of focus include: youth and community engagement / participation, leadership development, programme design, and values-led strategy.
Perfect for: organisations, community groups, or collectives doing purpose-led work.
🌿 1:1 Alignment Coaching

Personalised support for changemakers, social entrepreneurs, creatives, and purpose driven leaders ready to move from hustle to alignment.

In these sessions, we work together to reconnect with your purpose, regulate your nervous system, and cultivate clarity, confidence, and a sustainable pace. Rooted in somatic coaching, our work centers your body’s wisdom as a compass for change.
Ideal for: life transitions, burnout recovery, values-aligned decision making, or deepening self-trust.

Imani Clough-Brown

Imani Clough-Brown (she/her) is a coach, facilitator, and consultant who supports purpose-driven individuals and organisations to live, lead, and work in deeper alignment with their values, passions, and purpose.

With over 12 years of experience across social entrepreneurship, youth leadership, coaching, and participatory practice; Imani works with her clients to pursue their goals with clarity, confidence and genuine fulfillment; without compromising their wellbeing.

As both a seasoned changemaker and a new mother, Imani understands the challenge of maintaining a sustainable pace in the face of impact-driven work. Her approach is grounded in somatic awareness, creating nurturing, body-aware spaces that invite clients to make decisions that engage the head, heart and hands.

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Imani is a gifted, skilled and thoughtful Lead Facilitator, who brings great care and attention to her work with diverse groups of participants. I recently commissioned Imani to lead the co-design and co-delivery of a session for Executive-level public sector leaders, working alongside three Associate Facilitators who are also young leaders. Imani went 'above and beyond' to craft the co-design process, the session delivery and the 'aftercare' debrief and learning with finesse and professionalism. Imani is a pleasure to work with, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her. I hope we will have the opportunity to work together again soon.

Kathryn Perera,
Senior Consultant at The King's Fund
Imani is a gifted, skilled and thoughtful Lead Facilitator, who brings great care and attention to her work with diverse groups of participants. I recently commissioned Imani to lead the co-design and co-delivery of a session for Executive-level public sector leaders, working alongside three Associate Facilitators who are also young leaders. Imani went 'above and beyond' to craft the co-design process, the session delivery and the 'aftercare' debrief and learning with finesse and professionalism. Imani is a pleasure to work with, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her. I hope we will have the opportunity to work together again soon.

Kathryn Perera,
Senior Consultant at The King's Fund