Dr Alison Miles is Programme Director of the Help to Grow Management Programme and Senior Lecturer of Organisational Studies at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. She has over 15 years’ experience as a consultant helping SME leaders build balanced working lives and successful businesses. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and regularly chairs panel sessions for national conferences and events. Her book, ‘The Burnout Cure’ which helps business leaders redefine growth and success is available to order from October 2026, published by Bristol University Press.