Fast Facts

Global award winning brand maverick Steph Hamill FRSA builds ventures with social impact.

Steph has worked with hundreds of brands and businesses, bringing strategic innovation, creative thinking and human-centred design honed from 16+ years optimising products, services and experiences across tech and consumer sectors. 

Steph focus’ on social impact work, supporting the neurodivergent community through transformational products, services, entrepreneurship support, community offering, and workshops.

Divergence Supplements

Meet the Entrepreneurs Shaking Up the Supplement Industry for Neurodivergent Individuals Seeking Natural Support

Neurodivergent entrepreneurs Steph Hamill and Lara Hughes, with neurotypical co-founder Gillian Hoffman, are on a mission to transform the supplement industry with the launch of Divergence Supplements. Their new product, Gamma Focus, is the first natural superblend drink specifically formulated to support the needs of neurodivergent minds.

Divergence Supplements is pioneering new standards of supplement quality and accessibility for the neurodivergent community. By harnessing science-backed ingredients tailored to enhance neuro-wellbeing, DS aims to create a whole new category of supplements catered to neurodivergent individuals.

The Evening Standard has been named Divergence Supplements the No1 supplement to watch in 2024.

Priced for Accessibility, Formulated for Diversity

As the first product of its kind, Gamma Focus takes an innovative approach to supporting mental focus and cognition. DS plans to continue expanding its line of research-backed supplements to solidify its position as the go-to wellness brand for the neurodivergent community.

With a commitment to quality and neurodiversity advocacy, Divergence Supplements represents the future of inclusive, transformation wellness.

Learn more about Steph and DS

As the creator of the Divergence Supplements concept, Steph is dedicated to driving transformational change and providing positive social impact through her endeavours, running ideation, creation and design of all DS products, partnerships, services, podcasts, workshops and experiences. Even the smallest details of the brand design have been considered by Hamill, with inclusivity and inclusion at the heart of all visual communication decisions.

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Workshops and Events

As a neurodivergent entrepreneur and inclusion advocate, Steph is passionate about empowering and supporting neurodiverse founders and business leaders.

With years of experience working with and startups and scale ups, and advising high-growth companies, Steph leverages her expertise to coach neurodivergent entrepreneurs on how to harness their unique strengths, providing guidance on leadership, communication, mental health, funding strategies and more.

Steph frequently speaks and runs workshops aimed at demystifying neurodiversity and fostering inclusive workplaces, through DS. She is a trusted voice on how organisations can better engage neurodivergent talent and customers.

Email gillian@divergencesupplements.com to find out more.

Behind the Scenes

A recognised leader and speaker for publications and corporates, Steph also lends her talents as an advisor and builds inclusive brands. She most recently supported Bear Grylls, Paul McKenna, Dr Alex George and CEO Neil Smith, with mental wellness app Mettle, delivering creative and strategic solutions with moxie. Neil refers to Steph as their ‘firestarter’.

She was previously the youngest Partner in FTSE 100 Capita’s history, and holds the role of MBA faculty/Senior Entrepreneur in Residence for Education Accelerator, Oneday. Steph has personally mentored and coached over 200 start-up and scale-up founders, with a focus on supporting neurodivergent founders, and has a written a book on the subject with research continuing.

She holds certificates in psychological first aid, ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), amongst others. 

Bringing Innovation to Life

MBA Faculty and Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Oneday believes innovation starts with people and Steph agrees. In her role with Oneday, Steph shares her expertise to help galvanise the mission of transforming entrepreneurship through its dynamic MBA innovation programme.

As Entrepreneur-in-Residence and MBA faculty, Steph supports founders through:

  • Delivering inspiring lectures on innovation methodologies, design thinking, and lean startup principles to equip next gen leaders and entrepreneurs.

  • Providing strategic counsel and mentorship to guide clients building disruptive new ventures.

  • Imparting insights on the innovation process and fostering an empowering culture as a longstanding member of the Oneday team.

  • Developing and facilitating highly-experiential innovation challenges and experiential learning through her depth of knowledge and engaging style.

Steph lends her talents to inspire both emerging entrepreneurs and enterprises to bring meaningful innovation to life. Her depth of experience combined with her passion for inclusive, human-centered design makes her a valuable member of the Oneday team.

To learn more about steering strategic innovation and innovative MBAs, check out Oneday.

Mettle

As the first angel investor, team member No1 and trusted advisor to Neil Smith and the team, Steph Hamill is supporting the success of Mettle, the innovative new men's mental wellness app, partnered with Imperial College London, The NHS Maudesley, and Movember.

Steph lends her expertise in experience-driven innovation, brand building and human-centered experience to support Mettle's mission of providing effective tools for boosting mental fitness.

Her passion for social impact and background designing award-winning campaigns makes Steph to aid bringing Mettle's life-changing vision to fruition.

Check out Mettle.

Be on the lookout for Steph's upcoming book:

Neuro-entreprenology The Neurodivergent Entrepreneur’s Handbook

Are you a neurodivergent entrepreneur seeking to harness your strengths, overcome challenges, and fulfill your ventures' vast potential? Neuroprenology: The Neurodivergent Entrepreneur's Handbook is your indispensable guide to succeeding on your own terms.

Drawing from groundbreaking research and real-world stories, this empowering book dispels limiting myths about neurodivergence and equips you with the mindset, strategies, and tools to launch, lead, and thrive.

From mastering the art of managing sensory needs to leveraging your unique cognitive perspectives for competitive advantage, Neuroprenology charts a bold, compassionate, and inspiring course for your entrepreneurial journey ahead. If you're neurodivergent and ready to transform obstacles into opportunities, this is the playbook to unlock your innate talents and build the enterprise of your dreams. The future of business has never been more bright for atypical minds!

Working With Steph

  • Steph is a ball of energy to be around - supremely creative, entrepreneurial, innovative and skilled, she has the rare talent of both being able to think up original innovation ideas and make them actually happen. She's always finding the best outcomes, no matter how complex the project or varied the stakeholders. She has a comprehensive human-centred design lens from her varied backgrounds as a creative director and experience director. And on top of all that, she's lovely to work with!

    Philippa Dunjay - Head of Strategy TikTok Creative Lab

  • I had the pleasure of working with the absolute super star, Steph for a year, and during that time we explored innovation and innovative tech solutions application, applying behavioural economics, neuromarketing and creative solutions thinking to tech in a way I’d not seen before, incorporating it into SaaS and PaaS, from POC to MVP and beyond. Steph moves at lightning speed and gets things done. Steph’s a kind, supportive and a positive leader. Culture and communication are important to her and she’s great at getting the best out of people, supporting them to bring their best self to a challenge, and putting the right teams together for success. Working with Steph was an absolute delight and I really hope that we’ll get to work together again in the future.

    Andy Trisconi-Smith Digital Transformation Director - UK&I Public Sector at Salesforce

  • Steph’s a creative digital transformation and #Tech4Good champion. She has a way of showing, not telling, and helping stakeholders and team members imagine the possibilities. She offers fresh approach to human-centred solutions that compliment innovative tech and AI. You can see how her years in digital advertising and neuromarketing lead her to become a creative experience and innovation leader. You don’t have to think outside the box with Steph, because when she’s around, the box never exists and her positivity lends itself to getting the best ideas out of people.

    Kana Butkovic Chief Product Officer - Capita