Q Squared Ltd

Q Squared is a family owned business consultancy, providing coaching, facilitation, advisory and speaking services for our global client base

Founder

David McQueen

I work with high performing executives, entrepreneurs and boards as a coach. My work is mainly but not exclusively to clients working in finance, tech and energy related industries.

Executive Coach

I am a professional speaker delivering keynotes, masterclasses and webinars to audiences around the world. I focus on inclusive leadership, culture change, effective communication and mentoring.

Check out www.davidmcqueen.co.uk for further information.

Professional Speaker

I have moderated hosted and chaired conferences, facilitated panels, link presented and  hosted awards for a number of clients including Morgan Stanley, Unltd, Virgin Media, The Social Enterprise Coalition, Igenius and LBO Merton.

I have been the host of the Virgin Startups Hothouse Tour, a UK wide tour of entrepreneurial funding and mentoring for startups. 

Hosted enterprise awards for the likes of Startups.co.uk, Shell Livewire, SFEDI and NFTE. Hosted panels for The Retail Conference, Virgin Media and the BBC.

I bring experience and candour to my role, with the sole aim of making my clients look good.

Conference Moderator & Awards Host

Black Unity BIke Ride

Board Trustee

Social Ark

Working with young people from under-resourced communities to use their lived experiences to lead sustainable change!

Trustee

Chisenhale Gallery

Chisenhale Gallery is one of London's most innovative galleries for contemporary visual art, promoting national and international developments in visual culture.

Patron

Black Founders Hub

Black Founders Hub is the peer network for high growth, black owned, service businesses. It's a non-profit membership organisation for black owners of service businesses who want to generate significant wealth, growth and sustainability.

Non Executive Director

Forbes Family Group

Forbes Family Group (FFG) are active capital investors, executive coaches and mentors, and community activists. We believe that with the right networks, support, investment and collaboration we can help more organisations to do good and do more and take a prominent role in driving positive social mobility from the communities that we serve

Legacy71 Ltd

LEGACY71 was a startup platform for Black Tech Founders based in the UK.

Managing Director

Magnificent Generation

Magnificent Generation was a youth leadership company providing empowerment programmes for young people and those who work with them.

We worked in schools, colleges and organisations outside mainstream education delivering speeches, workshops and coaching programmes , as well as providing consultation and delivery with other youth focused organisations. 

Our clients included 
PiXL ★ SSAT ★ Teach First ★ Schools Network ★ Channel 4 ★ Livity ★ Enterprise Education Trust ★ Youth for Today ★ Young Enterprise ★ Speakers Trust ★ First Give

We have delivered at over 1000 schools, colleges, youth groups and conferences around the world.

The Kiyan Prince Foundation

We work with young people to increase awareness and address the consequences of gun and knife crime through education. KPF aims to empower young people by promoting a sense of belonging, self-worth and purpose that can be found outside of gang culture and offending behaviour through providing access to diversionary and preventative activities

Member Board of Trustees

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I help high performing individuals and organizations achieve clarity, strategy, and action across three critical areas:

🔹 Personal Mastery – Mindset, habits, self-discipline, and resilience.
🔹 Professional Excellence – Leadership, career strategy, executive presence.
🔹 Business Growth & Wealth – Entrepreneurship, decision-making, scaling impact.

As a curator, storyteller, and community builder, I integrate personal, professional, and business development into a cohesive framework for transformation. My work spans leadership, sustainability, and creative expression, all driven by a commitment to excellence and meaningful impact.

For me, leadership is not just about titles, it’s about courage, conviction, and action. My book, The BRAVE Leader, alongside my articles and podcast, explores what it means to lead courageously, strategically and with resilience/anti-fragility in an evolving world.

I collaborate with executives, founders, and boards to refine leadership strategies, build high-performance cultures, and navigate complexity with confidence. I also run group programmes for senior managers and directors looking to accelerate their leadership

I am increasingly focused on businesses that balance economic, environmental, and social responsibility, especially energy, food security, wellness and housing. True sustainability isn’t just about compliance, it’s about creating long-term value while safeguarding the planet and the communities we serve. Through advisory work, speaking engagements, and coaching, I support mission-driven enterprises committed to innovation and sustainable impact.

Beyond leadership and business, I host QED, a series of invite-only dining clubs for people in my network. I’m a passionate collector of African and Caribbean art, curating stories and cultural legacies through visual narratives. Creativity fuels my approach to problem solving and vision building, whether in leadership or in the arts.

And for lifelong balance? You’ll find me cheering on Liverpool FC, where passion, resilience, and strategy are always at play.

Let’s connect if you’re building something bold, impactful, and sustainable.

david mcqueen

38 Degrees

Philanthropy Lead

Jigsaw House

We created Jigsaw House Society to activate social improvement in marginalised and vulnerable communities. We aim to achieve this by (1) delivering social impact projects and (2) by providing business services in a few core areas to help other social impact businesses be more effective.

We do not think of ourselves as a service company but as a solution provider, integrating various disciplines and skills to help our clients to move forward effectively.

Co-Founder

Royal Society of Chemistry

Developing and growing Philanthropy and Individual Giving at the RSC. Allowing the organisation and its 300,000 strong network of experts, strive to make the best chemical science knowledge accessible to everyone, to encourage new ideas and inspire the scientists of the future.

Palace for Life Foundation

The Palace for Life Foundation is the official charity of Crystal Palace FC which has been working with the south London community for over 25 years. We use the power of football and the Palace brand to change the lives of young people across south London, particularly the most hard-to-reach and hard-to-help. We work with over 13,000 people each year, inspiring them to find a better path and to lead a healthier life.

Major Donor & Partnerships

Halpin Partnership Ltd

Strategy Consultant focused on Fundraising, Student Knowledge Exchange and Equality and Diversity reviews in Higher Education.

Halpin Fellow

Designed and delivered the Halpin Race Equality Review for the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with an amazing team.

Project Manager

Queen Mary University of London

SKETCH (Student Knowledge Exchange Through Community Hubs) will give students the opportunity to use their skills to provide pro bono, social impact-driven consultancy and venture capital services to East London’s start-up and Third Sector community.

The Social Venture Fund is one pillar of the SKETCH and is the first student led social venture fund in the UK. The Social Impact Unit works with students across all SKETCH pillars to help clients demonstrate their impact in the community.

Business Development

Barnardo's

Engaging Philanthropist's from BAME communities in the important work the good people at Barnardo's have been delivering for children and young people across the UK for over 150 years.

Philanthropy - BAME Communities

University of Westminster

Our students form one of the most diverse student populations in the country. Like our philanthropist founder Quintin Hogg, we offer opportunities to those who have the aspirations and ability to learn and to put their learning into practice in their working lives, whatever their background. However, there is more to be done to ensure that we can continue to offer these opportunities.

Development

Queen Mary, University of London

Focusing on sustainability and fundraising in voluntary sector. 
In partnership with QMUL and Citizens UK.

Citizens UK organises communities to act together for power, social justice and the common good. 
We are the home of community organising in the UK. Our members are schools, churches, mosques, synagogues, parents groups, health practices and other diverse institutions in London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Birmingham, Tyne and Wear, Wales and Leeds.    
We help these members to develop leaders, so they can hold politicians and other decision-makers to account on the issues that matter to them.
Community organising is democracy in action: winning victories that change lives and transform communities.
Our vision is for a healthy democracy with civil society at its heart.

Community Organising MA

Battersea Arts Centre

You can be part of Battersea Arts Centre. With your support, we can produce world-class theatre with exciting artists, work with young people, school children and their teachers, provide creative opportunities for people in our local community, and restore and redevelop our historic building.

However you choose to support us, it will make a significant impact. Explore the options below to find out what’s right for you.

Development Manager

Fezzan is a leader in Inclusive Philanthropy, and as such has developed innovative programmes of giving and raised significant sums for a diverse range of institutions including the University of Westminster, Barnardo’s Children’s Charity, the Battersea Arts Centre and Palace for Life Foundation. Fezzan recently joined the Royal Society of Chemistry, as Philanthropy Lead – Strategic Partnerships, to develop their portfolio of donors.
In October 2020 Fezzan co-founded and launched the Windrush Justice Clinic (WJC) www.windrushjc.org, a community led partnership that supports victims of the 'hostile environment'. WJC is a project developed through the Jigsaw House Society CIC www.jhs.org.uk, a social enterprise that activates Community led Social Impact and Innovation for under-served groups. 
He has an MA in Community Organising from Queen Mary University of London, as well as several professional qualifications in Project Management, Communications and Business Analysis. 
Fezzan enjoys spending time in the garden and allotment, is a Crystal Palace F.C season ticket holder and loves a good musical.

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