The Accidental Rebel
An unscripted life. Different ways of seeing.
Artist | Speaker | Actor (BBC + Film)
I’ve always seen things my own way. It was only later that I realised the world was running on scripts I’d never known existed. I’m an East London artist interested in what happens when we give ourselves the freedom to see things differently, follow an idea, make something unexpected, or simply wonder, what if?
The Root
Every Saturday, aunts, uncles, blood, and chosen family gathered around my mother's kitchen table. Some loud, some quiet, some still finding their way. Everyone was different, and everyone was entirely allowed to be. Belonging required no performance, no masks, and no hierarchy, just distinct personalities; one collective PULSE.
Years later, I recognised echoes of that same spirit in Nordic cultures. Their flatter hierarchies resonated with what I'd experienced around my mother's table: a space where difference was simply part of being human, not a question of status.
The Landscape
I've always felt drawn to the Nordic relationship with nature and home, too. The cabins, the candlelight, the natural textures. I can't fully explain the connection, but it finds its way into my work.
The Threshold. The Hearth. The Deep Woods.
The language, the colours, the feeling of a place where you can settle in, feel at home and simply be.
The Work
At 53, I walked away from a 20-year corporate career and into acting, without drama school training or industry connections. At 59, I became an entrepreneur again. I had ideas I wanted to bring into the world, and I followed them.
But beyond the freedom I'd known around my mother's table, I began to notice the psychological cages that can remain long after the physical ones have come down on paper.
That tension has stayed with me. On screen, on stage, through speaking, in the studio or around a table.
Looking back, I see that my life hasn't been a corporate ladder or a traditional career path. It has been a series of unexpected creative choices.
I don't have a blueprint for how anyone else should live. I'm interested in what happens when we give ourselves the freedom to question the script, follow an idea and create from the pulse.
Selected Work
My work takes different forms. Some of it happens on screen or on stage. Some brings people together around a table. Some explores how we think, work and relate to one another.
The PULSE PROGRAMMES
Different ways of seeing and thinking about how we live, work and lead. The PULSE brings my interest in human behaviour, unwritten rules and fresh thinking into work with individuals, teams, leaders and audiences.
PULSE Lab | For Teams
Create the conditions for people to speak honestly, listen beyond assumptions and discover the thinking already in the room.
PULSE Personal | For Individuals
Explore what changes when you feel less pressure to manage other people's perceptions and have more room to belong to yourself.
PULSE Leadership | For Organisations
Explore how unwritten rules, status and hierarchy shape the way people work together, and what becomes possible when different perspectives have room to be heard.
PULSE Keynote | For Audiences
Stories and fresh perspectives that invite audiences to question familiar assumptions about human behaviour, connection and the way we work together.
Sometimes it starts with a question. Sometimes an unexpected encounter. Sometimes simply giving yourself permission to follow an idea and see where it takes you. I'm interested in what becomes possible when people give themselves permission to see differently. Different ways of seeing. More ways of being.
Words From The Room
Dr. Andrea JiménezTo Ingrid Marsh, thank you for reminding me that I have a voice. Your support enabled me to build up my own power that somehow was already inside of me but had been neglected. Thank you for everything you do for women.
Rob McCargow - Director of AI at PWCAlways love listening to the wonderful Ingrid Marsh.
Andrea from BatterseaI always looked forward to Ingrid's workshops - Ingrid is present and got us to be present and show up for ourselves. The workshops were fun and there was a lot of learning and transformation in the room.
Ingrid's style of delivery as a trainer is powerful - she is an honest and vulnerable communicator in sharing her own journey. Ingrid is knowledgeable and sensitive and her infectious laughter helped us to navigate our own journey. If you want to be challenged and stretched, Ingrid is the person to facilitate your growth and inspire change.
Lanre Atijosan - EntrepreneurIngrid is fire!! Innovative, Engaging, Raw.
Christina Georgalla, Career Coach"Ingrid Marsh is a remarkable coach taking you to places that you could never imagine you could."
Sam Carrick - Creative, Born SocialReally Good Session. What a Legend.
Georgie Hazel - The Eleven Start UpIngrid embodies the rarely seen professionalism and subject matter expertise. Complete openness and an infectious energy. She had our team totally hooked from the first second and everyone came away buzzing. Truly empowering and I would recommend to anyone.
Louise R - Youth Empowerment CoachThank you for your fantastic workshop yesterday! The guys were still talking about it in the evening. The awards they got that night really reflected the people who stood up, made awesome speeches and made people cry.
Jessica Ajayi, Event Organiser - Get Supply ReadyIngrid Marsh is a phenomenal and captivating speaker! Ingrid gave our Closing Keynote and not only did she capture our audience, she also related to each and every one of them. This in itself is a characteristic of a phenomenal speaker. Ingrid carried the audience along on her journey AND actively made them a part of her delivery. She bravely shared her most personal struggles and showed vulnerability which truly inspired and connected with the audience. She was truthful, blunt and 100% transparent as she spoke to the audience of Career minded Women in Business.
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