{"id":214,"date":"2026-03-12T17:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:45:16","slug":"about-gayle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/bellerophon\/about\/about-gayle\/","title":{"rendered":"About Gayle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cnct-hero cnct-hero--grad has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">About Gayle<\/h2>\n\n<nav style=\"--separator: &quot;| &quot;\" class=\"wp-block-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/bellerophon\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/bellerophon\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">About Gayle<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-42790b61 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shape-mesh-scaled.png&apos;);background-position:62% 53%;background-size:cover;background-attachment:scroll;\" class=\"wp-block-group cnct-blob-mask-2 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo-gayle-891x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/bellerophon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo-gayle-891x1024.jpg 891w, https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/bellerophon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo-gayle-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/bellerophon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo-gayle-768x883.jpg 768w, https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/bellerophon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo-gayle-1336x1536.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/bellerophon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo-gayle-1781x2048.jpg 1781w, https:\/\/concatena.co.uk\/bellerophon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo-gayle-1320x1517.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m a commercial lawyer, but I&#8217;ve never felt that being a lawyer is the most important thing about me, or about anyone else. I don&#8217;t cure diseases, build things, or create art. What I do is help people find their way through systems (legal, regulatory, organisational) that are often more complicated than they need to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both understanding that complexity, and being able to interpret and explain it in ways that are useful for others, is a real skill. I&#8217;ve built genuine expertise around it: starting from a strong foundation in contract law and drafting (using my love of language), expanding into my nerdy side with technology and e-commerce, and now AI law. I was embracing the world of data protection law long before Facebook ever existed, never mind Netflix shows being made about social networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the expertise is in service of something else. I&#8217;m genuinely fascinated by what happens when new technology meets the systems we all rely on, and I care about the people on the other end of those systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 25 years I worked in and around law firms, including senior roles at international firms. That meant the sharp end of complex deals, advising civil servants at the heart of our regulatory landscape, and helping transform legal functions from the inside. Along the way, I became more open about being autistic and having ADHD, partly because hiding it was exhausting, and partly because I think the legal industry, and businesses more generally, would be better if more people felt able to work in ways that actually suit them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concatena is my way of putting that into practice. I get to work in a way that&#8217;s honest about how I work best, without performing a version of &#8220;lawyer&#8221; that never really fitted me. And I get to choose the work that matters to me: helping founders and small businesses who are building something they care about, often using data and AI in ways that could genuinely change how their business runs, to do that well, and to do it in a way that doesn&#8217;t quietly cause harm to the people on the other end of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also keep one foot in the legal industry itself, which has always fascinated me. It&#8217;s full of clever but very busy people who don&#8217;t always have time to stop and think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t think doing the right thing has to be hard. I think it mostly just needs someone to help you think it through. That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m here for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-b29d4327 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gaylemcfarlane\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-bluesky wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/gaylemcf.bsky.social\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.3,4.2c2.3,1.7,4.8,5.3,5.7,7.2.9-1.9,3.4-5.4,5.7-7.2,1.7-1.3,4.3-2.2,4.3.9s-.4,5.2-.6,5.9c-.7,2.6-3.3,3.2-5.6,2.8,4,.7,5.1,3,2.9,5.3-5,5.2-6.7-2.8-6.7-2.8,0,0-1.7,8-6.7,2.8-2.2-2.3-1.2-4.6,2.9-5.3-2.3.4-4.9-.3-5.6-2.8-.2-.7-.6-5.3-.6-5.9,0-3.1,2.7-2.1,4.3-.9h0Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Bluesky<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--12);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--12)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide cnct-cta-strip is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ffbb8546 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b61a1d7d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3d0025;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2);font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--display-sm)\">Ready to get started?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#6b4900;margin-top:0;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.269), 1.063rem);\">Let&#8217;s have a conversation \u2014 no jargon, no pressure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-border-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"\/contact\" style=\"border-color:rgba(61,0,37,0.25);border-width:2px;border-radius:9999px;color:#3d0025;background-color:transparent;padding-top:0.875rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:0.875rem;padding-left:2rem;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.179), 1rem);font-weight:700\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a commercial lawyer, but I&#8217;ve never felt that being a lawyer is the most important thing about me, or about anyone else. 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