# Fellow Talk | Can a Stately Home Become a Brand for Everyone?

_Fellow Talk · Fellow Talk · Published 2026-06-25 · Source: https://fellow.partners/insights/can-a-stately-home-become-a-brand-for-everyone_

In this Field Notes episode of Fellow Talk, we speak to Sarah McLeod OBE, CEO of Wentworth Woodhouse, about leading one of the UK’s most ambitious heritage regeneration projects.

In this Field Notes episode of Fellow Talk, we speak to Sarah McLeod OBE, CEO of Wentworth Woodhouse, about leading one of the UK’s most ambitious heritage regeneration projects.

With a £200 million restoration, no endowment, and a mission to create public value for the 21st century, Sarah shares what it takes to make a historic place feel relevant, inclusive, and genuinely owned by the community today.

We talk about accessibility, leadership, entrepreneurial charity models, team culture, the financial pressure facing the heritage sector, and why restoring Wentworth Woodhouse means much more than restoring a building.

A conversation about heritage, public purpose, and building places people believe in.

For the chronically curious, this is Fellow Talk.

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7a2XIm5ltGJpKu3AedRpOI?si=21355f3188ef4bf3