Susie worked in production and as a script supervisor before turning to directing. Her first foray behind the camera, the short film Party People, won the Best Newcomer prize at the Rushes Short Film Festival in 2000 and since then she has built an eclectic reel featuring an impressive series of clients.

At the start of 2008 Susie set up The Plunge Pool as a place where creative talent can be nurtured.