We’re incredibly proud of the people who have chosen to work in our team. They’re clever, good looking and great fun to be around. We think they’ve got everything you might need from trainers, coaches and mentors, through to team building specialists, speakers and organisational development consultants.
1. He knows a lot about alcohol, but mainly through his job as Director of Sourcing for Chivas Brothers, which involves developing a global strategy for a product with a strong local image.
2. He has spoken across the world about strategy, leadership and people development.
3. He is something of an expert in talent development and retention having previously been a product of the famous ‘leadership factory company, GE.
1. His business, Paragon Inks, is one of the world’s main providers of high quality inks.
2. Paragon doesn’t just manufacture but also provides business development and consultancy on an International scale.
3. He has developed himself into a leader focussing on strategy, growth and profit.
1. He is Managing Director of Bright Purple Resourcing Limited
2. His company works with businesses like BSkyB, Tesco, JP Morgan Chase, HSBC
3. He left school at 16 and moved to Scotland because he thought “it would be a good idea”.
1. He is Group Director of Marketing for Blairs Limited
2. He is very, very clever. He has a PhD in Business Strategy from the University of Glasgow.
3. He used to work as a self-employed consultant specialising in brand development and new product introduction.
1. She is an accomplished author and media presenter, and has worked for almost any broadcaster you’d care to mention including the BBC, GMTV, ITN, Sky News and Channel 4.
2. She was named by The Independent on Sunday as one of the top 10 coaches in Britain.
3. Her book ‘Confidence in Just Seven Days’ topped the Amazon bestsellers list.
1. Harry Taylor was Director of Operations at Abbey National in Scotland with a workforce of 2800 and a budget of £140m.
2. He is an Actuary with over 30 years broad commercial experience of Insurance and Banking with a range of large financial institutions.
3. Harry consults and speaks on a number of topics but his specialist areas are strategy and innovation.
1. Andy Henderson is Operations Director with Merson Signs in East Kilbride.
2. He started on the shop floor as an apprentice sheet metal worker and is now a shareholder in the holding company.
3. Andy’s anecdotes about life in manufacturing are always motivating, but usually also very funny, with an insight of someone who has done all the jobs in the factory.
1. Brian is a very successful entrepreneur who possesses the knowledge and experience of both a fast-advancing managerial career in industry and of personal high growth business start up.
2. Following a successful management career with Weir Pumps Brian ran companies at board level within several different industry sectors including Electronics, Heavy Engineering, Construction, Petrochemical, and Oil and Gas.
3. As a successful coach, Brian works with companies by assisting them to face their challenges and grasp their opportunities.