Independent Business Owner - Stripped Back Learning / Dare Learning

• Oct 2020 - Present

I started Dare Learning to give everyone access to the kind of person-to-person skills usually only available to people in larger organisations. I am passionate about making people skills development available to everyone. As an accredited practitioner I use an array of techniques to support you in developing your people skills and improving the quality of the outputs you get from your person-to-person interactions. This includes: Personality Profiling (Myers-Briggs); Emotional Intelligence (MSCEIT); Behavioural Profiling (DISC); Mental Health First Aid (MHFA England); Conflict Resolution (TKI) and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (INLPTA) Show less

Mental Health First Aid Instructor Member

• Feb 2020 - Present

I am accredited to deliver the full suite of MHFA England adult offerings I am accredited to deliver the full suite of MHFA England adult offerings

Associate Trainer

• Apr 2022 - Present

Associate Trainer

• Apr 2022 - Present

People Skills Consultant

• Jan 2023 - Present

Enterprise Adviser - Sandwich Technology School

• Jul 2022 - Present

Channel Partner

• Apr 2022 - Present

The Naked Trainer

• Jan 2020 - Present

Talent Development Specialist

• Sep 2011 - Jul 2021

My role involves identification of and development of talent to improve the organisation. I consult with stakeholders and develop strategies based on medium/long term organisational requirements, and implement these accordingly. Assessing the impact of the strategies’ effectiveness allows to me to update stakeholders and review required changes. I go about implementation of my strategies through creation of materials and delivery of offerings using my specialist skills base, including leadership coaching, facilitation of leadership programmes, etc. I create and run bespoke leadership, sales development and behavioural development programmes and measure development against our leadership behavioural framework as well as financial and performance metrics. Key accountabilities: • Leadership development, levels 1-3 • Sales development • High potential programme • Mentoring programme • Advanced behavioural offerings • Budgeting – short, medium and long term • Metrics Key Achievements in this role: • Developing 3 year leadership development strategy • Delivering and measuring 3 year leadership development strategy • Developing and running a mentoring programme • Developing, running and measuring a high potentials programme • Leading £200,00 sales development programme • Leading £50,000 Leadership Development programme for levels 1-3 • Utilising/pioneering modern technologies to evolve development offerings • Developing behavioural frameworks from our competency sets. • Leading a HR project team to develop a new induction process • Leading cross functional project team in digitising our on-boarding process Show less

Management Development Coach

• Jan 2010 - Sep 2011

My primary accountability was running a management development programme to develop the next generation of store managers and assistant store managers. Skills and experience that I deployed included the creation of new management development workshops, training the trainers and delivering several management development offerings including coaching skills, flexible leadership, team building, etc. I was accountable for: • Running the management development programme • Liaising with HRBPs to identify talent • Delivering a senior management development programme Key Achievements in this role: • 90% of delegates on the programme being appointed to management positions within 6 months of course completion • Creation of workshops which added to the portfolio Show less

Senior Personal Development Coach

• 2009 - 2010

Leading a team of trainers and coaches in supporting people with the confidence, motivation and skills to return to paid employment. Coaching the coaches and performing 121s. Observing and feeding back to coaches Key Achievement in this role: Setting up the welfare to work centre, putting the team in place and enabling the business to be fit for purpose in the future. Leading a team of trainers and coaches in supporting people with the confidence, motivation and skills to return to paid employment. Coaching the coaches and performing 121s. Observing and feeding back to coaches Key Achievement in this role: Setting up the welfare to work centre, putting the team in place and enabling the business to be fit for purpose in the future.

Regional Training Manager

• 2005 - 2009

Accountable for increasing insurance sales across 200 stores in London. Accountable for increasing FSA compliance scores across 800 stores nationwide. Design and management of insurance E-Learning for 10,000 colleagues nationwideKey Achievement in this role:• Creating and running a development programme, which grew insurance revenue by £500,000, and increased FSA compliance scores by 20% in a one-year period.

Store Manager

• 2000 - 2005

My key achievements included running a profitable store, colleague recruitment, commerciality and budgeting, managing KPI performance of staff, delivery of a high net promoter score and managing the retail balance scorecard. Key Achievement in this role:Consistently performing in top 3 stores in a business area of 17 stores across all KPIs