An experienced and qualified Coach/L&D specialist with a passion for partnering with businesses who believe in their top talent and the potential they have to do great things!I am super proud to be part of many a brilliant individual and team journey, as they dig deep and find the courage to push the boundaries on their true potential and capability. My clients have inspired me to be courageous myself! 2019 saw me hang up my FTE status. I am now finding great pleasure in balancing my work between established organisations; brave and hungry start-ups and inspiring community enterprises. With an L&D career over two decades, I believe in creating adult learning based on great experiences for both individual and group with the learner being at the heart of what I do. I have experience in digital, technology, on and offline media/marketplaces. Plus, sales and automotive sectors.I am passionate about all thing’s leadership. From supporting individuals in being great personal leaders, to developing and coaching the business/industry leaders of today and tomorrow in values led organisations. My style is inclusive, engaging, co active with a facilitation/coaching bias and the right balance of support and challenge.Growing is meant to be a little uncomfortable right? My role is to create space where the leader or team can try new things without fear of judgement.If you’d like to connect over coffee, get in touch!!Examples of what I have achieved include:• Leading on the design and implementation of a success behavioural framework within a FTSE100 business. • Designing and co-delivering leadership development programmes, supporting senior leadership capabilities. • Being part of the team who transitioned a legacy business culture into a diverse, agile and inclusive culture place to work. • Leading on a mentoring and coaching in-house community project. • ATWN –Auto Traders Women’s Network guild. Empowering women within STEM and as Leaders.

AutoTrader has mastered digital transformation in its products, environment and people. Talent development is responsible for pushing the boundaries on the potential of those within it who make this great business successful. Through taking graduate, high potential and leadership development seriously we are producing home grown stars and also attract the best talent out there! Launch and calibrate the 9 box matrix across stakeholder’s business areas to identify top talent within and succession plan. Design and launch a leadership/success framework based on company values and hard/soft skills.  Design and launch a leadership development programme. Identifying and developing the senior leaders of tomorrow. Own the graduate development programme, supporting the growing need for tomorrow’s talent - with a focus on future leaders; java/JavaScript developers; UX designers & our customer facing teams. Working with engagement metrics (and contributing to the design of), to fully understand both the macro and micro environment of the business. Implement a strategy to address and capitalise on gaps and strengths.  Managing the partnership with the Collaboration Company initiative. (Challenge 24) Aligning the talent strategy with other people strategies- employer branding, inclusion project & managers induction/managers development programme. Build and roll out Practical People Leader Programme to all people managers to support them in their responsibilities that are aligned with a digital/tech culture. Working with our customer facing teams to transform sales and service into customer experience. Design and roll out inclusion and diversity initiative to the whole business from top down. “Out smarting our unconscious bias’”. Provide both individual & group coaching to the business at all levels.

An exciting role which supported the ever growing colleague base at AutoTrader in the Digital Non Sales arena. Working in a team of 3 to deliver relevant and exciting L&D over several dynamic business areas through our digital transformation era.  Working with key stakeholders across digital business areas in identifying development needs and providing solutions. Designing and delivering the performance management roll out for all line managers.  Project managing the design and delivery of the businesses most fundamental L&D initiatives aligning it with the new digital employer branding and values/culture. Including new all employer company induction, professional to senior product & technology programme. (New company induction is cited as awesome by new employees on glass door.) Working with the people team to deliver a change management programme to support the transition to Manchester & London. Building and delivering innovative and creative learning through a group training portfolio to match the new culture, working practices and environment.

Operating in the UK under its flagship brand Auto Trader. TMG is responsible for connecting automotive sellers with buyers through online, mobile and print.As Commercial Learning Partner my role involves supporting the New Media division of the business (Mobile, Marketing, AT.co.uk and New Products) through tailored training and development initiatives for individuals and teams.

Admedia is small yet big impact out of home media business specialising in 6 sheets, washroom media and creative solutions.This was a newly created role with a specific brief to attract good talent, reduce staff turnover and bring managers and leaders through the business. Full responsibility for all aspects of recruitment & development across the organisation for 40 London based staff and 25 remote staff across the UK.  Use of the full training cycle to identify, write, deliver, measure both skills training. The coaching of line managers. Working closely with senior management team on all aspects of performance management. Introduced psychometric testing to the business. Managed three major organisational change initiatives over an 18-month period. Evaluated organisations recruitment policies. Negotiated preferred supplier terms. Introduced key job criteria measurements. Facilitated competency testing into selection process. Drove candidate feedback standards and interviewing. Introduced & delivered on three graduate recruitment programmes. Researched and delivered a trial web based 360-degree appraisal format. Wrote and managed first online staff survey in line with The Times Top 100.

From Company Orientation to Management Training. Working in a team of 4 to write and deliver a wide range of soft and hard skills used across the organisation.