Quite simply, we exist to make you and your organisation the best that you can be.

Maybe that sounds simplistic,
but in this increasingly complex, commercial environment, simplicity creates clarity.

We love clarity.

About Us

People and performance are at the centre of every service

we design.

Our sole aim is to make a tangible, measurable difference through each intervention.

D

Diagnose

How healthy is the leadership, team and organisation in the context of performance capability?

Diagnosis at the start, creates a more effective remedy.

A

Apply

Apply the specifically designed remedy to the affected areas through coaching, training or facilitated discussion.
The coach is on-hand to guide behavioural transformation.

R

Repeat

Once is often not enough to generate lasting change. We intentionally structure interventions such that they are easily repeated in person, by managers, virtually or via video.

T

Transform

We are looking for transformation rather than moving furniture. As Stephen Covey advises “Start with the end in mind” … We do and then we measure how successful the transformation is.

Our style is personal, creative, playful and demanding.

We incorporate your values and vision into each intervention and seek to partner with you to empower the leaders in your organisation and stimulate the growth you aim for.

Meet the Team

Each of our coaches brings with them a minimum of 10 years of experience working with top-level leadership development.

Brigitte Jaquillard

Director

Brigitte Jaquillard is a leadership communications consultant / coach and a proven business development specialist with 25 years of experience.

Her coaching, training and consulting input is utilised nationally and internationally to increase individual and team effectiveness in all activities centred on influencing skills. Leadership and Personal Effectiveness, Sales, Negotiation, Presentation and Management Skills

Having grown and turned around businesses from positions of interim manager/external consultant, managing director and sales director, her ideas and methods have a proven track record and are based on practical experience as opposed to theory. Combine that with cutting edge diagnostic tools, performing arts techniques, LAB Profiling, NLP, and EQ development and you have the means to create authentic, lasting behavioural change and all done in an engaging way.

Today, Brigitte specialises in coaching executive levels to hone their leadership style and
communication capability. 21st-century leaders must inspire a shared vision, which requires powerful communication skills in a wide spectrum of scenarios from the boardroom, to town hall presentations, team briefings, one to one and now virtual. She is masterful in guiding leaders to recognise and apply their unique qualities, and empowers them to be impactful, persuasive, effective leaders of their teams and with clients.

Michael Savage

Coaching leaders to express key messages in a creative, personal style, that deepens
connection and engages audiences.

Michael spent many years entertaining and storytelling on the stage under the professional name of Michael Cantwell. Since 2009, the skills and experience he learned from the performing arts he passes on to his clients in the corporate sector, to increase the impact they have in one to one, media and group communications.

He is engaged by senior executives and middle management to enliven messages and sharpen the delivery, such that his clients experience more success with greater ease. Working with Michael you will get insights into how to use who you are, to connect to what you want to say, and the impact you want to have. Michael has a gift for seeing and bringing out the strengths in people as communicators. He is also a masterful storyteller, a sought after skill in the commercial field.

His calm, caring manner can entice even the most introverted types to become more playful with communication dynamics and enjoy public speaking.

Gemma Thompson

Who does not want to be heard?

Over 20 years as a leadership and voice coach, I have witnessed and been moved by the individual struggle to be heard. To feel the impact we each make in the world and to know that what we have to say and the unique way we say it, can make a difference.

The struggle is usually twofold:

Defining WHAT it is that moves us to speak in the first place and from which source we can build the foundations of our platform in the organisation/world.
Organising the body to communicate the WHAT with authentic ease, conviction and spirit.

The coaching work I love encompasses all aspects of that journey. From working to clarify the foundations for each individual leadership, to ensuring that clients feel in their bones what it means to speak with the power of their full voice and physical presence. As an executive scriptwriter I also enjoy working with clients to craft compelling communications that get to the heart of the matter – whether that be an individual presentation, video message, product launch, live event or any other, as yet unheard of, form!

I have worked with leaders and teams across the world, in a broad spectrum of industries, including: Lego, Maersk, The Boston Consulting Group, Kone, National Australia Bank, Leo Pharma, UK Broadband, General Motors, Toyota and British Aerospace.

Alongside coaching, I continue to works as an actress in UK theatre and television. Most recently in the National Theatre production of FOLLIES and the BBC drama PEAKY BLINDERS.

Jessica Angel

With 20 years of experience in Learning and Development, Jessica Angel is an experienced multi-lingual Consultant, Facilitator and Coach.

Jessica’s expertise lies in coaching individuals and facilitating groups in the application of
interpersonal and communication skills to client dialogues in Leadership, Sales and Management contexts.

Drawing on a strong corporate track record and a performing arts background, Jessica delivers training and coaching in a range of Leadership and Commercial skills. She works closely with clients to give them the tools to build on their skills, presence, confidence and impact in their own professional environments and add value to their organisations.

Presence and impact are strongly affected by the physical stance of a person. Jessica also coaches people to connect to their bodies through movement, which frees them up as authentic, fluent communicators.

Simon Vacher

Simon always produces creative, beautiful, meaningful work and is a pleasure to work with. He has an eye for capturing the essence of an idea, person or principle in still shots and video format. He has worked as a documentary cameraman and editor since 2018.

Previously he worked as a motion graphic designer in corporate video production.

We are fortunate to have a longstanding relationship with Simon who has developed onboarding, competency and skills videos for us for the last 10 yrs.

Filming a conference or leadership Town Hall
Creating a video that represents a 3-day offsite experience to keep the memories and skills learned alive
Presenting a skill in a 3-minute learning bite
Shooting and editing a sitcom style competency enactment
Creating your inspiring onboarding introduction to your organisation

You will be delighted with what he creates for you and thoroughly enjoy his thoughtful professional approach.

David Coleman

David provides insightful workshops for deepening engagement, removing blocks to productivity and generating higher performance. These are often incorporated into team off-sites, form part of our Performance Diagnostic intervention, or are run as stand-alone workshops conducted in person or virtually.

The sessions are particularly effective for leadership or project teams that could benefit from better working relationships, increased collaboration and a reignited sense of purpose.

The workshops are highly absorbing, entertaining and create instant improvements. They are easy to organise and involve; an anonymous survey, a half-day workshop and an action-based debrief to keep the momentum going.

David is an acknowledged expert in staff engagement, publishing ‘The Path to Engagement’ in 2016, accompanied by a TEDx Talk on the subject. He has occupied leadership roles with well-known brands such as HSBC, Standard Life and Aviva, as well as owning a performance improvement consultancy.