Our directors are dedicated and passionate about training and team building ,they have experience in getting the best learning outcomes from training. Energetic, adaptable and able to facilitate high impact learning events from outdoor team challenges to board level strategy workshops. We specialise in making the link between training and the work place, enabling companies to invest in training with confidence. Our facilitators and associates are chosen for their experience, attitude and ability to get results.
Mike Ponting Brief Biography
Customers Mike has worked with:
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Qualifications & experience
- BSc Hons Botany
- Business to business sales in recruitment
- Management Consultant in Global Consultancy & Training Organisation
- National Staff Development Manager for large facilities management company
- Worked overseas in Leadership development with Raleigh International
- McQuaig personality profiling qualified
- Emotional Intelligence Assessor
- Director of Making the Link Ltd
Areas of training expertise
- Sales and sales planning
- Team development using EI
- Emotional Intelligence and business development
- Team building
- Negotiation skills
- Leadership development
- Advocacy skills and Stakeholder communication
- Face to Face recruitment for Charities
Mike works as an associate for a number of training providers including TACK International Ltd. His expertise is in the design and delivery of meaningful development events. He runs Open courses in business development and emotional intelligence for TACK and also works in-company, he also runs Making the Link Ltd which is focused on Team and Leadership development through experience. During his facilitation career Mike has delivered training to many organizations and charities on business planning, skills workshops, and team development. A keen outdoors person, Mike is passionate about the environment and developing sustainable business approaches that help to have an impact. CSR is an important issue and we help to promote a number of Charities through our work and through volunteering.
His favorite sayings are:
"Take only photographs and Leave only footprints"
"Leave people & places better than you found them"
Personal Information
Mike is married and lives in Gloucestershire. His hobbies include rock climbing, squash, running and playing the guitar. Amongst other things, Mike has worked as a Project manager in the Costa Rican jungle, trekked in South America delivering vaccines to remote villages. He has recently become a father. |
Phil Hayday-Brown Brief Biography
Customers Phil has worked with:
Microsoft
Price Waterhouse Coopers
World Challenge
BT
Morrisons
N4 Solutions Ltd
The Polar Challenge
Mission Performance
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Qualifications & experience
- Mountain Leader Qualified
- SPA Climbing Qualified
- Lead facilitator at John Ridgeways Adventure School
- Over 15 years Team development experience as freelance instructor
- Overseas Expedition leader for World Challenge
- Logistics and support manager for The Polar Challenge, including 4 expeditions to the North Pole.
- Director of Making the Link Ltd
Areas of team building expertise
- Team development using experience
- Leadership development through practical and mental challenges
- Ensuring an emotional response from training through experience.
- Experienced in reviewing team performance and delivering feedback
Phil works as an associate for a number of training providers such as Mission Performance. He also runs Making the Link Ltd which is focused on Team development through experience. During his career Phil has delivered events for many organizations and charities. At his best in extreme environments with significant challenges Phil has been to the North Pole 4 times and is about to head off for the 5th expedition to the Arctic. Creative and innovative Phil designs events that are bound to have an Emotional response from participants and create a learning journey.
Phils favourite sayings are:
"There is always more in you"
"Is that a Polar Bear?"
Personal Information
Phil is married and lives in Gloucestershire. His hobbies include rock climbing, kayaking, running and expeditions to extreme places. Amongst other things, Phil has worked as an Expedition Leader for World Challenge and continues to work closely with The Polar Challenge Team who organize a race to the magnetic North Pole. He has a son and a daughter. |
Associcates- our Team of Experts are selected for their abilities and experience in developing the right solutions for clients and delivering exceptional results.
Alex Radford- Facilitator and Team Coach
Samantha Southey - Facilitator and Training Consultant
Scott Harvey- Organisational Development
Dee Jones- Training and Development
Andy Giles- Management Development and Team Coaching
Kevin Langley- Management Development and Team Development
Simon Broom- Business development consulting, Presentation programmes
Peter Keevil- Organisational Development
John Cooper- Occupational Psychologist
Rich Cook- Occupational Psychologist
Dom Haigh- Facilitator and Event Manager
Mike Tulley- Facilitator and Shooting Consultant
Dave Challenor- Facilitator and Event Manager
Jenny Bowen- Facilitator and Event Design Consultant
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