Clare Leakey

Clare is an experienced trainer with 15 years notable experience of design, delivery and bespoke training / consultancy with companies such as: BT, Orange, Virgin, London Electricity, Sainsbury's as well as local government including North Somerset Council.

Clare specialises in management training and personal development, including 'Springboard' the No1 personal development programme for women worldwide, currently delivered in 23 countries. Clare has also studied in psychotherapy, is a training psychologist and NLP expert.

Clare is a Director of Portfolio Learning.

Chris Cockell

Chris has extensive experience within service and customer focused industries where internal personnel development has been consistently the key to success for increased business levels and higher profitability. These have included: Norwich Union, Ingersoll Rand, Prudential and Blackhorse Estate Agents.

Chris specialises in the corporate business sector, with particular emphasis on relationship management, with a specific focus on increasing client volumes and business levels.

Chris is a Director of Portfolio Learning.

Angela Davey

Angela is an experienced trainer. She has 12 years experience in design and delivery of bespoke training, including Customer Care, Marketing and Management Training.

Angela has held a senior management position for the past seven years. This has provided her with a good all round knowledge of HR, People Development and Team Motivation.

Angela is passionate about customer service and specialises in management training.

Carole Hill

Carole is an HR professional with twenty years design and delivery expertise in both the public and private sectors. Carole is a CIPD assessor, managing the delivery of a range of professional qualifications for HR personnel. She designs and delivers a suite of HR learning events including absence management, performance management, role profiling and disciplinary and grievance.

Carole also specialises in personal and organisational development providing bespoke events for our clients including developing managers, team building, train the trainer, coaching techniques, managing conflict, and developing potential. As well as her HR qualifications, Carole is a licensed practitioner of NLP.

Gary Shipsey

Gary has worked in the specialist field of information rights for three years, and holds an Information Systems Examining Board (ISEB) Certificate in the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act. He has designed and delivered a variety of training sessions and bespoke advice in FoI, Data Protection and the Environmental Information Regulations.

Gary's experience of the issues organisations face when trying to comply with the FoI Act and the Data Protection Act, coupled with his passionate belief that individuals are empowered by knowledge, has driven him to this aim: provide training that demystifies the law and makes it bright, relevant and interesting, so that organisations comply with their obligations and individuals can benefit in both their professional and personal life.

Rob Sheridan

Rob has had an extensive and successful career within senior management and his own companies. This has provided him with a particularly broad understanding of people management and the importance of creating focused, clear and motivated teams in order to ensure affective results.

Rob is an accomplished trainer, a vocation which has evolved from eleven years teaching. Rob's specialisation is wide ranging, but with particular emphasis on change management, people skills and team building.

Jo Heath

Jo is an Equality Professional. She is a member of the Institute of Business Consultants and is also listed on the National Consultancy Register for the Learning Skills Council and Skills Brokerage Consortium.

Jo specialises in Equality and Diversity Management Programmes and Impact Assessment Audits for both the public and private sector.

She is an innovative training and development professional with a passionate approach to enabling team development through individual empowerment. Jo delivers training in an innovative and creative style and uses her own background and life experiences to help others explore their thinking and find their own practical solutions to equality issues.