Delivered by a wide range of training and development specialists

Jo Bridger – Managing Director of Grosvenor Training
With an accomplished and highly knowledgeable background, Jo as the Managing Director of the worldwide Training Provider; Grosvenor Training, has enormous understanding of the Training sector and this is shown through the continued success and expansion of the company. She has a hand in all aspects of the business and because of her vast experience within the industry she is able to effectively work within many different sectors. Jo orchestrates the direction of the company moving forward and the development of new areas of business which are continually growing and being added to.

Peter Elsom – Director Global strategic development & public speaker
Chief Executive of various multi-national businesses, Peter was a director of Pye, Phillips, I.T.T., Drake International and Ecco. He was a member of the study team on Business Ethics at City University Business School. Founder of The Grosvenor Group, which is a worldwide provider of training, Peter is now primarily engaged in speaking with boards of companies around the world on strategic development, management to leadership, coaching, globalization, all topical issues confronting business today. A Post Graduate of Harvard Business School Peter is well placed to deliver training in any situation. He is a specialist in the application of financial management skills in Local Government.

Barry Wright – Director Grosvenor USA

Barry relocated to the United States from his native England in 1981 (on the 4th of July), after his remarkable success as one of the U.K.’s top salespeople had boosted him into that country’s totally unacceptable 94% income tax bracket. With six years of sales success behind him as a “quota-buster” in the highly competitive office equipment/supplies industry with Xerox, Pitney Bowes, IBM, and VGC Corp., where he applied his sales and leadership expertise to coaching and training others. Barry was educated at Wimbledon College, London, graduating with a H.N.C. in Business Studies. He has resided in Paris, Brussels, and Toronto, and is now based in Los Angeles.

Karen Morton – Training & Development and Motivational Speaker

Karen spent a good part of her early career in PR, marketing and broadcasting incorporating into her portfolio various types of major launches including hotels, toys, art and electrical goods. She has organised major exhibitions and launches in Ireland, the UK and the USA . Karen has trained in the UK, Europe and the USA and has a style of training which is informative, fun and motivational. Her ability to create rapport with delegates and clients is second to none. Her vast experience within industry has meant that she has enormous understanding of many sectors allowing her to fully customise training programmes to the specifics of the clients. Karen also plays a major part in the direction of the company and the development of new areas of business. She also acts as a facilitator and conference speaker.

Rodney Hunt – Motor Industry specific (technical, sales & finance)

Rodney began working life with Michelin Tyre Co. where he spent 13 years, the last 7 as a salesman in the East End & City of London, where many of his clients were well known vehicle rental and leasing companies. He was also responsible for the field training of new salespeople entering the company. Following on from that he spent 18 years with TIP Trailer Rental Ltd (Rental Leasing & Contract Hire of Articulated Trailers) in various sales management and training roles, with the last 10 years as Personnel & Training Director Europe. In 1993 he joined The Boss Group Ltd (Fork Lift Truck Manufacturers) as Training Manager. Rodney then joined Grosvenor Training Services Ltd as an associate trainer, specialising in the delivery of technical BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association) courses also working in areas such as sales and finance.

Keith Crampton – Manager Public Sector/Local Government Training

After a successful career in Business Systems Analysis, Keith moved into generalist HR work and shortly afterwards specialised in Learning and Development. Having worked in both Local Government and the NHS as an in house Training Manager for 14 years, Keith moved into training consultancy full time in 1996. Keith is an experienced professional having worked in the private, public and voluntary sector. he combines a results focussed business like approach to training with a caring, fun and supportive style. Keith has undertaken facilitation work including change and partnerships working. He is also an experienced Executive Coach working with people at all levels. He blends a wide range of approaches including the use of NLP techniques. Keith has delivered and developed a wide range of Courses and workshops relating to Communication and Management Skills for a number of major clients. Keith has experience of the development and implementation of major policy within the public sector organisations.

Gill Burt – Private & Public Sector Training and Coaching

Gill is an energetic and versatile training consultant. Her background in project and client management was originally gathered in her first career as a chartered landscape architect. She spent nine years in senior / principal posts working as part of multi-disciplinary teams and managing small teams of specialists. Managing and developing people were central to Gill’s work. For the last 5 years she has been working in the UK with public, private and retail sector clients, specialising in personal development and management development training. Gill is a qualified practitioner of Myers Briggs and NLP.

Victoria Lance – Performance Management Coach and Professional Facilitator

A highly energetic, empathic and innovative facilitator and training consultant with a proven track record in  leadership development and as a HR specialist within the UK and overseas.  She creates and delivers leadership programmes, has introduced performance management processes to influence corporate culture and facilitated new and existing board/team sessions.

Alec Fitzsimons – Local Government & Education

With a diverse and challenging background including management within a Global Finance Corporation, project management and stakeholder management Alex moved into working within education coaching & facilitating University/academic staff on initiating commercial competence behaviours.  His expertise has expanded to include coaching individuals from Central Government on performance issues and delivering  projects  for Local Authorities requiring both team and individual change.