Meet the team

Meet some of our Academy team

Meet some of the amazing talented people who facilitate our workshops and coaching sessions.

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Paul

Paul is a marketing and business development professional with over 8 years experience. He has built and sold several businesses including a publishing house, field marketing agency and for the past 4 years, his digital marketing and web design agency Modedaweb now rebranded to Paul Sullivan Marketing. His new business is The Paul Sullivan Academy, offers training in partnership with us covering, entrepreneurship, digital marketing, social media and web design. Paul is a regular Fintech panelist with BrightTalk, keynote speaker on Inbound Marketing and volunteer mentor to aspiring young entrepreneurs.

You may recognise Paul from BBC 1's The Apprentice 2016.

Harry

Harry is a provocative speech and confidence coach, voice artist and more recently, author of ‘Speak for Yourself: Talk to impress, influence and make an impact’. He challenges people to develop their presence in humorous and provocative ways, through our workshops and or one on one coaching.

With a background in performance (he was an Australian born Bollywood actor), and has worked with clients including MTV Networks, Channel 4, BBC worldwide and Just Eat. He is also occasionally sought for comment on matters related to speaking, and have appeared in The Times, The Daily Mail, The Independent and on Sky and BBC World news.

Lydia

With over 20 years’ experience across the Media, PR and the Personal Development Industry, Lydia has consulted for and worked with Channel 4 as their Career Coach and Media trainer, delivering coaching sessions, as well as encouraging personal development, career progression and promotion. She has also worked closely with the National Football League and Sony PlayStation.

Between 2006 and 2011, Lydia acted as the Business Development Manager at Media Trust where she managed and profiled media specialists from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky to both voluntary and public sector organisations.

Martin

Martin has extensive leadership experience in the commercial world. With a strong history of developing people, teams and businesses, he is an engaging, influential management consultant, facilitator and coach who excels when working in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.

Martin is passionate about developing people and teams in order for them to succeed. Using his experience and commercial knowledge Martin delivers real challenge, strives to embed learning and has the ability to get on a level with the people he is working with, whatever level that may be.

Steven

Steven was born in Australia where he have studied performing arts. He has worked as a live and pre recorded TV presenter for Channel 4, ITV and TJC (The Jewellery Channel). Steven facilitates sessions on style impact and presence.

Harriet & Matilda

Harriet is an actress, best known for her roles in the British sitcoms, The Brittas Empire and Absolutely Fabulous. She has also starred in the West End musicals Cabaret, Wicked and Mamma Mia.

Matilda is an actress, best known for her roles in Channel 4's Desmond's and Porkpie. She has also appeared in Casualty, Bad Girls, Holby City, The Bill to name a few.

Harriet and Matilda facilitate our workshops and sessions around impact, style and presence.