In their words

What clients say

Global Media logo

“I’ve worked with Matt on a number of different occasions and in various companies and I’ve always come back to work with him because I always know he’ll deliver exceptional work. I asked for Matt’s support with designing a brand-new suite of content for our sales fundamentals training from fact finding to pitching to objection handling. Matt’s content was fresh, relevant, engaging and exactly on point. The delegates who have been through the sessions shared brilliant feedback, particularly with the virtual content which we all know can be a challenge to keep delegates engaged! As ever, couldn’t recommend Matt enough!”

Lindsey Barrass · Head of Talent Development, Global Media

Enterprise Nation logo

“I contacted Matt to discuss our training needs, having attended one of his modules a few year ago. Matt was able to guide our conversation to understand the needs behind the needs (the ones we didn’t know we had!) and designed a full agenda, tailored to our specific requirements. The feedback received from the team speaks for itself: Matt engaged the whole group and kept attention throughout the session thanks to his active, interactive and honest approach. We had the space to speak frankly and were provided with practical tips and actionable takeaways. The team still refers to the training day multiple months later which highlights how much impact this had on them. I would highly recommend Matt for group training!”

Marine André · Head of Performance, Enterprise Nation

See Tickets logo

“All the attendees said they gained enormously from the course and gave superb feedback on Matt’s style of delivery and the knowledge they picked up … I am happy to enthusiastically endorse Matt as a committed and inspiring trainer.”

Rich Major · Chief Strategy Officer, See Tickets

Quantet Group logo

“His delivery style is fun, engaging and he’s always full of energy … Matt is a winner of our Trainer of the Year award.”

Uma Pillai · Delivery Manager, Quantet Group

Coaching

What coaching clients say

“I would highly recommend Matt for one to one coaching and training with any work related support you need. If you are doing applications or interviews; no matter how prepared you think you are – his help will give a new dimension that will definitely allow you to increase your chance of being successful. He is especially adept at drawing out what the key contributions you make within your role and how you can shape that to a cogent answer in applications. He helps build confidence and competence in interactions with colleagues and contacts at all levels. I always know when I really want something as that is when I will call on Matt to go through it with me. The times I have not consulted him I have really kicked myself afterwards! Plus he is good fun, which always helps.”

Rachel Neuer · Employment and Learning Manager, Cardinal Hume Centre

“Matt is an excellent coach, and I would definitely recommend him. He is a great listener, able to absorb detailed information quickly, get to the crux of issues, and deliver meaningful feedback in a kind but straightforward way. He doesn’t tell you what to do/think, he provides you with the framework to look at situations in different ways that achieve great results and a happier outlook.”

Sarah Coleman · Commercial Director, Go Live Theatre

“Matt is a simply excellent trainer and individual coach. I took part in his 4 day ‘essential management skills’ course which looked at the GROW method of coaching. Subsequently Matt coached me on a number of important issues which proved to be extremely useful. Matt is detail oriented and is an effective and highly skilled coach.”

Daniel Wright · Teacher of Physics, Latymer Upper School

Training

More from training clients, in their own words

YunoJuno logo

“You managed to land the message about the power of influence, then describe actionable techniques to understand personality types and achieve positive influence through a logical, structured and repeatable process.”

Simon Woods · Chief Revenue Officer, YunoJuno

Brooklands Primary School logo

“I’ve seen quite a bit of training over the years and can honestly say that Matt stands out from the crowd!”

Siobhan Adams · Head Teacher, Brooklands Primary School

Really Useful Theatres Group logo

“The best endorsement I am able to give is that we intend to use Matt again for future training programmes.”

Richard Howle · Commercial Director, Really Useful Theatres Group

Keyturn Training logo

“Matt is a great asset to our team — not only delivering interactive, practical sessions but assisting in the development of tailored programmes.”

Cheryl Shepherd · Managing Director, Keyturn Training

ted Learning logo

“Matt has delivered a number of courses for us over the years and received excellent feedback from all the delegates about his knowledge and the course content.”

Justin Smith-Essex · Managing Director, ted Learning

Lammore Consulting Ltd logo

“His style is highly engaging, thought provoking and fun … our clients love him and frankly, so do I!”

Tim Haslam · Director, Lammore Consulting Ltd

Action on Hearing Loss logo

“Very engaging and interesting trainer … fast paced and responsive to group.”

Liz Webster · Organisation Development & Learning Manager, Action on Hearing Loss

Asthma UK logo

“I’m impressed at the breadth of material we covered in one day, but he facilitated it so well it didn’t seem like hard work.”

Katy Walker · Learning & Development Advisor, Asthma UK

The Challenge logo

“Following our first engagement with Matt, he has now been working with us consistently and is the most valued of our external trainers … He has become our ‘go to’ trainer for any learning needs around sales, communication and management.”

Lindsey Barrass · Learning & Development Manager, The Challenge

“Matt has a natural affinity with people and is able to lead & train teams to produce results with his vibrant personality and inspirational ‘lead by example’ way of working.”

Jenny Guy (Assoc CIPD) · People & Culture Business Partner

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