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    The Team

    Humans who help humans perform

    We are small by design and selective by necessity. Every person here has spent years inside the world's most demanding organisations — not studying them from the outside.

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    Ben George

    Ben George

    Founder & Director

    Founder and director of Growth Performance, and a leadership and performance consultant who helps organisations strengthen management capability, build emotionally intelligent teams, and apply learning that sticks. He integrates AI-enabled performance support and business storytelling into his practice.

    UK
    Performance ConsultingAI-Enabled LearningBusiness StorytellingInsights Discovery Practitioner & Distributor360 Feedback Coach & FacilitatorFive Dysfunctions of a Team
    Gemma George

    Gemma George

    Co-Director & Client Service Manager

    Co-Director and Client Service Manager at Growth Performance, maintaining and growing client relationships and acting as the liaison between clients and facilitators to enhance client satisfaction across the business.

    UK
    Client RelationshipsAccount ManagementClient SuccessStakeholder Liaison
    Mat Croft

    Mat Croft

    Client Solutions & Programme Lead

    Client solutions specialist with extensive experience partnering with organisations to design, strengthen, and execute learning solutions that are commercially relevant and practically grounded.

    UK
    Client Relationship ManagementHuman-centred ConsultingGlobal Programme ImplementationProgramme Delivery
    Ayeshah Parker

    Ayeshah Parker

    Leadership Development, Facilitation Specialist & Coach

    Designs and facilitates high-energy, psychologically safe learning experiences for emerging, new and frontline leaders, the people asked to lead without ever being formally trained for it. She brings a warmth-first, story-driven and deeply practical approach to leadership development.

    New York, US
    FacilitationLeadership DevelopmentEmerging & Frontline LeadersTeam DevelopmentCoachingPsychological Safety
    Julie Robinson

    Julie Robinson

    Facilitator & Executive Coach

    Senior facilitator and coach with over 25 years of commercial experience at director level, including Virgin Atlantic, Legal and General, and PartyGaming.

    UK
    PG Dip CoachingEMCC EIA SeniorTeam CoachingInsightsDiSC
    Rebecca Moore

    Rebecca Moore

    Leadership & Culture Consultant & Coach

    Leadership transformation facilitator, certified executive coach, and cultural change consultant. Specialising in the human operating system of leadership.

    UK
    ICF CoachLeadership CirclePsych SafetyMcKinsey LOTUSCollective Leadership
    Mark Houlihan

    Mark Houlihan

    Learning Design, Delivery Specialist & Coach

    Expert global leadership facilitator and programme designer with deep experience helping leaders and teams perform at their best across cultures and continents.

    UK
    Learning DesignLeadershipTeam Development70:20:10Exec Coaching
    Dawn Smart

    Dawn Smart

    Facilitator, Coach & L&D Specialist

    Independent facilitator and coach since 2015, following 14 years designing and delivering leadership programmes for a leading L&D provider.

    UK
    ILM7 Exec CoachNLP CoachingPositive IntelligenceTeam CoachingCIPD PG Dip
    Lucinda Davis

    Lucinda Davis

    Leadership Coach

    Leadership coach with 15 years of HR leadership experience across global organisations and fast-growth tech companies. She helps executives shed the corporate persona and lead with clarity, presence, and authentic human connection.

    Sweden
    ICF PCCCPCCInsights DiscoveryCo-Active
    Donna Branson

    Donna Branson

    Executive Coach & Leadership Facilitator

    Executive coach, leadership and management facilitator and team coach with over 20 years of experience developing leaders and teams globally, from large corporates to founder-led start-ups. She believes nothing changes unless behaviour changes, and works by deepening self-insight in individuals and teams.

    UK
    AoEC Professional Coach (ICF)CIPDMBTIInsightsDiSCSHL Assessment Tools
    Claudia Piereck da Cunha

    Claudia Piereck da Cunha

    L&D Consultant, Executive & Team Coach

    Learning and Development consultant, international speaker, trainer, executive coach and team coach with more than 25 years of experience in leadership development, executive and team coaching and change management. Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish, she has coached more than 100 teams worldwide.

    São Paulo, Brazil
    EMCC Global AccreditedSystemic Team CoachingLumina SparkMBTIDISC
    Luke Bong

    Luke Bong

    Trainer, Facilitator & NLP Practitioner

    Facilitator, trainer and NLP practitioner based in Malaysia, and Principal Consultant at Great Minds Learning Technologies. He works with leaders and teams across Asia and internationally to build communication, leadership and conflict-resolution capability.

    Malaysia
    HRD Corp Accredited TrainerAccredited NLP TrainerNLP Master PractitionerCertified HypnotherapistMBA
    Niels Footman

    Niels Footman

    AI Consultant & Trainer

    AI consultant and trainer specialising in the change and practices that underpin successful AI adoption. He helps leaders and teams understand where AI can create value, redesign workflows, and build the capability and confidence needed for sustained use.

    UK
    AI Adoption & ChangeAI Skills TrainingChange ManagementMBA, Cranfield
    Cris Spalding

    Cris Spalding

    Facilitator, Trainer & Coach

    ICF-accredited coach, Insights Discovery Practitioner, and senior facilitator with a background in sales and 36 years of L&D experience across financial services, FMCG, healthcare, and global organisations.

    UK
    ICF CoachInsights Discovery PractitionerStrength-scope AccreditedNLPAction Learning
    Johanna Contat

    Johanna Contat

    Trainer, Facilitator & Experiential Learning Specialist

    Trainer and facilitator with over 15 years of experience and more than 4,000 professionals supported. She weaves creativity, collective intelligence and embodied practices into her sessions to create engaging, lasting learning, and develops trainers and facilitators who want to awaken groups beyond simply transmitting content.

    France
    Experiential FacilitationTrain the TrainerCollective IntelligenceCreative Learning MethodsVirtual DeliveryFrench Speaking
    4 Continents
    Programmes delivered across
    50,000+
    Professionals developed
    40+ Organisations
    Trusted client base
    Since 2016
    Growing steadily
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    We work with a small network of exceptional facilitators, coaches, and designers. If you have real-world leadership experience and a genuine passion for developing people, we would like to hear from you.