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Meet the team
Sean Donnelly - Managing Director
About Sean
With over 30 years experience in Manufacturing Operations related roles, Sean is the ideal facilitator for our customised Face to Face Group Training courses. Sean's ability to connect with people is exceptional and is characterized by his positivity, authenticity, operational knowledge and expertise. Sean also heads up our management consulting services due to his exceptional experience in designing processes and delivering performance.
Sean Delivers
Learning in group face to face settings is facilitated by engaging storytelling, practical activities, theoretical discussions, success stories and admitting failures.
What Clients have said;
"Sean's expertise and dedication made a significant impact on the overall development and growth of the delegates, reflected in the fantastic programme feedback".
General Manager, (Automotive).
“A lot of learning to take in, but it was delivered incredibly well.”
Technical Manager.
Track Record
"I Walk The Talk". A Chartered Member of CIPD, Sean has trained and mentored over 1,100 managers to date, with exceptional trainee feedback. Sean has practical experience of leading teams ranging in size from 3 to 500 people. Sean previously worked in operations and technical lean roles for Amazon, Dell, Boston Scientific and Hasbro.
Sean has practical experience in
- High Volume Manufacturing,
- Engineering, Automotive,
- Medical Device,
- Food & Beverage,
- Supply Chain .
Sean has also lectured on Lean Leadership at the University of Limerick (Level 9 of NFQ, RQF Level7) , mentored Green Belt projects, and lectured on Operations Management and Industrial Engineering at TUS.
Sean provides practical and engaging training that accelerates development and change. Contact us to today to find out more about what we can do for you.
Jo Pogson Online Training Facilitator
About Jo
With over 30 years in Learning & Development, Jo is passionate about ensuring every manager has access to high-quality interpersonal, leadership and management training. Jo founded The Thriving Today Academy to make these essential skills available in practical, bitesize formats that fit into busy working lives. With a proven record of transforming team culture and performance, Jo is skilled at engaging learners from frontline staff to board level
Jo Delivers
Jo leads our online, facilitator-supported modules on communication, leadership, and management. These on line events are flexible, 15–30 minute sessions designed to fit around real work. The benefits of this training results in, greater employee satisfaction, reduced grievances, higher employee retention, improved performance and higher employee engagement. Jo provides the option of an Open Academy for individuals & organisations, or Bespoke in-house tailored Academy for large organisations.
What clients have said;
"We are so grateful to Jo for all of her work and support in delivering our senior management and trustee away days. It was an inspiring and really rich experience that will enable our organisation to take the next steps in an exciting future.
Thank you Jo"
"Jo uses empathic listening, develops rapport quickly and employs advanced influencing skills to help guide clients and colleagues alike towards positive outcomes in any discussion. She is universally liked by colleagues and customers."
Track Record
Backed by CPD accreditation and 30+ years’ expertise Jo has designed and delivered hundreds of leadership, management and interpersonal skills workshops at all levels from CEOs and senior executives, to frontline staff across diverse industry sectors.
- Government & Civil Service departments
- NHS and healthcare
- MoD, RAF
- Financial services,
- Telecoms,
- Utilities
- Voluntary Organisations sector
Jo provides training that sticks — practical, flexible, and impactful. Contact us to today to find out more about what we can do for you.
Liz McOmish Associate Coach & Facilitator
About Liz
Liz believes that everyone has the potential to thrive—what they need is the right environment and, crucially, a leader who empowers, builds trust, and helps them play to their strengths.
With a background in senior leadership roles within the steel industry, Liz brings real-world experience to her coaching. She now works with leaders to build confidence, unlock capability, and elevate performance—for themselves and their teams.
Liz Delivers
As a highly supportive and empathetic coach, Liz creates a respectful, non-judgemental space where leaders can reflect, grow, and lead with greater intention. She challenges clients to see themselves and others through a fresh lens, helping them uncover their leadership goals and develop a more conscious approach to leading.
Liz is also a skilled facilitator of leadership development programmes. Her work bridges the gap between learning and application, enabling participants to deepen their insights through coaching and embed lasting change.
What Clients have said;
“Liz balanced professionalism with warmth and a sense that she cared and was genuinely interested and engaged. I felt very comfortable expressing my thoughts, fears and feelings and trusting in her confidentiality, wisdom and non judgementalism.”
CEO (Charity sector)
“really great course, Liz was fantastic and brought so much energy to the discussions.”
Manager (Steel Industry)
Track Record
Liz has delivered training for over 10 years with exceptional feedback, firstly in the steel industry and later with organisations such as JLR, Alzheimer’s Research UK, BAE Systems and Coleg Gwent.
Her coaching experience comes from clients across several industries, including the charity sector and software development companies.
Liz has practical experience in
- Heavy Engineering
- Supply Chain and Procurement.
- IT & Software Development
- Charity sector
- Education sector
Liz holds an ILM7 Diploma in Executive Coaching and Mentoring and also holds positions with several charities.
Liz provides supportive yet challenging coaching and facilitation which focusses on relationship building and the power that good leadership unleashes.
Contact us to today to find out more about what we can do for you.
Denise Blanchard Associate Coach & Facilitator
About Denise
Business Performance Coach, Life Coach, INSIGHTS licensed practitioner.
Denise has always been curious about people, what makes them tick? What motivates them? What drains them? Through a natural curiosity and desire to succeed She has carved an unconventional career path, driven by her passion to develop others to be the best they can be. She genuinely believes that once a person is able to understand more fully, who they are, what makes them tick, their impact on others, what they need to do to continually develop and grow, they are able to make choices and changes to have a more fulfilling career and a rewarding life.
Denise became very interested in coaching and NLP and decided to find out more. This lead her on the path to developing skills in business performance coaching, life coaching and people development. Denise is passionate about supporting and challenging others to unleash their potential.
Denise Delivers
Denise delivers Executive & Life Coaching, Business Performance coaching across the Pharma, Medical Device, Financial Services sectors
What Clients have said:
"Our training session was a great opportunity for the team to learn about themselves, how they react under pressure and insight into our team dynamics. The workshop was very interactive, with practical sessions including sales roles plays. I would highly recommend this workshop for all teams a fun way to learn. Once again thank you an excellent workshop."
Business Manager Pharma Sector
"Denise expertly ran a fun and engaging Insights workshop for our team. She was flexible in understanding our team needs and facilitated an interactive, enjoyable, practical and insightful day that provided real clarity and agreed actions by our team. I've never seen so many 'wow' light bulb moments going off by a team all in one working day!'
L&D Manager Pharma Sector
Track Record
Denise has over 20 years work experience with GSK, managing, leading and coaching various field/telephone and digital sales teams to improve sales effectiveness. Employing her practical knowledge and experience in management development Denise builds the capabilities of managers to coach effectively to get the best results from their teams.
Our Values
Integrity
- Honesty: Transparent and accountable fin both discussions and actions
- Ethical: Adhering to professional standards in both decision making and social responsibility
- Moral Principles: Guided by respect, humility, and fairness. Having resilience to resist unethical actions
Growth
- Vision: Proposing a clear development path to achievement.
- Curiosity: Regular exploration of the latest research.
- Open Minded: Allowing discussion and debate on alterative beliefs, ideas and concepts.
- Developing Leaders: Providing support and inspiration to develop resilient and empathetic Leaders.
Authenticity
- Personal Values: Acting with integrity, positivity, humility, and supportiveness at all times.
- Transparency: Being open and honest in communication with others.
- Self Discovery : Promoting the discovery of personal work preferences and individual strengths and weaknesses.
- Consistency: Maintaining the same high standards of service and conduct in all situations, both public and private.
Collaboration
- Team Building: Being truthful and sincere in one's words and actions.
- Open Communication: Being reliable, dependable, and keeping promises.
- Conflict resolution : Resolving disagreements in a professional and empathetic way
- Consistency: Maintaining the same high standards of conduct in all situations, both public and private.
EDI
- Equality:Ensuring everyone has the same opportunities and is not treated differently due to personal characteristics.
- Diversity:Recognizing and valuing the differences between people, including their backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- Inclusion:Creating a culture where everyone feels welcome, respected, and able to participate fully.