“Chris is an engaging and professional individual with a wealth of knowledge and deep expertise in L&D. He fundamentally knows how to enable people to unlock their potential and to support businesses in doing the same across all employees. I enjoyed working with him and valued his input, advice and contribution during a highly challenging organisational transformation period.”

Peter LedererHead of Capital Delivery, Gatwick Airport

“Chris is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to Learning & Development. His ability to assess a situation and provide the best L&D solution is second to none! He's very intelligent, professional and customer focused, and always strives to deliver to the highest quality standard. Working with him is always a pleasure.”

Daani SaduGlobal Head of People Development, Collinson

“Competitive Edge has delivered a best-in-class programme here. Engaging, challenging, entertaining – and really insightful. Seeing them skilfully tease out answers and witnessing the awakening of ambition and commitment was something else, and I am left enthused for the future.”

Kevin RogersChairman, Wilson Brown Solicitors

“Over the last 2 years I’ve had the pleasure of Chris’s insight, knowledge and enthusiasm of his field of expertise. Chris delivers the content with true passion and balances his style expertly. I have personally gained a great deal from our time together and so have the team I lead. This is translating into some truly great results.”

Simon WatsonHead of National Accounts, Adler & Allan

“Ian has genuinely changed the way we think about Learning and Development at RS, he has invested his time, expertise and passion to enable our business to be world class.”

Tim SharpeIndustry Sector Manager, Adv. APS

“Ian has a deep understanding of what it takes to transform the performance of a sales team, which he's built through years of practical experience. And over several years my teams have been inspired and motivated by the learning programmes Ian's designed and delivered on a range of commercial and leadership topics. Ian’s programmes always hit the mark in terms of tone, content and delivery.”

Mark BannisterGroup Commercial Director, Adler & Allan

“I would have no hesitation in recommending Ian in relation to organisational development alongside learning and development. Ian and I worked together on several innovative learning interventions in relation to coaching, leadership and management and staff engagement.”

Ann WaltersDirector, Arc People Development Ltd

“I fully recommend working with Chris to any manager or leader. Over an afternoon Chris worked with us to make us self aware of the areas we needed to improve on.”

Nick HolzherrHead of Whisk, Samsung Next

“Ian is an outstanding L&D professional and executive coach. He is passionate about people and their development, nurturing potential through behavioural change.”

Chris LettDirector of Corporate Sales, RS Components

“Ian’s passion and commitment to learning & development is unquestionable. He's clearly motivated by developing others through rigorous and challenging programmes. His enthusiasm, delivery and approach are best in class. I've learnt more about myself, my leadership style and how others perceive me in the time spent with Ian, than in the rest of my career to date. I'd have no hesitation recommending Ian as a world class learning & development professional.”

Damien WynneBarrister & Sales Leader, Adv. APS

“I have been greatly impressed with Chris’ input on the training and development front and in leading some very successful programmes for graduates employed by clients. Chris has also been instrumental in developing some important client relationships and supporting those organisations through recruitment and change programmes.”

Richard Boot OBE DLManaging Partner & Chairman, IRC UK Global Executive Search Partners

“Chris has worked closely with us to provide an excellent service to us and our clients. He was able to give some very useful feedback on where our staff could improve performance both personally and as a team. Highly recommended.”

Peter ReevesManaging Director, Arena Pursuits Ltd

“I was fortunate enough to be on a brilliant leadership course run by Chris. It was a real journey covering so much ground. He opened my eyes to many things about myself and those around me. I’d recommend Chris to anyone looking to build a better team. You’ll learn about yourself, how you can put the talk of ‘team’ into action – and you’ll come away with a loooong reading list (if you want it)! Great stuff!”

Damien HamptonJavascript, Node.js, Vue.js, Serverless, AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, EC2, RDS), TDD

“Chris was truly excellent, great knowledge, supportive and determined to get results. Highly recommended.”

Sally-Anne NauntonManaging Director, Bray Group