Let me tell you a little about myself and where my passion and drive came from to create insightful retreats with my business partner and friend, Emma. 

Since I was young, I’ve always had the natural ability to help and support others and get great satisfaction from doing so.  So, when I was offered my first-ever training role, it didn’t come as a shock that this was the profession I chose to pursue, it was always the right path for me. 

Since my 20s, I’ve been working within the public and private sectors, doing everything from team building to leadership and management. I’ve either been employed or working as an associate. I’ve worked in finance, insurance, retail, construction and healthcare, to name a few. Each brings different experiences with one common thread – people are people wherever you go. 

Fifteen years ago, I became inquisitive of what makes people tick, people’s core values and triggers that drive behaviour.  

We’re all unique, and what a great world we live in, where every day we have a choice in how we “show up”.  Being passionate about my own development, I explored and became a practitioner in neurolinguistic programming and psychometric profiling tools. Aligning this with leadership and team development has enabled me to help people see who they are and who they could be; this was where I saw the real magic happen! Individuals become more empowered, teams become more unified and when people are feeling and performing at their best, real results start to get delivered. 

In today’s world, we sprint at 100 miles an hour, we work in businesses and in teams, we lead people, and we rarely get the chance to press that pause button to work on ourselves and reconnect with the person we are.  

Living in North Wales with my family, I’ve always been one for the great outdoors. Feeling tranquillity and peace allows me to reflect and press that pause button on life, which has become important to me over the last couple of years. Personally, I’ve seen massive improvements in my well-being and how I show up as a person and in challenging situations by doing so.  

Emma and I have known each other for over 10 years; we first met working in a large global organisation and firmly established we had the same passion for people development.  More recently, we’ve been talking about how we combined our passion for developing people and empowered others with the opportunity to pause, reflect and gain a new perspective on themselves, their leadership and their teams in beautiful countryside….and that’s as they say how INSIGHTFUL RETREATS was founded, we’d love you to be part of our passion!