We’re experts in coaching, coaching and mentoring skills training, and supervision.
We’ve both worked in large complex organisations and understand the challenges of contracting training, designing programmes that suit your specific culture, and deliver the results you need.
We’ve been there, we know that you don’t develop a coaching culture overnight, or change the habits of a lifetime, either.
We’ve been doing this since 2006, so we know what works. Our services and programmes are practical and bespoke, based on our years of experience and expertise but tailored to your specific needs, and designed to deliver immediate and real results.
About Marie Ferris
Marie is a CIPD qualified Learning & Development Specialist and accredited Executive Coach with over twenty five years’ experience of facilitating leadership, coaching and organisational development training.
She has over 1000 hours of coaching experience, across a range of clients at all levels of leadership from members of the senior team to new leaders and managers at the early stage of their career.
Marie is an expert in designing and facilitating coaching and mentoring training. She developed her first coaching course in 2006 and has been delivering coaching training since then, including ILM and University postgraduate and masters accredited programmes.
In 2015, Marie won a National Training and Development Award for Excellence in Coaching, and in 2023 she was shortlisted for an Irish Training Award for Best Collaboration, based on her partnership with Queen’s, supporting them to develop their internal coach team.
Marie is MBTI qualified, a Master NLP Practitioner and experienced in the application of a wide range of tools and assessment. She has an MSc in Human Resource Management, with a specific focus on coaching for managers within organisations, and has co-authored a best practice guide for Advance HE on how to develop a coaching culture. She’s also a member of the Association for Coaching Irish Leadership team, supporting Training Provider members and new Coaches.
About Clare Madden
Clare has 20+ years in learning and development, specialising in leadership development and helping organisations, teams and individuals to grow. She has held Learning and Development roles across both Health & Social Care Services and the Higher Education Sector.
Clare was Professional Development Manager at Ulster University where she worked with Marie to provide an extensive range of programmes and services across all staff levels and professions, winning a National training award for Excellence in Coaching.
Clare is an accredited MBTI provider (for individuals and teams) and has designed and facilitated a wide range of coaching training programmes, including ILM accredited and at Master’s level.
