Christine Gatman - Director
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Chris has been working with scale-up SME organisations, both private and third sector for over thirty years, helping to clarify and develop direction, navigate change and develop the skills of leaders and their teams. Known and respected for her - straight forward, open, honest and ethical approach.
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She is an entrepreneur, having worked in partnership and director roles, including in consultancy, education and events. In addition, she has experience as Chief Executive to a national charity. She has worked successfully with over 150 private sector scaleup businesses and she established the Yorkshire and Humber region of the Cranfield Trust, providing diagnostic and consultancy support to third sector organisations across the region.
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Chris is considered a specialist in respect of Leadership and Management development, programmes and qualifications to Level 7. She is skilful in the delivery of one-to-one mentorship, coaching and bespoke group training. She is highly regarded for the support she provides to female executives, and has worked with organisations of every kind from SME’s to NHS, British Forces and corporate giants.
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Chris has an MBA from Cranfield University Business School, where she beat international competition to win the first ‘Aurora Scholarship for Women’ awarded by the university. Scoring strongly in relation to Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Organisational Behaviour and Programme / Project Management. Her personal leadership attributes were profiled as being aligned to those of leaders operating in the top 5% internationally. *
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*Leadership Personal Assessment TKI Scores as analysed by Professor Andrew Kakabadse of Cranfield University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkakabadse Professor Andrew Kakabadse | Henley Business School
Samantha Wagstaff - Director
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Samantha is a highly skilled specialist in performance digital marketing, boasting more than a decade of experience in driving the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through online channels. Following her strategic direction, within a year clients have grown their business exponentially. Within her own successful digital marketing consultancy, situated in York, she offers tailored services to a diverse clientele. Samantha collaborates closely with her clients to meticulously outline their digital strategies, aiming to deliver online success. With an extensive understanding of the entire process of growing a business online, from conceptualisation to execution, she can equip your business with a proven blueprint and seamlessly implement the strategy alongside your internal team.
Other Consultants
Whilst we offer an extensive range of services, should your business need additional support, we are proud to have developed excellent working relationships, with a network of industry experts who we can call upon, as appropriate, to suit our clients’ needs.
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