Lecturers & Speakers

Peter Boolkah is a business coach, author and keynote speaker with more than 20 years of experience helping entrepreneurs build stronger, more valuable businesses. He works with business owners and leadership teams on growth, profitability, leadership development, team accountability and preparation for an eventual exit.

He is the author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life and creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® framework. His work focuses on reducing founder dependency and developing organisations that can thrive without their owner's constant involvement.

Ken Boyd is an accounting and finance author, writer, editor and educational content creator. He has written four books in the Dummies series, including Cost Accounting for Dummies and The CPA Exam for Dummies.

His work centres on explaining accounting and finance topics through books and educational resources. He brings experience in developing accessible learning materials for people building their understanding of these subjects.

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Helen Bryant is a UK-based leadership coach, facilitator and consultant specialising in leadership development and the integration of AI into management. She brings more than 15 years of senior commercial leadership experience at international companies, including PepsiCo, Cadbury Schweppes and Britvic.

Since establishing her independent coaching practice in 2014, she has worked with organisations across the UK and Europe, including UEFA, Hero UK&I and Moy Park. Her practical approach combines new technologies with the human skills that effective leadership depends on: judgement, trust, clarity and meaningful communication.

Shawn Casemore helps sales teams increase sales and achieve more predictable results. He is the founder of the Unstoppable Sales℠ Framework and the author of six books, including The Unstoppable Sales Machine and The Sales Multiplier Formula.

He has spoken for more than 200 organisations, including HUB International, Sun Life Financial, Bosch, Tim Hortons and PepsiCo. His work has appeared in Forbes, Fast Company and Chief Executive, and focuses on helping organisations strengthen sales performance.

Lisa Chastain is a money coach, financial expert, author and speaker, and the creator of the Financial Emotional Intelligence framework. Her work explores how money connects with behaviour, identity, decision-making, confidence and sustainable wealth.

She addresses topics including personal finance, financial stress, relationships and money, and the psychology behind financial choices. Her insights have been featured by national television networks and publications, including CNBC, NBC News, FOX Business, Forbes, Fortune and Entrepreneur.

Tom Clendon FCCA, MA, FHEA is an IFRS specialist and lecturer with extensive experience in training accountants. A published author and former examiner, he brings both teaching and assessment experience to financial reporting education.

His career includes roles as a director at Kaplan and a senior lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. He now teaches online, drawing on his professional and academic background to support learners studying IFRS and financial reporting.

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Michael "Mike" Dion is a senior finance leader and the founder of F9 Finance. He helps accountants and finance teams apply AI to practical tasks, including reporting, month-end close, variance commentary and analysis. He brings more than a decade of financial planning and analysis experience and tests the tools he teaches in his own finance work.

Through F9 Finance, he has trained more than 5,000 finance professionals and helped teams save more than 150,000 hours through AI and automation. He also hosts the Excel at AI in Finance podcast and writes the Finance AI Insider newsletter.

Roger Edwards is a marketing consultant, speaker and content creator who helps businesses develop their marketing strategy, content and social media. Before establishing his consultancy, he served as marketing director for several UK financial services brands.

He draws on that corporate experience to help clients design engaging marketing. Roger is also the co-host of Two Geeks and a Marketing Podcast and the author of Cats, Mats and Marketing Plans.

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Chris Fenning is an engineer turned business communication specialist who helps professionals explain complex ideas clearly. His work supports experts communicating with non-experts, teams presenting to executives, and professionals combining human expertise with AI to strengthen their messages.

His practical methods are used in organisations including Google, JP Morgan and NATO, and have been featured in Harvard Business Review. Chris is also the author of multiple award-winning books on communication and training that have helped more than 125,000 people communicate more clearly.

Stephen Goldberg is a facilitator and coach with more than three decades of experience supporting business owners, managers and sales professionals. Before entering training and development, he worked in sales and management in the automotive parts distribution industry, both as an employee and as a business owner.

His approach is practical, participative and focused on performance improvement. Drawing on his commitment to continuous learning, he uses facilitation techniques that actively involve participants in developing skills and changing behaviour.

Soufyan Hamid is the founder of The Finance Circle, where he trains finance teams to communicate effectively with executives. He has trained more than 1,500 finance professionals and worked with clients including Ralph Lauren, Roche, Ferrero, Holcim, CMA CGM and SNCF Réseau.

He lectures at Solvay Business School Brussels, speaks at finance conferences and publishes the FP&A Stories newsletter. His background spans nearly two decades in finance, including audit and consulting roles at PwC and Deloitte, followed by finance leadership positions at Proximus, Saint-Gobain and Starwood Hotels.

Tim Herbig is a product management coach and consultant who helps product teams focus on outcomes by connecting strategy, goals and discovery. His work supports teams in making meaningful progress through independent, evidence-based decision-making.

Through his consulting, courses and educational content, he helps teams find an approach that fits their context and keeps their product decisions connected to the goals they want to achieve.

Dr David Hillson, known as The Risk Doctor, is an internationally recognised risk management expert, practitioner and speaker. His presentations combine thought leadership with practical application, using clarity and humour to make complex risk topics accessible.

During a 35-year career in risk management, he advised major organisations, governments and charities in 60 countries on creating value from risk. His award-winning work includes innovations that have become widely accepted as best practice in the field.

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Giles Hutchins is a leadership coach, adviser and author specialising in regenerative leadership and organisational transformation. Over three decades, he has worked with major corporations, start-ups, family businesses, public sector organisations and international charities. His senior roles have included Director at KPMG Consulting and Global Director at Atos International.

He coaches leaders, teams and change practitioners through his Future-Fit Leadership approach, drawing on a longstanding connection with nature. Based at Springwood Farm in West Sussex, he offers nature immersions, coaching and online sessions. Giles is the author of eight books and hosts the Leading by Nature podcast.

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Andy Lopata is an authority on Relationship Intelligence, trust and human-centred leadership. With nearly 30 years of experience, he helps leaders strengthen the professional relationships that support collaboration, influence and performance. He was named to the 2026 Thinkers50 Coaches50.

As organisations adopt AI, Andy helps leaders preserve the human interaction on which effective teamwork depends. He is the creator of The Relationship Matrix, a practical framework for identifying and strengthening the relationships most important to a leader's objectives. His work addresses trust, influence without authority and collaboration across organisational boundaries.

Alan Murray is an Excel trainer, Microsoft MVP and founder of Computergaga. He helps people build their spreadsheet skills through practical, easy-to-follow tutorials. He is also a LinkedIn Learning instructor and a regular speaker at conferences, webinars and training events.

His teaching covers formulas, reporting, Power Query and AI tools. Alan focuses on making Excel's powerful features accessible, helping learners save time, improve accuracy and work with their data more confidently.

Michael Neuendorff is the founder of Bay Area Executive Coach and an executive and team coach, trainer and facilitator. His specialist areas include employee engagement, emotional intelligence and executive presence. He is an ICF-accredited Professional Certified Coach and a faculty member of the Center for Executive Coaching.

Michael has worked in professional development since 2008. He holds a degree in Advertising from Arizona State University and a postgraduate certificate in Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University.

David Pereira is a product professional with 19 years of experience spanning start-ups and established companies. Originally from Brazil and now based in Germany, he has built his career around curiosity, practical learning and the courage to challenge established ways of working.

His experience includes product management and teaching MBA classes. David focuses on simplifying complex challenges and helping others question assumptions, take initiative and uncover new opportunities in product work.

Shelley Röstlund is a personal brand strategist who helps experienced professionals translate their strengths, personality and reputation into a clear and credible professional presence. Her approach combines structured exercises, focused conversations and diagnostic tools with practical application.

Born in South Africa and based in the UK, she has worked with more than 150 business brands across over 30 industries. Since 2010, she has led Harbour 32, a strategic consultancy and agency specialising in personal brand strategy and podcasts for subject matter experts. Her academic background includes economics and digital marketing.

Colin Scotland is the architect of the Human-First AI Standard, founder of Amplify Intelligence and co-founder of Humane Business. He develops frameworks that help leaders integrate AI while retaining the human qualities that make their work valuable.

A former marketing lecturer with three decades of entrepreneurial experience, Colin teaches Amplify OS and the Human Stack to coaches, founders and executives. In partnership with Coaching.com, he created and leads the AI for Coaches Mentorship, a 12-month programme supporting coaches in applying AI to their work.

Alan Spicer is a UK-based YouTube consultant and YouTube Certified Expert, certified since 2017 in audience growth, channel management and content strategy. He is the channel host and YouTube strategist for BeInCrypto and BeInFinance.

Across two decades, Alan has published and guest-hosted more than 4,000 videos, earned six YouTube Silver Play Buttons across managed channels and completed more than 1,000 channel audits. His experience spans work with creators, brands and media companies on video content and channel development.

Robin Waite is the founder of Fearless Business, a business coach, bestselling author and speaker. He helps coaches, consultants and freelancers price their work confidently and build profitable businesses around clearly defined services.

Over more than 20 years, he has supported thousands of entrepreneurs in improving their pricing, mindset and marketing. His books include Take Your Shot and Online Business Startup. Before focusing on coaching, Robin built and sold a marketing agency serving more than 250 clients and delivered over 100 workshops and masterclasses to business owners.

Anita Wong has extensive experience in video marketing, digital content strategy and video education. A former video marketer and YouTube specialist, she has spoken at industry events and continues to share business strategy and digital marketing insights through her educational content.

Alongside her background in marketing and communications, Anita is a Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and the founder of Nutrition Uncovered. Across both areas, her work reflects a commitment to clear communication and making specialist knowledge accessible and practical.

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