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Trainer and facilitator
Helen is the founder and managing director of Bec Development.
Her vision was to create a training consultancy that provided that little bit more, and to approach learning with passion and energy not process.
10 years on and the company has developed into supplying consultancy services to some of the most prestigious companies in the UK including; ITV, News International, Clear Channel, Random House, Macmillan, Mediacom and a host of media-related companies. Outside of the media arena Helen works with the executive levels of Burberry, GlaxoSmithKline to name a few.
Helen specialises in developing people in management and leadership roles and has been facilitating workshops in this field for over 15 years. Her passion is to deliver engaging training that gets people thinking differently and that creates immediate solutions that can be put into action.
Over the past few years executive boards have engaged Helen to help create their strategy and vision through facilitated sessions and development days. Her experience as a coach also comes into play when developing senior executives as a continuing part of a programme.
Her clients describe her style as “challenging- but in a good way” and “gets to the heart of issues and finds practical solutions”.
With a background in both commercial and HR roles, Helen brings this experience to her sessions to ensure that the learning is always aligned to the business and has real value for money.
Helen is a Fellow of the CIPD, member of the EMCC and the Association for Coaching, where she is also a council member responsible for Professional Forums for UK coaches. In addition Helen is also a board director for Mentoring Digital Minds.
An advocate of CPD, Helen is often to be found attending seminars and workshops herself to develop her skills, enhance the company offering and to stay fresh in her approach.
Hayley works in business development for Bec Development, bringing new clients to the table along with developing and managing existing client relationships.
Prior to working with Bec Development Hayley was Head of Total Comms Planning and Strategy and Development Director for Naked Communications. Her passion for mentoring, development and nurturing of people at Naked led her to evolve her role into a unique dual purpose position - as Strategy Director she ran the comms planning globally for Sony CE and Nokia amongst others; as Development Director she was responsible for Naked’s people management and learning and development.
Hayley worked in media planning for Initiative Media before moving to Naked and in total has 14 years experience working within the agency world, providing her with a real understanding of Bec Development’s clients’ pressures, challenges and needs.
She brings to Bec Development a real commitment to developing people, coupled with an extensive knowledge of the comms, media and marketing industry. Her passion and enthusiasm ensure that she always works hard to get the right solution to fit client requirements.
Joanna comes to Bec Development with a proven background in project management. She began her career at Novell where she co-ordinated the Millennium (Y2K) Campaign run in 24 countries throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. The campaign was mailed to over 300,000 customers with an estimated revenue generation of $25million in software upgrades.
She then moved to Esat Telecommunications in Dublin, Ireland and was responsible for developing, marketing and managing new media projects and initiatives.
She returned to the UK as Manager of European Operations at Warner Bros, liaising with the studio in Los Angeles, and responsible for the creation, development, translation and implementation of all Warner Bros European websites.
Before starting at Bec Development, she has spent the last seven years working in the promotional products industry as General Office and Production Manager, ensuring clients briefs were fulfilled and delivered on time.