Penguin Learning, Your People Development Company

Penguin Learning is a people development company for innovative, growth-oriented businesses looking to offer better value and service opportunities. We help people perform to the best of their ability to improve the performance of businesses.

Head Office

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Paul Nolan
Director of Learning & Development
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Natalie Adams
Head of Management & Leadership
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Phil Nolan
Client Services Director
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Maisie Hession
Executive Assistant

Trusted Associates

Our associates have personally worked in the areas they consult in. This gives them knowledge of the current market and an understanding of our clients' specific requirements.

Described as 'authentic and professional' - they are more than just ‘trainers’ - they work in partnership with our clients to help them achieve their goals.

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Dale Bilson

Marketing Director

Experience - InMoment, SDL Group, April Marketing

Clients - Marston’s, PizzaHut, ASK Italian, Zizzi,

Specialist - Freelance Marketing and Writing

Joelle Tomkinson associate direc
Joelle Tomkinson

Associate Director

Experience - Aldi, AO, Blendible, Freelance Consultant

Specialist - Personal Skills Development, Learning Cultures, Management and Leadership Development.

Benjamin Hardman associate direc
Benjamin Hardman

Associate Director

Experience - Specsavers, EE, Orange

Specialist - Training, Learning and Development

Gordon Gillies associate directo
Gordon Gillies

Associate Director

Experience - Virgin Media, Intelligent Finance, Alfred McAlpine, Babcock International Group, Freelance Consultant

Specialist - Coaching, Personal Skills Development, Management and Leadership Development.

Astrid Ennis associate director
Astrid Ennis

Associate Director

Experience - Virgin Media, Starr Works, BMW, MindBox

Specialist - Sales and Retail, Telecoms, Management, Learning and Development.

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Jonathan Rogers

Associate Director

Experience - Orange, EE, Digicel Group, Freelance Consultant

Specialist - Training, Coaching, Telecoms, Performance Management

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Katie Kopka

Associate Director

Experience - Virgin Media, Vodafone, Ralph Lauren, Marks and Spencers, Coca Cola Partners, Amazon

Specialist - Telecoms, Retail, Sales, Technologies, Organisational Development

Steve Harris associate director
Steve Harris

Associate Director

Experience - Marks and Spencers, The Body Shop, Sylvan Learning Centres, Energize

Clients - Selfridges, Liberty, Dunelm, Dollond and Aitchison

Robert Kerns associate director
Robert Kerns

Associate Director

Experience - D&B, Orange, EE, Aspen, Voltswagen, BMW

Clients - Audi, Mercedes Benz, Costa Coffee,

Specialist - Automotive, Retail, Sales, Telecoms, Finance, Management Development

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Christian Stafford

Associate Director

Experience - NatWest, ServiceSource, Co-op

Specialist - Coaching, Sales, Cultural Change

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Who are Penguin?

We’ve always been in business to see transformation in people’s lives.

In the summer of 2011, Penguin Learning’s founders Paul and James had finished a long day in the office providing solutions for training. Kicking back over a beer, they were reviewing their days in training in the corporate world and they were frustrated that they were unable to provide a real solution to problems at work. What they were being asked to do, just wasn’t working. 

Paul believed it had to be possible to offer training of a high quality at a good value that made a real and lasting difference.

It was then that they decided to quit their day jobs and start Penguin Learning, an authentic people development company. Since then James has gone on to do other things, but Paul and his team of talented associates continue to work with companies nationwide delivering training and UK apprenticeship levy that has impact and makes a meaningful difference to the people who work within them.

We deliver innovative, cutting edge solutions focussed on the behaviours and aspirations of individuals and teams. All our programmes are expertly designed by a team using direct operational experience and are custom built for every project.

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