First established in 2004 by Chris Atkinson, Elysian has gone from strength to strength. Although we are best known as a business consultancy and training provider, the business also offers a range of executive coaching and personal effectiveness development services for clients across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
We view ourselves as partners for your business objectives and take pride in making your business our focus. Working seamlessly with your senior leaders, learning development departments and human resources teams our aim is to compliment and enhance your resources in order to create measurable results that have a focused application back in your specific business arena.
Whether the defined solution is a training programme (bespoke to your business and staffing needs), talent consultancy, a team-building day (in a class room or out in the wilds) or large scale cultural development programme, we are committed to working with you to add value and achieve business results.
, to use charismatic, engaging trainers. This means individuals who don’t put on a show for the delegates but instead are authentic and genuine in their enthusiasm and passion for the material and your business.
A group of highly skilled and experienced consultants and business practitioners make up our core team
Business Director
With a background in management and business psychology Kerry bridges perfectly between personal energy and credibility. Whilst she is responsible for the daily running and strategic direction of Elysian Training, Kerry is also an experienced trainer, mentor and facilitator.
Ensuring all our sessions are engaging, interactive and relevant Chris maintains a guiding hand over all programme design. Having delivered in 22 countries to 34 different nationalities Chris focuses his attention on designing new and exciting programmes for the company.
Dynamic and passionate about driving business results Alun focuses on sales processes and consultancy skills. He is an expert in delivering powerful presentations and is able to effectively coach people ‘on their feet’ to deliver in a stronger and more powerful communication style.
A dynamic and intuitive senior leadership, learning and development professional, experienced in both public and private sectors. With a continuous history of helping senior managers, business units and individuals to achieve their objectives through bespoke programmes, tailored coaching and development.
Management Development, Business Compliance & Personal Skills Training
David is a HR & Training and Development professional of twenty-three years’ experience, during which he has operated successfully as both an internal consultant and a training function manager with a blue chip general insurer. Latterly, David has worked as a Business Consultant across a range of organisations and business sectors. His strengths lie in a highly participative and engaging style, which both supports and challenges delegates to help them learn new skills, whilst at the same time providing an enjoyable and memorable experience.
Paul is a senior talent management and learning professional with international experience and generalist HR background. Paul is familiar with implementing sustainable people solutions in global, blue chip organisations and in multi-site complex, business environments. He is an experienced project manager, consultant and trainer specialising in leadership, talent management, change management and organisational development.
Tom is a recognised specialist in Negotiation, Mediation and Dispute Resolution. He provides training, consultancy and mediation services for a range of clients in the EMEA regions. As well as lecturing Negotiation at the University of Edinburgh Business School and the University of Dundee School of Law, Tom also delivers courses internationally.
Kate is qualified executive coach, facilitator and trained mediator.She has a track record of building relationships at all levels of organisations and establishing needs to meet business solutions. She demonstrates outstanding influencing and listening skills combined with a creative flair have led to proven results with customers.
David has been working with leaders and senior executives in education and industry for the last fifteen years. He works with clients to ensure they achieve their desired outcomes. He’s also not afraid to tackle tough subjects, but he’s adept at managing sensitive subjects in a very professional manner. He is at home speaking to senior executives about bringing their business objectives alive through the power of storytelling.
We are proud to have a set of company values that we believe help ensure that our business, and our client’s business, go from strength to strength.
– In our approach to your business and your needs
– All of our trainers are experienced business professionals with an extensive background in their area of expertise
– We ensure that our programmes use the latest research and are built specifically around your business need
– We are not an ‘off the shelf’ training provider, we like to use new technologies to create the right approach for your business
– We want you to achieve your potential so we make it our business to challenge your thinking and practices so you can make strong choices
– We like to think that working with us is an experience that is different to any other training provider you’ve worked with before
Using a network of people who we are privileged to count as our team, we work across the UK, Europe, Asia and Middle East. We work at all personnel levels, and all industries.
What will be immediately obvious when you enter an Elysian training programme is the atmosphere. We create an informal open environment where participants are integral to the training content. Participants take an active role in making the context of the training real for their unique situations.
