the winning team

Francis spent the first 13 years of his career managing Health & Leisure Clubs across London and in Jordan before embarking on a new journey within the Recruitment sector. Sport has always been part of Francis’s life from setting up a football team on his council estate where he grew up to sponsoring sport teams across London. Francis spends his time running a Sunday league football club, playing golf and reluctantly seeing a personal trainer twice a week. Francis is married & has a young boy, Henry, named after an Arsenal legend. Francis is passionate about eradicating the bias from the recruitment process and will work tirelessly to achieve that in your organisation.

When not challenging his PB time cycling the Peaks, Miles applies the same indomitable spirit and passion to the day-to-day running of the level= of business. Having wide experience as a board adviser, CEO, director coach, and business mentor, Miles is well-versed in the workings of the staffing and recruitment sector. As a strategy/ performance/growth consultant and transformational change expert, he is the perfect person to speak to regarding inclusivity and careers in sporting business.

Sport has always been an integral part of Liam’s life, from playing youth football at semi-professional level, through to over 17 years managerial experience in health, fitness and wellness.  Liam achieved a First-Class Honours Degree in Leisure Management & Football Studies, completing an FA Level 2 in Coaching Football and subsequently ran sports camps to encourage kids to become more active and increase participation for all. A passion for keeping fit and healthy led to a successful career in leisure, initially as a Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor, before progressing to manage both privately owned health clubs and within Britain’s largest gym chain. Liam also previously worked as an Area Manager at WW, leading a diverse team of 65 Coaches to support members to create healthy habits and improve their wellness. Nowadays, Liam can be found lifting weights at the gym, attending football matches (approaching 1000 games) or reliving his youth kicking a ball around with his two young sons, whom he hopes grow up in a sporting world and society that is fully inclusive.  

Our Finance Director Nives is results driven and resourceful, and provides support for us that enables us to meet and exceed our targets and objectives - all whilst keeping the rest of the team incredibly motivated!

Right Resources Limited are a boutique consultancy and training organisation, who specialise in dyslexia and other neurodivergent conditions, in relation to business and the workplace. Working with organisations on training, assessments, research and more, Right Resources help businesses to create supportive workplaces for their people and operations.

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Founded by Diana Osagie, The Academy for Women's Leadership specialise in leadership within challenging circumstances, by helping females in business develop successful leadership journeys.

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Inclusive Cultures is founded on 10 years of work leading Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the sport and physical activity sector. Inclusive Cultures advises on and facilitates progress around ED&I from the pitch to the boardroom, whilst keeping people at the heart of decision making.

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Podium Performance is committed to supporting great athletes, by coaching individuals and enhancing their physical and mental robustness for their chosen sport, from grassroots to the professional level.

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The Equal Group works to provide organisations with the tools and support needed to embrace and promote Diversity and Inclusion, through providing insight, advice and bespoke D&I audits for a range of businesses.

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Sported is our only charity partner, representing thousands of grassroots sports community-based projects. Sported is the UK's largest network of community groups helping young people overcome barriers to reach their full potential; ensuring community groups survive and young people thrive. 

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Martin has over 30 years experience coaching, managing and leading individuals and business teams within sport, including 14 years spent at England's FA. Through his consultancy he helps clients in the UK, overseas and across different sectors increase their impact, fulfil potential and grow through creative innovation and behavioural change. Martin is also a trustee of two charities, an enterprise advisor for West of England Combined Authority, a leadership coach for Sported and a GCologist.

Stewart is a highly experienced assessment practitioner who cofounded Informed Assessment in 2002. His priority is to provide an accessible, high-quality and responsive assessment service drawing upon robust assessment exercises. Stewart co-authored the 'Managing Assessment Centres' pocketbook, a recent article published by the British Psychological Society titled, 'What Competancies will Leaders need in a new COVID-19 World?' He is also a keen runner and enjoys swimming ans snorkelling.

As Podium Performance Group MD, Piers knows how to get the best out of people, teams and organisations. He has led and advised many Olympic and Paralympic sports, coached individuals and supported businesses from start-ups to established companies. He is the programme lead for the Premier League's Elite Manager Leadership Programme, and Chair, Director and Trustee of boards and sports-related organisations including UK Deaf Sport. Piers relishes a challenge; he has swum the English Channel and is currently undertaking a Doctorate.

As Sport Engagement manager at Stonewall UK, Erin is committed to 'making sport everyone's game.' A dedicated sports professional with a passion for inclusion and diversity, she has delivered policies and education programmes across numerous sports organisations, national governing bodies and trusts. Erin enjoyed a lengthy international career in lacrosse, representing Wales in two world cups and winning two European silver  medals. Any free time is spent with her wife and cat at home in London.

Joanne Lockwood is the Founder and CEO of SEE Change Happen and describes herself as an Inclusion and Belonging specialist and speaker who works with organisations throughout the UK, Europe and Elsewhere to bring culture change that allows people to thrive and perform at their best. Her mantra is Smile, Engage and Educate and she passionately believes that “people are people” and, no matter who they are, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.