Angelo is a business psychologist, advisor and facilitator with experience supporting clients across public sector to develop and execute strategy including the National Digital Strategy, Public Service Reform. With over 25 years global experience in L&D, his human capital development work focuses on building critical human and organisational capabilities in change, innovation and sustainability leadership. He works with executive and senior leadership teams across a range of sectors. Angelo holds an Honours Degree in Psychology, a Masters Degree in Business Administration and an MSc in Occupational Psychology. He is a Chartered Psychologist in Ireland and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in the UK.
Phil is a facilitator, executive coach and co-founder of STEPSTONE Consulting with over twenty-five years management, leadership and people development experience. with over twenty years experience in learning and development, Phil has delivered hundreds of programmes in Ireland and the UK for leading private and public sector organisations. Over the previous eleven years with the Bank of Ireland group he held various management roles in the retail business. His sectoral experience includes financial services, SMEs, professional services, government and retail. Phil has taught management at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His focus areas include: culture, leadership and management development, facilitation and coaching.
Phil holds an Honours Degree in Business, a Masters Degree in Business Administration, a Graduateship in Marketing from the Marketing Institute of Ireland, a National Diploma in Personnel Management and a Graduate Diploma in Executive Coaching. He is a member of the Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) and the Marketing Institute of Ireland (MII).
Phil is a certified NLP Master Practitioner (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and is certified to administer EQi Bar on Emotional Intelligence.
Eoin is a successful Innovation Management advisor, a world-leading expert in and contributor to the ISO 56000 family of global Innovation Management standards and a 2nd Dan Innovation Management Black Belt with Innovation360. He is also vice-chair of Ireland’s advisory committee on innovation standards and co-founder of Innovate Island, the community for innovation practitioners, advocates and explorers throughout Ireland.
As a serial builder of successful new businesses, teams and systems, Eoin delivers sustained growth and other impacts with leaders at multi-nationals and startups alike. Eoin always focuses on people and their real needs; synthesising the right capabilities, strategies, cultures and systems for each team and context.
Eoin’s 30-year career has encompassed senior technical, operations and commercial roles for multi-nationals. He currently advises service sectors, businesses and public agencies across Europe. Key achievements include building new medical device and cleanroom business units, crafting new International Risk Management Standards and tripling the revenue for a European division of an American chemicals business. Eoin holds a BA (Hons) Psychology from University College Dublin.
Jackie has almost thirty years experience in Financial Services having held senior client-facing roles in Treasury at leading financial institutions including Bank of Ireland, BNP Paribas, and The National Treasury Management Agency. Jackie brings a highly disciplined and dedicated ethos to supporting our client engagements. Jackie is a successful author, having written eight novels, and speaker. Jackie holds a BA in Personnel Management from the National College of Ireland.
Linus has over 18 years coaching experience working with executive leaders in over twenty countries to achieve their goals, overcome their challenges, and enhance their impact. His clients include senior leaders of large, complex and culturally diverse organisations in a range of sectors, including organisations with tens of thousands of personnel.
As a former CEO of a large multinational organisation, Linus understands the complex and dynamic environment that executive leaders operate in, and the skills and mindsets they need to succeed in the public sector. He draws on his expertise in leadership, high performance and communication to help his clients to identify and address the common leadership blind spots that can limit their potential.
Linus also helps his clients to develop and strengthen the core competencies that are essential for effective leadership in the public sector, such as strategic thinking, decision making, influence, stakeholder management, collaboration, team building, innovation, creativity, resilience, and adaptability. He brings a proven track record of delivering results and creating lasting change for executive leaders. He is passionate about helping public sector leaders to unlock their potential and make a positive difference in their organisations and communities.
Eric Paquin is an innovation and product management professional with over two decades of extensive experience in the technology sector. His expertise lies in blending technology with human-centred design to create meaningful, user-centric solutions. He has a proven track record as a Chief Technology Officer and Innovation Manager, where he has been pivotal in leading digital transformations and implementing innovation strategies particularly around language models products at CLEAR Global. Throughout his career, Eric has led strategic product initiatives, championed digital transformations, and built strong, cross-functional teams. Eric thrives in dynamic environments, guiding organisations through the entire innovation journey, from ideation to prototyping and market launch. Whether it’s delivering impactful product strategies or empowering others to innovate, he is committed to driving growth and fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration. Eric holds an MSc in Product Management and a Certificate in Innovation and Technology Management, with a specialisation in Design Thinking for Strategy.