Damian Gauntlett
Freelance Learning Consultant - Leadership & Management, Personal Development, Resilience & Wellbeing, Mental Health, Graduate Development
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About
Highly experienced freelance consultant with 30+ years' experience designing and delivering high-impact learning events across public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Specialist in leadership, management, personal effectiveness, wellbeing and mental health, with a reputation for engaging delivery, practical application and strong learner feedback. Extensive experience delivering face-to-face and in virtual environments, supporting organisations to build confident, capable and resilient workforces.
Experience
Freelance Learning Consultant at Self-employed (2002-01 – Present)
Delivering training, coaching and facilitation services across a broad range of sectors.
- Leadership and management programs
- Graduate and early-career development
- Wellbeing, mental health and resilience training
- Inclusion, diversity and neurodiversity awareness
- Conflict management, mediation and difficult conversations
- Train-the-trainer and facilitator skills
- Representative Clients: Bank of England; NHS & NICE; Ministry of Defence; Civil Service Learning; Network Rail; Babcock; IBM; Microsoft; KPMG; Oracle; NatWest Group; Cambridge University; National Grid; Forestry England; Football Association; Capita; local authorities; charities; Taylor Wimpey; and many others
Interim Training Manager at National Autistic Society (2016-01 – 2017-12)
- Led and delivered training programs during a period of organisational change
- Supported inclusive and neurodiversity-informed learning approaches
Senior Internal Training Consultant at Somerset County Council (2002-01 – 2003-12)
- Delivered flagship national road safety campaign within local government
Manager – Accounts, Projects & Training at EDS (2001-01 – 2002-12)
- Delivered client-facing training and managed learning projects
Training & Projects Officer at AXA (1999-01 – 2001-12)
- Delivered corporate training supporting performance and compliance
HR Manager (Policy & Training) at Charity Commission (1993-01 – 1999-12)
- Led training and development within a Civil Service environment
Education
MBA – Roadmap
