Bob Austin, Corporate Business Academy founder and director, draws on more than 30 years experience marketing and selling products and services in the UK and international markets to inform the training courses that he and the Corporate Business Academy team deliver.

He has more than 20 years experience working as a consultant in sales development and marketing and has developed and delivered sales, marketing, key account management and project management training courses to a wide range of clients and has been a part time marketing lecturer at Cardiff University for the last five years.

Bob’s exceptional teaching, coaching and mentoring skills are matched by the rest of the Corporate Business Academy team who are responsible for delivering the leadership and management and finance courses.

 

Each team member is an experienced trainer but also has extensive practical experience of working in business. In developing your training plan we will carefully match the trainers delivering your courses and the mentors supporting that training to your specific needs.

Emma Hodges is Director of Organisational Development at our partner organisation, Holistic Services. Emma is an experienced organisational development specialist and coach. Working across blue chip companies, SME’s, public and voluntary sector. Emma brings a creative, innovative and personable style that supports businesses to translate development into improved operational effectiveness and sustained behavioural change. From design, development and delivery Emma works with clients to achieve focused, strategic and engaging learning that equips people with the mindset, skills and confidence to readily put into working practice.

David James has over 25 years experience in the financial sector including retail banking and high profile global companies. He has delivered training solutions with the key specialities Team Leading, Change Management and Internal and External Customer Service. David is also CIPD qualified.