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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Partner operating in the Training space. If you think a Partner is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Tom Singell
Partnerships Manager of Showpad
Tom Singell is the Partnerships Manager at Showpad.
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About Showpad: The best thing to ever happen to your sales team
Jan Lynn-Matern
Founder and Partner of Emerge Education
I am a Founder and Partner at Emerge Education. Emerge Education is a European seed investor focused on companies that bridge the skills gap. Emerge specialises in providing its portfolio companies with access to market insights, partners and customers through its unique industry network. We have a particular focus on investing in challenger universities, bootcamps, workforce re-training programmes, and companies that help universities scale online.
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About Emerge Education: The only fund backed by the world’s leading education entrepreneurs
Nic Newman
Partner of Emerge Education
Nic Newman is a Partner at Emerge Education (a seed VC investing in companies shaping the future of learning and work), a member of the DfE’s Edtech Leadership group, a mentor on the Major’s International Business program, a NED, an ex-school governor of 3 schools (special needs, primary and secondary) and an ex Digital Ambassador for the United Nations. He is ‘the product guy’ with experience built-in leading fast-growth tech startups and in multinationals. He has 2 young children and wants to create a world of equal opportunity.
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About : The only fund backed by the world’s leading education entrepreneurs
Guclu Ozenci
Venture Partner of Founder Institute
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About Founder Institute: Founder Institute is a pre-seed startup accelerator, with chapters in 180+ cities and a portfolio with $20B+ in value.
Dolores Vanessa Carbajal De Nova
Head of Partnerships of Learnerbly
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About Learnerbly: Learnerbly is a Learning Development Platform.
Jayma Pau
Co-Managing Partner of Leaders’ Quest
Jayma works with global clients to design and deliver culture change, leadership programmes and Quests in different parts of the world. Inside Leaders’ Quest she leads operations, resourcing and people development. Jayma is passionate about the part played by every person in an organisation – from the top to the bottom – to create, and sustain, a healthy culture. This is reflected in her work with a wide range of our multinational organisations, who are keen to explore the purpose of their business in today’s world. In 2010, Jayma set up LQ’s India office in Mumbai, where she lived for two years. She returned to London in 2012, and most recently spent six months seconded to our New York office. Jayma previously worked at ITE Group, a leading exhibition organiser, and spent time in Russia, Kazakhstan, Libya and Mozambique. She also taught English in a French high school and enjoyed a brief spell at the European Parliament. During this time, Jayma started to ask big questions about why people’s lives are the way they are, and why people behave the way they do. This curiosity led her to join Leaders’ Quest in 2007, and since then she has figured out that some questions simply have no answers! Jayma is a Trustee of Child to Child, a charity that, for the past 30 years, has worked to give children a voice and help them to influence their future. Jayma has a French degree from the University of Nottingham. She’s happiest at home, around her loved ones, playing the piano or practising yoga. She wants to visit a new country every year (so far, so good…)
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About Leaders’ Quest, Leaders’ Quest: Leaders’ Quest is a social enterprise that works with leaders to create a more equitable and sustainable world.
Melanie Jamieson
Partner of Leaders’ Quest
Melanie is a Partner at Leaders’ Quest. A member of the executive committee, she leads global brand development, PR and communications strategy, and also designs and delivers Quests and workshops around the world. She plays a key role in working with organisations on journeys of transformation, by drawing out the stories that shape future action. Melanie is passionate about enabling individuals and organisations to find their voice. A trained performance coach, she loves working with people who want to uncover personal stories and express them in a way that is authentic, and that resonates with others. Before joining Leaders’ Quest in 2010, Melanie took on the challenge of re-energising the brand of London-based youth charity, Greenhouse. As head of its communications team, she worked to bring the organisation’s voice into alignment with the values of the young people it served. Melanie’s focus on voice stemmed from her experience as a professional singer/songwriter. Early in her career, she toured Australia and the UK with a piano and her five-piece band in tow. She also designed and delivered music programmes for at-risk youths living in marginalised communities. Melanie holds a Bachelor of Communications in English Literature from Griffith University, Brisbane. She lives with her husband and one-year old son in Richmond, and is passionate about mindfulness and yoga. She also tries to visit her family on the sunny Gold Coast of Australia as often as possible.
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About Leaders’ Quest: Leaders’ Quest is a social enterprise that works with leaders to create a more equitable and sustainable world.
Chris Harrison
Partner of Leaders’ Quest
Chris designs and co-leads Quests, oversees Leaders’ Quest finances, serves on the LQ Advisory Board and is Treasurer of the LQ Foundation. He is also the Founder and Chairman of The Friends of Baale Mane (a charity formed to support a home in Bangalore for girls who do not have parents able to care for them) and holds a number of other board positions. Prior to joining LQ in 2007, Chris had a 30-year career with Ernst & Young. His later roles included European Head of the Technology sector and Managing Partner with responsibility for Entrepreneurial Services, the Reading office and the UK firm’s South region. He is equally happy working with global corporates and entrepreneurial businesses, and has spread his interest to social enterprises and NGOs. Chris is married to Shirley, has three sons and two young grandchildren.
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About Leaders’ Quest: Leaders’ Quest is a social enterprise that works with leaders to create a more equitable and sustainable world.
Stewart Darling
Senior Partner of The Rubicon Partnership
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About The Rubicon Partnership: The Rubicon is an executive coaching firm that employs coaching methodologies to assist Senior Executives in growing their businesses.
Martin Higham
Founder & Partner of Ocasta
Martin Higham serves as a co-founder and partner at Ocasta.
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About Ocasta: Ocasta develops knowledge, training & education tech for your employees or students.
Julia Porter
Partner and Board Director of Data Protection Network Associates
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About Data Protection Network Associates, Origin Housing: Data Protection Network Associates is a data protection consultancy that provides no-nonsense advice to customers.
Lawrence Weber
Partner of Curve
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About Curve, MENA Digital Awards: Curve offers workshops, coaching, and facilitated programs to develop a personal vision and creative skills.
Chantelle Genovezos
Partnerships Manager of Procurious
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About Procurious: The online business network for a new generation of procurement & supply chain professionals.
