who we are...

Mark Wright

As founding Director, Mark Wright formed People Create in Spring 2007 with the intention of creating credible and inspiring learning for a wide range of organisations and cultures. With a background in creativity and leadership development in the UK arts sector and one of the world's largest accountancy firms he knew that he could work with amazing colleagues and clients to create engaging, challenging and highly effective development programmes.
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Liz Margree

Liz Margree is Associate Director of People Create and, over the last few years, has worked with a wide range of clients including UBS, Allianz Insurance (Ireland), Ernst & Young, Reckitt Benckiser and Marks & Spencer.

Liz specialises in the design and facilitation of action-based learning programmes with a focus towards developing creative and passionate leaders, understanding and cultivating personal brand, and developing better, more fruitful relationships with internal and external clients.
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Stephen Okunowo

Stephen is an accomplished consultant engaged in aligning the strategic, behavioural and emotional intelligence aspects of business in order to accelerate and sustain performance.

During his career he has established a strong reputation for his highly professional and pragmatic approach. Stephen has worked with a wide range of clients, both public and private, helping them to adapt to change and develop their people.
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Robert Gibson

Robert is a professional consultant specialising in organisational effectiveness and personal development. Clients range across industry (Aviva, BAA, BBC, GlaxoSmithKline, Nokia); the public sector (Health Protection Agency, Higher Education, Nottinghamshire Police, Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit,) and the professions (legal, engineering).

Previously he held senior positions in ICI plc and in the Co-operative Movement.

Sharon McBroom

A founding Director of People Create, Sharon is a marketing professional with a proven track record in delivering dynamic, results-focussed marketing and brand development activity for major companies, particularly in leisure and travel sectors.

Sharon's experience provides People Create with the opportunity to work with clients on developing an "internal to external values spectrum" approach to brand development. This, in essence, creates a more powerful, credible and sustainable brand experience for customers by aligning activities & behaviours within a company with those that are
experienced outside of it.

Our Other Associates

Jo Verrent

Jo Verrent is a consultant who works on issues of team development, leadership, inclusion, diversity and disability access. She specialises in working with senior management in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Her creative and successful approach to training in disability access issues is used by national agencies in the development of courses and publications. Her client list includes arts organisations, sector lead bodies, local authorities, Learning and Skills Council, Scottish Arts Council and Arts Council England.

Steph Vidal-Hall

Originally a theatre lecturer, Steph Vidal-Hall has been working at the interface of arts, business and learning for the past ten years, taking creative strategies into corporate life and enabling creative organisations to clarify their purpose and thinking. She has worked consistently in the commercial and cultural sectors using her knowledge of learning and communication to enable business people and artist/ practitioners to evaluate, develop and think with clarity and courage.

Steph has a first class degree in Creative Arts and an MA in Teaching and Learning and is a qualified Thinking Environment™ Coach and Consultant..

Liam Linacre

Liam specialises in management and organisational development, providing support to many companies throughout the UK. He has worked for a wide range of organisations from owner managed businesses to multi nationals such as Manchester United plc, Tony & Guy and Carillon plc.
Liam delivers learning programmes over a wide range of subjects including Business Planning, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Performance Management, Human Resources and tailor made programmes for organisations in all sectors.

Surya Turner

Surya’s academic background encompasses law, social policy and creative training. She works at the interface between arts, personal/professional development and enables collective transformation through creative learning. She has worked for a number of leading arts organisations including the National Portrait Gallery, South Bank Centre (Hayward Gallery) and the National Trust.

The use of story is a compelling focus in all her work. She draws on work as a professional storyteller in her role as a training consultant highlighting the importance of narrative in leadership and organisational development.

Springboard Customer Solutions Limited

We work regularly with Mark Hollyoake from Springboard Customer Solutions Limited. Mark is a founding partner and director of the STAR Commercial Academy which launched in 2009. He is also Co-Director of Springboard Commercial Solutions Ltd (2002).
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