We’re learning experts who believe that well-equipped people are your only true competitive advantage.
Having walked in your shoes, we partner with you to grow leaders, managers, individuals and teams who are more human at work.
Our approach is built on the belief that you don’t build businesses, you build people and they build the business.
We care, we’re honest, we’re friendly and we don’t take ourselves too seriously, because we believe success is better when you have fun achieving it!
Founder & Chair
Scott founded our organisation in 2001 and is a highly skilled facilitator with a wealth of international experience. He works with our clients’ most senior leaders and teams, helping them to deliver sustainable business success. These engagements have resulted in long-term relationships across our customer base, making him our go-to person for advice and counsel.
Managing Director
Guy is a leadership consultant, executive coach and facilitator with a passion for helping leaders and teams perform at their best. Drawing on a background as a senior leader in UK Policing and extensive experience working with organisations globally, Guy brings a practical, human and performance-focused approach to Folks Talent. His valuable experience in team performance, culture and organisational systems means he not only helps our clients create environments where people can thrive, collaborate and deliver meaningful results – he brings it home too!
Operations Director
Alice is responsible for listening well to the challenges of our clients, building close partnerships with them and building creative, impactful solutions to their problems. Alice brings the Folks ethos to life - addressing our clients’ needs and heading up our fabulous network of facilitators and coaches. A learning architect, designer, facilitator and Executive Coach, Alice has a background in people and management development across a range of leading UK businesses.
Co-Founder
Creative architect, planner, listener and learner; Julia’s impact and imprint on the Folks culture and team leaves a lasting and significant legacy. She will be deeply missed by her Folks family.
Head of Operations
Sarah’s worked with Folks for over 20 years and has an intimate, organic knowledge of the business, our clients and associates. She supports the leadership team whilst overseeing operational processes across all functions and projects, governance, infrastructure, marketing and finance. Her expertise lies in getting to know the details of any situation, drawing on her experience and pragmatism to help identify immediate priorities and deliver what is right for the project, forming strong bonds with clients and associates alike. Lists may also feature heavily...
Support Team
Mike is a detail-focused professional who coordinates projects with care, working closely with clients and associates to achieve great results. Confident with data, spreadsheets, and clear communication, he brings structure, reliability, and a dry sense of humour to everything he does.
Support Team
Laura brings a thoughtful, calm approach to our project co-ordination and excels at setting up new processes, working in partnership with our clients and associates to achieve great results. She really enjoys working as part of our support team and getting stuck into data work.
Support Team
Nichola loves organisation, creating processes and keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes. From setting up complex training programmes and coordinating courses to building spreadsheets (yes, she genuinely enjoys them!), she's happiest when everything is in its place and nothing gets missed. For Nic, building genuine, trusted relationships is one of the best parts of the job.
At Folks Talent, we love meeting people and growing our community of facilitators, coaches and consultants. If you’d like to work with us please get in touch, telling us a little bit about yourself – we’d love to hear from you!