Simon Ireland-Davies, Managing Director
Simon is passionate about helping people achieve their potential and particularly enjoys working with entrepreneurs to launch and grow their business. As the MD of Striding Out, Simon wants to see coaching become a powerful tool to engage with individuals, organisations and communities.
He has over 15 years experience working in senior management for large organisations, in the Financial Services and Telecommunications industries, with companies such as Norwich Union, Swinton and Telewest. He is supported the development of many senior management teams to help develop their leadership style, team performance, and business proposition for customers.
His last corporate role was Head of Coaching for O2 where he led a team of over 250 coaches across four sites, supporting the development of over 6,000 advisors.
Simon is also a professionally qualified Coach, becoming an Associate Certified Coach after studying with the International Coach Federation approved training school the Coaches Training Institute, including passing their prestigous Certification Programme.
