Raise the Bar
Simon Newton is a seasoned leadership and management coach with extensive experience in training and assessing management and functional skills. Currently serving as a Leadership & Management Coach at Raise the Bar since November 2020, Simon specializes in Level three and Level Five Management. Previously, Simon held multiple roles at CT Skills from September 2015 to April 2020, including L5 Leadership & Management Tutor Assessor and Operations Manager, focusing on management and HR education. Earlier experience includes positions as Trainer and Assessor at learndirect Limited and Business Development Manager at Sparta Developments Ltd, where achievements included a significant increase in sales turnover. Simon's retail management background includes senior roles at Virgin Megastore MENA, where sales were notably boosted under effective leadership. Education was pursued at Scarborough College from 1984 to 1988.
Raise the Bar
We are a development company with a difference! Our unique business model enables us to capture first-hand experience from some of the most dynamic people in the world to help us deliver relevant, high impact solutions that help teams, individuals and organisations Raise the bar on their performance. No other development company has our un-paralleled access to over 700 thought leaders from the world of Business, Sport and Academia. It’s these Thinkers, Doers, Motivators and Innovators that shape our approach ensuring lasting return and long term partnerships. We work with some of the world’s biggest brands delivering development interventions globally and across sectors, always innovating to go above and beyond expectations. Our specialisms are; - Leadership and management development programmes - Levy Funded development apprenticeship programmes - Bespoke people development programmes - Inspirational thought leaders for events, workshops and webinars Raise the bar with us!