“Our team found Dave’s guidence extremely helpful. With his upbeat and personable manner, we explored challenging issues openly. Dave’s constructive approach elicited the best from all of us. The methodology, preparation, and clear structure were terrific, leading to a deeply helpful session.”

Marco Zhang, Director of Development, Oriel College, Oxford University

“Working with Dave Jones has been an incredibly insightful experience. For us, he made innovative use of Lego for team building which not only brought our team closer together but also sparked creativity and collaboration in ways we never imagined. Dave has a unique talent for guiding discussions and fostering a positive, inclusive environment. Dave was able to keep our vision and values central to our team day. I highly recommend for any team looking to strengthen bonds and unlock their full potential.”

Paul Woodman, CEO, City Life

“Thank you so much for the session today, I am so grateful for your time and for teaching us how to be better leaders and to pass this onto our teams in the UK, Ireland and France. Great session!!!”

Emily Curtis, MA HRM, Assoc CIPD, Head of People Capability, (UK, Ireland & France)

“We have had several enjoyable and highly productive sessions with Dave over the last few months. We had a glorious autumn team day in the Chilterns where we walked and talked and discovered much about how we operate as a team and how we can make what we do even more effective. Dave pitches the sessions at exactly the right note by making them enjoyable, informative and ensuring that everyone feels comfortable contributing. We look forward to working with Dave again in the future.”

Alan Divall BA (Hons) MRTPI –Director, Walsingham Planning

At Reaching Higher we have been intentional about enhancing our culture and values in order to increase our effectiveness as an organisation. This has required us to look inwardly at ourselves and deeply reflect upon our rooted behaviours in a safe and constructive way. We chose to do this with Uplift and the Heartstyles programme, and what an experience it has been for our core team! We journeyed through two residential training days together taking the time to carefully consider our authentic thoughts and feelings in order to evolve. There were some real emotional moments, many highs and lows but all necessary in order for us to achieve our objective together. Dave and Allison, who lead this experience for us, were incredibly sensitive to the needs of the group and, thanks to their heart, skills and passion, created some incredibly meaningful bespoke activities to best match and meet the needs of our group.“

Jordan Ignatius

Strategy and Operations Manager, Reaching Higher

“Thank you Dave for a super day! It was challenging, stretching and hopeful, so all round a great success!”

Samuel Lawson Johnson

Co-Founder, Kinrise

“Dave has a gift for developing people by creating safe environments where they can explore, learn and grow and have fun. His insight and ability to reach out in ways that connect with their journey helps create the conditions where people can discover and work toward being the very best they can be.”

Paul Wratten

Finance Director, World Vision

“I’ve been fortunate enough to have experienced a coaching session with Dave. He created a safe informal space which really put me at ease. I found myself with his curious questioning start to explore how my past life experiences were informing my behavior and well being today. I had a revelation and was overcome with emotion, but at no point did I feel awkward or ill at ease. I left our chat with some things to think about and put into practice. I will be calling on Dave again as I continue my personal development journey.”

Vanessa Dodd

Heartstyles, Academy Research and Design Specialist

“Working with Dave for a few structured sessions have been really insightful and allowed me to develop and build my personal development plan. Dave has a great manor in his approach, he is a great listener but more so allows you to really get to the reasons why we do things. I have really enjoyed my sessions and thank him for his genuine interest in helping me”

Fraser Davies

KFC Europe, European Category Lead, Procurement

“I’ve really enjoyed my sessions with Dave. He has a seemingly natural ability to create space for open conversation and honest introspection. He is a great listener and, with just a few astute observations and insightful questions, he is always able to facilitate my own thought processes as I traverse hope, fears, barriers and obstacles, and measurable outcomes. I’d wholeheartedly encourage anyone to snap up an hour with Dave.”

Dan Chalke

Founder, People