Our Team

Dave Jones

Founding Director, Consultant

  • Dave has extensive experience guiding teams from a broad background towards high performance. His experience spans over culture design work, leadership development programme delivery, with a particular passion for new world thinking that honours the importance of the contribution of all. Dave has additional expertise in designing and delivering experiential outdoor events. Satisfied clients include charities, SMEs, and renowned organizations such as Oxford University, SKY, BNP Paribas, and Barclays Bank.

    An accredited practitioner in Heartstyles, iEQ9, and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, as well as a certified Lowland Leader, Dave brings important yet supportive challenge to all he works with.

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Kate Noakes

Co-Director & Consultant

  • A vastly experienced associate-partner working exclusively with Uplift Consulting. Kate is a respectful yet determined coach, trainer and development partner to leaders, teams and individuals. She is known for her unwavering personal integrity and her persistence in securing performance through finding and working with the truth. She is also a qualified CPCAB person-centred experiential psychotherapist who gets to the heart of the matter quickly. With 30+ years supporting both private and public sector enterprises, from across many cultures and markets, the results Kate brings are surprising in both their scale and their sustainability. All that is required from you to realise such returns on your investment are to have the ambition and the courage in what is possible and the code of ethics to do it with kindness and fairness.

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Lisa Moore

Co-Director & Consultant

  • Lisa Moore is a coach supervisor, facilitator, and speaker who helps individuals and teams step into their authentic leadership.

    With a background in account management for global brands like Pfizer and Marks & Spencer, including extensive work in the fire and rescue sector, she blends commercial insight with deep human understanding.

    Designing and delivering transformational leadership programmes, her style is energising, compassionate, and engaging.

    Lisa believe in creating safe spaces where people feel seen, heard, and empowered to reconnect with who they are and what matters most.

    Lisa is passionate about helping others find their voice — whether presenting to a boardroom or standing in front of a crowd. Her belief?

    Real leadership starts from the heart — and the courage to speak up is where change begins.

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

— Samuel Lawson Johnson, Co-Founder, Kinrise