Our People and Our Partners
Our People and Partners
Our People are our Associates. They are independent individuals work for SCT from time to time. Our Partners are organisations with which we work together for a common purpose.
Our People
Our people’s depth of knowledge supports business leaders, teams and individuals to grow and transform. Our diverse backgrounds plus wide ranging experience and expertise helps you, and your organisation excel by achieving SMART goals. To see the LinkedIn profiles of our People. Look at the detail and click through the link.
Guarantee
Integrity and professionalism underpin our delivery. Our guarantee – our people are
- Fully qualified and properly insured
- Members of a professional body
- Appropriately supervised
- Pursuing continual professional development
Our Partners
Our Partners are as professional as we are. We only work with organisations who are qualified and professional . Above all we only work with people we trust.
We include organisations we work with and also those whose services we use.
We adhere to both the Code of Ethics and Core Competencies of the ICF (International Coaching Federation) and the Code of Ethics and Good Practice of the AOC (Association for Coaching).
Smart Coaching & Training Associates – Our People
David Rigby
Keynote Speaker, Diversity and Interculturality Expert, Soft Skills Trainer, Executive and Development Coach, Change Consultant. Read More
Malcolm Lewis
Wizard and Corporate Alchemist, Practical Mystic and Spiritual Teacher. Psychosocial Adult Development (Vertical Development) Expert Read More
Peggy Li 李沛琪
Coach, Programme Manager, Partner She is CEO of our Dubai Partner sps:affinity Read More
Jessica Breitenfeld
Keynote Speaker, Public Speaking trainer, Psychological Safety specialist, Improvisation expert.
Martin Kubler
Marketing and communications consultant, coach, and trainer Read more
Eric Moore
Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, Executive Coach, Youth Worker, Mentor and Holistic Health Specialist Read More
Marc Mekki
Multilingual Speaker, author and coach on innovation, design thinking and digital transformation Read More
Maxine Barnett
Multilingual and Multi National Soft Skills Expert – Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, Executive Coach Read More,
Caroline Dream
Entrenadora de equipos resilientes, maestra internacional de clown, experta en comunicación y presentaciones en público. Leer Mas
Red-nosed leadership skills trainer, international clown teacher, public speaking expert and entertaining motivational speaker. Read More
Ricardo Cabete
Ricardo Cabete é especialista em inteligência emocional, orador internacional e coach executivo. Leia mais
Ricardo Cabete is an emotional intelligence expert, interactive keynote speaker and executive coach. Read More
Balbir Chagger
Personal Development and Communication Coach and Specialist Read More
Clair Aghassipour
Keynote Speaker specialising in Multicultural Intercultural Education and Training. Read More
Justin Clapp
Life and business coach, mentor, trainer, and speaker guiding leaders to deeper fulfilment. Read More
Carol Glynn
International keynote speaker, trainer and personal and business finance coach. Read More
Kerry Thompson
Business transformation, organisational change, programme management and innovation Read More
Alistair Stevenson
Design sprint facilitator, trainer, executive coach and consultant Read More
Dale Malpass
Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, writing, coaching, training and strategic planning Read More
Miriam Bayés
Consultora, Mentora y Coach especializada en Liderazgo Sistémico Leer Mas
Consultant, Mentor & Coach specialized in Systemic Leadership Read More
Alba Lucia Hincapié
Coach de Oratoria, Maestra de ceremonias, el arte de contar historiase Leer Mas
Public Speaking Coach and MC Read More
Heidi Kincaid-Askanazy
soft skills trainer, executive coach, consultant, and associate professor with a background in cognitive behavioural therapy. Read More
Daoud Saadeddin
Business process management, operational excellence, strategy and performance management.
Mahmoud Assy
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) consultant, cross-cultural trainer, who speaks six languages Read more
Miral El Ramlawy
Meta-Coach and Trainer from the International Society of Neuro-Semantics, Master Practitioner in NLP Read More
Florence Hennion
Florence is a business coach and experienced trainer and consultant Read More
In 2012
In 2025
In 2017
Smart Coaching & Training Partners
sps:affinity
Strategic Partnership Solutions is our main strategic partner in the Middle East. sps:affinity is a strategic business consultancy based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Together, their four distinct divisions – sps:digital, sps:hotels, sps:training, and sps:pr – deliver a range of innovative services, from corporate communications to dynamic business development strategies, to a wide range of corporate partners in the Middle East. Peggy Li is the CEO and our main contact.
GLEAC
We have 12 associates who are members of the community of global mentors at GLEAC. (Growing Leaders Entrepreneurship Academy for Creatives). Founder Sallyann Della Casa brought human skills workforce training to over 25,000+ disadvantaged youth and adults annually, with her Foundation and created GLEAC to educate in Soft Skills. GLEAC is based in Dubai.
We have several GLEAC interviews with associates Here are some samples : Jessica Breitenfeld; David Rigby, Ian Gibbs, Justin Clapp, Martin Kubler, Maxine Barnett and Pari Namazie.
Associates Sheona Della-Fort, Malcolm Lewis , Alistair Stevenson Clair Aghassipour and Peggy Li, are also GLEAC mentors.
We are distributors of Micro Practices and Master Benchmark accredited by British Psychological Society. It assesses your soft skills within 15 minutes, and is used for career change. We offer a Review of your report
Cme Colour Profiling
Colour Profiling was first introduced to us via Wilsher Group who developed C-me. We are proud to have been an approved provider of Behavioural Preference Profiling from C-me Colour Profiling for ten years. Several of our Associates are accredited and can therefore give Reviews. We are an approved provider to the Association of Business Mentors. which runs valuable events and opportunities for established and aspiring mentors.
Enlite Training
Enlite Training Institute, based in Dubai, delivers training in Legal & Law; Business; Language & Culture; Soft Skills; Etiquette, Protocol & Style, and Trending. We provide trainers and our Signature Corporate Training courses to Enlite, both in person and via internet. We developed Signature Corporate Training course Business English Correspondence and Communication with owner Nouf Alkhaja (pictured).
TEA Websites
TEA Websites, based in Surrey is the brainchild of a young team, so you always get the latest advice and results . Tom Amer, pictured with SCT’s David Rigby, is particularly strong in cyber security ensuring minimal disruption and maximum security. Whether you want a quick launch, bespoke websites, hosting, care packages, design, white label development or just ad-hoc support and maintenance TEA Websites can provide. Working with small and medium sized businesses, they focus on the customer objectives to deliver the right services. TEA Websites manage this website.
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Professional Speakers Association
Many associates belong to different Professional Speakers Associations. The majority belong to PSA Spain .
The Professional Speakers Association is a vibrant, active, learning community of new and experienced speakers who develop expertise, and enterprise, and build an abundant community and network. As of July 30th 2025, PSA Spain has officially become part of the Global Speaking Federation (GSF) joining a prestigious network of only 17 speaking associations worldwide. www.gsf.com
PSA Spain is not a Speaker Bureau, but opportunities to speak professionally are generated through developing expertise, enterprise, and connections. Many associates are also members and competition winners in Toastmasters
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