Our Team

Frank has been consulting in the HR space for over 25 years and has in recent years focused his attention on the SME sector, trading as HRforSMEs.ie. Previously he held senior HR positions in industry and at the Irish Management Institute.

Frank is a long-standing devotee of Relaxation & Mindfulness and has been practicing for many years. Having first encountered Dr Herbert Benson’s seminal work on the subject over 30 years ago; he has an abiding interest in Wellbeing and has conducted many in-house Wellbeing Workshops. Frank’s new Wellbeing website WellbeingForWork.ie, launched in November 2015. Frank is also completing the writing of a book on Wellbeing, ‘Wellbeing For Work: Pathways to Enhanced Resilience & Productivity’.

Some years ago, Frank also founded a publishing company, ManagementBriefs.com, which publishes short books of essential insights for busy managers. This is a global business, and the books in hard and soft copy are selling across the world, including being published in native languages in China and India.

Frank has himself co-written five books in the subject areas of HR for Line Managers, Performance Management, Discipline & Dismissal, Bullying & Harassment, and Redundancy.

Frank completed his M.Sc (Mgmt) on the Trinity/IMI Programme and obtained his PhD from Cranfield University in the UK.

John was previously CEO of Aer Rianta now the DAA. He has a strong background in HR, organisation development and change management. John is an experienced coach and mentor and is particularly skilled in working with senior executives to achieve their full potential and increase their overall effectiveness in meeting the needs of the business. He has extensive experience at senior management and board level both at home and overseas. He has been involved in the formation of successful joint ventures and corporate acquisitions. He has a high level of strategic, political and interpersonal skills and extensive experience in dealing with boards, trade unions, Government departments and regulators.

Janet has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and has a total of 5 years of yoga teacher training. She holds the Irish Yoga Association (IYA) 4 year Teacher-Training Diploma (690hrs) and their Post-Graduate Teacher-Training Diploma (120hrs).

Janet began teaching in 2006. She has worked with a variety of VECs in their adult education programmes, community centres as well as several corporate clients, including Allianz Insurance and Integrity360. She has attended various workshops in Ireland and India as part of her Continual Professional Development.

As a business professional, qualified training manager and coach, Janet has a deep understanding of how yoga can assist in stress management in the corporate environment.

Janet teaches at all levels, focusing on working with one’s capabilities, balancing the need to challenge with the need to be kind.

Gillian graduated from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh in 2001 with an honours degree in Dietetics. She is a member of the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute (INDI) which is the professional organisation for dietitians in Ireland. These initials are the only nutrition health professionals approved by health insurers. Gillian is also a State Registered Dietitian with CORU and it is mandatory for all Dietitians practicing in Ireland to be registered with CORU. Gillian is also a member of a working group of entrepreneurial freelance dietitians in Ireland, Self Employed Dietitians Ireland (SEDI).
Gillian works as a self-employed dietitian and has set up private dietetic clinics based in the South Dublin and Co. Wicklow. Gillian also has extensive experience working in large teaching hospitals both in the UK and Ireland, where she was responsible for providing dietetic advice to patients with varying nutritional needs including; obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), coeliac disease, poor appetite, disease related weight loss and swallowing problems. Gillian previously specialised in providing dietary advice to those who have has gut surgery, including gastrectomies and bowel surgery. Gillian also has a specialist interest in the dietary management of IBS and is fully trained and competent in advising clients on following the Low FODMAPs Diet.

Gillian has a keen interest in sports nutrition and is a qualified sports dietitian from St. Mary’s University in Twickenham. Whether you are a professional or amateur athlete, competing on a team or aiming for your personal best, Gillian can give you professional guidance on optimizing your sports performance.

Brian McIvor is an experienced trainer, coach and mentor with over 35 years experience in the public and financial services sectors. He has worked with leading organisations in Ireland and internationally in the areas of career and personal development. Publications include four books on career development and selection interviewing and numerous articles for business publications. He has developed a range of multi-media materials for career development; some of these were developed in conjunction with the Windmills Project (UK). He has presented to the International Career Development Conference in San Francisco. He is on the Associate Faculties of the Irish Management Institute, the Institute of Public Administration and the FachhochSchule (Business College) in Wiener Neustadt in Austria. He has worked extensively with various MBA programmes in Ireland and abroad. His own career is a portfolio one that includes in addition to the above an involvement with the Arts and Broadcasting. He is a holder of an award for documentary-making from the New York International Radio Festival and works as a professional musician and recording producer in the field of classical music.

Andrew has more than 20 years experience in learning and development and has consulted and taught all over the world. He has served on the faculty of IMI for most of that time.

He has an extensive coaching practice in Ireland, in the private and public sectors. He coaches internationally, both in Europe and the United States. He is the coach’s coach, having designed and taught the IMI’s level 9 programme on executive coaching for many years. He also leads the IMI’s Masters and Diploma courses in Organisational Behaviour.

Andrew holds Primary and Masters level qualifications in Psychology and is an accredited NLP coach, Ericsson coach, Master trainer, NLP Trainer, and holds qualifications in the full range of psychometrics including EQ Map, EQI and ECR, in the area of emotional intelligence alone. Andrew has published a major work for the IDA on the mind of the Irish Entrepreneur which contains much original research in this area. He also has published research on Work Life Balance in the Hotel and Catering business and Competency Based Interviewing in Ireland. His further research interests are in negotiaton skills and stress management. Andrew is a former marathon runner and triathlete and is also a qualified yoga teacher (Yoga Alliance). He has studied Tibetan meditation with Harvard Medical School professor Dan Brown and Tibetan monks.

Will is a former overweight, unhealthy guy who decided to do something about it. During his undergraduate studies in experimental physics, his weight ballooned to 17.3 stone. He found it difficult to walk up stairs and had what his doctor described as ‘normal blood pressure for a 54 year-old’. Not good for a 21 year-old... He started taking exercise and nutrition seriously in 2006 and never looked back. He went on to lose 5 stone, become one of Europe's top CrossFit Competitors (finishing in the top 5% several years in a row), and discover a passion for helping others improve their own health and fitness along the way. Having owned and operated Ireland's first and (he thinks) best CrossFit Affiliate - CrossFit Sandyford - since 2009, he has worked with thousands of ordinary people from all walks of life, helping them look and feel their best.

John Lowe is the Managing Director of Providence Finance Services Limited trading as Money Doctor. He is aFellow of The Institute of Bankers with over 30 years’ experience in the banking industry, a Personal Insolvency Practitioner(PIP) and is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. He also successfully completed the Chartered Director Programmein 2010 through the Institute of Directors of which he is a member.

He is a bestselling author and writer on personal finance, with thousands of articles in print, along with many radio and TV contributions including weekly written contributions on RTE Ten Lifestyle’s digital service and the Irish Daily Star (Thursdays) The 11^th edition of his best-selling handbook Money Doctor 2016 was published in November 2015. John introduced the Money Doctor App in 2014 which helps track, plan and record daily spending. This App is free to download via the App Store or PlayStore.

His popular Corporate Seminars hold true to the premise that financial worries are the number one employee stress factor that inhibits productivity and stunts growth. Progressive companies, here and overseas, have engaged John to deliver his time tailored power packed seminar that allow attendees to restructure their finances, slash costs and maximise their income, not to mention reduce their stress levels.

John’s leisure time is spent with his family (three children), playing golf (a 14 handicapper out of Foxrock Golf Club) and enjoying all sports. He also maintains an avid interest in music both listening and performing with a special interest in Buddy Holly.

Gary was educated at Blackrock College from 1994-1999. After a successful rugby introduction at Blackrock he went on to become a member of the IRFU Academy 1999-2002. During this time he studied at the University College of Dublin and achieved BSc in 2003.

In 2001 after playing for the Ireland U21 team, Gary became a professional rugby Player at Leinster Rugby until 2009. He achieved both Ireland A and Ireland Sevens Caps. In his final year with Leinster Rugby, he won a European Heineken Cup medal along with a League medal. During his career he was the Leinster Players' Representative to IRUPA.

Gary then went to study Physiotherapy at the Royal College of Surgeons and achieved a BSc in 2013. He became a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA in 2012.

Gary is Co-founder of Origin Fitness, which is located in Dublin, and he is currently Director of Coaching at Origin Fitness.