Ben Brearley

Ben Brearley is a leadership coach and facilitator with more than 15 years’ experience working with leaders, teams, and organisations in complex environments.

He began his career in the technology sector, working in software delivery, project, and program leadership roles, before moving into broader leadership and consulting positions. Ben has worked across industries including government, utilities, healthcare, management consulting, and IT, supporting teams navigating change, pressure, and competing priorities.

Ben now focuses on facilitating practical, reflective workshops that help teams think clearly about how they work, make decisions, and interact with each other. His sessions create space for honest conversation, while keeping a strong focus on outcomes teams can actually use.

His facilitation style is calm, conversational, and inclusive. He is particularly skilled at helping quieter or more reflective participants contribute, and at guiding groups through discussions that might otherwise feel difficult or avoided.

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Here is some recent feedback shared by my workshop / training participants:

“Ben was an impressive presenter. This is one of the first classroom environments where I have been fully engaged the entire time. The session positively challenged my thinking.”

"Ben had fantastic additional knowledge beyond course content and really brought out the best in participants too."

"Incredibly knowledgeable, able to provide sources of information on the spot"

"Very personable, respectful, engaging, fun"

"Good at synthesising the info and talking and to the slides/notes - not reliant on notes etc"

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Ben has delivered leadership training, team workshops, and facilitated sessions across topics including:
- Leadership development
- Team effectiveness and ways of working
- Coaching skills for leaders
- Emotional intelligence
- Difficult conversations
- Values discovery and decision-making.

Ben holds an MBA, degrees in Computer and Mathematical Sciences and Biochemistry, and formal qualifications in training and coaching. He is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation, a certified PRINT® Coach, and a Toastmasters Competent Communicator.