Dr Philip Jackson

Philip grew up in the North West of England and has an accomplished management career. A business entrepreneur in his own right, he spent 22 years in the corporate environment including several roles in international management before becoming Marketing and Sales Director for his own growing start-up software company.  He has been coaching, training and consulting in a range of organisational contexts since 1990.

Throughout his career he has been passionate about people development and inspiring others through a coaching style of leadership finding this to be the only effective leadership style for achieving real employee commitment.

In 2004 he co-founded Jackson Coaching, which has now become Jackson Solutions, to focus on the development of people in organisations and their relationship to productivity and output.

Since then he has extended his interests to include much broader aspects of human development and is now focused on enabling people in all walks of life to achieve their outcomes and reach fulfilment by sharing his knowledge and understanding and enabling self awareness.

Philip's accreditations include:

Doctorate in Philosophy from Liverpool University
Graduate of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Certified NLP Master Practitioner
INLPTA Certified NLP Trainer
Licensed Myers-Briggs Practitioner
Advanced Diploma (distinction) in Coaching
Spiral Dynamics Practitioner (level 1 and 2)
Member of the General Hypnotherapy Register
Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management
Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Philip remains committed to personal development and invests 50 - 60 days a year into studying philosophy, psychology and anthropology.

In his management career, stretching from 1988 to 2001, he led large teams in Research,  Production and Engineering Project Management roles before becoming Quality Assurance Leader of a €1bn European Business Group which sourced products from 8 sites and supplied customers in 17 countries.   He later held senior European supply chain roles which led to an involvement in corporate strategy development.  In particular he was the thinking force behind the development of Unilever's European manufacturing outsourcing strategy.  Throughout these roles Philip led senior level audits and supplier assessments of over 70 supplier companies across UK and Europe that focussed on assessing effective business leadership and management practices.

Alex Jackson BSc, ACMA
Alex grew up in the Midlands and studied for a business degree at Aston University. She was selected by Unilever to join their Fast Track Management Trainee scheme and successfully worked in the corporate environment for a number of years before deciding to set up Jackson Coaching, which has now become Jackson Solutions, with her partner, Philip Jackson in 2004. Alex is passionate about enabling individuals and organisations to transform and develop themselves in their chosen field.

Alex has successfully coached, trained and consulted for clients in the Automotive Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Accountancy, Finance Institutions, Business Services, Manufacturing and Hospitality covering a variety of disciplines.

Prior to becoming a coach, trainer and consultant, Alex held various management positions within multinational, blue-chip organisations for over 10 years including Unilever and Guinness. She worked in France on several occasions including being Business Development Manager for Guinness based in Paris and she is fluent in French.

As a qualified accountant she has a proven track record in Management and Financial Accounting, project management, consultancy roles especially in the commercial area, procurement, change management and business development.

Alex coached numerous people within Unilever and was nominated as ‘People Development Champion’ within the Finance Group. Experienced in leadership and people management Alex is highly motivated by coaching and training individuals and teams and takes great pride in seeing them emerge and achieve their desired outcomes.

Alex's accreditations include:

BSc in Management and Administrative Studies
Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA)
Certified NLP Master Practitioner
INLPTA Certified NLP Trainer
Licensed Myers-Briggs Practitioner
Advanced Diploma in Coaching
Spiral Dynamics Practitioner (Level 1 and 2)
Member of the General Hypnotherapy Register
Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management
Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants