Learning Reinvented Podcast - Episode 9 - Taking coaching from the training ground into business - Ad Davies

Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.

In this episode host James Poletyllo speaks to Ad Davies. Where Ad shares his journey from coaching at Leicester City to shaping learning and development at Gymshark. Ad shares how he translates what he has learnt between the two environments. Although a self confessed “non-expert” Ad shares with us his real-world thoughts and insights and mistakes and successes along the way.

The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.

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About the Guest – Ad Davies

Ad is a People Development Partner at Gymshark where he has been part of the team that has helped the business grow from 190 to 500 people and achieve phenomenal success.

He began his career as a coach at Leicester City, but then a missed promotion opportunity set his into the uncharted territory of HR and Learning where he is now part of another success story.

Ad is genuine, honest, thoughtful and collaborative in his approach.

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To follow Ad:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-davies-43ad/

Instagram: – @ad_davies_ 

 

To follow Gymshark:

Twitter: @Gymshark

Instagram: @gymshark

Website: https://www.gymshark.com/

 

About the Host - James Poletyllo

James is one of the founding director's of The Learning Effect.

With 20 years experience of leading learning functions in a variety of industries he is now focused on helping organisations create consumer grade learning experiences which deliver results and performance.  

He is passionate about making a difference and is on a mission to change the future of learning at work for the good of every employee.

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You can follow and connect with James via:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamespoletyllo/

Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk

Email: james.poletyllo@thelearningeffect.co.uk