Faculty and Trainers

Gerard O'Donovan -
Following his years in the Royal Marines he began his business career as a financial advisor. His entrepreneurial skills soon revealed themselves as he developed his own company. Over the last seventeen years he has been instrumental in establishing several more companies and taking them from inception to extraordinary high levels of turnover.

Standing ovations demonstrate how effectively Gerard inspires his audiences with the penetrating insight and practical wisdom acquired through years of active business development, corporate management, training and interpersonal communications.

A renowned and widely enjoyed public speaker Gerard does not talk only of ‘text book' theories. Whilst well educated in business philosophies, he maintains that it is his practical, real-life experiences that gives him that all-important edge over the ‘never-done-it-myself’ trainer. His personal view is that only true experience combined with educational material can provide the all round approach that enables one to be able to truly relate to, and help, people and businesses solve their problems and improve their outlook. It remains the case that Gerard still runs two international organisations, managing over 4,000 people.

His unique training style and insight into business building philosophies coupled with his boundless energy, makes him one of the best of only a small number of professional consultants and peak performance coaches who have actually done it themselves. Not only does he travel the world developing and consulting with businesses and individuals but also currently owns and runs two large businesses himself. One of these he started in November 1995 and within 12 months developed into an organisation of over 3,000 people working within 11 countries world-wide. He specialises in helping people to achieve peak performance in everything they do. Although he covers a broad spectrum of topics he specialises in helping and coaching individuals and businesses using techniques incorporating accelerated learning skills. Goal achievement, stress management, time management and helping corporations to increase profits massively through increased sales and personal performance are just a few of the areas in which he works. His unique training and teaching has been proven again and again to make a lasting difference. When working with corporations and individuals Gerard’s mission is very simple - he will be your guide on your quest to be all that you can be.

Gerard O'Donovan's skills have also been recognised by the Princes Youth Business Trust, set up by Prince Charles. The PYBT approached Gerard offering him a post as mentor. In this challenging role, Gerard helps young people to produce a business plan, seek funding and monitors progress, advising and steering each person in the right direction. Gerard particularly enjoys this role and takes pleasure in nurturing a new idea and watching it grow into a successful business.

As the owner and C.E.O. of Noble Manhattan, a successful company that wants to share its success with you, his motto is Fortune Favours the Prepared Mind.

Gerard also helps people through individual life coaching, which is very often done over the telephone following a personal interview. This life-coaching programme is one that is achieving success in many countries around the world.

PERSONAL BUSINESSES – Past and Present

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The largest, privately owned life assurance business. Operating throughout the UK, this company had hundreds of consultants who, because of their first class training were able to offer a service second to none. The result of this was a company that had a turnover in excess of £1 million and was the highest business producer for its associate Insurance Company.
A legal services company, which brought a whole new concept to client services. Offering an extensive home service, which at that time was revolutionary it was received with gratitude and respect.
A large sales and distribution organisation throughout Europe and the Far East, consisting of over 4,000 people.
His main business remains Noble Manhattan Personal and Corporate Development. Complimenting perfectly his other business involvement Noble Manhattan is used for the training and development of not only his own companies but many, many others. Dealing with individuals and businesses alike there is an extensive range of standard courses continually operating, whilst many more are tailor-made for the individual client.
 

PUBLICATIONS

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Co-author of ‘The Thirty Minute Life Coach’. This book offers fascinating and entertaining insights into the world of life coaching in Britain.

Author of the highly acclaimed Life Design Programme, which incorporates the following courses and audio-tape series.

Goal Achievement
Time Management
Accelerated Learning
Directing the Subconscious to Achieve Success
Positive Attitude – A Way of Life
Creating Unlimited Wealth
The Need for a Mentor
Dynamic Communication and Presentation Skills
Ten Natural Laws of Success and Achievement

 

SKILLS

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Renowned PUBLIC SPEAKER. Gerard is highly sought-after for his dynamic, motivating, informing and amusing talks. It is guaranteed that no-one leaves the room unaffected by his words, and once seen he is never forgotten.

Experienced in ACCELERATED LEARNING TECHNIQUES he promotes this as one of the fundamental skills that should be acquired by any individual truly seeking self-improvement. Organisations valuing this advice have arranged incorporation of this training into the initial stages of their training programme and have seen far higher results from the subsequent aspects of training.

Skilled in NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING this is another valuable approach to training.

Accomplished COACH, Gerard has trained over ten thousand people over the years in a range of areas. Individuals have successfully learnt to manage stress, manage their time, evaluate their own abilities and restrictions, set goals, accomplish achievements, learn effectively and obtain long term benefits. Businesses, varying from small family run affairs to large corporations have achieved higher levels of productivity, lower costings, better inter-personal relations, more effective team work, efficient management, appropriate problem-solving, improved marketing and professional, friendly public relations.

Knowledge of numerous market places around the world. Able to take into account the cross-cultural differences, knows what works well and, more importantly, how not to offend.

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Scot Milway -
Associate of The Chartered Institute of Bankers, Member of The Institute of Management, Associate of The International Stress Management Association, Certified Hypnotherapist, and a Certified Instructor of Primordial Sound Meditation - affiliated to The Chopra Centre for Well Being, Carlsbad, California, USA. Coaching Interactive Accredited Coach.

As part of Dr Deepak Chopra's Global Network and a certified instructor in Primordial Sound Meditation, Scott is able to introduce the very latest mind - body medicine techniques to help propel clients to a new platform of self-awareness and consciousness. He has practical knowledge of various Emotional cleansing techniques such as Sedona, Thought Field Therapy and he is also a trained Vortex Healer.

He is the Principal of Stressmaster UK, an organisation offering ‘The Total Stress Solution’ and passionately believes that, as stress results from resisting the reality of the present moment, a technique that enhances self referral and present moment awareness is the best antidote. Primordial Sound Meditation promotes this awareness gradually and reliably allows practitioners to access the wonderful power of NOW! This, combined with clear intentions and appropriate attention, will help them to achieve all their life goals and help realise their dharma and rediscover their ‘child within’.

If asked what his dharma is, he will tell you that it is to ‘teach meditation and play with the elephants!’ – a metaphor for helping people find their true self and to wallow in nature. To this end Scott has extensively travelled to play with the elephants and has a home in the North of Thailand – near the elephants.