Neil specialises in media and communications training. He brings a unique combination of experience, including corporate PR, journalism and law.
Most recently, Neil was group communications director at YMU, a talent management agency. Previously, he worked for 20 years as a journalist, including a stint as The Daily Telegraph’s media editor. Neil began his career as a corporate litigation solicitor, for firms including Linklaters and Debevoise & Plimpton.
As well as media-training C-suite executives, Neil trains journalists in how to moderate events, and works with PR teams on writing and social-media skills. He also has significant experience in media-training people with physical and learning disabilities.
Neil spent most of 2022 in Poland, working with a local start-up charity that operated shelters for Ukrainian refugees. He managed the charity’s communications and NGO partnerships, helping to raise over $1.5million in 9 months.