David is a personal development consultant and executive coach specialising in work/life transition experiences and working internationally under the brands DMCWorld and living4real. His approach combines NLP models of learning, communication and change with small group coaching workshops to connect passion with capability.
David has run business NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner courses with Quadrant 1 International for 12 years, plus in-company NLP workshops and change programmes for a variety of corporate clients. He has worked internationally (Middle East, Europe, Far East and China) with a wide variety of organisations in the private and public sectors and is well-known for his ability to engage people from different cultures. He is the author/co-author of six books published in 16 languages including ‘How to Manage with NLP’, ‘Brilliant NLP’ and ‘NLP Business Masterclass’ published by Pearson Education.
He has a background as an engineer with IT Services in senior management roles and interim CEO, responsible for £mm service accounts in the UK and Europe for Computacenter plc.
David is an accredited Master Executive Coach with the Association for Coaching, a Certified NLP trainer and Vistage Speaker.
Outside the business arena David is a Chen style Tai Chi Instructor having gained his certificate in Chen Village, China, the birthplace of Tai Chi. He is a paraglider pilot having flown in many of the world’s top flying locations including the Himalayas (Nepal), Western Ghats (India), Alps (France, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland), Black Mountains (Wales) and High Atlas ranges (Morocco).
He has a zest for life and maintains a high level of fitness and mind-body balance through running, meditation, tai chi and yoga practice.