Detailed Biography - Simon

Simon is by trade a chartered accountant, holding an ACA from the ICAEW. Having trained with one of the Big 4 accountancy practises he moved into Investment banking working in Credit Derivatives first at a large US house and more recently being headhunted into a more structured role at a major UK house.

He has spent over 10 years working in self-development areas, and is able to draw on the relaxation/meditation skills of Tai Chi and Eastern philosophy and combine that with the scientific rigour of Western psychology.

He is adept at NLP and is especially strong and producing breakthrough results quickly, allowing people to go beyond their pressumed limitations.

Simon is also a shining example of what can be achieved through this kind of work, and listed below are a sample of his achievements and awards.

Commendations and awards:

Coaching/Development:
LEC Training 2001-2003
Certified NLP Practitioner 2003
Tai Chi instruction since 1995
Various sports training and team motivation

Academic:
Maths Degree Bsc 2:1
Gordonstoun Challenge Winner
Major Scholar - Tonbridge School
Times Warner History Prize

Physical:
Registered Instructor Grade A - BCCMA and TCUGB Tai Chi Chuan
3 Gold Medals - 1996 British Tai Chi Open
Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award
BUSA Fencing Finalist - Durham University
British School Boys Judo

Media/Entertainment:
IPC Magazines / Get Real Marketing - Student Marketing Rep for North-East
Substance Drum&Bass night - NME Gig of the Week

Business:
ACA from the ICAEW
Founder of:

Psi Thinking
Substance and Magnetic event promotions
Simple Idea - business advisory for SME in relation to E-Commerce
Dinnerndrinks.co.uk - Charity event organisation
Strawberriesncream.com - Business networking for young professionals in London