Executive Team

Shaun Lanceley | Executive Director

Shaun works closely with our clients to understand their requirements, and develop and implement high quality Raise the Bar leadership and management development and learning solutions, including Levy funded apprenticeships.

Shaun has enjoyed a career working at senior level leader in multiple blue chip organisations and across sectors including financial services, engineering, manufacturing, energy, defence, automotive, emergency services and outsourcing. Specialising in learning and talent consultancy and needs analysis, he was previously a Director at a £1Bn turnover Global training provider overseeing the design, set-up and management of outsourced learning and apprenticeship contracts.

Becs Bridge | Managing Director

Becs ensures that the business always delivers exactly what our clients expect, leads the day to day operations of a nationally distributed team and monitors that the business is delivering the strategic objectives through an ever-changing landscape.

Becs has more than 15 years’ experience in the learning and development sector including running several national delivery programmes for the country’s largest training provider and developing & managing large, complex supply chain operations.

Steve Smith | Founding Director

Steve has a passion for elite performance. He is an entrepreneur and he is also an Olympic Medallist, British Record holder and a former Team Captain of the Great Britain Athletics Team. A well known Leadership Speaker in his own right his focus is strategy and marketing ensuring our approach always Raises the Bar.

Jonathan Stanger | Founding Director

Jonathan has a passion for personal and professional development.  A former Sports Agent and Professional Footballer, he takes a strategic role in the continual development of both the Learning and Speaker Business. A background in business development ensures he keeps close to the client relationship side of the business, working closely with the commercial teams to drive the business forward.  

Steve Charnock | Non Exec Director

Steve is a qualified chartered accountant who brings a wealth of experience in investing and growing organisations. A successful investor and entrepreneur he was recognised for his analytical skills by Reuters and he co-founded Cenkos Fund Managers and Seneca Partners, he is also Chairman of Service Solutions Group. 

Ian Smith | Non Exec Director

Ian has wide experience spanning over 36 years in all aspects of further education and across provider types.He is a former Ofsted Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector(SHMI)and has 20 years’recent experience in inspection, having worked as a senior manager for the Adult Learning Inspectorate.Ian has managed a national quality improvement service and has experience of managing education programmes for young people, apprenticeships, community learning and adult skills provisions. Currently Ian is working as a consultant and advisor in the Further Education sector, supporting colleges and independent providers. He is non-executive director of a number of ILP’s.