The McCrudden Gurus are a carefully crafted team of experts, handpicked by Nicky McCrudden to form a strong and complementary team of trainers with a collective training experience of over 300 years. We train all our trainers in our ‘house style’ and require minimum standards of CPD every year, ensuring you get the best learning solutions on the market.
Our gurus are experts in their own field and all have current industry experience. They have all walked in your shoes, or shoes of a very similar style. They haven’t just read a book – they live and breathe a topic and can share real stories and experiences. They take their profession seriously, but not themselves and their palpable passion for their subject leaves learners feeling inspired, stimulated to learn and to ask for more.
Wendy Parry
Trainer - Leadership & Personal Development
During her NHS career, as an associate director of L&D in the NHS, she won national awards for her work, she’s also been known to burst into song on training courses.
Emanuela Giangregorio
Project Management & ED&I Genius
Emanuela has delivered project management training from novice to expert level since 2003. You’ll be amazed how much fun she can make learning about project methodologies.
Andrea Richards
The world’s most positive trainer
Andrea has a strong reputation in retail customer service and management as well as training. In her retail role Andrea had a strong desire to continuously grow, moving from market stall to being area manager for several different national retail brands and even she was part of the launch of the Burton Group flagship store […]
Kimberley Smith
Operations Manager
Kimberley is an organisational superhero and just loves spreadsheets. She’s also one of the most creative people in our team.
Andrew Cain
Insightful Leadership Trainer
Teaching runs through Andy’s veins. His mum was a schoolteacher, so Andy was fascinated with how to facilitate learning from a young age.
Debbie Moore
Coach Extraordinaire
Debbie has been training and coaching for many years, and she loved it from the word go. She loves being able to offer support to people to help them realise their potential.
Sara Knight
Coach & Positivity Queen
Sara calls herself a Career Happiness Coach, helping mid management and senior leaders find their confidence and passion in managing others for success.
Paul Dougal
Accomplished Leadership Trainer
Paul is far too modest. He has been teaching for decades. He began his career in the early ‘90s working for John Lewis where he joined the training department.
Graeme Borrill
Management Virtuoso
Graeme began his career in HR back in the late ‘80s but tended to lean to the positive side of the role, delivering training and coaching staff, supporting leaders in their roles.
Maggie Zwirek
Queen of Medical Terminology
Maggie co-wrote and now teaches a medical terminology course for McCrudden Training. And she is well-placed to do so.
Mark Eagle
Trainer - Learning & Development
Mark started his L&D career with Virgin Atlantic and went on to work with clients around the world, predominantly delivering ‘soft skills’ to ‘hard skills’ people.
