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Tara Tamiko Ltd

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AI Workshop Leader & Speaker

She Scales Collective

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Women X AI (WXAI)

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Aperture

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Bauer Media Group

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Curelator Inc.

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Now Computing

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Appszoom

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𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲
Imagine walking into a room of world-class musicians, each holding their instruments before their first performance of the season. 

The talent is obvious, and the instruments are premium...

...but without a conductor, even these experts would create chaos rather than harmony.

Between first rehearsal and flawless performance lies an essential path of expertise, understanding, and clear guidance. 

This is where many businesses find themselves with AI today:
𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸
Your teams are skilled, motivated, and ready for AI transformation.

Moving from 'here's an AI tool' to 'we're confidently using AI' requires a path that's often less travelled or, devastatingly, abandoned.

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽
It’s about creating practical, engaging learning experiences that connect directly to your business goals.

When every minute counts, you need AI solutions that deliver real results. No complexities, just straightforward, actionable guidance.

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀
Learning AI shouldn’t feel overwhelming. Here's how I help teams succeed:

🪗 Interactive workshops that bring AI and digital transformation to life through hands-on practice.

🪗 Learning experiences designed for real-world impact, where teams leave ready to apply their new skills.

🪗 Creative teaching approaches that use storytelling and relatable examples to simplify complex concepts.

🪗 Co-created learning programmes that align perfectly with your organisation's unique needs.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
From enterprise teams to solo ventures, I'm here to make AI learning as energising as a full brass section in full swing.

Let's have a conversation about your goals.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚; 𝙢𝙮 𝘿𝙈𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣.

Tara Thompson

brainsparker® | igniting creativity. globally.

Our world is rapidly changing. New problems need new solutions and fresh perspectives. Unsurprisingly, the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report considers "creative thinking" the No.2 skill we need for 2023. 

At Brainsparker, we recognise this impending need and are actively answering the call. Through our brainstorming card decks, academy courses, and creativity app, we're pioneering innovative ways for individuals and organisations to tap into their creativity, discover ground-breaking ideas, and become innovation catalysts that inspire the people around them.

We believe it's not the size of our business that counts but the ripple effect we create. Since launching in 2013, our creativity app has over 550,000 users worldwide and a 4.7-star rating from 2.9K+ reviews. We rank in the Top 10 for "creative thinking" in the UK and US Apple App Stores and have featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and many more. In fact, when the Apple Watch first launched in April 2015 there were only 2000 apps on it - brainsparker was one of them! We're proud to contribute to the UN SDGs for "Quality Education” and have just joined BIG1 to donate to children's education projects every month. Brainsparker Ltd also recently won Silver for the "Globees Women in Business Awards 2023" (Micro-Business).

Our dream is to ignite the creativity of over 1 million creatives, leaders, educators, coaches, and facilitators so that they can bring their ideas to life at work, in life, and with their creative projects. We're over halfway there!

Why not come and join the innovation revolution?! 
http://www.brainsparker.com

founder | brainsparker - igniting creativity at work and in life

We offer coaching and training programs for forward-thinking companies that want to upskill managers and team leaders to be "innovation catalysts" so they can shape the next horizon and pioneer the new. We blend advanced coaching skills, neuroscience principles, and the latest in innovation thinking to create individual and group programs that accelerate growth and transformation.

We've had the privilege of coaching and training leaders in RAL Space, UKSA Accelerators, UNOOSA Space4Women, L'Oreal, Salon Centric, STERIS, Sanofi, Airbus, Astrium, Eurocopter, Al Jazeera, and University of Exeter.

**leadership programs**
Individual and group programs to develop the mindset, skills, and behaviors needed to excel as innovation catalysts and leaders of high performing teams.

**team development**
Group programs using the Lumina Spark personality profile to improve team innovation, collaboration, and communication.

**guest speaking**
Interactive leadership sessions for space networks and organizations through webinars, podcast interviews, and keynote seminars.

We specialize in upskilling leaders working in the space and aerospace sectors worldwide who are shaping the next frontier both on planet - and off.
- Represented WIA-UK at No.10 Downing St Roundtable discussion
- Mentor for UKSA Acclerator Programs
- Mentor UNOOSA's Space4Women program
- Leadership Instructor for Space Foundation University
- Co-author of WIA-E White Paper on "Increasing the Number of Women in C-Suite Roles."
- Selected for 2021 Cohort of UK Space Agency LEO Accelerator Programme.
- Interview with Shelli Brunswick, COO Space Foundation, on six essential leadership skills

coaching director - brainsparker leadership academy | space leadership programs

Lumina Learning

Gabriella is a Certified Practitioner of Lumina Spark, a cutting edge psychometric assessment tool for people, and teams, who want to significantly enhance their performance, impact and future potential. She is certified to conduct Lumina Spark individual coaching programs and group workshops in the UK and around the world.

Certified Lumina Spark Practitioner

Forbes Councils

Guest blogger and a regular contributor of expert comment to Forbes.com as an official member of the Forbes Coaches Council.

Official Member of Forbes Coaches Council

Goddard International Ltd

We have over 20 years working in Executive Coaching and Leadership Development with international and cross-cultural groups of leaders, senior managers and high potentials from a broad range of functions (product development, R&D, IT, HR, finance, operations, engineering, logistics, marketing and sales.) 
 
We're highly experienced at delivering leadership programs that blend live and virtual interventions including face-to-face workshops, 360 feedback, personality diagnostics, learning journeys, mentoring, webinars, eLearning, and individual/team coaching.   
 
We bring a strong knowledge of leadership and management topics such as strategic thinking, blue ocean strategy, creative thinking, innovation, design thinking, leading high performing teams, coaching, communication & presentation skills, conflict management, emotional intelligence, time management, delegation, networking, collaboration, influencing and personal leadership.

We've coached and trained leader working in Tesco, Heinz, Barclays, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, L’Oreal, Shiseido, Renault, Mouchel, Logica, Orange, Hitachi, Panasonic, Foster Wheeler, Gate Gourmet, Rolls Royce, Lease Plan, CSFB, Macquarie Bank, RTE Ireland, Royal Sun Alliance, and United Utilities.

Our coaching and leadership qualifications include:
- Graduate of The Coaches Training Institute (CTI)
- Graduate of The Bigger Game Leadership
- Certified Practitioners in Belbin Team Roles
- Certified Practioner in Insights Discovery
- Certified Practitioner in Coaching Across Cultures
- Published author of “Gulp! : The 7 Day Crash Course to Master Fear and Break Through Any Challenge” (Penguin UK/Random House USA,  2006 & 2007)

CEO & Coaching Director - Global Executive Coaching & Leadership Development

Atlantic Telecom

Responsible for pan-European product innovation, marketing and branding strategies for UK, France, Germany, and Holland. One of the first companies to launch DSL in Europe.

European Commercial Director

Avantel

Responsible for launching new residential & small business long distance services into Mexico, including product development, innovation, marketing and retention.

Senior Product Manager - Long Distance Services

AC Nielsen Mexico

Responsible for rolling out pioneering research services based on supermarket scanning data in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina.

Product Marketing LATAM

A.C. Nielsen NZ

Responsible for providing consulting and analysis services to top FMCG companies including Heinz, L’Oreal, Coca-Cola  and Nestle.

Account Manager

founder-brainsparker app | ignite creativity in your team | spark innovative ideas | 📲 tap into our brainstorming app, coaching cards, and online courses

Hi there, I'm Gabriella, Founder of brainsparker®, an award-winning CreativeTech business on a mission to ignite the creativity of over 1 million people to bring their ideas to life. We do this through our training/coaching programs, card decks, coaching kits, ai coach, and free app - downloaded by over ½ million people worldwide and ranking in the Top 10 creativity apps in the US and UK. In 2023, we won Greater London's Businesswomen of the Year and the Globee® Silver Award for Women in Business (microbusinesses) in recognition of our efforts to pioneer creativity across the globe.

As an innovation catalyst, I champion people making our world better—both on this planet and off. For 20+ years, I've coached and trained leaders to innovate, build high-performing teams, and lead the next frontier. I'm an alumni of the International Space University, an Instructor for Space Foundation University, and a Mentor for UK Space Agency Accelerators and 2023 UNOOSA's Space4Women.

I also write about innovation leadership for Forbes as a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, and I'm the published author of "Gulp!: The 7-Day Crash Course to Master Fear and Break Through Any Challenge."

But my life wasn’t meant to turn out this way…or was it?

•	Born and bred in New Zealand, I completed an honors degree in Food Technology, swayed by the vision of working in the Nestle chocolate factory. That never happened, but it has influenced my pragmatic and outcome-focused coaching style, blended with a twist of vision and intuition.

•	We New Zealanders are also known for our “Kiwi ingenuity,” a can-do attitude, and ability to solve problems using unconventional approaches. With this in my DNA, it’s no surprise that I've specialized in innovation with professional studies from Stanford, IDEO, and Harvard.

•	My corporate career took me to LATAM, USA, Europe, Japan, and the UK, working in the world of telecoms. With senior roles in marketing, product development, and branding, I always had one eye on the next horizon. That’s why I love working with people shaping the next frontier.

•	Then, in 2002, a twist of fate changed everything. The dot.com bubble burst, and I retrained as an Executive Coach. 20 years later, I’ve coached some amazing leaders worldwide in aerospace, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, FMCG, banking, & technology. 

I’ve learned that your potential is only limited by the extent of your imagination. Sometimes, all you need is a catalyst.

👉 Visit us at www.brainsparker.com
👉 Email me at gabriella@brainsparker.com
👉 Based in London - Available Globally

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