Thrive

As CLO at THRIVE my primary focus is leading the vision of what good learning looks like and what we represent as a company. I’m focused on building relationships and trust, and if I manage to challenge convention along the way then even better.

Chief Learning Officer

I’m the host of the Diary of a CLO podcast. We look both within and beyond the bubble of L&D to bring you some of the biggest names to delve into leadership, authenticity, personal stories and growth.

Diary of a CLO podcast host

As HOL I led a team of content creators in the development of THRIVE’s (then) new Content Club product.

Head of Learning

Learning Pool

Leaning into my experience of bespoke learning development I took on the role of Learning Design Manager where my main focus was leading a team of senior learning designers, creating bespoke eLearning solutions, writing RFPs, and pitching to prospective customers.

Learning Design Manager

Capita

Creating bespoke eLearning solutions with enterprise clients, SMEs & charities - from PwC & McKinsey to Booking.com and Samaritans. I was also part of the pre-sales team, providing learning design support for our proposals, and I was mentor to the junior LDs and Scriptwriters.

Senior Learning Designer & Mentor

Thomson Reuters

Working in the Financial Services sector I developed compliance solutions for global customers. I was also responsible for writing RFPs, providing pricing and resource estimates and leading junior team members.

Senior Learning Designer

I recently won Leader of the Year 2024 at The British Training Awards and I’m told that’s the sort of thing you put on your LinkedIn profile, so here we are. For “positive impact on the wider L&D community” no less. If winning awards for doing what you love is a thing, I’m all in.

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I also once interviewed England cricketer Stuart Broad and managed to say “the greatest test wicket taking partnership ever” seamlessly, live, in front of 250 people. And it’s arguably one of my greatest life achievements, ever. Just don’t tell my kids. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLoyWntInE

I’m also a fan of good conversation, which is useful when you’re invited onto BBC Radio 4’s The Bottom Line to chat about the state of work. 

Don’t mind a rant about water coolers? Give it a listen…🎧 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001n1zq?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

How do you sum up 4.5 years of work?

Do you list your achievements?
The things you’re most proud of?
How you’ve changed as a person?
The people you’ve worked with?

My work at Thrive has taken me from Head of Learning in a 60-ish person business to CLO of 220. From the world of learning design, content management and implementations to thought leadership and internal talent development. From behind the scenes to front of stage and back again.

I have had the privilege of working with every single team at Thrive. Listening, watching, advising, supporting and creating. And along the way I’ve seen the passion, knowledge and dedication of teams who all strive for the same thing: Helping our customers solve their challenges more effectively.

So all that I can say is thank you for all the opportunities that being part of Thrive has provided me, helping shape the leader I am today. But mostly thank you to the people and customers I work with day in day out, and to those I’ve had the honour of crossing paths with along the way. You’ve all made the past 4.5 years incredible in so many ways.

Signing off with the first photo of me as a Thrive employee at our first ever customer event in 2021. To the last at Thrive Live in 2025.

Here’s to a great last day at Thrive and to the adventure beyond…

Helen Marshall

⭐️ Learning Leader ⭐️ Founder of WomenIn ⭐️

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