About Us

Welcome to Developing Growth, we’re glad you’re here!

Let us introduce ourselves, we’re Gemma and Jo, and we are the co-founders of Developing Growth.

Our paths first crossed back in 2015, when we began our journey into the world of learning and development. We soon realised that this was our passion, and we have been geeking out on L&D ever since. You could call us, the Thelma & Louise of the L&D world!

With nearly 20 years of combined experience in learning and development and professional coaching, we pride ourselves on designing and delivering programs that drive performance, growth, and business success. Helping individuals and organisations thrive through tailored development strategies, and effective coaching it's what gets us out of bed in the morning (and coffee 😊).

Some notable achievements include:

• Sales Coaching Initiative: Spearheaded a program that resulted in a remarkable 15%-53% team GM growth within just 7 weeks.

• Road Map for Selling for Success: Developed a comprehensive upskill program for new consultants, reducing their time to competency from 12 weeks to 7.

• Raising Your Emotional Intelligence: Launched a program that enhanced team engagement and fostered a more emotionally intelligent workforce.

• 1:1 Coaching for Managers and Leaders: Coached over 30 managers and leaders, supporting promotions, enhancing internal mobility, and career development.

• DE&I Management & Leadership Programme: Designed and delivered a transformative program for over 180 managers, earning a business award nomination and winning.

• Leadership Framework: Developed a One-to-One Management framework to enhance leadership practices, promote effective communication, and improve team engagement.

When we are not wearing our L&D hats, you will likely find us doing the following........

When I am not in the world of L&D, a few things regularly appear in my life! 

I love a theater trip, I am a big musicals fan and if you mix that with an afternoon tea I am extremely happy! When I try to be good and eat less cake reformer pilates and a gym session are on the cards, and being an ex-fitness instructor means the love of exercise will never go away completely. 

In any other spare time, you will always find me around my family and friends who all bring a huge amount of happiness to my life (as you can see from the photo taken at a family party!)

 Aka the taxi driver to my 9-year-old daughter. Most evenings and weekends involve me sitting by the side of a football pitch (usually in the rain 'sigh'), sweltering at the side of a swimming pool (double 'sigh'), or sitting in the car waiting for gymnastics to finish! 

Aside from being a taxi driver, I love hanging out with the family, brunch dates with friends, cooking (I am a huge foodie, and nutrition is my second biggest passion), and smashing out a HIIT workout or two!