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Huw’s passion is listening and communicating with others, building rapport and helping people develop. Huw set up Sglein in 2005 with Sarah Mair as there was a need for engaging, motivational learning that has an impact on individuals and their organisations. Huw brings a sense of adventure and energy to every session and can facilitate in Welsh, English and bilingually. Transforming people’s experience of learning and development brings him great satisfaction and engaging with people on an individual and group basis is something he thrives on.

When not working, Huw enjoys running, cycling and mountaineering. He loves pushing and challenging himself and has completed several half-marathons and marathons, cycled long-distance in Ireland and has climbed and travelled extensively in the UK and further afield. These activities give Huw a sense of achievement, perspective and connection with people, cultures and places in a meaningful and memorable way.

Sarah’s passion is seeing others develop, learn and enjoy the journey. She set up Sglein, with Huw, to make a real difference to the way we learn in Wales, not only through being able to facilitate bilingually but through transforming training into enjoyable and experiential learning. Sarah loves the challenge of creating innovative training which makes a real difference to participant engagement and to the business.

Often described as sparkling and dynamic, Sarah loves life and believes in making the most of every day.  Sarah set up and leads a rock and pop ladies’ choir ‘The Phil Harmonics’ and over the last five years they have performed all over the UK and have raised thousands of pounds for various charities.  Sarah lives with her husband and two cats and has two children, who have both flown the nest.  When she does have some spare time Sarah enjoys gardening, walking and baking. 

David has joined the Sglein team having spent 37 years in financial services where he led teams of up to 300 colleagues across several sites spread throughout Wales and England. People Development has always been an integral part of his leadership approach in creating successful and high performing teams. David enjoys coaching groups or individuals to be the best they can be.

A fluent Welsh speaker, when not working he is found golfing or cycling through the Carmarthenshire countryside or learning Spanish.

Glenda is an experienced Facilitator and sees herself as an enabler - she loves working with people of all different interests and backgrounds.  Her professional career started after leaving the academic world of medieval manuscripts to become the first female (and the youngest) producer of the BBC’s longest running soap opera, ‘Pobol y Cwm’, winning the BAFTA Cymru Special Award in 1996.

Glenda is a proud Welsh speaker, a member of the Welsh Gorsedd, and loves using her bilingual skills to promote and develop Wales and its people, which has included ambassadorial work for Wales Arts International in Tokyo. 

Her main hobbies include music and sport and she has gained accolades at the National Eisteddfod stage on several occasions.  Glenda is married and has two grown up children now living and working in London.  She is currently in her final year as trustee of National Museum Wales after an 8-year tenure, and chairs the Ryan Davies Memorial Fund, supporting young emerging artists. She has previously worked on the Board of Jukebox Collective, S4C, BAFTA Cymru (as Chair) and BAFTA UK.

Glenda lives Sglein’s commitment to high standards, its ‘can-do’ attitude, its bilingualism and its ‘hwyl’.  What makes Glenda a Sgleiner?  Her desire and enjoyment in making people shine.

Mark began his corporate career in the airline industry, focusing on service delivery, and was rapidly promoted to senior leadership roles. Here, he was responsible for implementing and assessing key team-building, management and leadership strategies. 

He is a dynamic, engaging and emotionally intelligent training programme designer, facilitator and coach. A highly qualified complementary therapist, and therapies teacher, with a track record in Wellbeing and Resilience, Energy Management, Mindfulness and Personal Development. He works with individuals and organisations to maximise potential for personal and business productivity.

In 2008, Mark went to Harvard University to do a clinical training in “Mind – Body Medicine”, and now he works with clients teaching them how to use simple, effective, and scientifically-validated techniques to increase their Wellbeing and Resilience.

Following a successful career in retail and financial services, Nia has extensive experience across a broad range of HR Management disciplines. She now operates as an independent consultant in the public and private sectors mainly focussing on learning and development. As a professional trainer, her USP is that she is able to ‘walk the talk’, drawing on her experience to help others improve their ability to work effectively and to achieve their career goals. Nia holds a masters degree in HR Management and is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD. She is a trained assessor, coach, mentor and accredited workplace mediator able to operate with ease in Welsh, English or bilingually.

Nia says “I was delighted to become involved with Sglein as I found that my background and experience complemented their activities and aspirations perfectly. As a passionate advocate of Welsh in the workplace, I have been inspired by their desire to raise the bar and by the enthusiasm, professionalism and ‘sglein’ which permeates through all their activities.”

Phil is an enthusiastic and positive training and event Facilitator. He has spent 18 years in the Learning and Development industry developing a wide range of experience and has worked with audiences at many different levels.

An extremely flexible presenter who can tailor his delivery style to suit the situation, audience and crucially the outcomes required. He demonstrates cultural awareness in his facilitation running programmes in many regions across the UK as well as mixed nationality programmes across Europe.

Phil has studied to become a Master Practitioner in NLP and uses this in all his facilitation and 1-2-1 coaching to maximise impact and performance. He has a natural curiosity in everything he does which often helps people to question their own thinking and develop new opinions.

When not working, Phil can be found at home with his family, and cooking and entertaining friends.  He is sport mad and is the captain of the 3^rd XI of his local cricket club and plays football twice a week. Phil also volunteers in the business partnerships team at Oxfam GB and is a trustee of a charity helping women and children in the slums of Kampala.