Eureka Team
All the Eureka Team are people who have backgrounds in business and enterprise. As such we are well placed to bring that expertise and experience into the classroom. We believe this is important and it's where teachers value the additional input to their own core skills and abilities. The Eureka team are also people with a real affinity for, and understanding of the education environment. All of us are parents, and most have been working with the education sector for many years. All our team are CRB checked.
We have a wide team based all around the county; what we seek to give you here is a feel for some of the key players:
Patricia Seabright - Director
Patricia spent the early years of her working life in a successful career in sales and management within the consumer goods industry, working for household names such as Procter & Gamble, Gillette and Coca-Cola. She rose from a management trainee to senior management. Her experience included roles such as operational management, team and organisational management.
She went on to develop her passion for people and her consulting business now works with individuals and organisations to help them become more effective, particularly around their interactions with others (communication, influence, selling and presentation).
She has been a consultant to global companies such as Norwich Union, Playtex, Revlon and Nvidia, designing and delivering major development programmes.
As a mother of two, she feels strongly that our children will need to be both academically well-qualified but also creative and entrepreneurial to thrive in the 21st century. She believes that Eureka has a role to play in helping both schools and children achieve that.
She has delivered Eureka programmes in both Primary and Secondary schools, so has a good understanding of the educational environment.
Donna Cranny - Business Manager
Donna's strong account management skills will ensure that Eureka's products and services are tailored to your individual needs. Donna's input will help and support your management team to maximise their effectiveness, ensuring your school's enterprise strategy is in line with current Government thinking on Enterprise.
Donna's career has involved working with many customers in the commercial finance and management industry. This entailed working with many household names and various disciplines, including Purchasing, Human Resources, Training, Commercial Sales and Procurement.
Recently Donna has worked with Eureka in designing and implementing development programmes for Primary and Secondary schools. As a mother herself, Donna believes that Eureka's work is important and valuable in helping ensure school age children are optimally equipped to cope with the demands and opportunities of the commercial world.
Donna will work with you to ensure your specific needs and goals are met by Eureka, as well as ensuring the highest levels of service are always maintained.
Steve Morris - Facilitator
Steve is a father of two and is a facilitation expert specialising in using active methods to engage and enthuse young people in a wide variety of environments. Steve has worked in the corporate sector with clients such as the National Grid, the Youth Theatre and with many public sector clients.
Jana Veryard - Facilitator
Jana has over 18 years experience in training within both Corporate and Public Sectors. Her background in Sales and Service, within such companies as the renowned Trusthouse Forte Group and Courtaulds Textiles, enables her to deliver workshops with knowledge, intelligence and a full understanding of the business environment.
Jana has been involved in the Education Sector for the past 8 years actively encouraging Enterprise and Business Skills from Primary up to sixth form.
Jana believes a good trainer 'entertains' their delegates, enabling a relaxed environment through a fun and facilitative approach. She is an interactive trainer with a passion for guiding others to reach their full potential. A qualified assessor and adult trainer as well as a First Aid Instructor she offers a broad and diverse range of experience.
Kelly Leach - Facilitator
Kelly is an experienced trainer, presenter and actor. With over six years experience facilitating workshops in presentation, communication, team-building, study skills, motivation, business and entrepreneurship in schools up and down the country. Currently, Kelly is training to become a fully qualified Dramatherapist at Roehampton University and hopes to use her MA to help, guide and nurture the creativity, confidence and self-esteem of children and young people on the peripheral of our society.
Kelly is an actor facilitator with the National Youth Theatre's Open Access courses, bridging the gap between the long term unemployed and young people with a passion for theatre. She wholeheartedly believes in the power and potential of our next generation and seeks to consistently engage young hearts and minds in an entertaining, interactive and creatively informative way!
Sarah Bishop - Facilitator
Sarah's background is as an actress, and she now works as a trainer of actors. She is a highly experienced and highly qualified voice coach holding a masters degree from the Central School of Speech and Drama.
She also works with corporate clients, voice coaching senior managers, and as the mother of teenages has a great empathy with and understanding of young people.
Hilary Dawson - Facilitator
Hilary is a theatre practitioner, group worker and facilitator. She has 20 years experience working within the Criminal Justice System and associated areas.
Her approach is dynamic and uses interactive theatre and active methods. She has a person centred, responsive style of facilitation which is appropriate across a broad spectrum of groups and settings.
She is particularly strong working with young people in challenging situations. Her knowledge and experience come from a mix of theoretical knowledge, including cognitive behavioural, social learning, attachment theories and motivational interviewing.
Andy Homeyard - Facilitator
Andy is highly experienced in sales roles, building, growing and managing sales teams and sales channels. He has been successful in growing other peoples businesses by increasing the number of profitable customers. He has worked for a variety of fast growing small and medium businesses, predominantly in recruitment, IT and telecommunications sectors.
He founded Castle 10 Ltd in 2008 to provide freelance sales director services to small and medium sized businesses on a more tactical and campaign led basis. His full range of sales and marketing services help customers with valuable input and new sales strategies.
At Eureka Team, Andy is dedicated to sharing his commercial experience with inquisitive and ambitious minds, and inspiring Eureka students to run a successful business with an enjoyable and rewarding future.
Kathryn Harvey - Facilitator
Kathryn is a professional and personal certified coach who works with those who are keen to realise their own potential in a way that fits their own values.
Kathryn has worked in senior roles in marketing and executive management for many years, most recently at the Wine Society. She brings her in-depth experience and enjoyment of team and people management to her coaching sessions and has a practical, pragmatic outlook which leads to real and sustainable changes.
