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Owen Cook Head of Programmes, The Culture Builders

Current: The Culture Builders

Connections: 500+

Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

About:

Owen is the one everyone asks for. His knowledge, style and approach just seem to fit, no matter where he is. A highly experienced facilitator and programme creator, Owen works right across The Culture Builder’s client pool – bringing ideas, approaches and growth opportunities to life, for groups of every shape and size. He cut his teeth working with disaffected youths on engagement programmes, and has used this experience to drive our thinking and ethos around group learning.

Speaker - Henley Business School; Author - Bank of Me: Remote Working Edition, Contributor - Rising Awareness

Experience:

The Culture Builders

Head of Programmes

Mar 2019 – present

Consultant

Jul 2017 – present

Visiting Facilitator

Henley Business School

Mar 2019 – present

Joint Managing Partner

Space Unlimited

Sept 2014 - Jun 2017

Designing and leading change programmes that support young people to develop their leadership and facilitation skills whilst making real change happen in their lives, communities and the services that interact with them. Sharing responsibility for leading the organisation in terms of future strategy and operational management of finance, personnel and resources.

Projects and Relationship Manager

Dec 2009 - Sept 2014

Business Consultant dpa Corporate Communications

Sept 2007 - Jun 2009

Education:

University of Stirling

BSc Hons, Economics

2000 – 2004

Salesian College

1993 – 2000

Recommendations:

“Owen is an excellent colleague to work with. He has a high level of energy and is always willing to help those around in any way that he can without it affecting his own work, which he always carries out to an impeccable standard. He is very organised and friendly and I’m definitely looking forward to working with him again in the future.”

Ian Crawford, NatWest Group

“I attended three workshops that Owen and the Space Unlimited team have run for NESTA, focusing on using “young consultants” to help solve real business critical questions. Owen’s approach is very open and flexible, injecting energy and allowing creativity and innovative ideas to flourish, whilst at the same time never losing sight of the very real business objectives and maintaining a structure to delivering successful outcomes for Space Unlimited’s clients.”

Ellie Murphy, CIM Scotland