James Hudson

• Marketing and Advertising
• Former Director of Communications
• Coach and Consultant

James is a specialist in coaching professional staff, especially in law, accountancy and the media.

After spending 20 years in the Advertising industry, James joined Ernest and Young where he developed their ground breaking Arts Sponsorship as part of his role as Director of External Communications. Subsequently he moved to Nabarro Nathanson as Director of Marketing, working closely with partners to focus their marketing activities.

He left to become a Consultant in 2000, specialising in Business and Personal Development as well as Marketing. James has spoke on Marketing and Business issues in the USA, South Africa as well as in Europe. He also increasingly runs workshops on Influencing Skills.

He trained as a coach with Management Futures and holds the Institute of Learning and Management’s postgraduate level Diploma in Coaching.

He is currently coaching a Magazine Editor, a Senior Partner of a Law Firm, a Consultant in on of the big five Accountancy firms, a Fashion Designer, the Managing Directors of several companies in the IT and Research sectors and a Marketing Director.

His current clients also include a number of NHS directors in Lancashire affected by the reorganisation of strategic health authorities, primary care trusts and ambulance trusts.  He has also coached senior staff at the British Council.