Judith Perle

Judith brings to her training work a wealth of experience in business communication gained over a career in publishing, branding, marketing and new business development. She was Brand Development Director for illustrated publisher Dorling Kindersley, and Brand Liaison Director for the Superbrands organisation. Judith holds a Masters in Business Management from London Business School.

She also has over 15 years experience publishing books, magazines and partworks and has created, edited and managed consumer publications on subjects ranging from gardening to interior design. She has been involved in publishing start-ups and negotiated intellectual property licensing rights with many global publishers, including household names such as Reader's Digest, Time Life Books and HarperCollins.

Tony Newton

Tony combines a life sciences background with a Masters in Business Management from London Business School and has held senior corporate communications positions within FTSE 250 and Nasdaq 100 companies, with responsibilities covering the entire corporate communications and investor relations spectrum.

Tony's science, medicine and technology writing has appeared in The Times, The Independent and numerous lay and specialist publications. He has also broadcast for the BBC and written extensively for the web. Tony's management training role meshes with his work as co-founder and director of online marketplace CQout Ltd, and with corporate communications and copy writing activities for a number of medical device and pharma companies.

Tony is currently engaged in doctoral research into networking at Durham Business School.

Cliff Dixon

Cliff Dixon is an enthusiastic and pragmatic career management professional, specialising in performance coaching and career management with main board and senior executive personnel, as well as younger people, helping them achieve focus and direction.

Starting out in shipping and fruit importing, Cliff moved to Marks & Spencer where he took on senior management appointments in commercial and operational roles within food buying, management development and European franchising. Later seconded to a charity as Executive Director, Cliff worked with young people in the community in the UK and Europe.

Cliff Dixon Associates was established in 1999 as a vehicle for Cliff's coaching, mentoring and career management activities. Cliff has a Diploma in Performance Coaching (Business) from Newcastle College and is a member of the Association of Career Professionals International.