Kenny
Troubleshooter & High Performance Enabler
Backstory
A broad range of interests has brought diverse life experiences, all tied together by a deep understanding of human behaviour and it’s associated psychology, especially in a high performance context. Unlike one-lane consultants and practitioners with narrow expertise, I’ve applied peak performance principles across various domains, gaining a broad perspective, and able to easily apply this knowledge for clients in any context; from team leaders to CXOs, athletes to sports teams and startups to large enterprises.
30+ year snapshot
Civil Engineer: Specialism in traffic engineering, driver behaviour and accident investigation & prevention.
Paratrooper: British Army Physical Training Instructor maintaining trained soldiers & developing recruits.
World Record Holder: Part of a team of 10 that successfully completed a 24hr Aerobathon in 2000.
Athlete: Numerous events; marathons, adventure racing, mountain biking; SXC, EWS, 7hr, 10hr & 24hr racing.
Corporate Troubleshooter: 20yrs pointing highly motivated individuals & teams in the right direction.
Performance Psychologist: MSc in Performance Psychology, Edinburgh University. *Start Sept 2026.
Summary
Deploy behavioural models to enable individuals, teams and organisations to improve strategy, culture & ops.
Experience of operating in, and influencing the cultures associated with public, private & third sectors.
Proven in Education, Engineering, Energy, FMCG, Finance, Life Science, Military, Social Care, Sport & Tech.
Everyday life
Home
Lived in Glasgow, Scotland for the last 20 years, though very much enjoy travelling whenever possible, learning from different cultures and their histories. My long term goal is to acquire a quiet plot of land and build my own off-grid home, in Italy if possible.
Work
Exclusively support highly motivated individuals and their teams: UK, Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand, Austrailia, USA and Canada. I’m particularly interested in working with Engineering, Life Science, Military, Renewable, Space & Sporting organisations.
Play
Favourite place to be is outdoors, off-grid exploring in my beat-up 2011 VW Transporter T5.1, especially with a brew in hand after a day in the mountains; Mountain biking, hiking or trail running. I also enjoy indoor sport climbing, bouldering and snowboarding.
Giving back
School of Health & Wellbeing Research Trial Steering Committee
Hutchesons Grammar School Enterprise Program Advisor
Young Enterprise Scotland Business Advisor & Trade Fair Judge
Most proud of
The Parachute Regiment
l wasn’t expected to amount to much having been told that at school. As a member of the Parachute Regiment and Army PTI, I discovered my resilience, tenacity and determination. Live up to your own expectations, not down to others. Surround yourself with people who know more than you. Learn from those you disagree with as well as those you agree with. Keep your ego in check, it’s the only thing that will get in your way.
Backpacking
At the age of 30 I sold everything I owned and set off with my old army bergen. Got some work with the NZ Department of Conservation as a Trapper, part of a program to save indigenous species of bird, such as Kokako. I also travelled around Oz & South East Asia. Have since been around Western Europe, North West Africa & Canada.
TEDxStirling
In 2016 I was asked to present a TEDxTalk, which I called "6 Steps to Greatness" to discuss what Greatness is and how to individually achieve it. Being a high scoring Introvert, INTP for those interested in Myers Briggs, I prefer 1-2-1's & small groups. A huge audience is the antithesis of these, never mind a TEDx audience. This was a significant personal challenge. Feeling the fear I did it anyway. Watch it here
“ Knowledge is experience, everything else is just information”
Albert Einstein - Theoretical Physicist & Nobel Laureate
Stay ahead of the curve
Performance
35% growth in first 12 months of supporting tech company CEO
Successful merger and acquisition of £1.2million turnover company
Finance function of 274 achieved World Class status, 0.7% turnover
People
100% staff retention during redundancy and off-shoring process
36% sickness absence reduction across 300 staff in 9 months
15% engagement flipped to 80% across 241 people in 12 months
Process
50% reduction in Shared Service Centre operating costs, £5million
Re-engineered operational strategy for life sciences company in 8hrs
Re-engineered Multi-£Million Invalid Deduction Finance process in 16 hrs
Kenny
Troubleshooter & High Performance Enabler
Backstory
A broad range of interests has brought diverse life experiences, all tied together by a deep understanding of human behaviour and it’s associated psychology, especially in a high performance context. Unlike one-lane consultants and practitioners with narrow expertise, I’ve applied peak performance principles across various domains, gaining a broad perspective, and able to easily apply this knowledge for clients in any context; from team leaders to CXOs, athletes to sports teams and startups to large enterprises.
30+ year snapshot
Civil Engineer: Specialism in traffic engineering, driver behaviour and accident investigation & prevention.
Paratrooper: British Army Physical Training Instructor maintaining trained soldiers & developing recruits.
World Record Holder: Part of a team of 10 that successfully completed a 24hr Aerobathon in 2000.
Athlete: Numerous events; marathons, adventure racing, mountain biking; SXC, EWS, 7hr, 10hr & 24hr racing.
Corporate Troubleshooter: 20yrs pointing highly motivated individuals & teams in the right direction.
Performance Psychologist: MSc in Performance Psychology, Edinburgh University. *Start Sept 2026.
Summary
Deploy behavioural models to enable individuals, teams and organisations to improve strategy, culture & ops.
Experience of operating in, and influencing the cultures associated with public, private & third sectors.
Proven in Education, Engineering, Energy, FMCG, Finance, Life Science, Military, Social Care, Sport & Tech.
Everyday life
Home
Lived in Glasgow, Scotland for the last 20 years, though very much enjoy travelling whenever possible, learning from different cultures and their histories. My long term goal is to acquire a quiet plot of land and build my own off-grid home, in Italy if possible.
Work
Exclusively support highly motivated individuals and their teams: UK, Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand, Austrailia, USA and Canada. I’m particularly interested in working with Engineering, Life Science, Military, Renewable, Space & Sporting organisations.
Play
Favourite place to be is outdoors, off grid exploring in my beat up 2011 VW Transporter T5.1, especially with a brew in hand after a day in the mountains; Mountain biking, hiking or trail running. I also enjoy indoor sport climbing, bouldering and snowboarding.
Giving back
School of Health & Wellbeing Research Trial Steering Committee
Hutchesons Grammar School Enterprise Program Advisor
Young Enterprise Scotland Business Advisor & Trade Fair Judge
Most proud of
Parachute Regiment
l wasn’t expected to amount to much having been told that at school. As a member of the Parachute Regiment and Army PTI, I discovered my resilience, tenacity and determination. Live up to your own expectations, not down to others. Surround yourself with people who know more than you. Learn from those you disagree with as well as those you agree with. Keep your ego in check, it’s the only thing that will get in your way.
Backpacking
At the age of 30 I sold everything I owned and set off with my old army bergen. Got some work with the NZ Department of Conservation as a Trapper, part of a program to save indigenous species of bird, such as Kokako. I also travelled around Oz & South East Asia. Have since been around Western Europe, North West Africa & Canada.
TEDxStirling
In 2016 I was asked to present a TEDxTalk, which I called "6 Steps to Greatness" to discuss what Greatness is and how to individually achieve it. Being a high scoring Introvert, INTP for those interested in Myers Briggs, I prefer 1-2-1's & small groups. A huge audience is the antithesis of these, never mind a TEDx audience. This was a significant personal challenge. Feeling the fear I did it anyway. Watch it here
“ Knowledge is experience, everything else is just information”
Albert Einstein - Theoretical Physicist & Nobel Laureate
Stay ahead of the curve
Notable outcomes
-
35% growth in first 12 months of supporting tech company CEO
Successful merger and acquisition of £1.2million turnover company
Finance function of 274 achieved World Class status, 0.7% turnover
-
100% staff retention during redundancy and off-shoring process
36% sickness absence reduction across 300 staff in 9 months
15% engagement flipped to 80% across 241 people in 12 months
-
50% reduction in Shared Service Centre operating costs, £5million
Re-engineered operational strategy for life sciences company in 8hrs
Re-engineered Multi-£Million Invalid Deduction Finance process in 16 hrs