A well known North East fundraiser and former pharmaceutical executive has launched a new business with his wife in a bid to tackle ‘culture-washing’.
Ivan and Nadine Hollingsworth have created Centric Consultants, based in Newcastle, as part of a mission to help business leaders to build strong, sustainable, high-performing teams based on trust and psychological safety – not just pool tables and pizza Fridays. The company, which has already worked with companies across the UK including ITV, Norgine Pharmaceuticals and Mediaworks, takes a full-team approach to training, focusing on the importance of connection and the power of trust when it comes to increasing performance, reducing burnout and staff retention.
Mr Hollingsworth spent over 16 years in the pharmaceutical industry, working and interacting with different team dynamics, in the private and public sector. He says his experience with pharma firms, alongside his training as an elite-level athlete and chair of CHUF (The Children’s Heart Unit Fund), has helped him to identify what makes a truly high-performing team.
