Martin Russell Hughes
Martin Russell Hughes
Martin Russell Hughes
Founder and Co-owner
Finance & Operations Director
With a career both in and out of automotive, Martin brings 40 years of front-line business experience and capabilities to his role.
Starting out as an apprentice vehicle technician, he became an award-winning master technician and graduated into senior management in automotive retail and vehicle manufacturing.
Outside of automotive, he has also worked within further education, commercial property , as an HR and L&D consultant in insurance and banking and an independent business coach and non-executive director.
Martin believes in life-long learning and that it is essential to modern business.
Lauren Brown
Martin Russell Hughes
Martin Russell Hughes
Client Accounts Director
Lauren’s background within HR and recruitment working for international companies took her to operational logistics with a large UK water company where she excelled as a PA to the board of operational heads. People and business are a huge passion for Lauren and she believes investment in people is the way to success.
Working alongside clients, understanding their businesses wants and needs is where she thrives, their goals and ambitions become her own.
Through her accessible and adaptable approach to any situation, she builds strong relationships with clients and our own training team ensuring they deliver courses for our clients all over the world efficiently and effectively.
Kelvin Smith
Martin Russell Hughes
Kelvin Smith
Founder and Co-owner
Business Development Director
Over four decades Kelvin has helped individuals and teams in some of the world’s most successful enterprises to grow. In addition to working with clients, he aims to inspire others through a variety of routes.
Creating and delivering presentations, authoring books and articles and today is developing a new series of podcasts and marketing videos for distribution aimed at the automotive sector.
Kelvin’s approach uniquely combines experience of business strategy with that of practical application. At the heart of his personal and business beliefs is a strong sense of seeing things as others view them.
