Your ID Partners
‘I’ve never had training like it. I left feeling possible. Thank you’
-Barratt Redrow-
We partner with you and your people to create a truly unique and holistic human relationship.
We also partner with some extraordinary associates to make sure your ID partnership experience is always truly unique.
Find out more about your Directors and Partners below.
Katie Casey (Director)
Katie has been coaching and training in businesses for over twenty years working with top executives from the world of Television, Media and politics. As a consultant for some of our most dynamic clients, she has helped design and deliver large-scale portfolio programmes, high potential talent initiatives as well as communication, presence, impact and authenticity development workshops.
“KATIE REALLY WAS AN INSPIRATION. SHE EMBRACED EVERYONE WITH HER WARMTH AND ENTHUSIASM AND MADE IT PERSONAL AND POSSIBLE. THIS SESSION REALLY WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF ALL THE ONES WE’VE HAD. SHE REALLY HAS HELPED ME IMMENSELY” – Regional Trainer, Barclays
Before she started coaching, Katie spent fifteen years working as an artist of Physical Theatre and Choreography creating work for amongst others, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester and The Welsh National Opera. After completing teacher training in Sivananda Yoga in India, she began working with individuals in non-theatrical corporate settings, helping them connect nonverbal and verbal communication skills to feel more confident, empowered and engaged.
“ I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW EXCEPTIONAL KATIE CASEY’S TWO DAYS WERE. GREAT MATERIALS AND INSIGHTS, BUT MUCH OF IT IS JUST DOWN TO KATIE’S DELIVERY & PERSONALITY – SHE HAD A REAL KNACK OF CREATING A VERY TRUSTING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT, WAS TOTALLY PRESENT AND GENUINELY INTERESTED IN ALL OF US THROUGHOUT. KATIE HAD US ALL ENGROSSED FOR THE ENTIRE TWO DAYS.”-Viacom International TV Executive
With a unique eclectic background, including award winning film production and the arts, Katie was poached by the then Perfect Pitch team for her unique insights. She now dedicates her time coaching individuals at exec level in a number of different fields. With a Masters at distinction level in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, a level 4 diploma in counselling and training in both Narrative Therapy and IFS, Katie is a recognised Senior Coaching Practitioner with the EMCC. Katie coaches with a warmth and a wit that is disarmingly unpretentious, but doggedly insightful, resulting in extraordinary change and development.
“KATIE HAS AN ABILITY TO CLEARLY ARTICULATE WHAT MOST OF US HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PUT OUR FINGER ON FOR YEARS.” I COULDN’T HAVE FOUND THE CONFIDENCE TO TAKE THE STEPS I HAVE WITHOUT HER”- Channel 4 TV Producer
Read Katie’s advice for C-Suite female leaders as part of an interview for Future Women.
Lucy Ratcliffe (Director)
“I AND MY COLLEGUES (AND WE’VE DISCUSSED IT) HAD A GREAT TWO DAYS; IN MY TWENTY WORKING YEARS, IVE YET TO EXPEREINCE A SESSION INCORPORATING INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL ASPETS OF MY LIFE- EXTRAORDINARY. FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND I WAS LOST IN DEEP THOUGHT AND REFLECTION; I’M ALREADY TRYING TO MAKE CHANGES’ – Sales Director, Global Technology firm.
Lucy has been with ID Partnership and it’s many incarnations from the beginning. She began her career as a professional actress, where her highlights were writing and performing a one woman show for Kenneth Branagh’s Theatre Company and being part of the Olivier Award winning Spanish Golden Age Season at The Gate Theatre, directed by Steven Daldry.
The lowlights of being an actor soon got to her though, and she started working with Caroline McHugh, first as the world’s worst PA, and then gradually moved into her real home; the design and delivery of our work and the running of the business.
“LUCY HAS BEEN AN INSTRUMENTAL FORCE FOR GOOD IN MY CAREER – A BRINGER OF HOPE, EMPATHY AND THE KIND OF QUESTIONS THAT STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS, MAKE YOU PAUSE AND DO THE KIND OF DEEP REFLECTION THAT IT TAKES A GREAT COACH TO BRING OUT. MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT I DIDN’T MEET HER SOONER.”
Lucy has worked all over the world across ID Partnership’s client base, engaging with people at different stages in their career, from individuals just starting out, to CEO and board level Partnerships. She has led some of ID Partnership’s most longstanding client relationships with Sky, Citigroup, Telepfonica, American Express, Edelman and UK Sport amongst many others.
‘I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH LUCY FOR 9 MONTHS AND SHE HAS GENUINELY TRANSFORMED HOW I THINK, FEEL AND OPERATE IN MY WORK. BY TRULLY UNDERSTANDING THE CORE OF WHO I AM AND BUILDING MY CONFIDENCE TO BRING THAT INTO WORK; THIS HAS ENABLED ME TO BE MORE FULFILLED AND SUCCESSFUL. I CAN’T RECOMMEND LUCY ENOUGH.” – Senior Leader Financial Services
Coach. facilitator, consultant and keynote speaker, Lucy’s work is characterised by her individual mix of intellect, psychological insight and intuition. With her performance background and business experience spanning over two decades, Lucy is as comfortable working with people on technique as she is collaborating more strategically with organisations to help them develop cultures that people thrive in and leaders that people want to follow. She is also a recognised Fellow for The Association of Coaching.
‘THE BEST COACH I’VE EVER HAD” – Telecoms Executive
Listen to Lucy on examstudy.com talking about confidence, mindset and managing nerves
Corinna Powlesland (Partner)
Corinna has been a part of the team at ID Partnership since 2000 and began her career here as our resident voice specialist. She is a qualified life, performance and leadership development facilitator, working globally with individuals from all sectors and backgrounds. She is Lead practitioner of Corporate design programmes at The Donmar Warehouse and specialises in an embodied, whole-person approach that incorporates techniques from theatre, applied improvisation, whole person coaching, voice production and mind- body practices. Alongside Katie, the co-deisgned the national Next Stages 16-18 year old’s communication skills programme in partnership with Google.
Corinna draws on her artistic expertise as a working actress and singer to help our clients combine the art of finding an authentic voice with the very specific technical impact skills she’s perfected in the world of performance. In recent years, her focus has been in Coaching and is a graduate of the Oasis School of Human Relations: Coaching with Head, Heart and Soul Programme.
Tamsyn Butt (Partner)
Tamsyn is an experienced dance and movement practitioner with training from The London School of Contemporary Dance and The Laban Centre. She has worked for over 25 years in vocational, educational and corporate settings, teaching and demonstrating health-based movement and fitness classes. She is a Barre concept and Pilates teacher, as well as specialising in movement and back health for wellbeing, somatic restoration and strength.
Tamsyn runs her own company, Pour de Barre , based in Cornwall, while regularly travelling the country to deliver health-based movement classes and practices. Alongside Katie, she heads up our physical mind-body partnership The Bear Hunt Collective , which delivers mind-body workshops, retreats and community programmes around the UK. he holds a Master’s from Trinity Laban and certifications in dance and movement from both the London School of Contemporary Dance and The Royal Academy of Dance.
Jon Drydon Taylor (Partner)
Jon has twenty years of experience in the training field as well as maintaining a career as an actor and writer. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1995 with an honours degree in Modern and Medieval Languages. He has written extensively for TV and radio, including four series of the BAFTA-winning comedy That Mitchell And Webb Look. As an actor he has focused on stage work, including over 300 performances at the National Theatre and is fresh from appearing om the west end version of Kinky Boots with Johannes Radebe.
Jon is versatile coach with a wealth of teaching experience. As well as his specialisations in personal impact, reputation management and pitch rehearsal, he runs sessions for us in vocal production, comedy writing, musical theatre, public speaking and literary theory.