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Sam Knowles

We help our clients to achieve their business goals by providing their people with the most effective training, coaching and HR tools to make a real difference to the company’s performance.

Our training and coaching services are delivered by communications specialists with extensive agency and in-house experience.

“Amber has been our training partner for four years now and the team has helped us to devise and deliver one of the most comprehensive training programmes in the industry (we know this because our people tell us so).Together, we work to keep the training programme fresh and continually updated so our team stay ahead of the curve in learning and applying the evolving skills necessary for today’s communications professional.”

Christine Jewell, Managing Director UK, 3Monkeys Zeno

“Thank you for the Account Manager Mindset training you recently ran. The team has literally been beaming ever since. They are inspired, excited and totally switched on. It’s as if you have shown them how great they are and can be. The confidence, initiative and passion they are now bringing to their roles is rippling through the business.”

Richard Cook, Managing Director, Champion Communications

“The coaching, training and wider agency services delivered by Amber are first rate. Their agency insight and experience, coupled with their practical delivery style provides high value and lasting impact.”

Lara Leventhal, Managing Director, Visible PR

”We have worked with The Amber Group over the past few years and have been impressed with the quality of their service. We have been specifically impressed with their ability to get under the skin of our business to ensure that the training delivered is adapted to our unique and specific requirements and designed to meet our ambitious business objectives.”

Learning and Development Manager, ITN

“We hugely value our partnership with The Amber Group. Your courses are consistently rated highly by our employees. We particularly value the combination of your journalism and PR experience to provide fast paced, engaging sessions. Your courses give us the opportunity to reflect and learn new skills, providing us with practical tools to take back and use immediately in our every day jobs.”

Lisa Dixon, HR Manager, Touchdown PR

“The coaching, training and broader agency consultation we receive from the Amber Group is invaluable. Its understanding of The PR Office added to the professional experience of the Amber team means that each session it delivers has a meaningful and lasting impact. In addition, the one-to-one leadership coaching I undertook with the Amber Group was second to none and it has played a vital role in my career progression and development as a leader.”

Laura Moss, MD, The PR Office

“The Amber Group provides us with coaching and mentoring support that genuinely helps us reach our business goals. They blend a sound understanding of the creative agency world with practical business-focused advice.”

Rebecca Hirst, Chief Operating Officer, freuds

“The Amber Group’s Insights Discovery Training is the most enjoyed and useful training we do at Splendid. Everyone now has the tools to understand their colleagues’ motivations and are able to adjust how they work to get the best out of each other and to work through issues. Teams work best when there is a mix of skills and this gives us a simple way to check we have the right mix for every client and to make sure we’re delivering our work in a way that will appeal to the style of our clients.”

Niki Hunter Ekins, Splendid Communications

“As our HR partner, The Amber Group provides Aequitas with a unique blend of industry insight, HR expertise and business smarts that truly support the growth and development of our agency. From strategic advice to hands-on implementation, Amber provides a tailored solution that flexes to suit our needs making them an invaluable part of our team.”

Dorothea Hodge, MD, Aequitas.

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