Our Team

Jeni Beattie

Jeni Beattie, Founder and Course Director, worked as a press journalist and spent five years with the world’s biggest PR Consultancy. She has counselled clients across Europe on media strategy and media interview skills. Her advice is based on more than 20 years’ experience at the sharp-end of issue management.

Glen Oglaza

Glen Oglaza started his career with Metro Radio, later becoming a senior reporter at ITN covering major domestic Glen then joined Sky News as a Political Correspondent at Westminster covering the major political stories of the decade.

Brian Cook

Brian Cook began his career as a BBC radio and television journalist and producer, working on Radio 4 features and documentaries and in national TV news and current affairs. He then moved into commercial radio management as Programme Controller of Radio City in Liverpool. He is now a freelance journalist with extensive experience of media training in both the public and private sectors.

Roger Ryan

Roger Ryan started his career as a reporter for the Eastern Daily Press before joining BBC Radio Norfolk as a reporter and news producer. He became a bi-media television producer for the BBC, later becoming a reporter for Anglia Television. Roger has also written and edited a number of trade journals.

Nick Huber

Journalist Nick Huber is a business reporter, editor and producer. He has 20 years’ experience in business journalism and has reported for the BBC, Channel 4, The Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph and dozens of trade magazines on business, fintech, tax and professional financial Services.

Jessica Shiddell

Jessica started her professional journey as a newsreader and reporter at Global Radio, the UK’s biggest commercial radio group. She swiftly became regional editor steering the news content across East Anglia. This led her to the BBC where her role evolved from TV broadcast journalist to Assistant editor and subsequently Planning editor for the widely watched BBC Breakfast news programme.

Jim Hancock

Jim Hancock started his career in independent radio before becoming Political Correspondent for Granada Television. He was appointed the BBC’s Political Editor in the North West reporting from the region, and Westminster, and presented the Sunday 'The Politics Show'.

Trevor Green

Trevor Green has been a journalist for more than thirty years. A familiar face on Sky News and the North West’s regional news programme Granada Reports, he is now a freelance broadcaster.

Dave Guest

Dave was a familiar face to TV viewers across the Northwest for 30 years. He covered some of the region's biggest news stories for BBC Northwest Tonight plus network TV and radio outlets.