Damian Brown

Experienced Chief Operating Officer, Coach, Mentor and Business Owner

Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Co-Founder at Build A Better Life
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Senior Leaders Mentor at Lancaster University Management School
    Sep 2022 - Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Mentoring learners on the Senior Leaders Apprenticeship programme.

  • Instructus Group (7 yrs 6 mos)
    • Chief Operating Officer
      Jan 2016 - Feb 2023 · 7 yrs 2 mos

      Instructus is a charity committed to advancing education for the public benefit through the promotion of qualifications, training and skills. Along with our subsidiary companies we deliver a range of training and research programmes designed to unlock the potential of those underserved by formal education.

    • Head of Development
      Sep 2015 - Jan 2016 · 5 mos

  • Chief Operating Officer at Instructus Skills
    Jan 2016 - Feb 2023 · 7 yrs 2 mos

    Instructus Skills is the UK's leading cross-sector apprenticeship authority. From business services to e-commerce to building services engineering, we ensure that apprentices develop the skills that employers need. As a skills sector body we: - Represent 11 million employees across the UK; - Certify over 80,000 apprenticeships each year, more than any other UK certification authority; - Are FISSS Grade 1 for apprenticeship certification; - Are an approved End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO); - Run one of the UK’s most comprehensive Training Provider Finders. We work with employers and training providers to define the key skills that allow apprentices to become skilled, high-value additions to their chosen industry.

  • Chief Operating Officer at Institute of Paralegals
    Jan 2016 - Apr 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos