Simon Bailie

Former teacher & actor with a passion for people development and experiential learning...

United Kingdom

About

I'm passionate about helping people learn, overcome challenges and create long lasting change and believe that opportunity, creativity and education are essential for personal and professional growth. I enjoy collaborating with colleagues and clients to develop creative and impactful learning experiences that inspire and empower people to reach their full potential.

Experience

  • Senior Account Executive at Mindtools
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Supporting global organisations through the multi award-winning Mindtools Kineo range of science and research backed tools, products and services, including... • Mindtools Content Hub of bite-size learning resources (client branded with LMS optional integration) • Off-the-shelf eLearning courses covering; Management & Leadership, Compliance and ESG (available as SCORM) • Manager Skills Assessment • Adaptive Manager Skills Builder (adaptive eLearning) • Virtual and In-person Manager Skills Workshops. • Custom learning solutions. • AI Conversations/Coaching tools

  • DoThinkDo (Full-time · 3 yrs 5 mos)
    • Head of New Business
      Sep 2023 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

      • Head of New Business & New Business Sales Enablement Operations • Drawing from years of industry experience, knowledge and sales capability to put strategies in place for DoThinkDo's ongoing success. • Customer Success/Experience 'hat' for upselling and continued growth of major key accounts. • Lead new business discovery calls, build relationships, gather an understand of prospect/client challenges and learning objectives and provide consultative insight to DoThinkDo's stories and methodologies. • Nurture and maintain relationships with clients and fellow industry professionals. • Work alongside colleagues to strategically identify and target prospects across multiple sectors and geographies to drive new business. • Utilise appropriate tools and resources to streamline outreach process and sync with CRM accordingly. • Ensure the smooth running and upkeep of CRM. • Create well crafted outbound sequences, posts and other supporting materials. • Lead 'Box Office' function to drive awareness and attendance of events and complimentary workshops. • Utilise LinkedIn to curate posts for both my personal and the organisations page. • Regularly proofread proposals and other materials created by colleagues/organisation to offer my creative and professional insight. • Offer coaching, motivation and guidance to (Temp) SDR's. • Collaborate with colleagues across all functions on all aspects of the organisation to help the organisation thrive and to ensure DoThinkDo offers a best in class client experience.

    • People Development Consultant
      Mar 2022 - Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Through a unique combination of acting techniques, behavioural psychology and small group coaching, DoThinkDo creates programmes to help organisations people to enhance their impactful leadership and communication skills and behaviours across a range of subject areas including; Challenging Conversations, Landing a Message and Impactful Storytelling. Do Think Do's experiential workplace learning programmes are proven to stretch, inspire and create lasting change.

  • Senior Business Development & Community Manager at Skills Matter
    Feb 2021 - Feb 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

    With 100,000+ members from 126 countries, we are one of the world's largest communities of Software Engineers - connecting tech professionals to share the latest tech, skills and ideas. Every year we organise hundreds of expert-led talks, conferences, meetups and workshops on the topics that truly matter to engineering teams. Recordings of our events are available 24/7 in our online library of SkillsCast videos.

  • Senior Sales Executive at Mind Tools for Business
    Mar 2020 - Jul 2020 · 5 mos

    • Identify and target C-Level execs and other key decision makers. • Discovery of organisational learning culture & strategy, existing learning partnerships, LXP/LMS software in use, pain points and budget cycles. Deep dive into any concerns with retention, hiring and company culture. • Introduce organisations to ‘Mind Tools’ online learning resources • Lead meetings & demo’s with prospective clients. • Keep Learning & Development industry and competitor knowledge up to date. “Simon is a warm person with calm and considered sales nature, that inspires confidence in his prospects and management.”- Patrick Jocelyn CRO Emerald Works

  • Senior Sales Consultant at Quantanite
    Apr 2018 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Generate new business for one of the world’s fastest growing BPO companies. • Manage a team of supporting SDR’s through the Lead Generation arm of the business – Growthonics, regularly setting their workload and target prospects wisely across multiple verticals. • Create intelligent 3-6 touch outbound email campaigns. • Utilise LinkedIn, curate informative posts and supporting marketing materials, such as case studies & presentations. • Understand prospects often complex requirements & provide consultative data solutions (assemble human teams or RPA Solutions) for large, International, enterprise level clients. • Write proposals and, ultimately, build an offshore team with our Operations dept to fit bespoke, complex, client requirements. • Experience with complex commercial & legal negotiation, working with procurement, legal & operations teams. • Research BPO, AI, RPA & Data services.