Alison Wheatly
Managing Director
Alison is the Operations Director at Aspire. As well as working directly with clients to deliver training and development programmes, she is responsible for ensuring that all of Aspire’s work is high quality, giving clients exactly what they need to achieve their business goals and objectives.
Ali has significant experience in managing people and projects, ranging from operational teams and general HR management to running management development teams. Having spent the majority of her leadership career in the private sector, she now enjoys working with a broader range of businesses.
She is passionate about performance, and has developed several tools and frameworks to support businesses and line managers in helping them to get the best from their staff. She is also qualified as a practitioner in NLP and several psychometric tools.
With a BA (Hons) in Management and French, Ali likes to take advantage of any opportunity to practice speaking French, sometimes to the bemusement of her children! Living in Yorkshire, she loves to be outdoors with her family, walking or cycling up and down dales, admiring the views and enjoying the company.
What do our clients say about Alison?
Clients describe her as being creative, passionate and fun to work with. She has a naturally inquisitive mind, using her intellect and knowledge to think outside of the box to get the very best out of people, teams and businesses.

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Trevor Wheatly
Managing Director
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Alison Wheatly
Managing Director
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Sally Turgoose
Leadership and Development Director
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Liam Widdop
Commercial Director
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Olena Heppleston
Assessment Coordinator
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Yukta Vasanad
Digital Marketing Degree Apprentice
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Liz O'Connell
Leadership Development Consultant
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Sue Wise
Business Support Officer
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Alison Meadows
Business Support Officer
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Sandra Munro
Leadership and Management Development Consultant