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What We Do

MSB Executive are communication skills specialists. We combine our extensive business experience with professional theatre skills. With our feet firmly in both worlds, we transform communications skills in the workplace through one-on-one coaching, group workshops and training courses. We tailor our work to your needs and can meet you online or in person.

Who We Work With

We have worked with all of these great companies and individuals and many more.
Find out why we are so highly regarded.

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What We Believe

We understand the pressure our clients feel in high-pressure business situations. Too often people and business fail to reach their potential because their communication skills let them down when they need them most.

Our practical tools and specialist methods help everyone to rise, no matter their experience in public speaking. We help accomplished presenters fine tune their message to maximise their chance of success. For nervous presenters we can build an individual’s confidence so that they can take a positive approach to a task they were perhaps daunted by in the past.

From a bottom-line perspective, you can expect to win more pitches and develop stronger long-term client relationships. In terms of your people and their wellbeing, the ability to communicate with confidence makes happier, calmer and more productive team members.

Martyn Barmby speaking on Personal Excellence

What We Believe

We understand the pressure our clients feel in high-pressure business situations. Too often people and business fail to reach their potential because their communication skills let them down when they need them most.

Our practical tools and specialist methods help everyone to rise, no matter their experience in public speaking. We help accomplished presenters fine tune their message to maximise their chance of success. For nervous presenters we can build an individual’s confidence so that they can take a positive approach to a task they were perhaps daunted by in the past.

From a bottom-line perspective, you can expect to win more pitches and develop stronger long-term client relationships. In terms of your people and their wellbeing, the ability to communicate with confidence makes happier, calmer and more productive team members.

THE MSB VALUES

Who We Are

Martyn Barmby

Founder and Director Martyn Barmby is the driving force behind MSB. Passionate about empowering talented professionals, his mission is to tap into a person’s true potential and give them the ability to communicate their brilliance.

Nicola Hainey

Head of Coaching Nicola Hainey is an experienced professional performance coach specialising in leadership development. She is enormously passionate about helping leaders do the quality thinking required to understand and develop their own leadership style, and how to inspire and bring their team with them.

Steven Maddocks

Head of Voice Steven Maddocks works with professionals across a range of industries and at all levels of seniority. Drawing on his theatrical training and experience, Steven teaches vocal and physical techniques to help his clients communicate brilliantly and effectively under pressure,
Steven Maddocks working with startup pitchers

Where We Came From

Martyn Barmby founded MSB Executive in 2008. The company is a unique fusion of Martyn’s distinct professional backgrounds. Martyn is a trained actor with professional experience on stage and screen. He also has twelve years experience as s senior executive in consultancy and project management in IT and financial services.

Though the company has grown considerably since, MSB Executive remains trues to its origins. We continue to fuse these two worlds, by rooting our work in performance skills but also remaining embedded in the world of our clients’ businesses.

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