Who we are.
Amongst an economic crisis and a COVID-19 pandemic, a truly unique group of expert ‘people’ consultants decided to bring their learning and development expertise to the wider world of learning with a dream to develop lifelong learning within all organisations rather than just the elite. With a collective experience of over 50 years in Learning and Development, the team has worked together as a successful learning solutions team for over 10 years. If you want pompous we are not for you!
The Learning Solutions Matter Team include instructional composers, designers, subject matter experts, and learning technology specialists to deliver an immersive and effective learning experience.
“Our purpose is to provide memorable learning programmes that enable us all to experience learning success, grow in ability and inspire life-long learners.”
— The LSM Team
The team.
Mary McDowall | Director
A lifelong Londoner, you’ll hear her before you see her. She says she didn’t find learning and development, it found her. She gets no greater pleasure than seeing other people succeed and make a difference. Over 25 years in L&D as a manager in all three sectors. Mary always carries out her role with energy and enthusiasm, sometimes a bit too much enthusiasm!
“Adjust your mindset to new possibilities and you’ll be surprised at what you can achieve.”
Read one of Mary’s customer stories
Tom Bavetta | Director
Curious, captivating and charming are all words that best describe Tom’s brother. However, Tom does have a remarkable ability to design some incredibly inventive learning solutions that create lasting impact. An L&D specialist for 20 years he is responsible for numerous pioneering learning programmes supporting a plethora of audiences, from board directors to serial offenders in prison.
“Great learning solutions create more than just expertise, they produce heroes.”
Read one of Tom’s customer stories
Sam Burnham | Director
Our proud Northerner, Sam ‘Bee’ is a guru when it comes to human skills in business. She is adamant, though, that it’s not just about learners learning new behaviours. She works to understand the customer’s world, warts and all, to find the reality on which to base a blended learning implementation that will really work.
“Being right really isn’t persuasive… I have to sell people the benefits of replacing old habits with great new ones.”
Read one of Sam’s customer stories
Our L&D credentials.
“It all begins with a seed. Maybe you want to unite a team. Maybe you want to turn a managers into something more. Whatever it is, the way you learn and approach development can make all the difference.”
— LSM Director Mary McDowall
Our learning partners.
