ATL SOLUTIONS - Key Persons


Alison Mead

Job Titles:
  • Sage Accredited Trainer
Alison has been a Sage Accredited Trainer for over 20 years and specialises in a hand-holding technique to put novice and nervous bookkeepers at their ease. With the advent of online training and adding Xero to the mix over the last 10 years, this has vastly improved and changed the way training can be delivered. With a down-to-earth and no-nonsense approach to bookkeeping, Alison puts her clients at ease and guides them through at a pace to suit them so they can become better bookkeepers and then use their numbers to manage and grow their business.

Danielle Somerfield-Dovey

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Specialist
Danielle is a dedicated marketing specialist who offers expertise in administration, copywriting, blog and newsletter creation, social media management, and strategic marketing., her direct experience as a business owner provides her with a nuanced understanding, enabling her to offer comprehensive support across various facets of business operations. Danielle has a command of various design and productivity tools, including industry-standard graphic design software, office productivity suites, email marketing platforms, graphic creation tools, and website content management systems. Beyond conventional roles, she excels in providing multifaceted assistance, showcasing a professional acumen that navigates diverse business challenges with precision and innovation.

Ellen O'Hara

Job Titles:
  • Creative and Social Enterprise Specialist, Strategist, Creative Business Coach and Researcher
Ellen O'Hara is a creative and social enterprise specialist, strategist, creative business coach and researcher. With 25 years of experience, she has designed and delivered innovation and creative enterprise programmes for a range of organisations. She has directly supported hundreds of creative and social entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses. Ellen provides consultancy in strategy, business development, entrepreneurship and innovation to cultural and social enterprise organisations nationally and internationally. She co-founded Modfin, a business and financial modelling methodology for creative and purpose-led businesses.

Ethan Brown

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Operating on the cutting edge of Accounting practices, Ethan is a successful Bookkeeper who is highly valued by his clients and acts as a reliable source of knowledge to a community of other practicing accountants. Within a range of Could Accounting software, Ethan creates a tailored accounting experience that streamlines the financial recording and reporting process. Also providing VAT, Payroll and CIS services, all information he produces is designed to unite the business owner with a thorough understanding of their financial performance.

Hannah Quirke

Job Titles:
  • Trainer
Hannah is an experienced trainer and mentor specialising in marketing and routes to market. Her approach is both dynamic and creative embedding approaches that take a no-nonsense approach to facilitate organisational growth.

Helen Brewster

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Helen is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and senior managers to improve and succeed, bringing her extensive front-line experience in both sales and training. She's a trusted expert and questioning friend who works with you to figure out the issues you face, and what you need to do about them. As well as leading ATL Solutions, Helen has worked as a business growth consultant for the past 16 years, supporting tech-based SMEs through funded programmes such as Advantage West Midlands and the Business Ready Programme.

Ipek Faria

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Ipek recently joined the ATL team and works in the background with Helen to support our valued clients with all things admin and marketing. During her degree, Ipek worked as a photographer and videographer before starting her career in entrepreneurship where she developed and delivered a series of Social Enterprise training programmes both across the West Midlands and Internationally. Ipek's focus is impact-driven marketing which she also delivers to a number of clients through her own business.

John Atkinson

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
A versatile IT trainer with nearly 30 years' experience delivering IT coaching and training to individuals and groups on both a face-to-face basis and through online methods. John delivers training on most of the Microsoft Office suite and also Microsoft Project. In addition, John has experience delivering bespoke training on customer's own systems. John has a patient and friendly training style which helps create a relaxed and positive training environment for learners.

Kirsty Groves-Brown

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Kirsty has delivered improved performance and productivity for many years and continues to receive excellent feedback. Kirsty possesses first-class communication and presentation skills. She employs superb organisational and project management techniques in and out of the training room. Kirsty has travelled extensively and globally for her clients across different countries. Specialising in M365 and Teams Adoption Specialist.

Louise Dillon

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Louise has been delivering training on digital marketing for over 10 years. She has delivered workshops in person, to groups from 6 to 250, as well as presenting online and through video course, primarily to start-up and SME clients. Louise has delivered programmes to individuals, businesses and organisations such as Chamber of Commerce, West Midlands Incubation Project, Coventry University Enterprises and the ICG.

Lucy Sud

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Lucy engineers change through facilitation, training and coaching. She has a reputation for passion, professionalism and integrity built over 20 years in a variety of sectors. Her passion for continuous learning ensures engagement across the board, whatever the medium or learning style. She delivers training online and in person across topics such as Leadership Development and Performance Management, recently delivered a Wellbeing and Resilience Programme to the financial sector, giving people the tools to thrive and perform at their peak consistently and sustainably.

Phil Ingle

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Phil works with all levels of management helping them develop new skills to improve organisational sustainability. He enhances skills by specifically designing workshops, seminars and learning events for companies to help management understand how their decisions affect overall performance. These have been delivered in 25 countries, with clients in at least 150 organisations, including insurance companies, banks, energy services companies, plus hotels, automotive, retailers, agriculture, charities and public sector organisations.