Luft means air. Space to breathe.

The Beginning

I was an actor before I became a business founder.

Twenty years ago, I stood in front of audiences for a living. I learned something that most leadership training misses, you don’t get better by talking about it, you get better by doing it.

Ben Nathan running an interactive workshop with a group of leaders

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Meet The Team

Ben Nathan

Ben built Luft Consulting on a simple belief: we learn best by doing. Inspired by Stephen Covey’s principle, “Start with the end in mind,” every programme begins with the change you want to achieve and is designed around the people in the room: their backgrounds, learning styles and lived experiences.

As a Jewish man, Ben knows what it can feel like to question whether you belong. That awareness shapes Luft and his commitment to inclusion, belonging and human connection. ILM-accredited, Ben is your single point of contact from discovery call to final evaluation.

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Meet The Team

Jide Fado

Jide is a trained actor who works in leadership development — presence, confidence, inclusion. His facilitation is experiential and practical. He helps people communicate with clarity, navigate difficult conversations, and show up as themselves.

Outside the training room, he’s drawn to community, conversation, and storytelling. He cares deeply about creating belonging — particularly for young Black people forming their identity.

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Pooj Middleton

Insights Discovery-accredited facilitator and coach with expertise in equity, diversity, and inclusion. Pooj doesn’t just talk about psychological safety — as a woman of colour and neurodivergent professional with ADHD, she brings lived experience of what it means to need it.

She creates learning environments where people feel valued and genuinely safe to be themselves. Outside work? Escape room enthusiast. Latch hook devotee. Proud mum of two.

“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou

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Kate Copeland

Kate’s been doing experiential learning since 2001 — long before it had a name in most boardrooms. ICF-accredited coach. Qualified in Emotional Intelligence, DiSC, Social Styles, and NLP.

She’ll tell you the most important thing she brings is drive, warmth, and the willingness to challenge you when you need it. She believes in smashing glass ceilings. She also believes in packed lunches eaten at the top of Scottish mountains.

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver

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Discovery first.

We don’t send a menu of programmes. We explore the key questions. What’s going on in your team? What conversations are avoided? What does success look like?

Then we design from scratch, every workshop, every session, every scenario, all built around your reality.

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Testimonials

Here's what our clients have to say

“Extremely committed, knowledgeable, and fun to work with. Great creative eye.”

Sarah Sage, Talent Lead, Marks and Spencer

“Ben has significantly influenced my approach to both professional and personal environments.”

Alexander McToal, Hand and Millar LLP

“Ben was an excellent facilitator. Really engaging, asked great questions, and created a comfortable, healthy atmosphere.”

Director, EY