Steven Shove MBA, DipM
Founder and CEO
Founding Director of the Really Wild Group of companies and co-author of five bestselling books in the Fit for Purpose Leadership series. Steve is an experienced business leader, consultant, wellbeing and performance coach. He is also a respected thought leader and one of the UK’s most qualified survival instructors who passionately applies best business practices and the principles of “wilderness survival and original human success” to organisations, teams and individuals that are seeking to thrive in today’s ever demanding and increasingly competitive environments.
Under his leadership, the team developed a highly motivational, practical and proven methodology for success (The Really Wild Method) that uniquely equips and enables all business functions and staff at every level to deliver superior performance with far greater consistency and predictability – in the most exciting, engaging and memorable of ways.
Having worked in, led or consulted to most business functions, across multiple sectors globally, Steve is uniquely qualified to help our clients with their business needs right across the value chain.
Nigel Painter MBE, IML
Leadership performance coach and team development specialist
Nige is a senior officer within the RAF with nearly two decades of experience developing teams and leaders . He also works with Really Wild Education to deliver the very best in wilderness and personal development education for our students and with Really Wild Business, helping teams and executives to become the best they can be. Nige is a highly respected professional in these areas having recently received his MBE from the queen for his services.
He is a flight engineer on Hercules aircraft and leads a team of RAF survival instructors who teach pilots how to survive and thrive in all environments – Arctic, jungle, desert and mountain.
As a keen outdoors-man Nige is also a qualified International Mountain Leader. He utilises his vast experience to add real value to the content and delivery of our courses, leadership development programmes, team building events and our unique methodology.
Steve and Nige are supported by an incredible team of leadership and team development coaches, expedition leaders, explorers and mentors.