Denise Whelan is an Organisational Development Consultant specialising in people, culture and organisational effectiveness. She works with SME owners, senior leaders and leadership teams to strengthen leadership capability, build effective teams and put the right people foundations in place to support business growth. Denise provides fractional and project-based OD and HR consultancy to growing organisations and businesses scaling internationally, helping them translate strategy into practical, day-to-day leadership and people decisions. Her work spans organisational design, leadership development, people strategy, HR governance and culture change. Alongside consultancy, Denise coaches and mentors leaders and HR professionals, supporting them to grow in confidence, capability and impact. She is also an Trainer, delivering practical workshops and programmes for businesses and professional networks. With over 20 years’ senior people leadership experience across Ireland, the UK and the US, Denise brings a commercial, down-to-earth approach focused on sustainable performance through people.