Empowering People.
Driving Growth.
Building Tomorrow.

GDV Consultants is committed to developing people, enhancing potential, and delivering effective learning solutions that create lasting impact.

Who We Are

We did not learn about leadership from a textbook. Our approach was forged in the reality of a high-stakes, large-scale organisation. We spent years navigating deeply ingrained cultural and leadership challenges, working consistently to pull the environment out of a negative space and transform it into a thriving, high-performance operation.

I think we understand how difficult systemic change can be because we have actually lived it. To turn things around, we pioneered comprehensive career development programmes and built practical coaching and mentoring schemes from scratch. We found that truly embedding organisational values requires more than just a corporate mandate. It means having the courage to encourage difficult, honest conversations about culture and teaching critical decision-making skills from the ground up.

Now, we partner with organisations to share these hard-won lessons. We are here to help you unlock hidden talent, strengthen core leadership capabilities, and achieve sustainable growth through genuine people development.

60+
Years Experience
2000+
Staff Served
3
Founding Partners
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The GDV Approach: Our Three Pillars

A proven framework that drives transformation at every level.

Growth

Eliminate talent drain and build resilient leadership pipelines by transforming existing experience into structured career progression frameworks.

Vision

Establish long-term operational clarity. We design bespoke, self-sustaining competency frameworks and development programmes tailored to your specific risk profile.

Meet the GDV Partners

The founding visionaries behind GDV Consultants.

Nick Gavriel
Founder

Driving career development and succession planning to unlock individual potential and build high-performing teams. Specialising in personal growth and long-term organisational capability.

Jason Deacon, Co-Founder of GDV Consultants
Jason Deacon
Founder

Deeply committed to building personal and organisational resilience. Specialising in conflict resolution and interpersonal communication to foster healthier, more collaborative workplaces.

Andy Vaillant, Co-Founder of GDV Consultants
Andy Vaillant
Founder

Grounded in high-stakes incident command and leadership under pressure. Specialising in human factors, behavioural coaching, and developing resilient decision-makers who perform when it counts.