Jo Morgan & Paul Westlake - World of Learning

Jo is the Co-founder and Director of PeopleUnboxed – a people solutions consultancy obsessed with making a tangible difference to individuals and organisations in the areas of L&D and employee engagement. Jo is a highly commercial and dynamic senior HR and L&D professional, with over 20 years’ experience in the hospitality and retail industry.Prior to launching PeopleUnboxed, Jo led the employee experience strategy for the McDonald’s UK market, rolling out forward-thinking cultural engagement and wellbeing initiatives for a 120,000-strong workforce. A firm believer in empowering people to be their true selves, and organisations to develop forward-thinking, psychologically safe cultures, she has a passion for wellbeing, resilience, mental health and inclusion in the workplace.Jo’s broad strategic experience and expertise across the employee lifecycle means she’s also perfectly placed to support organisations with selection and onboarding, performance and talent development, values and behaviours and employer brand. Her passionate, warm and empathetic approach make her a skilled facilitator and respected advisor.

Paul Westlake is Digital Director at PeopleUnboxed – a people solutions consultancy obsessed with making a tangible difference to individuals and organisations in the areas of L&D and employee engagement.

Prior to joining PeopleUnboxed, Paul, or Westy, led McDonald’s UK through the digital transformation of their L&D offering, being personally responsible for developing online learning interventions and shaping the strategy for over 120,000 employees.

Following a 10-year spell with McDonald’s UK L&D, he moved ‘supplier side’ as a Digital Solutions Consultant with Kineo, where he designed multiple ground-breaking, award-winning learning solutions for many high-profile clients.

Westy is a true learning technology geek! Highly skilled in digital design and delivery, along with LXPs and all things learning tech, he’s also a talented instructional designer and facilitator. He loves nothing more than thinking up innovative solutions to his client’s technical challenges! This deep expertise has earned him great credibility in the L&D world, and he is frequently invited to join expert panels, deliver talks, judge awards, and join podcasts.