Gordon Ryan

Gordon Ryan holds a Masters Degree in Sport Psychology (Hons). He holds All Ireland Hurling medals at each grade including senior colleges (St. Kieran’s College), minor, under 21, intermediate and senior level with Kilkenny. He is also the holder of a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with U.C.D. He has played senior inter county football and has represented Leinster in athletics.

A very successful coach at juvenile and adult level, Gordon has the distinction of coaching Ballygunner senior hurling team to Munster Club Championship victory in 2001.

Gordon has extensive business management experience having held senior management positions in a national organisation for the past twenty years. He was responsible for the introduction and successful implementation of a national coaching and mentoring programme for management positions in this organisation.

In 2008 he delivered a paper relating to Mentoring in the workplace at an international training seminar in Slovenia. He is a qualified trainer, who has the ability to design and deliver training in accordance with current recognised standards and methodologies.

He is now working as a consultant combining his sporting and management experience to deliver high performance training, coaching and mentoring in the sporting and business arenas. As part of his ongoing personal development he is currently undertaking a Diploma in Executive Coaching at the Irish Management Institute (IMI).