Craig Blain
FOUNDER and DIRECTOR
Motivated to help more people realise the benefits of being active every day, Craig founded Move Consulting in 2020.
Having worked in the health, physical activity and sports sectors for 18 years, Craig specialises in physical activity and recreational sport.
An experienced learning and development professional, Craig has worked closely with organisations such as Public Health England, BBC, Mind, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Sport England and Activity Alliance to develop industry leading content and identify effective solutions to support people to be active.
An experienced physical activity commissioner, national programme manager and physical activity specialist, Craig has contributed to the development of award-winning programmes such as Run Together from England Athletics, Breeze and Go-Ride Racing from British Cycling, helping to inspire millions of people to move.
What is it like to work with Craig?
"Move Consulting were an absolute pleasure to work with. They are highly skilled consultants with an extensive understanding of sport for the development and health sectors. Craig created an interactive, thought-provoking workshop to tackle some of the big questions our programme advisory group have been grappling with for some time. From start to finish, Craig worked with us to understand our needs, shape the session, building on the brief provided, and helped us to structure a challenging topic of how to embed mental health in the physical activity sector over the next five years. I look forward to working with Move Consulting again in the future.”
Hayley Jarvis | Head of Physical Activity | Mind
Elaine McNish
DIRECTOR
Passionate about supporting people to move more to improve their health and wellbeing, Elaine brings a unique expertise in physical activity and health-related behaviour change.
Developed over a 30-year career in the health, sport and fitness sectors, Elaine has worked in local authority leisure services, public health, national research institutions, governing bodies of sport, Welsh Government and national health charities.
A published author and respected sector professional, Elaine has developed numerous solutions and high-profile national programmes of work. These include Water Wellbeing, a whole pool approach to engaging people with long-term health conditions; writing Welsh Government physical activity and sport strategies; advising ministers on physical activity and physical health policy; and developing and managing the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme.
What is it like to work with Elaine?
"Move Consulting’s support with stakeholder engagement and influencing is unsurpassed. This has been a critical success factor for the projects we worked on, and their project development support has been invaluable. Elaine brings a deep understanding of the physical activity, leisure and public health systems, coupled with an extensive knowledge, experience and network in exercise referral, exercise rehabilitation and community wellbeing. The team at Move are great at connecting people and creating conversations that move the hearts and minds of people to create solutions in the community health and leisure system. Move Consulting stands out because they take the time to understand the problem, guide you through developing solutions, and support you to make it happen."
Ben Wilkins | Co-Founder and CEO | Good Boost