Testimonials
"James is currently working as Lead Audience Development Consultant for the Birmingham Roundhouse Project. The Project aims to bring a Grade 2* Nineteenth Century Industrial building perched by the 'Spaghetti Junction' of Birmingham’s canal network, back to life for a 21st Century audience. I love working with James. He brings to the table a quietly assertive style of communication that fosters collaborative working, coupled with a highly effective approach to planning and delivery. His unassuming manner belies the wealth of experience, commitment, expertise, passion and wisdom and warmth he brings to the Project." Lizzie Hatchman, General Manager, NT, Birmingham and Black Country
"Working with James is a pleasure; his calm supportive hand on steering us through the natural complications of partnership working, addressing a variety of agendas while ensuring both the aims and integrity of the project was professional, effective and personal. He brings a range of experience to the table across management and practice and maintains a constant trajectory that guarantees successful completion. I look forward to working with him again!" Richard Sobey (previously of WildWorks)
"James is great to work with. Insightful, sensitive and focused, he has an astonishing capacity to hold the complex threads of a project in a coherent whole. He allows space around things, is creative yet analytical. He is clear-thinking and dynamic. There’s always a sense of vibrancy around James." Ruth Coleman, Creative Producer
"James McQuaid is a rare find. He is a creative practitioner in the heritage sector who can imagine, empathise and interpret across disciplines with a real depth of knowledge, experience and understanding. That is unusual but what makes James "rare" is his ability to also create the structures and inspire the people that are needed to deliver wonderful and innovative creative ideas. He is a joy to work with; a wonderful mix of understated wisdom and spontaneity!" Karen Knight, NLHF Mentor and Expert Adviser
"I have worked with James for about 2.5 years on a heritage partnership project in Birmingham. His rich experience and lateral thinking always bring a fresh perspective to our work and challenges us to think differently. He is brave enough to try new things and does so with a level of care, expertise and competence that delivers great results. I thoroughly enjoy working with James and feel he helps us raise our game in terms of what we can achieve on the project. " Jo Dimitri, NT Project Manager, Roundhouse
"I really value the way James challenges and acts as a critical friend to the project. He is able to challenge thinking and place ideas that are always constructive and helpful, never critical or hindering. This is partly due the way he behaves and introduces ideas or challenges and partly due to his depth of knowledge and understanding of his subject." Richard Higgs, NT Senior Project Manager, Croome Redefined
"Working with James is a pleasure; his calm supportive hand on steering us through the natural complications of partnership working, addressing a variety of agendas while ensuring both the aims and integrity of the project was professional, effective and personal. He brings a range of experience to the table across management and practice and maintains a constant trajectory that guarantees successful completion. I look forward to working with him again!" Richard Sobey (previously of WildWorks)
"James is great to work with. Insightful, sensitive and focused, he has an astonishing capacity to hold the complex threads of a project in a coherent whole. He allows space around things, is creative yet analytical. He is clear-thinking and dynamic. There’s always a sense of vibrancy around James." Ruth Coleman, Creative Producer
"James McQuaid is a rare find. He is a creative practitioner in the heritage sector who can imagine, empathise and interpret across disciplines with a real depth of knowledge, experience and understanding. That is unusual but what makes James "rare" is his ability to also create the structures and inspire the people that are needed to deliver wonderful and innovative creative ideas. He is a joy to work with; a wonderful mix of understated wisdom and spontaneity!" Karen Knight, NLHF Mentor and Expert Adviser
"I have worked with James for about 2.5 years on a heritage partnership project in Birmingham. His rich experience and lateral thinking always bring a fresh perspective to our work and challenges us to think differently. He is brave enough to try new things and does so with a level of care, expertise and competence that delivers great results. I thoroughly enjoy working with James and feel he helps us raise our game in terms of what we can achieve on the project. " Jo Dimitri, NT Project Manager, Roundhouse
"I really value the way James challenges and acts as a critical friend to the project. He is able to challenge thinking and place ideas that are always constructive and helpful, never critical or hindering. This is partly due the way he behaves and introduces ideas or challenges and partly due to his depth of knowledge and understanding of his subject." Richard Higgs, NT Senior Project Manager, Croome Redefined
