About us

Blink began as a small consultancy in London and Cape Town, expanding into Dubai in 2009. Over time, our work has extended beyond geographical boundaries, supporting clients across a range of markets and sectors.

London 2004
The birth of Blink, inspired by the title of Malcom Gladwell's book and built on many of the principles found with in it. Alongside Aston+Hayes, an advertising agency, we set up a personal branding unit to develop Individual Personal Brands. Working with politicians on their presentation and impact.

America’s & Africa 2006-2009
Blink expanded to the Cayman Islands and South Africa with a focus on the Banking industry. Developing Leadership Communication to refine methods of engagement with their key stakeholders.

Dubai 2009 - present
Blink Dubai was formed in 2009 in Knowledge Village and has expanded beyond training interventions into a behavioural and psychological training. Reputation from Blink’s work with Burj Khalifa led to an invitation to create an apprentice programme to give 128 disadvantaged people a second chance in a sensational new development The View in the Shard London. In 2015 Blink was brought in to train Ambassadors in ‘soft power’. Working in Oman, UAE & Qatar to advise experts going on International Missions to ustilise every form of communication possible.

Teaching ‘bedside manner’ to the Drs of a newly formed hospital was an enormous responsibility and a fantastic opportunity to maximize impact. Covid-19 had a challenging impact on consultancies that focus on human interactions, but work with Expo2020 and numerous others proved the importance of exquisite communication when restricted to online tools.

Today, we deliver projects internationally, with a particular focus on the Gulf region and strong Arabic expertise. Our experience combines international perspectives with an understanding of the cultural and organisational contexts in which our clients operate.

Communication works for those who work at it

John Powell

Blinkets & Blinkers

Curated consultants

Every person is carefully selected to ensure a rich variety of skills and character

Easy to style

Works effortlessly across different spaces and interior styles

Premium materials

High-quality peer and paper reviewed research underpins the materials we use

Bonded teams

Great relationships, strong work ethic and driven to make a difference

Our approach

At Blink, we believe the quality of our work starts with the quality of the people we bring together.

We treat every consultant as a valued member of our team, creating a community of talented people who can contribute their expertise while retaining the flexibility and independence of project based work.

We form and reform around our clients, bringing together the right combination of talent, experience, personality and perspective for each challenge. This means our consultants get to work on varied, meaningful projects alongside people who bring different strengths and ways of thinking.

For our clients, it creates an agile team that can flex as the work evolves. For our consultants, it creates the opportunity to do interesting work, keep learning, build new relationships and to choose where their expertise can make the greatest difference.

We invest in our people, not simply in their ability to deliver. We want every consultant to feel purposeful, challenged, supported and valued, with opportunities to grow their thinking, broaden their experience and develop their craft.

Our ambition is simple: to create a place where talented people can do their best work, with good people, on work that matters.

Our Core Team

Léonie

Role:
Managing Director

Description:
Léonie leads Blink’s strategic direction, ensuring that our approach, expertise and client offering remain aligned. With a background in neuroscience and public communication, she focuses on the content, delivery and composition of our work, bringing clarity and coherence to how we support clients.

Lina

Role:
Consultant

Description:
Lina runs her own coaching and training business (https://www.linachihabi.com/) and works with us on projects that require multi-lingual, organisational behaviour handheld care that she is so excellent at offering. A global citizen who shares her passion for knowledge effortlessly.