Our Team

Collin Jennings
Principal Founding Member
Collin Jennings was the founding member of Jennings & Associates in 1991. He was a specialist in business, executive coaching and strategic thinking. Collin passed away sadly in 2023 and Jenny, his wife, formed the company Jennings Training Solutions, to honour Collin’s wish that his passion for Training and his accomplishments over the years should leave a lasting impact on the world. Jennings Training solutions is supported by licensed Insights Discovery Practitioners and accredited Training facilitators in various fields.

Teresa Patterson
Facilitator
Teresa Patterson is a licensed Insights Discovery Practitioner.
Her work experience includes more than 20 years of serving on a Management Level in Corporate Companies and the Hospitality Industry.
Teresa negotiated and interacted at Senior and Executive level. She was a founder member and Director of a number of companies that tendered and provided services to Educational and Health Institutions, Mines, the SANDF and Industry.

Brian Abbott
Facilitator
Brian is a business behaviour specialist. He has been intrigued by the Mystery and Magic of Human Behaviour for over 3 decades. His passion lies in HOW we can grow into amazing Human Beings and achieve far more than we ever believed possible. Brian's quest is to help as many people and companies as possible and find the SPARK of MAGIC in themselves and their teams. Once found it cannot be extinguished. Everyone has the magic of uniqueness inside of them. He fully believes that if you are not having fun in what you do, you are paying too high a price. Laughter is natures medicine. Brian 's experience in this field has been an accumulation of over thirty-one years of intensive study on Human Science & Behaviour. He is a licensed and experienced Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), & Design Human Engineering (DHE), having studied with the co-founder of NLP, Dr Richard Bandler and John La Valle. Brian is a licensed practitioner of Insights Discovery – an amazing and fun behavioural assessment, coaching and team alignment tool. Brian's toolbox includes: Neuro-Science – Insights Discovery Licenced Practitioner – specialising in Mindset, Attitude and understanding our FSQ -Familiar Status Quo – habits, patterns and behaviour and HOW to change them into a positive outcome. Executive Team Alignment (getting Real) Dynamic Adaptation to Change (getting There).

James Coppens
Facilitator - Public Speaking
James Coppens started his career as a game ranger in the Timbavati. After three and a half years he returned to Johannesburg and turned his hand to Sales and Marketing for companies like 3M Company and Chemical Services. From sales he moved into the training field at 3M Company. He started his collaboration with Collin Jennings in 1989 and is active in the field of training and motivation. James believes his purpose is to help and grow people.
