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Learning Experiences with Soul. Impact with Substance.

Learning Experiences with Soul. Impact with Substance.

We help organisations improve performance by changing the way their people think, connect, and act.

We help organisations improve performance by changing the way their people think, connect, and act.

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Trusted by leading organisations across the UAE for 7+ years
Trusted by leading organisations across the UAE for 7+ years

Culture isn’t built on values alone. It’s built on the behaviours that bring those values to life, every single day.

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Danos Parpotta

Danos Parpotta

Founder, Building Ethos

Founder, Building Ethos

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Who We Are

Building Culture,
Not Just Training

We care deeply about the environments people work in — and the people who shape them. At Building Ethos, we help organisations create cultures where individuals can perform at their natural best, and thrive together! We don’t believe in off-the-shelf workshops or one-size-fits-all programmes. Every experience is co-created with you — designed around the outcomes that matter most to your business, not built from a recycled template. It’s this tailored, partnership-led approach that builds lasting impact — and why organisations continue to come back to us, time and again.

How We Work

Consultation, Co-Creation, Change

We start with Consultation — getting under the surface to understand your goals, your challenges, and the behaviours that will drive real impact. Through Co-Creation, we design tailored, engaging experiences in true partnership — built around your people, not a template. And it all leads to Change — bringing your values to life and embedding behaviours that last far beyond the session. Our learning experiences are where everything comes to life. Through impactful storytelling, immersive experiential learning, and powerful debriefs grounded in your business reality, we create sessions that truly connect. It’s not just about understanding — it’s about feeling it. Because when learning has soul — it sticks, it connects and it drives real change in the moments that matter.

We start with Consultation — getting under the surface to understand your goals, your challenges, and the behaviours that will drive real impact. Through Co-Creation, we design tailored, engaging experiences in true partnership — built around your people, not a template. And it all leads to Change — bringing your values to life and embedding behaviours that last far beyond the session. Our learning experiences are where everything comes to life. Through impactful storytelling, immersive experiential learning, and powerful debriefs grounded in your business reality, we create sessions that truly connect. It’s not just about understanding — it’s about feeling it. Because when learning has soul — it sticks, it connects and it drives real change in the moments that matter.

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Our Ethos. Our Values

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Be. Brave

Our content is progressive, pushes boundaries and we talk about the hard stuff.

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Be. Brave

Our content is progressive, pushes boundaries and we talk about the hard stuff.

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Be. Brave

Our content is progressive, pushes boundaries and we talk about the hard stuff.

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Be. Impactful

We are guided by a spirit of servitude, not Ego.

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Be. Impactful

We are guided by a spirit of servitude, not Ego.

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Be. Impactful

We are guided by a spirit of servitude, not Ego.

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Be. Easy to Work With

No payment upfront. Simple, trustworthy, human relationships

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Be. Easy to Work With

No payment upfront. Simple, trustworthy, human relationships

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Be. Easy to Work With

No payment upfront. Simple, trustworthy, human relationships

Our Why

Why Building Ethos?

Values In Action

We take your corporate values off the wall and embed them into your team, building behaviours every day that collectively drive your business performance forward.

Progressive By Design

We are constantly evolving, staying ahead of the curve and always adapting our

content to remain relevant and totally unique.

Built Around You

All of our sessions are fully tailored to your specific business needs. Available Face-to-Face and Virtual.

Beyond The Workshop

We offer keynotes, mental wellness sessions, and can facilitate your conferences and townhalls.

No Judgement

Our sessions are invitational, no judgment, no arrogance, just real buy-in.

Value Guaranteed

Guarantee value or your money back. No excuses.

Danos can walk into a room of powerful leaders and business owners, see through the facade and tackle deep rooted toxic habits head on and conclusively; that is no mean feat! His ability to reharmonise a workforce, share positive and powerful leadership techniques and truly motivate leaders to do better, is simply remarkable.

Danos can walk into a room of powerful leaders and business owners, see through the facade and tackle deep rooted toxic habits head on and conclusively; that is no mean feat! His ability to reharmonise a workforce, share positive and powerful leadership techniques and truly motivate leaders to do better, is simply remarkable.

Danos can walk into a room of powerful leaders and business owners, see through the facade and tackle deep rooted toxic habits head on and conclusively; that is no mean feat! His ability to reharmonise a workforce, share positive and powerful leadership techniques and truly motivate leaders to do better, is simply remarkable.

Sunita Singh-Dala

Chapter Chair — Women Presidents Organisation (WPO)

Meet the Experts Behind Our Success

Every member of our team has lived the challenges they teach.

Real experience, real empathy, real results.

Danos Parpotta

Founder

A dynamic speaker and facilitator with over two decades in Sales and Leadership. Danos specialises in guiding emerging leaders from a "me" to a "we" mindset, built on integrity, respect and empathy. His sessions blend storytelling with real world experience to create lasting behavioural change.

Bibi Sheikh

Senior Facilitator

Over two decades of experience including senior HR roles at Clifford Chance. Bibi specialises in leadership and organisational development, with a focus on behavioural and cultural change. Known for a coaching style that's supportive yet challenging.

Sharara Al Ali

Senior Facilitator

Over 20 years of experience in leadership training, executive coaching and emotional intelligence. Sharara has designed programmes spanning women's leadership, business management and change management for large international organisations.

Victor Sosanya

Senior Facilitator

An energising facilitator working across the UK, US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Victor guides early career talent and senior teams through leadership, resilience and personal brand development, with clients including Deutsche Bank, Barclays and SAP.

Peter Drummond

Senior Facilitator

Two decades of leadership experience across the UK and UAE, spanning Banking, Insurance and Education. Peter brings a practical, empathetic approach to training across sectors including FMCG, Healthcare, Automotive and Logistics.

Danos Parpotta

Founder

A dynamic speaker and facilitator with over two decades in Sales and Leadership. Danos specialises in guiding emerging leaders from a "me" to a "we" mindset, built on integrity, respect and empathy. His sessions blend storytelling with real world experience to create lasting behavioural change.

Peter Drummond

CEO & Founder

Two decades of leadership experience across the UK and UAE, spanning Banking, Insurance and Education. Peter brings a practical, empathetic approach to training across sectors including FMCG, Healthcare, Automotive and Logistics.

Sharara Al Ali

Job title not provided

Over 20 years of experience in leadership training, executive coaching and emotional intelligence. Sharara has designed programmes spanning women's leadership, business management and change management for large international organisations.

Victor Sosanya

Facilitator & Founder

An energising facilitator working across the UK, US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Victor guides early career talent and senior teams through leadership, resilience and personal brand development, with clients including Deutsche Bank, Barclays and SAP.

Bibi Sheikh

Executive Coach & Facilitator

Over two decades of experience including senior HR roles at Clifford Chance. Bibi specialises in leadership and organisational development, with a focus on behavioural and cultural change. Known for a coaching style that's supportive yet challenging.

Danos Parpotta

Founder

A dynamic speaker and facilitator with over two decades in Sales and Leadership. Danos specialises in guiding emerging leaders from a "me" to a "we" mindset, built on integrity, respect and empathy. His sessions blend storytelling with real world experience to create lasting behavioural change.

Peter Drummond

CEO & Founder

Two decades of leadership experience across the UK and UAE, spanning Banking, Insurance and Education. Peter brings a practical, empathetic approach to training across sectors including FMCG, Healthcare, Automotive and Logistics.

Sharara Al Ali

Job title not provided

Over 20 years of experience in leadership training, executive coaching and emotional intelligence. Sharara has designed programmes spanning women's leadership, business management and change management for large international organisations.

Victor Sosanya

Facilitator & Founder

An energising facilitator working across the UK, US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Victor guides early career talent and senior teams through leadership, resilience and personal brand development, with clients including Deutsche Bank, Barclays and SAP.

Bibi Sheikh

Executive Coach & Facilitator

Over two decades of experience including senior HR roles at Clifford Chance. Bibi specialises in leadership and organisational development, with a focus on behavioural and cultural change. Known for a coaching style that's supportive yet challenging.

Danos Parpotta

Founder

A dynamic speaker and facilitator with over two decades in Sales and Leadership. Danos specialises in guiding emerging leaders from a "me" to a "we" mindset, built on integrity, respect and empathy. His sessions blend storytelling with real world experience to create lasting behavioural change.

Peter Drummond

CEO & Founder

Two decades of leadership experience across the UK and UAE, spanning Banking, Insurance and Education. Peter brings a practical, empathetic approach to training across sectors including FMCG, Healthcare, Automotive and Logistics.

Sharara Al Ali

Job title not provided

Over 20 years of experience in leadership training, executive coaching and emotional intelligence. Sharara has designed programmes spanning women's leadership, business management and change management for large international organisations.

Victor Sosanya

Facilitator & Founder

An energising facilitator working across the UK, US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Victor guides early career talent and senior teams through leadership, resilience and personal brand development, with clients including Deutsche Bank, Barclays and SAP.

Bibi Sheikh

Executive Coach & Facilitator

Over two decades of experience including senior HR roles at Clifford Chance. Bibi specialises in leadership and organisational development, with a focus on behavioural and cultural change. Known for a coaching style that's supportive yet challenging.

Our Learning Experiences

Programmes designed around leadership, resilience, and team performance.

Leadership

Leadership experiences that build trust, courage and vision in your people — helping leaders move from intention to everyday behaviour. Programmes: Human Leadership, Building a Winning Culture, High-Performing Teams, Bringing Values to Life, Lumina Leader, Coaching Others

Leadership

Leadership experiences that build trust, courage and vision in your people — helping leaders move from intention to everyday behaviour. Programmes: Human Leadership, Building a Winning Culture, High-Performing Teams, Bringing Values to Life, Lumina Leader, Coaching Others

Ground-Up Collection

Learning experiences that help build your teams resilience, grit, emotional control in a turbulent, fast-paced, always-on world. Programmes: Leading With Emotional Intelligence, Rising Strong — A Workshop on Resilience, Journey to Composure — A Stress-busting Workshop, Mastering Productivity (Self & Time Management)

Ground-Up Collection

Learning experiences that help build your teams resilience, grit, emotional control in a turbulent, fast-paced, always-on world. Programmes: Leading With Emotional Intelligence, Rising Strong — A Workshop on Resilience, Journey to Composure — A Stress-busting Workshop, Mastering Productivity (Self & Time Management)

Team Performance

Team performance experiences that strengthen trust, collaboration and shared accountability — helping teams work better together when it matters most. Programmes: Teambuilding with MTa™, 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop, Building a Culture of High-Performance, Better Together — What Music and Collaboration Have in Common

Team Performance

Team performance experiences that strengthen trust, collaboration and shared accountability — helping teams work better together when it matters most. Programmes: Teambuilding with MTa™, 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop, Building a Culture of High-Performance, Better Together — What Music and Collaboration Have in Common

Principles of Negotiation

The psychology behind negotiation, and the skills to turn disagreement into a win-win. Programmes: Negotiating with Customers, Negotiating for Influence

Driving Sales Forward

Sales experiences shaped by 20+ years of sales psychology — helping teams move from order-taking to value-led conversations. Programmes: Sales Excellence, Key Account Management, Prospecting with Purpose, Closing Skills

Human Skills

Real communication skills for real conversations. Conflict, assertiveness and influence, built with empathy. Programmes: Presenting with Passion & Purpose, Public Speaking Mastery, Navigating Conflict with Assertiveness, Principles of Effective Communication, Cultural Awareness

Danos’ energy and ability to connect with people are second to none. His impact extends beyond his sessions a total catalyst for culture and organisational change

Danos’ energy and ability to connect with people are second to none. His impact extends beyond his sessions a total catalyst for culture and organisational change

Natalie Jackson

Samsonite Travel Retail Distribution Partner MEA.

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79% of British adults in employment experience work-related stress. Does your organisation have the tools to help?


Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) is a scientifically backed method developed by Marisa Peer over a 30 year career, combining hypnotherapy, NLP, CBT and psychotherapy into one powerful approach. Typically resolving issues in just 1 to 3 sessions, RTT gets to the root cause rather than managing the symptoms.


We help your team overcome work-related imposter syndrome, anxiety, lack of motivation, procrastination, phobias and sleep issues, so they can show up as their best selves every day.

Trained by Marisa Peer

Trained by Marisa Peer

Certified in Rapid Transformational Therapy

Certified in Rapid Transformational Therapy

The breakthrough method that delivers permanent transformation, and resolves issues without months of sessions

The breakthrough method that delivers permanent transformation, and resolves issues without months of sessions

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