XVenture taps PECHE Consulting to expand learning ecosystem into UK and Ireland

XVenture has named PECHE Consulting to introduce its learning ecosystem to organizations across the United Kingdom and Ireland, with the launch set for World of Learning 2026 in Birmingham. The deal brings a behavior-science-based platform, an assessment tool and virtual coaching to a new market focused on workforce capability and performance.

Why it matters: - XVenture is expanding its learning ecosystem into the United Kingdom and Ireland through a new partnership with PECHE Consulting. - The move puts a behavior-science-based learning model in front of organizations looking to improve capability, performance and wellbeing. - The launch at World of Learning 2026 gives the partnership an in-market debut at a major workplace learning event.

What happened: - XVenture appointed PECHE Consulting to bring the XVenture Learning Ecosystem to organizations across the United Kingdom and Ireland. - PECHE Consulting will introduce the ecosystem at the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition at the NEC Birmingham on 6-7 October 2026. - XVenture is an Australian behavioral science and human capability company. - PECHE Consulting is a UK specialist partnerships consultancy.

The details: - The XVenture Ecosystem includes 20 programs across five connected layers. - The programs move from individual capability into communication, resilience and decision making, then into culture, leadership and organizational performance. - Every learner starts with the Integrated Mindset Index, or IMI. - The IMI measures 12 human capabilities, including resilience, decision making under pressure, communication and self-management. - The IMI ranks a person’s development priorities so the learner can focus first on the areas that matter most. - Learners retake the IMI at the end so progress can be measured. - Daniela Kraus, chief operating officer of XVenture, said the real gap in most organizations is human capability, not technical skill. - Kraus said the learning path is built from each person’s own result rather than job title. - Kraus said developing those capabilities can improve productivity, performance and wellbeing. - The ecosystem is built on the work of XVenture founder Dr Mike Conway, a behavioral scientist and honorary professor at the University of Wollongong. - Conway’s career includes executive roles at EY, Standards Australia and The Wiggles. - Conway’s doctoral research inside Nestlé and ASM Global found that mindset-specific learning can improve productivity, performance and wellbeing by 10%. - The same research produced the Integrated Mindset Index. - Conway said learning science must shape program design from the start, not be added later. - The programs are grounded in published research, and each citation is shown and open to checking. - Design follows the AGES model published by Davachi and colleagues in the NeuroLeadership Journal. - Learning is delivered in 10- to 20-minute segments. - The format combines video-led instruction, interactive activities, diagnostics and practical tools. - Some programs run inside immersive virtual worlds. - Learners also get the XVenture Coach, a virtual voice-enabled coach available 24/7. - The XVenture Coach is trained on XVenture’s programs and Dr Conway’s frameworks. - The coach helps learners reflect on and apply what they learn between formal sessions. - PECHE Consulting was founded by Cheryl Miles and Pete Marnoch to help technology businesses build partnerships that deliver commercial value. - The founders have experience across HR, learning and recruitment technology, including roles at The Access Group, Eploy, Docebo and MHR. - Pete Marnoch said XVenture combines global business and elite sport experience, doctoral research behind the method and a validated measure at both ends of the journey. - Marnoch said skills date and mindset compounds. - XVenture says it has delivered more than 700 programs to organizations across four continents. - The company describes itself as an Australian behavioral science and human performance company that turns neuroscience and behavioral science into practical learning programs for organizations and elite sport. - PECHE Consulting helps SaaS and technology businesses design, rebuild and run partner programs, with depth in HCM, learning technology and recruitment technology. - The company positions its work as focused on commercial delivery, not just agreements and logos. - XVenture’s partnership contact for the rest of the world is Daniela Kraus. - PECHE Consulting’s partnership contacts for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe are Pete Marnoch and Cheryl Miles. - XVenture lists a company page on LinkedIn at XVenture on LinkedIn. - XVenture’s website is the company’s website. - PECHE Consulting’s website is PECHE Consulting’s website.

Between the lines: - The partnership pairs a product company with a channel specialist, suggesting XVenture wants faster market entry rather than a direct-only sales push. - The emphasis on validated measurement, published research and open citations is meant to differentiate the ecosystem from generic training content. - The 24/7 virtual coach and short lesson format point to a workflow-friendly model aimed at sustained use, not one-off training events.

What's next: - PECHE Consulting will begin market introduction work at World of Learning 2026 in Birmingham. - The next test is whether UK and Ireland organizations adopt the ecosystem as a broader capability and performance platform. - Partnership enquiries for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe will go to Pete Marnoch and Cheryl Miles at PECHE Consulting. - Enquiries for the rest of the world will go to Daniela Kraus at XVenture.

The bottom line: - XVenture is betting that a research-backed, measurement-led learning model can win new customers in the UK and Ireland when paired with a local partnerships specialist.