About Me – What I Do

I’ve worked with small and large companies – in private practice, in the commercial sector, the public sector, and the charity sector. I’ve been a Finance Director and an Operations Director – at the same time – and been responsible for a billion-pound operation … and I’ve worked for myself.

But I fell into the trap of corporate ‘burnout’ and found myself critically ill in hospital where life was about to take me on a new journey – one which included total paralysis and learning to walk again – but that’s another story…

But my journey back to health and running my own business has taught me valuable lessons; about family, friends, what success means, following my passions, about helping others… and a lot more.

Over the years my understanding of how businesses and their owners work, my management skills and my life experiences have helped me to develop a unique blend of business and personal development skills – with which I help my clients.

Most of all I love working with and supporting business owners by helping them to develop and execute their own business exit strategy.

Outside of work I have a great family – Rhona my wife and three great kids – Peter, Matthew and Claire – and not forgetting one of my best friends our border collie Ziva. She’s the one in the middle who wants to get to the other side of the wall but needs some help …

… just like my clients.

I always loved helping my Dad. He was an engineer with the heart of an artist, a master craftsman who could build furniture and draw pictures, and he was an business owner and an entrepreneur.

He taught me to always go the extra mile and about the pursuit of excellence in everything I did.

Whenever he was fixing the car, decorating, or building something – I was always there – holding the torch, finding the right spanner, trying to find the best way to do something … and keeping him company.

That’s part of what I do with my clients.

I am by nature a fixer and a doer.

I help blend both strategy and detail into a coherent plan.

I love simplicty, creativity and innovation – especially when solving problems or leveraging opportunities.

I work with business owners who have come to realise that they need to have an ‘End in Mind’. They want to build a business that is profitable, sustainable and has a value that is no longer dependent on them. 

That ‘End in Mind’ is their Exit Strategy.

That’s where I can help.