Imagine
Publishing

Founding Senior Team

Founding member of a publishing company that scaled to £MM in 3 years and 150 staff. Eventually sold to Future Publishing.

4 years

Think Clever Media
& Content Ignite

Founder & CEO/FD

Co-founded the native internet advertising business that gained investment in 2017 and later restructured to be acquired in 2018.

4 years

Lean Digital Media

CEO

Part of the C-Suite during an acquisition period in this B2B Digital Agency working closely with the Chairman reporting to the board. 

1 years

AQAI

COO & Seed Investor

Seed round investor of this Tech Start-up along with an interim period as the COO (EOS Integrator) to manage the finances, team & product.

1 years

ADIMIA

Founder & MD/FD

Co-founded an online advertising company that grew to a 7 figure T/O. The company gained investment in 2017 and later restructured.

10 years

I have a life long passion for the psychology of self-development investigating what it takes to succeed practically but also mentally. For as long as I can remember I have consumed material about Stoicism, NLP and Personal Development. It is safe to say I've done well over my '10,000' hours in this field and fully embrace my enthusiasm sharing and providing value to people in this aspect of life.

In early 2020 I stepped it up a notch and turned an interest into a profession. In addition to years of study, researched and putting things into practice personally I became professional coach. After 200 hours of live coaching I qualified as a Certified Professional Humanistic Neuro Linguistic Psychology Coach (HNLP) as well as becoming an Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner being accepted and accredited as a Professional Member of the NLP Practitioner of the Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming (ANLP).

Although I can provide a traditional coaching experience I have developed my own style, methodology and framework which combines my 10 years leading businesses with these psychology qualifications. As a result this enables me to concentrate specifically on what 'you' want to achieve rather than prescribing an out of the box experience.

As a personal coach it really is about us gaining real insights into root cause issues and sticking points. Whether the issue is work based or personal we will work together to find the true issues or hurdles holding you back from how you want to be different to what you are now.

If you are interested in me coaching you to achieve your desired outcomes, it would be great to hear from you.

Having run companies now for over a decade I know only to well how hard it can be. When I was starting out initially with my co-founders we wanted to do it 'our' way and for a long time that worked, we built a successful business that earned money. But when we had to put that business in front of investors it was a reality check of being aware of not knowing what we didn't know. At that stage I immediately understood the role of a good business mentor.

Having experienced starting multiple companies, taking companies through quick growth and also steep declines I'm all too aware of the challenges you are facing as a business owner.

The companies I have worked in (and on) give me a solid background in the HR, operations and financial challenges that face companies in the agency world, web development studios, international magazine publishing, internet advertising, personal and corporate training and online assessment SAAS.    

I'm someone that has 'walked-the-walk' that can help in many ways. I can shorten learning curves, I can help identify problems that you are not seeing, in summary I'm the person that provides you with the ability to being aware of the things you don't know.

If you are a start-up founder looking for guidance or someone that run a business up to the £10M T/O and want a soundboard away from your current circle of influence it would be great to hear from you.

The boardroom is no playground! When you get to this stage it more than likely means that you are a senior executive team representing investors and shareholders. Having been a part of a many boardroom experiences, it very apparent that having people around the table that were not clouded by the day-to-day working within the business was an important contribution to making a company thrive.
 
Having worked directly with great Non-Exec Chairman I gained a valuable insight into what support and steering non-execs and advisory board members can play. Beyond the boardroom the role can support the C-suite by providing contacts, being involved in networking to aid credibility, providing specialist knowledge to aid a business plan strategy.

My journey through investment and exiting from a business has also given me real world experience of how corporations can be best structured and financed as well as a fundamental understanding of legal proceedings with regards to contracts, shareholdings and share transactions.

The companies I have worked in (and on) give me a solid background to help with executive situations around management, HR, operations and financial challenges that face companies in the agency world, web development studios, international magazine publishing, internet advertising, personal and corporate training and online assessment SAAS.  

If you are interested in how my experience and knowledge could enhance your company or boardroom please get in touch to see if my experience would provide you and your business value.