Business Coaching

Meet the BGCN Coaching Team

We know how difficult it can be to successfully run your own business, we know lots of businesses realise they could benefit from a trusted adviser, a critical friend or a just someone to talk through the ideas, the pressures and frustrations and the opportunities that come with running your own venture.

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Online Coaching

<h5>Simon Baker</h5>
<p>Simon has over 30 years senior leader, advisor and doer experience in the low carbon energy sector. His passion is solving challenges for start-ups, joint ventures, mega-projects and large corporates, both alone and leading multifunctional, multinational teams using his extensive breadth of experience from shop floor to the Board room. He focuses on delivering simple solutions to complex problems, be they: defining growth strategy; developing projects and supply chains, or shaping investments for successful delivery. Skills in: coaching, mentoring, acquisitions and divestments; corporate risk and governance; transformation and change. Operates authentically with high integrity.</p>

<p>Qualifications include: MBA, first-class engineering degree and practical qualifications. Covering the UK from his East Anglian base.</p>

Simon Baker

Business Coach

Low carbon economy

<h5>James Barton</h5>
<p>With over 18 years of management and consulting experience augmented by a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Liverpool with a final research focus on remote team leadership which is in the process of being published. I take immense joy and pride in helping and<br>advising aspirational business to achieve their own version of success.</p>

<p>For those 18 years, I have prided myself in being a catalyst for change and subsequent improvement within my departments; constantly evaluating the situation, seeking ways to optimise and improve. I do this through careful consideration of variety of influential factors, such as current operational processes, strategic direction, and even self-reflection, thus ensuring that I can make an effective decision.</p>

<p>I see improvement as taking proactive steps in creating an environment where creative thinking is not only enabled but encouraged. Improvement, is looking at a problem and thinking beyond the obvious, thinking critically and from multiple perspectives. </p>

<p>I look to challenge the current state, whilst understanding what has gone before as the foundations to future success. My unique blend of experience working in large organisations and building my own business has enabled me to develop a narrow and deep understanding of both the operational and the strategic aspects of organisational design.</p>

James Barton

Business Coach

Remote Strategy

<h5>Peter Basford</h5>
<p>Peter had 33 years banking experience and is used to dealing with clients of all types from Start ups to £500M+ per year turnover Multi National Businesses. He has worked in commercial, private banking and retail Banking.</p>

<p>His real passion is for helping others realise their potential and has mentored colleagues, Businesses and for the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE). </p>

<p>He has a post graduate diploma in coaching to back up his years of practical knowledge. Peter specialises in helping growing SMEs particularly with Customer Service, Business Development, Finance and using new technology to do things in a better and more efficient way. </p>

<p>He is a qualified Clarity4D coach and trains people on how to make the most of LinkedInCo founder of the Innovation Lab in Suffolk, which is a co working space for early stage technology businesses which enables him to support many start ups and promote Suffolk as a great place to live and work</p>

Peter Basford

Business Coach

Alison Beech

Business Coach

<h5>Damian Burdin</h5>
<p>Damian has had an interesting and varied career working in a variety of sectors, including Retail, Sales, Education and Hospitality.</p>

<p>For the past 20 years, Damian has specialised in the Further Education sector holding positions of Training Manager, Quality Director, Ethical Procurement Director and Chief Executive Officer.<br>His passion is enabling individuals to realise and unlock their true potential through coaching and mentoring.</p>

<p>Has a broad experience of growing a business organically, through acquisition and start up. Specific areas of expertise include business planning, strategy, change management, succession planning, coaching, mentoring, performance management and recruitment.</p>

<p>A proud dad of two boys, he enjoys supporting them with their hobbies of football, drama and boxing. </p>

<p>Damian is based in Crewe and working with clients in Cheshire and Merseyside. </p>

Damian Burdin

Business Coach

Education and Training

<h5>Brian Bush</h5>
<p>Brian is a sales/business development and relationship specialist having worked in a number of areas across the private and public sectors. From involvement in growing business (small to large) to creating and growing his own ventures Brian has a real passion for business. He has been directly involved in business through insurance, UK Gov, digital & technology, cyber, physical & asset protection, learning & development, education, healthcare/health & wellbeing and manufacturing.</p>

<p>Driven by purpose and able to motivate and inspire others Brian can bring connection to a team or business to ensure a positive culture can exist to enhance efficiency and therefore profit.<br>A very well networked individual Brian always brings his extensive connections to all projects and businesses that he works with and uses strategic partnerships to drive forward opportunity.</p>

Brian Bush

Business Coach

Business Development

<h5>Nick Cox</h5>
<p>Nick was born in South Africa but grew up in London. At 21 he self-funded his Commercial Helicopter Pilots License while working as a Close Protection Officer.</p>

<p>After many years of corporate flying which took him all over Europe and the USA, Nick spotted an opportunity in event Heliports and raised the capital to purchase Helicopter & Aviation Services, which operated many of the sporting event Heliports around the UK. Nick rebuilt the company from the ground up and expanded its areas of operation and delivery to create Helipad as it is today. Utilising the customer base provided by Helipad, Nick went on to create Hai Air, specialising in the sale and acquisition of private and corporate aircraft, based in the UK but operating globally. A further company was added to the fold with Jockey Club Air as a Joint Venture with The Jockey Club to provide aircraft charter and ancillary services.</p>

<p>Having experienced everything from lowly Contract Pilot to MD, Nick has first hand experience of the difficulties in building a business from one man to one hundred staff. As with any small businesses, there are so many things you don’t know until you need to. Nick is on hand to help answer those questions and can often give ideas and examples of the good and bad ideas he’s tried in building a business, as well as the do’s and don’ts of cashflow, marketing and staff, etc.</p>

Nick Cox

Business Coach

Entrepreneurship

<h5>Kathryn Eade</h5>
<p>Having started and scaled her own business, Kathryn’s passion is now to help business owners, especially other female founders and their teams, to grow their business from the inside out, enabling them to avoid overwhelm and achieve sustainable success.</p>

<p>Her approach is based on listening, asking insightful questions and quickly honing in on the needs of her clients. She translates her extensive knowledge and experience of building a business into practical solutions that her clients can use to achieve success.</p>

<p>She started her career in the International charity sector, where she set up projects in 6 different locations around the world and led global teams to deliver them.</p>

<p>In 2003, she set up own learning consultancy which she ran for 15 years. She supported diverse clients in a range of sectors including Sport, Fashion, Media and Education, both in the UK and overseas. Whilst in Montreal, she worked in collaboration with others to create the city’s first bilingual Entrepreneurial Hub.</p>

<p>As an award winner for her work inspiring female entrepreneurs, she is frequently called upon as a speaker and panelist.</p>

<p>Specific areas of expertise include: coaching, mentoring, board facilitation, global, virtual and cross-cultural team dynamics, change resilience, business planning, strategy and start up.</p>

<p>When she’s not working, you’ll find her outdoors either swimming or running, or planning her family adventure!</p>

Kathryn Eade

BUSINESS COACH

<h5>Jim Fanshawe</h5>
<p>Jim has over 20 years’ experience in international trade, global supply chain and export business development and operations. A CPD member of the Institute of Export & International Trade. Ambassador for Suffolk Branch of The Institute of Directors covering Brexit and International Trade. Founder and Director of Your Export Department Ltd.<br>Jim was drawn to export management in the mid 1990s having chosen a degree in European Business Administration. He then went on to develop a career in international trade and export management, predominantly working in the SME bracket for manufacturing companies across various sectors. Four years working as an International Trade Advisor for UK Trade & Investment (now called DIT) sowed the seed for what he would later turn into his own support business for UK exporters.</p>

<p>Jim is passionate about seeing UK SMEs succeeding overseas, especially during these changing times when the UK’s position globally is in flux.</p>

Jim Fanshawe

Business Coach

Trade and Export

<h5>Paul Greenhow</h5>
<p>Paul is an enterprising and energetic individual with over 30 successful years FMCG experience in both Retailing and Manufacturing operations. He is a people orientated and insightful character with proven abilities in sales management, and a track record of driving exceptional profitable growth through creativity and strategic business development.</p>

<p>He has now turned his experience to wanting to help others and as such, is now a seasoned Mentor with The Princes Trust and holds several non-exec Directorships. A structured thinker who succeeds by understanding the wants and needs of the customer and matching this by driving positive change within the business team. With a post Graduate Diploma in Marketing,</p>

<p>Paul is a rounded Coach who looks to drive the commercial agenda with a focus in the Food & Drink sector. He has worked with multi sited operations predominantly in the East Anglian region but also in Ireland, Holland and Scotland. Paul Lives in Cambridgeshire with his Wife Fiona, Son Oliver and Daughter Holly.</p>

Paul Greenhow

Business Coach

<h5>Iain Hallwell</h5>
<p>Iain is a vastly experienced IT architect that has smart business acumen embedded within every aspect of the advisory services that his software solutions company delivers.</p>

<p>He has in-depth experience of in-house, on and off-shore solution delivery into a wide range of industry verticals including, government, energy, insurance and sports.</p>

<p>Iain successfully executed a management buyout (MBO) of a professional services business in 2013 that had a run rate of £10M and then successfully grew the business to 50 employees and double-digit growth.</p>

Iain Hallwell

Business Coach

Information Technology

<h5>Robin Hayhurst</h5>
<p>With over 30 years experience in the Housebuilding Industry, construction and development is my passion.</p>

<p>With an established track record and a depth of experience as a Managing Director in the construction and housebuilding industries, I’ve overseen and driven significant growth in the businesses I’ve led over the last twenty years.</p>

<p>Experienced in both development and contracting and the delivery of housing in both private and affordable sectors.</p>

<p>As the leader in the housebuilding and contracting sector I have developed and broadened my skills sets over the years which include:</p>

<ul><li>an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of the housing market, the development process and the challenges and opportunities within both private and public sectors</li><li>robust leadership and strong stakeholder management skills</li><li>driving a service excellence culture</li><li>developing, motivating and supporting my teams</li><li>depth of understanding of the company P&L – making decisions based on its demands</li><li>managing all aspects of the process from the purchase of land through to sales and marketing</li><li>devising and implementing means for continuous improvement in market share, profit margins and client satisfaction levels</li><li>development and enhancement of new and existing systems, controls and structures</li><li>affordable and market sale housing expertise</li><li>identification and mitigation of risks within complex projects</li><li>the building and development of key client partnerships</li><li>ability to take control of troubled or failing projects and quickly and efficiently recover them</li><li>in-depth experience of managing the financial health of the business</li><li>years of experience in all aspects of land acquisition and the planning process</li><li>evaluation of new business opportunities to ensure financial viability</li><li>continuous improvement to the company’s governance structure</li><li>translation of corporate strategy into deliverable action plans</li><li>exceptional communication skills with an ability to convey a clear and relevant message</li></ul>

Robin Hayhurst

Business Coach

Property Development

<h5>Sue Henry</h5>
<p>Sue Henry is a highly experience transformational change consultant. Over 30 years experience working at the most senior level in NHS management & public health nationally & locally.</p>

<p>She founded MSH Partnership UK, an organisation that brings together professionals in the field of health, sport, leadership and transformational change to create sustainable improvement in wellbeing and performance for individuals and workplaces both large and small.</p>

<p>Sue uses a successful combination of technology (Body Guard monitor), coaching and behaviour change techniques to support people to live well and work well. She has held a license to use Firstbeat technology for more than 8 years and has used it within the NHS and with businesses large and small.</p>

<p>Sue was previously National Director for NHS Sport and Physical Activity Challenge, a national workplace wellbeing programme she developed in response to Boorman review and to maximize the inspirational power of London 2012. To date more than 500,000 NHS staff have participated.</p>

<p>Sue is a coach, counselor and mentor and has recently qualified as a Mental Health First Aider (MHFA) and is passionate about supporting people to improve and maintain their mental wellbeing.</p>

Sue Henry

Business Coach

Wellbeing and resilience

<h5>Stephen Hughes</h5>
<p>Spent the majority of the last 30 years working with SME/Commercial businesses, including trading businesses and property investors and developers. This included a period where I was providing a business advisory service alongside the management of the Bank’s relationship with clients. This focused on understanding the needs of the businesses/Directors, the future objectives and developing and implementing appropriate action plans. As an employee of Lloyds Bank I also managed Teams operating in this sector which gave me the experience of in effect operating my own business.</p>

<p>My 42 year career with Lloyds also included working in the Bank’s Global, International and Retail businesses, the latter including the management of 12 branches and the attached business centres, during the amalgamation of the Lloyds and TSB businesses. Provision of a high quality and professional service and adding value has always been my prime objective both personally and for my Teams which has benefited both clients and Bank. Also have extensive experience in the real estate sector helping clients to build their investment portfolios and overseeing a number of commercial and residential development projects in the North West. I live in Blackburn and work from home, visiting clients as required.</p>

Stephen Hughes

Business Coach

<h5>Cathie Jeannot</h5>
<p>Cathie has 30+ year’s experience working in political engagement, public sector and not-for-profit leadership, geospatial tech, startups, SME’s and elite sport. She is currently Head of People at Skyscape Global – a startup supported by Innovate UK and Ordinance Survey.</p>

<p>Cathie has extensive experience working with those on the founder to CEO journey, and those who need to scale at pace. She loves working with multi-generational teams and millennial leaders. Her calmness enables clients to tackle the conversations that previously made their stomachs turn.As qualified and experienced ICF coach, she has a Post Graduate Diploma in Coaching & Team Coaching, is an IC Certified Agile Professional, is an associate member of the ICF, and is a Certified Money Coach.</p>

<p>Cathie’s expertise lies in combining proven frameworks with more intuitive methods such as somatic coaching. She supports her clients with rigorous accountability so they can sustain all critical decision-making. Cathie thrives on understanding what makes humans tick.</p>

<p>Specialist areas as a coach and facilitator :</p>

<ul><li>CEO identity and influence</li><li>Leadership for the New Millennium</li><li>Imposter Syndrome </li><li>High performing teams & team culture</li><li>Transitions & career-change</li><li>Resilience & work-life balance</li></ul>

<p>When not working you’ll find Cathie planning her next French escape or watching rugby – whatever the weather.</p>

Cathie Jeannot

Executive Coach

<h5>Jim Jones</h5>
<p>43 years employed by Lloyds Bank, of which, I spent 33 years in Senior Management, during which time, I have led high performing area and branch teams. For the last 20 years of my banking career, I managed client portfolios made up of trading SME businesses, with T/O up to £50m, and also property professionals, helping them to grow/ manage, their commercial/ residential investment portfolios and development projects.</p>

<p>I retired from Lloyds in July 2019, and live in The Ribble Valley, near Clitheroe, Lancashire. I enjoy playing Golf and Football. Watching Manchester United with my Son. Walking and travelling with my Wife.</p>

Jim Jones

Business Coach

Property Dev. and Investment

<h5>Dawn Kelly</h5>
<p>Dawn has a strong background of working within the Public Sector, NHS, Fire service and schools as a Learning and Development professional, Consultant and Business and Executive Coach, she has proven success of leading on key initiatives in respect of organisational development and growth.</p>

<p>She has worked with academics from Birmingham, Sheffield and Manchester universities on key initiates within the public sector. Having trained with Mental Health England as a mental health practitioner she supports resilience and wellbeing in the workplace.</p>

<p>As qualified and experienced coach, Dawn has a Post Graduate Certificate in Business and Executive Coaching, EMCC Coaching Skills for Managers Award and NCFE Diploma in Coaching for High Performance. She is associate member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), a Graduate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) and a Certificate in Education.</p>

<p>Dawn works with her clients to focus on and identify key strengths and gaps within the organisation to achieve enhanced leadership and organisational performance, her Coaching style comes from an understanding of how people work and how to enable behavioural change, she uses an integrative blended approach, determined by what is right for the client at that moment in time.</p>

<p><strong>Specialist areas as a coach and facilitator:</strong></p>

<ul><li>Business Growth, Transformational Leadership and Talent Management</li><li>Behavioural and Cultural change</li><li>Resilience and Wellbeing</li><li>Women Strategic Leaders</li><li>School Improvement</li><li>Strengths-Based Practice in Health and Social Care.</li></ul>

<p>Outside of work, having visited Thailand Dawn is planning to spent time working on an Elephant Sanctuary there.</p>

<p><strong>Public Sector, NHS, Fire service and Schools<br>Business Executive Coach and Women in Strategic Roles</strong></p>

Dawn Kelly

Business Coach

<h5>Mikael Korsgaard</h5>
<p>Helping people helping themselves to transform has been of interest to me since my teenage years. In 2004, I finally decided to gain insights about the art of transformation through coaching. Since then I have coached people of all ages and from many diverse fields, including athletes.</p>

<p>I invest myself into the dialog with the coachee (you) and become involved in your path. With empathy and the understanding of what the challenge is for you and what you would like to evolve away from and into, I focus on the importance of valuable and sustainable change by you for you. From our first intake conversation, the focus is you and the change you are seeking. Through listening with the intent to understand and learn about you, with encouragement and by holding you accountable in being persistent, our conversation will have one primary focus: ‘what change by you, will change a lot for you’?</p>

<p>There is an opportunity for growth and learning in all situations and challenges that we encounter. Throughout our work I will help you recognise your strengths and support your growth in areas where needed. By putting your problem areas and your challenges into new perspectives, you will gain new insights and grow personally.</p>

<p>I work primarily with SME’s, personal owned businesses and start ups. I also work with leaders who wish to become a better leader, especially around values, goal setting and influential and intentional leadership.’</p>

<p>As I am based in Denmark I suggest that we make meetings and coaching environmentally friendly and sustainable.</p>

<p>On-site coaching and training is of course also an option that I provide. It is also easy for me to schedule meetings anywhere in the EU if required.</p>

Mikael Korsgaard

Business Coach

Danish International

<h5>Richard McEvoy</h5>
<p>Richard is a Finance professional with a long history of stakeholder management at Board level, supporting setting of strategy and delivery. Also recognized for M&A experience, Change Management and has a passion for developing people around me, including their Health & Wellbeing.</p>

<p>Richard has considerable business-to-business experience in a service-led industry, supporting core economic sectors including Banking, construction, house-building and manufacturing across both SME and Mid Corporate Regional business.</p>

<p>Richard currently has a number of Non Executive and Board Advisory roles, with an emphasis on commercial aspects and transformational change. Richard is also presently driving organisational capability at an LSE Listed Property Fund.</p>

Richard McEvoy

Business Coach

Organisational transformation

<h5>André Neville</h5>
<p>André specialises in assisting new and established businesses in the engineering and manufacturing sectors in the Mid-Suffolk region. With his international sales, leadership and training background, he is adept at turning his hand to other sectors and has supported many SME’s in his time with BGCN.</p>

<p>André joined the British Army in 1994 where he spent 15 years as an engineering manager within rotary-wing aviation. After leaving the military he trained the British Army in engineering before stepping into a technical sales role in the heavy-duty off-road manufacturing industry.</p>

<p>As a Technical Sales Manager, André worked extensively in Europe, India, Africa and the Middle East, dealing directly with multi-national OEM’s and distributors while also managing the engineering design team. He is furthering his education by studying for a Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training and has recently completed an MBA at the University of Suffolk.</p>

<p>He is passionate about cycling and enjoys discovering the local roads in Suffolk and the hills in Spain. Other interests include spending time in Belgium, exploring WW1 history and of course sampling the local beer!</p>

André Neville

Business Coach

<h5>Daniel Owen-Parr</h5>
<p>For 25 years I have been leading high performing teams and 17 of those years have been in the banking and finance industry. I have held senior positions in Dixon’s Group, Lloyd’s Bank, and Together. I am currently with VAS Group.</p>

<p>I have managed business clients with T/Os of up to £100m, across all sectors, and this has given me a unique perspective when it comes to running businesses at all levels. It has also given me great insight into business dynamics and I have the leadership experience to develop teams with outstanding culture, resilience and performance – all attributes needed for successful businesses.</p>

<p>Within the property finance industry, I am a media-trained spokesperson: I have over 30 radio interviews under my belt, countless editorials and blog coverage, podcasts and three TV interviews on Sky Property TV.</p>

<p>Spare-time finds me utilizing my leadership skills as a triathlon coach. I have also tested my own boundaries by completing numerous marathons, triathlons, two Ironman events and the Marathon Des Sables.</p>

<p><strong>Specialities:</strong></p>

<ul><li>High Level Sales Expertise</li><li>Strong Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Skills</li><li>Lending and Development Finance</li><li>Managing and Developing People</li><li>Delivering Excellent Client Relationships</li><li>Coaching and Media Trained</li><li>Presentation, Public Speaking and Communication Skills.</li></ul>

<p>My preference is to coach via zoom. This give me the ability to operate anywhere in the UK and at a time that suits you.</p>

Daniel Owen-Parr

Business Coach

<h5>Sam Parnell</h5>
<p>I have a successful history in technical sales and implementation across various sectors. For the last decade I have been working with a team of developers, designers, technical SEO experts and digital marketers and have combined my sales experience with my digital knowledge focusing on helping businesses to grow online.</p>

<p>We all hear that a great digital strategy will revolutionise business but buying multiple services and ensuring they all dovetail efficiently together can be a minefield. It’s my job to be the digital advocate within your organisation. I help to plan digital strategies, working out how you can use digital tools to make more of your mission; helping teams like yours implement digital projects, sometimes using existing tools, sometimes creating new ones, that includes CRM’s, collaborations, communications, campaigns and lots more. I work with digital experts to build websites and software, sometimes from scratch, sometimes on top of existing platforms.</p>

<p>There’s a lot there, but here’s the best place to start: what’s the problem you’re trying to solve?</p>

<p>I work with BGCN coaches maximising their specialist coaching knowledge and giving projects a digital dimension to open up revenue opportunities.</p>

Sam Parnell

Digital Strategist

<h5>Brian Rees</h5>
<p>After a long and varied career I retired from Lloyds Bank after 42 years. the last 30 years were spent working with SME businesses from start up to £100 million turnover. originally from the Midlands I have have lived and and worked in the Northwest for the last 25 years latterly at Relationship Director level. At my core I am a relationship banker and focus on developing strong relationships working in tandem with Shareholders / Directors to support the development of their business.</p>

<p>I have worked with a broad spectrum of clients across all Sectors with particular specialism in property, leisure and veterinary practices. During the last economic downturn I spent time with distressed businesses focusing around cash management, debt and overhead management. I live in Wigan and have a flexible approach to meetings to suit client needs.</p>

Brian Rees

Business Coach

<h5>Arthur Rennie</h5>
<p>Arthur’s career started with Mechanical and Production Engineering and has a Post-Graduate Diploma in I.T. / Computer-Aided Engineering. While he has done project work in the Engineering industry most of his employment has been in the luxury textile industry.</p>

<p>He has rounded experience in:</p>

<ul><li>Customer Service Improvement, introducing meaningful metrics to drive perceptible improvement;</li><li>Production Remodelling, SME batch production, overhauling factory loading, scheduling systems and applying LEAN Six Sigma methodologies;</li><li>Project Management, from company amalgamations to international market appraisal;</li><li>High Growth Start Up, building an organisation to keep up with sales;</li><li>Marketing and Branding, evolving synergies with creative people;</li><li>Sales Development, increasing sales in a mature market and has enjoyed sales success in twenty-three countries including North America, the Far East and Russia.</li></ul>

<p>He has put this experience to good use working for the Chamber of Commerce as Export Consultant and as Sales and Marketing Coach and Mentor.</p>

<p>He’s passionate about business improvement in all its forms. He has an MBA from Heriot-Watt University allowing him to have an holistic view of how focused improvements impact across the business and affect overall profitability.<br>He’s a great supporter of Make It British and is heartened and inspired by the vigour and variety of manufacturing in his area.</p>

Arthur Rennie

Business Coach

Process Improvement

<h5>Nigel Sandbrook</h5>
<p> Nigel had a rich career with Lloyds Bank culminating in his dream job as Area Director – Manufacturing. His love of business started with his father taking him around factories when he was six years old. Ever since then he has been passionate about SME’s the challenges they face to produce and sell products and services.<br>He has wide experience in various sectors spending much of his time with clients although he has been a senior lending and audit manager.<br>A qualified banker gaining an ACIB. </p>

Nigel Sandbrook

Business Coach

<h5>Lyndsay Salmon</h5>
<p>I am an HR Business Consultant with extensive experience in helping businesses to develop through their employment practices and strategies. I have worked in both the private and public sector – and with private sector clients delivering on behalf of public sector organisations.</p>

<p>I have worked with employers looking to take on their first employees and also FTSE 100 employers. I work with employers if they have an employment issue, that they would like support with, but don’t want (or need) to pay high legal costs.</p>

<p>I offer a unique blend of commercial, operational HR and a strategic understanding of people management. This allows me to provide you with the correct advice, support and documents to ensure your business operates with the UK legal framework; and if required develop your businesses’ People Strategies to align with your overall business plan. The feedback from my clients has been that I help make complicated matters simple.</p>

<p>I have lots of experience in helping employers identify the risks and manage the people processes when they are considering selling, merging or acquiring new businesses, or contracts.</p>

<p>I am a qualified NLP Practitioner and can offer coaching for performance, redundancy support or career.</p>

Lyndsay Salmon

HR Consultant

<h5>Ciara Scallon</h5>
<p>One of the benefits of having a rich and varied work life, is being able to help others enrich their own. My diverse career encompasses stockbroking in the City & Europe, global outsourcing and change management in Australia, and charity fundraising in the Arts and Heritage sector in the UK. I most enjoy working in the SME sector where each person’s input can make a tangible difference.</p>

<p>I run a professional fundraising practice. We help bring to life the dreams of individuals and communities, for profit and not-for-profit. I also serve as a Trustee on the board of charity contributing to strategy and direction. I love the problem-solving aspects of every project, working out how to tell each story to best effect. A lateral and strategic thinker, I am direct and honest, whilst supportive in finding new ways of approaching difficult issues. We work collaboratively towards finding the innovative – or obvious – solutions.</p>

<p>I passionately believe that relationship building is the cornerstone of any successful venture, particularly those wishing to grow. I would be delighted to have a conversation about any current or future challenges or opportunities.</p>

Ciara Scallon

Business Coach

Charity & Not for Profit

<h5>Matt Sykes</h5>
<p>My background lies within the Sales Industry. Over the past twenty years, I’ve held various Sales, Key Account Management and Sales Director roles within the B2B Packaging sector. Selling is arguably the most fundamental business requirement there is, yet too often, the skill of selling is misunderstood and neglected.</p>

<p>Since 2014, I’ve been helping my clients improve that situation through my Sales Training and Coaching business. </p>

Matt Sykes

Business Coach and Trainer

B2B Sales Training

<h5>Ros Stephens</h5>
<p> I’ve worked in the HR space for over 20 years and gained extensive experience in the corporate world during my 8 years working in the Global HR team at HSBC. I have been a freelance HR consultant since 2011 and hugely enjoy working with a variety of clients. I have a wealth of experience in developing and delivering training for all levels and it’s one of my favourite ways to engage with clients. In addition to training, I have developed and delivered projects large and small, from developing company values, to writing capability frameworks, to implementing performance management approaches. I am also an executive coach, and often provide one-to-one support to managers at all levels. When I’m not working, I like to travel as adventurously as possible, develop property and I am also a portrait photographer. </p>

Ros Stephens

Executive Coach and Trainer

<h5>Neil Thorogood</h5>
<p>Neil has recently retired from banking after 36 years at Lloyds Bank of which the last 29 were working in the Small Business and Commercial sector. During that time Neil trained as a Business Mentor and worked with several start-up businesses in that capacity.</p>

<p>As well as working with businesses across all manner of sectors Neil holds a specialist Lexcel accreditation for his work with the Legal Profession over the past 12 years.</p>

<p>One of the many roles Neil fulfilled whilst at Lloyds Bank was the introduction and roll out of its Route Map programme which included a number of specially designed tools to help businesses identify Long Term goals and set Medium term targets as well as developing a better understanding of their market and key performance indicators.<br>Neil strongly believes that his skills can be used to support and coach growing and ambitious businesses to help them achieve their objectives by understanding what success looks like to the owners.</p>

<p>To supplement the support provided to potential clients Neil also has a wide network of contacts across Essex and East London to where specialist and bespoke services can be introduced where required. </p>

Neil Thorogood

Business Coach

Professional Services