Services
For owner-managers, directors and senior management teams
Strategic support, shaped around your business.
Coach, consultant or a bit of both. Every piece of work is bespoke, built around where your business is today and where you want it to go, with no long-term contracts.
- Scope and fees agreed after our first conversation
- No long-term contracts
- Confidential, always
Ways to work together
Three ways I can help.
You can move between them as your needs change.
A trusted adviser alongside you, month to month. Strategic advice when it’s needed, plus the motivation and accountability to make it happen.
- Regular accountability meetings
- Expert advice and guidance when you need it
- Honest challenge on big decisions
- Dial support up or down as you need
Who it’s forOwners who want someone in their corner while they grow.
Hands-on expertise on a specific challenge, from someone who has dealt with it in their own business.
- Vision, mission and purpose
- Pricing, revenue and costs
- Key performance and financial metrics
- Systems, delegation and your time
- New products, services and markets
Who it’s forOwners with a particular problem to solve, or a decision to get right.
I exited my own business in 2021, so I understand both the practical steps and the emotional side of preparing a business, and yourself, for sale.
- Getting clear on what you want from an exit
- Making the business less reliant on you
- Strengthening the numbers, systems and team
- A road map at a pace that suits you
Who it’s forOwners thinking about selling or stepping back in the next few years.
How it works
No one-size-fits-all. A clear path instead.
Every business is different, so I take a flexible, step-by-step approach. Sometimes we’ll adjust course, but we always keep sight of where you’re heading.
Conversation
A free, confidential, no-obligation conversation over a call or a brew about your business, your goals and what’s getting in the way.
You leave withA clearer view of the real issue, and whether I’m the right person to help.
Understand
An in-depth look at your business. We pinpoint the critical issues and find the opportunities you’re too close to see.
You leave withAn honest picture of where the business is today.
Plan
A customised plan that fits your business, your team and your ambitions, with big goals turned into clear priorities.
You leave withClear priorities and a plan you actually believe in.
Follow through
Regular check-ins and honest challenge keep things moving, and we adjust course when business isn’t smooth sailing.
You leave withMomentum, and someone who keeps you accountable for results.
Sound all too familiar?
One owner. Four steps.
A situation many owners will recognise, and how the four steps can play out.
Growing, but stuck as the bottleneck
01 · The conversation
“We’re busier than ever, but every decision still comes through me. I’m working evenings and weekends, and growth has stalled.”
02 · What we found
The managers are capable, but have never been given clear authority, so problems land back on the owner’s desk. Prices haven’t been reviewed in years, and there’s no time set aside to work on the business rather than in it.
03 · The plan
- Hand two decision areas to the managers, with clear limits.
- Review pricing, starting with the biggest customers.
- Protect one morning a week for working on the business.
04 · Follow through
Regular check-ins keep the priorities moving. When something stalls, we look at why and adjust course, rather than starting again.
Every piece of work is shaped around the business and what we find together.
Before we talk
Questions owners often ask.
Can’t see your question here? Ask me directly. There’s no such thing as a silly one.
Who do you work with?
Owner-managers, directors and senior management teams of small and medium-sized businesses, whether you’re growing, stuck, or planning what comes next. I’m based in Burnley and work with businesses across Lancashire and the UK.
What does it cost?
Every piece of work is bespoke, so we agree scope and fees after our first conversation, once I understand what you need. No surprises and no long-term contracts.
Is everything we discuss confidential?
Absolutely. Everything you share stays between us, from our very first conversation onwards. I never name clients, on this website or anywhere else.
What's the difference between a coach and a consultant?
An accountability coach helps you set goals, stay focused and follow through. A business consultant brings hands-on expertise to solve specific problems: pricing, processes, finances or strategy. I give you both, as and when you need them.
How is this different from working with my accountant?
Your accountant looks after the numbers and compliance. I work with you on the decisions behind them: priorities, people, pricing, processes and where the business is heading. Many owners work with both.
Do I have to sign a long-term contract?
No. There are no long-term contracts, so you can dial support up or down, or move between the ways of working, as your needs change.
How much of my time will it take?
We’ll agree a rhythm that suits you. That’s typically regular accountability meetings, with extra time when there’s a big decision or project on the table.
Do we meet in person or online?
Whichever suits you. We can talk over a call or meet for a brew.
Not sure which fits?
That's what the first conversation is for.
Free, confidential and with no obligation. Tell me what’s on your mind and we’ll take it from there.