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I am a Fellow of the Association of Business Mentors<\/a> with over 30 years of business management experience; ranging from roles in global corporations leading 1000+ employees to those (in more recent years) helping hundreds of SME\u2019s (including local start-ups) making every single \u00a3 count!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst you may hear people say \u2018it\u2019s all the same in business\u2019; it\u2019s just not\u2026 and that\u2019s why after my time in the corporate arena I transitioned to working (and investing) in the passionate world of the entrepreneur \/ micro-businesses. Some of these businesses aspire to become SMEs or even larger but there are also a significant number who want to stay small and become as efficient and effective as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My experience with mentoring & coaching started even before my corporate career; in the sports and outdoor activities industries, and then after university came mentoring in a high-tech domain before transitioning to business management, and (for the last 15 years) to supporting at the board \/ business owner level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve always preferred to experience things first hand (where possible) before offering any form of coaching \/ mentoring in that space, and so I\u2019ve performed many operational leadership roles alongside supporting others. That said, during this very hands-on journey of leadership development, I have enhanced my mentoring toolkit by achieving a number of accreditations and academic levels including an MBA (Henley Business School) and a ILM Level 7 (Masters equivalent) in Executive Coaching and Mentoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an aside, I am also a Mentor on the UK Government\u2019s Help to Grow programme, a Trustee on the Board of a local Counselling Charity, and an active Leader in both the UK Scouting Association and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme. My values are simple and my aspirations align to many; to leave the world a little better than when we found it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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