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Why you're here
Most people don't arrive here because they want coaching or mentoring. They arrive because something has become difficult to resolve on their own and it's taking up more time, thought or energy than it should.
It might be a decision that keeps being delayed, a conversation that needs to happen, pressure that's affecting work or home life or a period of change that has left you unsure of the right way forward.
It’s not therapy or counselling. I’m not there to analyse the past. I’m there to help you deal with what's happening now, in thinking clearly and making better decisions about what comes next.
There's real value in having someone independent who can listen without taking sides, cut through distractions and get you to the heart of what actually needs dealing with.
The situation may be different from one person to another, but the need is often the same: somewhere to speak openly without having to manage everyone else around you.
In your corner.
Who I Work With
Leaders, Founders & Entrepreneurs
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People leading businesses, organisations or working in demanding roles where responsibility sits heavily with them.
They may be dealing with growth, change, commercial pressure, difficult decisions or the wider demands that come with leading people and being accountable.
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The Next Generation
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I also work privately with young adults who are moving into work, greater responsibility and adult life. They may be unsure of their direction, lacking confidence, struggling with routine or finding it difficult to move forward under the weight of other people’s expectations.
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I give them someone independent to talk to, in confidence, helping them think things through, take more responsibility and make decisions for themselves.
Over time, that means greater confidence, better judgement and a much stronger sense of where they're going.
What Changes?
I work from where you are now.
The past may help explain how you got here, but my focus is on what can change from today: how you think, make decisions, communicate and respond when the pressure is on.
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That can mean finally making a decision that’s been hanging over you or handling a difficult conversation without carrying it around for days. Things start getting dealt with rather than left to build.
For the next generation, it can mean taking greater responsibility, finding their own position rather than living in somebody else’s shadow and beginning to earn trust through what they do.
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The outcome is practical. You feel clearer, more decisive and more in control of what happens next. You spend less time circling the same issues and more time dealing with what is actually in front of you.
Why work with me?
I’ve spent more than 40 years across business, leadership and entrepreneurship, from apprenticeship to boardroom and from employment to building businesses of my own.
That's included growth, setbacks, difficult decisions, leading people and starting again when things haven’t gone to plan. Some of the most valuable lessons have come from those moments; lived commercial and real life experience that can’t be taught from a textbook.
Outside of business, sport has given me another perspective on performance, pressure and developing people. I’ve coached and worked with people from grassroots through to elite level, including more than 20 years as a qualified England Boxing coach.
Today, I bring that breadth of experience into my work with senior leaders, founders and the next generation.
A FEW MORE THINGS ABOUT ME
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Father of three adult children
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Lived and worked on three continents
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Enjoy keeping fit, a daily sea dip (& still hit a punch bag)
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Lifelong Arsenal supporter
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Founded a boxing gym in Spain that’s still thriving
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Founder of Active Shift
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Contribute to webinars, podcasts and radio around leadership, the next generation, performance and wellbeing
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Everybody needs somebody in their corner. I've simply been fortunate enough to play that role for many people over the years.
Executive & Workplace
Coaching
At senior level, there are decisions you can't always talk through with the people around you. I work privately with people carrying responsibility who want a confidential, independent perspective. That might be around a difficult decision, a period of change or the need for a straight conversation away from the agendas and expectations inside the business.
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I also work within organisations, supporting managers and small teams where communication, responsibility, performance or change need closer attention.
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The aim is practical: better conversations, clearer decisions and people operating with greater confidence in what is expected of them.
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Sessions can be face to face, online or outdoors. Sometimes, getting away from the usual environment creates the space for a very different conversation.
Private mentoring for the Next Generation
For the next generation, progress is often about gaining experience, understanding how business really works and becoming more effective in the role they are growing into.
I work with emerging leaders to develop their commercial awareness, handle greater expectations and build the experience needed to progress in business.
In family businesses, there can be an added dimension. For next-generation family members already working in or preparing to enter the business, the shift towards future leadership can bring its own challenges around role, credibility and succession.
COACH'S CORNER
Be the first to hear about new coaching programmes, events, Active Shift initiatives and occasional insights on leadership and performance.
If something needs to change
Don’t leave it sitting there.
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You don’t need to have everything worked out before we speak. Bring the situation as it is.
Every conversation is confidential, so you can talk openly about what's really going on.
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We start with where you are now, get to the point of what's holding things up and decide what needs to happen next.
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If it's been on your mind for long enough, it's probably time to deal with it.
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No pitch. No obligation. Just an honest discussion about where you are and whether I can help.
