Twelve years as COO and then CEO of a food manufacturer in Kent, through growth, a hard year and a sale. Since 2016 I've coached founders and CEOs to build the team and the rhythm that let a company run without them in every room.
£60m → £140m
Revenue as CEO
70+
CEOs and founders coached
12
One-to-one clients at a time
For my first three years as chief executive, every decision waited for me. Then our chair started meeting me every other Friday at 7am, asking better questions than I asked myself.
Within eighteen months the business ran on a plan and an exec team, and I had my weekends back. By the sale in 2015 we had 900 people and £140m of revenue. I've coached CEOs to build the same since 2016.
- 2004Chief operating officer, Kent food manufacturer
- 2009Chief executive, £60m to £140m, 900 people
- 2016Qualified as a coach; first CEO clients
- TodayTwelve one-to-one clients at a time
I'll tell you what I think, once, and clearly.
I work from your numbers, not from a model.
Your team never hears what you tell me.
If it isn't working, I'll say so first.
Not a consultant.
You do the thinking. I make sure it's good, and that it gets done.
Not a therapist.
We'll talk about how it feels, and I'll say if you need more than me.
Not a guru.
Simple, well-known tools, used every week for a year.
The studio
A converted print works near Farringdon. One-to-ones happen here or on video.
I work with twelve CEOs at a time. A first call is thirty minutes and free.