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Are you a Business Owner, Founder, Entrepreneur, Self-Employed or a Creator / Coach / Consultant?

If so, are you earning what you’re worth and producing the results in life and business that you really want to be?

Do you know what’s possible for you and your business? Do you have a clear strategy and plan on how to make that possible and have all the skills and resources to execute that strategy and plan easily and enjoyably?

Most people don’t, and that’s where working with us as a consultant can make all the difference. Helping expand what’s possible and then making those results more likely and less risky.

Simon has been consulting in one way or another for over 30 years. Sometimes all that is needed is the right advice in the moment to get past a challenge, find the way forward or discover new possibilities. At other times deep domain knowledge and an ability to take on an independent observer perspective can make the biggest difference to results and the bottom line.

Fundamentally, Simon is hired to consult to provide advice and expertise to organisations or individuals in order to help them solve problems, or improve their operations, and generated optimised results.

Simon has a great comprehensive skillset including understandings of leadership, management, technology, finance, and more.

The consulting can take many forms, including strategic planning, market research, financial analysis, and project management. This comes from over two decades working directly with businesses and entrepreneurs in the UK and Globally.

This breadth of experience drawn from both Simon’s own projects and ventures, as well as consulting with start-ups to multinationals, charities to government organisations provides a unique perspective which can be applied to help new clients situations.

Often Simon has been “The Secret Weapon”, providing advice and suggestions to those in consultancy roles and as such he’s also known as the consultant’s consultant.

Always the goal of consulting is to provide clients with the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to achieve their goals and be more successful in their endeavours.

Examples of Consulting

Simon has consulted across a broad range of subjects including brand development, positioning, pricing, productivity, recruitment, exit planning, capital raising, crisis management, sponsorship, leadership development, monetisation, joint ventures, problem solving, policy, strategic alliances, system optimisation, technology selection and more.

Consulting Benefits:

  1. Expertise
  2. Objectivity / New Perspectives
  3. Cost Effective in terms of Time and Money
  4. Access to different range of resources, experience and contacts
  5. Impartiality and ability to be more candid and offer unbiased recommendations.

Overall, consulting can bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to a company and can help it to achieve its goals and objectives.

Book A Consulting Session

Up to £400 (inc VAT) for up to 3 hours

Next Steps:

  • Pay The Consultancy Fee
  • Schedule Your Consult
  • Initial Consult up to 3 hours for £400 inc VAT

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”

Tactics and strategy should always complement each other, and are two sides of the same coin.

Which of these questions do you find yourself asking?

What’s Wrong With Me / My Business?

If you find yourself asking this question or being dissatisfied with your business results, the consistency of the results, or the potential / actual growth then this is a great time to book in an initial consulting session.

During the session we’ll review the core Growth Mechanics™ of your business and look to identify potential causes of what’s really wrong with the business, as once these are identified we can then move into solution discovery and implementation.

Given my experience in audit, accounting, banking and business often we can identify problems and solutions in one initial consult session.

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How can I start ___?

If you find yourself asking this question often you have a sense of the goal / end outcome you want to reach, but not clarity on the ways to start.

Why does this happen:

  • Sometimes this is because it’s a new project and outside your areas of comfort.
  • Sometimes there are so many options it’s hard to see the would for the trees.
  • Practically it’s hard to be objective and be your own GPS while you’re in the driving seat of your business.

During our session we will gain clarity on the viability of the goals and come with strategies to take them from possibilities to certainties.

Once you have the strategy in place, we’ll priorities a success plan and next steps so you build progress and momentum.

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What can I improve / optimise?

This is a great question once things a business is started and when there are some things working. Especially if you’re really needing and committed to doing better and when someone is open to really optimise their results, process and systems.

During our initial consulting session we’ll identify the core drivers for growth, and explore potential opportunities and synergies.

Most founders, entrepreneurs and business owners are great at what they do and specialised. One of my forte’s is being a generalist and being able to help connect dots (People, Projects, Ideas, Technology and Resources) that may not be obvious or even known.

Maintaining and building momentum and growth requires different skills and systems, then starting a venture. I love to help people put these in place so they can really thrive and have a business blueprint that’s optimised to their skills and circumstances.

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What’s my legacy?

Do you have a legacy plan and goal? Over twenty years I’ve found that most people haven’t thought this through and even if they do they don’t have a solid plan in place or implemented.

The result is a lack of freedom and “frustration”.

Once this is clarified and this North Star is put in place, they are able to move forward powerfully with a different approach to life and business.

This in turn produces more synergy, congruence, streamlining and satisfaction.

It’s not just what you’re doing but why you’re doing.

I have crafted and curated some specific inquiries that help people sculpt and shape their view of not just what’s possible for their legacy but also to bring it forward from a one day maybe dream to a grounded reality that’s being built and in so doing this makes all the difference.

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Client Success Stories

I have known Simon for over a decade. We met when he joined ABN AMRO Bank when I worked there as Head of New Product Development. Simon joined the front office team of Retail Trading and Structuring. I left ABN AMRO in September 2007 and we have remained as friends since. Simon has many skills, encompassing technology, communications and innovation. Simon gives honest advice and is helpful with ‘out of the box’ thinking. Simon can give valuable inputs on many different projects across the technology spectrum.

Dr Paul Thind

Dr Paul Thind

A 30 Minute conversation with Simon could save you countless hours and money going around in circles. He’ll quickly uncover a pathway to clarity and results. 100% Recommended.

Joe Gregory
Entrepreneur, Author, Publisher

Simon is a big mind. He thinks about things that the rest of us overlook. As a result, he has led me to discover deeper insights and ideas. Simon is also a brand champion. His business savvy is complemented by his creative acumen, worldliness, and mastery of storytelling.

Jason
Founder with multiple exits.

Simon has an amazing ability to spot the differences that make the difference. He does this seemingly effortlessly and I also know how much energy and time he invests in keeping up to speed on new technologies, markets, people and projects. He’s an invaluable asset to me and has helped me create multiple million pounds wins in the last few years.

Mike
Digital Entrepreneur & Investor

Simon is a powerhouse of startup knowledge. Building and coaching a variety of marketing, technology and innovation startups has given Simon a unique perspective on the world of business.  Simon is an advocate of building relationships through providing value, and that comes across in his personality and the energy that he brings to every meeting.

Ash H
Virtual Reality Specialist

Simon’s consulting clients include companies and employees of major banks, universities, schools, government groups, entrepreneurs, entertainers, authors, investors, charities, creatives, designers, brands, technology companies and more.

If you can assume nothing & expect nothing then perhaps you’ll find what you never knew you could look for.

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