Jeremy Bowen Rees

Name

Jeremy Bowen Rees 

Location

All Wales (i.e the area that Farming Connect covers)

Key Specialism

Farm & Estate Diversification, Strategy Formulation, Business Planning, & Implementation, Succession Planning, Joint Ventures & Facilitation

Sector

  • Tourism/Hospitality/Leisure/Activities
  • Agrifood
  • Retail/(farm shops/online sales)
  • Property Development
  • “Unique & uncommon” projects

Why are you an effective Advisor?

Jeremy is an effective adviser for the following reasons:

 

  • He is a farmer’s son who grew up in rural Wales and understands the rapidly changing context that is facing Welsh farmers and the rural economy.
  • He had a successful career in London for 20 years before returning to Wales when the Internet meant he could work on the right side of the Severn Bridge! His experience, beyond Wales, gives him a very broad, commercial perspective that allows him to speak knowledgeably about what has to be done and in place to succeed.
  • He is one of Wales’ leading independent Business consultants and has advised several thousand businesses in his career, including over 1,000 farmers. He has the scars and awards to prove it!
  • His personal goal, which is also Landsker’s mission, is to “help you make the best business decision”. Sometimes it is best not to do something. He really cares that what you do is right for you, your family and your farm.
  • He is personable and open but is no pushover - he will advise you on “what you need to know” as opposed to “what you want to hear”. 
  • He has an analytical mind and is a born problem-solver and will help you find a way forward. This may be via 1to1 discussions, facilitating family meetings and then producing action, business and financial plans.
  • He is enthusiastic, confident and builds real empathy with clients. He is very adept at developing the “seed” of an idea into something that becomes real and profitable.
  • He has successfully diversified his own smallholding by converting a redundant milking parlour into a successful business centre with tenants. 
  • His business employs 12 staff and he started on his own; so, he knows how to grow a profitable business and keep developing it.

Qualifications/Achievements/Experience

  • MBA
  • BSc Hons
  • Level Coach/Mentor
  • Landsker best Rural Professional Services Business in 2021 & 2022 in Wales and NI in the Amazon Sponsored Rural Business Awards
  • Helped Welsh farmers launch more than 100 new diversified businesses

Top Tip/Quote

“When looking to diversify or significantly changing your farming activities, do your research first. (Someone else will almost certainly already have done what you propose to do. Learn from them first to avoid the mistakes they made.) Then come up with a clear, realistic plan, implement it and hold your nerve for the initial trading period whilst you pursue your set goals.”
Socrates.