Our Mentors

With my skill set firmly grounded in an early career as a Production/Manufacturing engineer I spent my next 18 years in a variety of Senior Operations and Supply Chain management roles within some very well know brand name companies.

I became self employed at the age of 15 creating and running several small entrepreneurial businesses involving market trading, selling everything and anything I could.

A senior director with over 20 years’ leadership experience working at a strategic board level in developing, communicating, executing and sustaining corporate strategic initiatives.

My name is Rhys and I’ve been working in the business development space for over a decade now but focussing on getting the best out of people for my whole career!

Richard has over 18 years’ experience in operations and leadership with a passion and proven track record for unlocking the potential in people and processes.

Richard has over 30 years’ experience in the construction and Facilities Management.

Following my HND in Business and Finance at Staffordshire University, I joined the army and served 10 years in the Cheshire Regiment before leaving at 30 to start a civilian career and get married.

A well connected, commercial and energetic hospitality and property professional with over 17 years' experience of entrepreneurship and business leadership in a multi-brand environment.

I am a business adviser with decades of experience, including Board Directorships of 2 large companies turning over just under £100M and employing about 1000 staff. I was Service Director for 18 years (heading up Service and Maintenance, Facilities, ICT, H&S, Compliance, Quality, Tendering and Finance) and then Commercial Director for 2 years (heading up Contracts, Finance, Client journey, ICT, Health and Safety, Compliance, Quality, Tendering and mobilisations). Before that, I traded with the Middle East for 20 years.

After turning freelance in 2020, I worked for a number of the subsidiaries of the Sureserve Group, primarily K&T Heating (£55M turnover), Aaron Services, Sureserve Fire and Electrical. I then turned around Precision Lifts (£14.5M subsidiary of Sureserve), for sale to a Chinese Conglomerate. That assignment was completed in September 2023, after which I became fully independent, taking on only smaller businesses. I have been doing that ever since.

I have spent my career in big-business. Even after becoming freelance in 2020, I continued to support large companies with assignments ranging from mobilisation of a social housing contract of 24,000 properties (achieved in 3-months), to tendering for Gas, Electrical, Fire and Construction contracts, and rescue of the failing Lift Company (above) for subsequent sale to a Chinese Group. For that assignment, I lived for 7 months in Basildon. These assignments were immensely challenging and also very well-paid, but my real passion is helping others, particularly small or even micro-companies, husband and wife teams and startups. It gives me enormous satisfaction to use my extensive experience and the skills I have learned over the years to provide hands-on support, so my clients won’t make the common mistakes that drive so many to failure. I also work with the people to reduce their stress and give them somebody they can call 24/7/365/366.

Nigel is innovative, dynamic and highly experienced businessman with a proven ability to identify and capitalise on business opportunities.