Gareth Shears

The last 10 years running an ecommerce company and attending crossfit competitions around the country – www.bearstrength.co.uk dealing with sales, marketing, social media, budgets, advertising and design and production and understand and deliver all the requirements of a director.
I am also a Director and Financial Planner of Sanctuary Financial Planning which provides financial planning for clients for all their needs from mortgages to pensions and investments.
I have been a financial adviser since 2009 and have BA Hons in Management and a Diploma in Financial Planning.
My key strengths are leadership, decision making, influencing and convincing others and understanding people from adapting to different scenarios/situations with excellent communication and listening skills.
I was also in the police for over 6 years and exposed and dealt with various situations which has helped me to be able to adapt to situations that may occur and be quick thinking whilst thinking logically assessing the impact to others.

 

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Gareth Shears
Gareth
  • Full name:
    Gareth Shears
  • Business name:
    Sanctuary Financial Planning/ Bear Strength Limited
  • Role:
    Director
  • Location:
    Cardiff