How I work
How I work
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What it looks like in practice
What it looks like in practice
People come to me at different moments in their journey.
Some are stepping into leadership for the first time and want clearer direction and confidence in their decisions. Others are running established businesses and need space to think through growth, structure, people or strategy.
Many are simply carrying a lot — responsibility, pressure, uncertainty — and value having someone outside their immediate world to talk things through honestly.
My role is to meet you where you are.
That might mean listening and helping you make sense of what’s going on, offering perspective drawn from experience, or working through practical options together. Sometimes it’s about cutting through noise and regaining clarity; other times it’s about challenge, reassurance, or simply having space to think out loud.
The kind of support people tend to value
The kind of support people tend to value
Over time, mentoring often provides:
Clarity and focus — space to step back, prioritise what really matters, and make more confident decisions
Accountability — not pressure, but a trusted relationship that encourages momentum and follow-through
Real-world insight — perspective informed by having faced similar situations, decisions and trade-offs
Honest, personal support — tailored to you, your business, and the way you work
Confidence to grow — knowing you don’t have to carry everything alone
Support through challenges — a steady, calm presence when things feel uncertain or complex
These aren’t outcomes I promise; they’re things people often notice emerging through regular, open conversations.
How we work together
How we work together
There’s no fixed programme and no prescribed process.
Most of my work is one-to-one, built around regular or ad-hoc conversations. The focus evolves as you and your business evolve.
Often we will work through specific aspects of the business in detail, uncovering assumptions and long held beliefs which may or may not be supported by fact. Everything is treated as confidential, and the relationship is based on trust, honesty and mutual respect.
Typically my relationships don't require long term financial or contractual commitments. If you are getting value from our time together then you'll want to continue. If not then I won't want to continue either!
My mentoring work is based in Bristol, although I have many clients across the UK.
Who this tends to work for
Who this tends to work for
My approach tends to work best for people who value experience over theory.
I learn — and work — primarily through doing. I’m less interested in academic models for their own sake, or strategy that exists mainly as a set of slides for shareholders, and more interested in what actually happens once decisions are made.
The leaders I work best with are those who care about delivery: turning ideas into action, making clear commitments, and ensuring that what’s agreed genuinely adds value and gets done.
That doesn’t mean ignoring strategy — far from it. But it does mean grounding strategy in reality: in people, priorities, constraints and day-to-day execution. Our conversations often move quickly from high-level thinking into the detail of what will happen next, who’s responsible, and how progress will be measured.
If you enjoy thoughtful discussion but also want to roll your sleeves up, focus on what matters, and follow things through properly, this approach is likely to suit you well.
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