Business coaching for owner-led businesses
You already know where the business could be. Let’s close the gap.
Support, structure and accountability for business owners who are good at what they do, and carrying the rest of it on their own. Practical coaching, a room full of people who get it, and actions you can use the same week.
Free taster session · No obligation · Online and in person
Why owners get stuck
Most founders are brilliant at what they do.
Running the business is a different job: sales, cash flow, systems, pricing, people, time, confidence and consistency. All of it lands on one desk.
The situation
Everything runs through you
Every decision waits on the one person who already has the least time. Progress becomes whatever survives the week.
The insight
Pressure builds in your head
In action
Perspective, pace, next steps
The result
Progress you can feel in the business, not ideas you write down and forget.
- Clearer priorities each month
- Fewer bottlenecks sitting with the owner
- Clearer priorities each month
- Fewer bottlenecks sitting with the owner
- More confident sales conversations
- More confident sales conversations
Programmes
Three levels of support. One rhythm that fits where you are now.
Every level runs on the same principle: regular contact, honest challenge and actions that get followed up. The difference is how much of it is built around you.
Launchpad
- Workshop: 60 minute training session
- Boardroom: 60 minute group problem solving
- Touchpoint: 30 minute one to one with Gareth
- Small group, capped at eight members
£145
Flagship
Accelerate
- Quarterly planning session: two hours on direction and targets
- Monthly one to one coaching: 90 minutes, ending with clear actions
- Group sessions for challenge and perspective
- Direct access between sessions when a decision cannot wait
£450
Velocity
- Scope and cadence set around the business
- Leadership and team coaching available
POA
How Launchpad runs
Twice a month, in a group of no more than eight.
A rhythm rather than a course. Enough contact to keep things moving, small enough that nobody hides at the back.
60 minutes · online
Workshop
Gareth or a guest speaker works through one practical business topic. The group discusses it, then everyone sets clear actions for the month ahead.
60 minutes · online
Boardroom
30 minutes · one to one
Touchpoint
How Accelerate runs
Everything above, built around your business.
Accelerate adds one to one coaching and quarterly planning to the group rhythm, so the work is anchored to your numbers rather than a general topic.
Quarterly · two hours
Planning session
Set direction, targets and the priorities that matter for the next ninety days, with the actions written down and owned.
Monthly · 90 minutes
One to one coaching
Ongoing
Group and between sessions
What we work on
The six things that move an owner-led business.
Sales process
Closing questions
Financial management
Time and systems
Consistency
Confidence
About
Gareth Allen
Gareth has worked across many industries, including senior management roles in retail and banking, and now runs his own business while helping other owners run theirs.
He takes a whole life approach to coaching: goals sit inside the rest of your world, not in a spreadsheet on their own. Expect to be supported, and expect to be challenged.
"Coaching is not about turning you into somebody else. It is about running the business with more clarity, more control and less noise."
Gareth Allen
Our values
Enjoy the journey
Goals matter, but the route is where you spend your life. It has to be part of the plan.
Deliver what you promise
We commit to supporting you and ask for the same commitment back. Nothing is promised that cannot be delivered.
Be kind
Your thinking will be challenged. It will always be done sensitively, and with respect.
What members say
The shift is usually realising you are not the only one dealing with the messy bits.
That we're implementing internally already a really clear sense of direction So Gareth’s fantastic and he has such a great skill of making people feel really comfortable and creating an environment where people feel really safe and able to open up And connect with people in the room I think if you are somebody that is really looking to grow your business and would really value connecting with people who are facing very similar challenges Then Launchpad is definitely the group to be in I came away with some really great ideas
Gareth has helped me be brave enough to both attempt and achieve things I never thought I could. Alongside working on a plan, Gareth has become a friend that I can turn to when I doubt myself. He helps me look for positives when things go wrong. He goes above and beyond to look after everyone he coaches, and I would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone.
Jess Rushton
Smart Money People
As the owner of a firm of accountants, I am always very careful who we refer our clients to. I have had no hesitation in referring my clients to Gareth, he has always provided excellent care and advice to my clients. I have seen him take that diligence and genuine desire to help people achieve their goals, and apply it in several different settings. Gareth is a good listener, an excellent planner and able to adapt to different clients’ needs.
Ben Storey
Courtley West Accountants
Katherine Megson
Bruntwood SciTech
Before you book
Straight answers
What happens on the free session?
A conversation, not a pitch. We look at where the business is, where you want it to be, and what is sitting in the gap. If a programme fits, we will say so. If it does not, we will say that too.
How much time does it take each month?
Am I tied into a contract?
Is it online or in person?
Which programme is right for me?
What if I am not sure my business is ready?
You bring the questions. We bring the structure, challenge and accountability.
Book a free session and leave with something you can use, whether or not you join anything.
What happens next
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A short introductory call, at a time you pick.
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An honest look at where the gaps are in the business.
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