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About

We help business owners increase sales and protect profit, help managers lead better, and help people gain the confidence to enjoy the journey rather than endure it.

Gareth Allen

Gareth has worked across many industries, including senior management roles in retail and banking. He now runs his own business and spends his time helping other owners run theirs.

He takes a whole life approach to coaching. Goals sit inside the rest of your world rather than in a spreadsheet on their own, so the plan has to work for the life around it as well as the business.

Expect to be supported. Expect to be challenged. Both, usually in the same session.

“I want people to reach their goals, and to enjoy the journey towards them. It is not just about the destination.”

Gareth Allen

Our values

Enjoy the journey

Goals matter, but the route is where you spend your life. The journey might be long, so it has to be part of the plan.

Deliver what you promise

We commit to supporting you and ask for the same commitment back. We will never promise something we cannot deliver, and would not expect that of you either.

Be kind

We will always be supportive and encouraging. Your thinking will be challenged, and it will always be done sensitively and with respect.

How we work

A safe room

No posturing

No pretending, and no need to have it all figured out before you speak.

Real challenges

Your business, in the room

We work on what is actually in front of you rather than a case study from a textbook.

Actions

Something you can do next

Every conversation comes back to the next step, not just what sounds good.

What clients say

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

Gareth is great at getting to the crux of any problem with simple but effective questioning techniques. His calm and thoughtful approach helped give me clarity of thought to develop a way forward.

Katherine Megson, Bruntwood SciTech

A free session, at a time you pick. No pitch, no obligation.

What happens next

01

A short introductory call, at a time you pick.

02

An honest look at where the gaps are in the business.

03

You decide whether a programme fits. No pressure either way.