What I’m about.
I’m really keen on encouraging those in self-employment to enjoy it. How? By taking some of the pain away (as in negotiating contracts for them), by coaching them (to get more from their occupation) and in advising them (on marketing matters ).
What reassures them that this works for them
They tell me I demonstrate a wide range of skills that are useful to them, developed over 40 years of being self-employed myself, those years encompassing four changes of career focus.
What gives me the confidence to do this?
First I briefly learned about being employed in selling and then in exhibition management. Then I got stuck into building, running and finally selling my own businesses in the marketing sector. In 1992 I learned how to be a counsellor, a career counsellor, then an executive coach and trainer and then in 2000 combined it all to work with really talented, self-employed individuals, see below.
Who have I worked with?
The not-so-large business and super successful, self-employed individuals, who work predominantly in the people and business development arena
Geoff Burch - www.geoffburch.com
Mike Munro Turner - www.mentoringforchange.com
Michael Carroll - www.supervisioncentre.com
Tim Andrews - www.stretchlearning.com
Paul Jackson - www.thesolutionsfocus.co.uk
Peter Townley - www.steritrox.com
Mark Dando and Doug Richardson - www.colouredsquare.com
Karen Frost - www.valuesbasedleadership.co.uk
And a goodly number of individuals seeking career advice, CV and business related support of one kind or another.
What’s important to them?
Practical support (like actually doing things for them e.g. negotiating agreements), advice on how to develop ‘passive income’ (e.g. licencing their intellectual property) and well…just being there to talk about the challenges and the successes.
What’s important to me?
That we all enjoy our occupations to the extent that no other form of occupation appears more attractive.
My passions?
My family first and then “In no particular order”….. our dog, learning about intellectual property law, self-employment as a means to felt or ‘experiential’ freedom, motorcycling, sailing, VW van modification (T5), camping, woodworking and gardening (the structural side of it).
Links
www.iilp.net
www.wetamarine.co.uk
www.wham-motorcycling.org
My Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce B.Com Liverpool Uni.
Diploma in Counselling at Work. Roehampton
Associate of the Institute of International Licensing Practitioners
Experience and bucket loads of training during:
- 20 years in Design, Sales Promotion and Marketing
- 10 years in Career Counselling, Outplacement, Training and Coaching
- 10 years and ongoing in Specialist Commercial Services* to businesses in the people development industry.
*(To include: strategic planning, coaching, intellectual property consultation and licensing, sales & marketing, contract negotiation and business advice).
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