Why work with me?
I am first and foremost a family man and have been an entrepreneur for over twenty years. After a brief attempt to qualify as a chartered accountant in London (always good to work out what you don’t want to do in life!), I worked in sales and marketing before setting up my first business aged 25, supplying and maintaining planters, window boxes and irrigation systems for pubs. I instigated the first Christmas tree delivery and collection service in London.
Having got married in 2000, the appeal of city living diminished and I moved to Somerset to start a new life. I soon bought a small marquee hire business, which in equal measure provided a fantastic lifestyle, a life enriching workforce, a huge amount of satisfaction but at times extreme stress! In 2014 I had also acquired a marquee cleaning operation which gave me a viable year round business. My main claim to fame is that both businesses increased in size every year I ran them, with profitability following the same curve.
A couple of years ago, I realized that ‘something wasn’t right’ in my mind. I signed up for a course of personal coaching, the outcome of which was the dawning that I needed a new job for the next twenty years of my life. Eighteen months later I managed to sell both businesses and the door opened to the next stage of my career.
I’ve worked out that my biggest thrill in life comes from helping people – whether that’s enabling an 18 year old staff member to work out that he’s not as useless as his school teachers told him, or allowing a bride to relax and forget about her suppliers and enjoy her wedding day!
Consequently I’ve trained to be a coach and I’m confident that my mix of emotional empathy and practical business experience can help other entrepreneurs to ‘unlock’ themselves and move both themselves and their businesses to a more fulfilling level.
My mantras would be respect, honesty, efficiency, good value, humour and no corporate b******t!
My fees:
I have always lived in the ‘real world’ and I understand what constitutes ‘value’ to a small business owner, and I charge accordingly.
Don’t just take my word for it…
“Anthony is a force to be reckoned with. He has an extraordinary Can Do attitude – nothing is too much trouble, no problem is insurmountable. His organisational skills are second to none.
He will inspire, regenerate and inject enthusiasm/knowledge into your business”.
Emma and John Rose, former customers