Background:
An international keynote speaker and business coach, Robert heads up the team at The Directors’ Centre. He has written over ten books on business strategy and specialises in helping Digital Agency owners grow their businesses.
Client Quote:
“Robert Craven says that ‘your whole business hinges on what your customer gets from you’. I wholeheartedly agree.”
– Sir Richard Branson
Clients worked with include:
Google, Bighams, Attacat, Adventure Bar, Hobbs House Bakery, Barclays, Ocere
Background:
Janusz is a consultant, coach and digital strategist who helps agencies to deliver more value to their clients and shareholders. He works to define their vision, to grow high-performing teams, to execute projects better, and to sell more of the right kind of work. With over 15 years in the digital agency industry, he’s built, grown and exited his own agency, and now works exclusively with agencies in the creative sector.
As the lead coach for the UK and Europe Google Partners Elevator program, Janusz continues to guide and advise agency leaders on their growth journey.
Janusz joins The Directors’ Centre in January 2022 as Managing Partner. Running a team of over ten consultants, Janusz will take the business into 2022 with a real sense of purpose, resulting in our clients’ greater success.
Clients worked with include:
Oakwood, Durable Digital, Equator, The NHS, PDSA, The Kennel Club, Mind and Crufts.
Background:
Resli is an award-winning international speaker, trainer, and mentor, specialising in applying the art and science of psychology, winning gold at the 2014 Mind Sports Olympiad in Creative Thinking.
Client Quote:
“Massively relevant, real “life skills”…Fantastic…Probably the best presenter I have ever experienced…Brilliantly varied…huge amount of useful stuff!… Resli is a brilliant communicator. The best 1 day event I have ever attended.”
– John Elliott, Management Branch Head, HMRC
Clients worked with include:
Disney, Procter & Gamble, IBM, British Council, Dubai Petroleum
Background:
Paul helps owners of successful growing businesses who require external experience to resolve issues hindering their companies’ growth, specialising in business development, implementation and board room process. He has a wealth of knowledge since running his own business since 1989.
Client Quote:
“Paul’s objectivity, blended with a comprehensively innate understanding of our exact position, became the metronome within our business and indeed all sub managerial meetings.”
– John Macknay, Dickies
Clients worked with include:
EMC, Dickies, Hobbs House Bakery, PC Werth, Utility Team
Background:
Jim helps companies to grow. He has worked with over 100 clients in many sectors – both in the UK and internationally.
In recent years, he has worked extensively with digital marketing agencies with specialties in PPC, Web and Application Development, e-commerce, social marketing and content development.
Client Quote:
“Brilliant marketing strategist, quick thinker, superb motivator and best of all at facilitation. Would leap at the chance of future collaboration.”
– Timothy Cumming, MD, Wowi Digital
Clients worked with include:
Electric Airwaves, Vodafone, Key Computers, Utility Cost Analysis, HQ Hair, Wowi Digital, The Solutions Focus, Whitewater Marketing Agency.
Background:
Philippa is a business growth and leadership development coach with extensive experience in business and people management, including as managing director and deputy chairman of a leading UK PR agency (Fishburn Hedges).
Client Quote:
“Philippa has been a great help to our business. Her support and guidance through the development and implementation of our growth strategy has been invaluable.”
– David Haylor, Owner/managing director
Clients worked with include:
Wildfire PR, Cognito, Cascade Communications, Impero, Falcon Windsor,; AlixPartners, Teneo Blue Rubicon, Bouche Media.
Background:
Warren is a keynote speaker, mentor and consultant specialising in business development, communication and leadership. Largely focused on helping organisations build stronger internal and external relationships.
His recent best-selling book on the subject of influence drags proved, tried and tested ‘old’ knowledge kicking and screaming into the digital age.
Client Quote:
“(Warren) is straightforward in his views, sharp in his thinking and a delight to work with.”
– Dave Sumner Smith, Telegraph Business Club
Clients worked with include:
Santander, O2, British Marine, Actemium, Npower, Royal Institute of British Architects.
Background:
Sophie is a keynote speaker, author and consultant who specialises in motivation and leadership. She started her career in the digital content field and has advised a range global brands and high growth SMEs on internal and external content creation and messaging strategies.
Client Quote:
“A calm, motivated and motivating inspirational mentor with a “real world” approach to everything she does – a definite must to any growing business that wants to get it right.”
– Doug Wren, MD. Whax Ltd
Clients worked with include:
Dell, Barclays, HSBC, Artificial Industry, Amec Oil and Gas, Centre of Excellence Online, Sailing West.
Background:
Sam became a consultant after being encouraged to leave his sales role by clients who thought he would be better suited to problem-solving business issues, rather than just selling things! Seven years on he continues to help businesses build strong strategies, solving their underperforming areas and mentoring the Directors and CEOs.
Client Quote:
“There is no comparison for Sam when it comes to drive and enthusiasm for helping your business achieve its goals.”
– Steve Nicholl, Senical
Background:
Antoinette specialises in designing and facilitating strategically-aligned, experiential and outcomes-led learning and development solutions that make a powerful difference to executives, boards and top teams, both in the UK and internationally.
Client Quote:
. “We now have a more engaged and aligned team, with leaders who have greater levels of awareness around the part they play in creating an environment for their people to deliver their best. We are already seeing an increase in productivity and client satisfaction as a result.”
– Neil Flash, MD, Tonic Life
Clients worked with include:
Deutsche Bank, Oliver Bonas, Adventure Bar, Open Health, May Gurney, Waitrose, Merlin, Hitachi, HAVAS, Imperial College, OneFineStay, Quintiles.
Background:
Jaime has worked in brand and marketing agencies for over 20 years. She brings creative flair to our marketing department and a wealth of brand knowledge to help guide all of our clients.
Clients worked with include:
Ritz-Carlton, Diageo, The Royal Mint, Unicef, Marriot Group, Sara Lee Group, Kraft, ATIC, Jumeirah Group.