Profile Blue Biz Consultancy

I started Blue Biz Consultancy in 2006 following a long career in Finance, working at senior level in a number of blue chip corporates in the UK and USA. I wanted to make a difference to SME’s by helping them to grow their business using techniques learned from larger organisations. However my experience told me that one of the main thing that prevented organisations from growing was their ability to know what they are good at and to use this knowledge to focus resources appropriately. But more than this there was also something around communication that tended to water down the passion and energy that business owners and senior staff had for their organisation, which was somehow lost in translation to others. So here is where the coaching and mentoring comes in, I experienced as a business manager and leader, times where organisational culture, prejudices and fear prevented change taking place. But rather than ignore it, I made it my job to understand these barriers and to find ways to overcome them. I gained an MBA in 2005, studied NLP, coaching, mentoring and teaching techniques to equip me to help others overcome these critical barriers to success.
I never stop learning and really enjoy the challenges thrown up by business leaders in their endeavours to maximise personal and organisational effectiveness. As a Life Coach I'm a good listener, I take the time to hear what is important to people and sense their energy and passion. I want to understand things from their point of view so I am best placed to be able to help. I am always honest, but at the same time sensitive, constructive and non judgmental.

Strengths include:
• Significant experience in developing people to maximise individual, team and organisational performance
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self motivated and inspirational leader and trainer in management & leadership skills
• Strategic leader and input into business analysis and decision making
• Transformational change and project management specialist, including organisational, systems and cultural transformations during stages of growth.
• Ability to work effectively within any type of organisation and at all levels.

Qualifications include:
• Qualified coach (ICF)
• NLP practitioner
• Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA)
• MBA (with distinctions)
• Teaching for Adults (level3)
• Project management – Prince 2 practitioner

Use of Associates
Blue Biz Consultancy is supported by a network of specialist support staff, including industry specific: operational, legal, HR, training, accounting and ICT professionals.
Where other specialist support staff are used, Blue Biz Consultancy will manage the whole project to completion.