Simon Ellson

Simon Ellson

Senior Partner | Leadership & Strategy COACH

Simon Ellson

We help people like you, aspirational business owners to create better versions of themselves and their businesses through coaching, better strategy, systems and teams. If you want to increase the profitability and long-term value of your business, then we can help and we guarantee our work!

Coaching – “You don’t have the be the best to start, but you do have to start to be the best”

Having achieved my goals working IN business, my focus as a Business Coach, with over 35 years of real experience, and founding 5 of my own businesses, is helping you to achieve your goals by working ON your business. By working smarter, not harder, together!

We are the top performing ActionCOACH franchisee in West Hertfordshire, driving and supporting ambitious businesses who want to grow, we help business owners to be the best they can, to win back time, to make more money and ultimately to have their business work successfully without them.

Our current clients come from very diverse businesses such as; Education, Planning, Events, Recruitment, Staging and Lighting, Retail, IT, Marketing, Technology, Property, and e-Commerce. We work well together because they are the experts in their specialist field, and I am an expert in the business techniques that will help them to achieve their goals.

I have worked as a CEO, Director, Non-Exec, and team member in the Sales & Marketing, Retail, IT and CE world for over 30 years and have developed a knack for spotting trends, and then focusing on using those to the benefit of the business.

James Gentle

James Gentle

Partner | Catalyst for Business Change Coach

James Gentle

James is highly motivated coach with 30 years’ professional business experience.   He is an award winning, certified business coach at ActionCOACH West Herts and Chartered Marketeer.

James has more than 30 years’ professional experience spanning marketing, sales, strategic business development, management, and innovation – conceiving, developing, and launching new products and revenue streams.  James has led the turnaround of major brands, take for example the ailing Linda McCartney foods brand which he developed from £5m to over £30m in a couple of years.

James’ passion and focus is now on championing change amongst ambitious business owners, entrepreneurs, and their teams.   As a catalyst for change James ensures those, he works with make the right choices (strategy), become the best version of themselves (mind-shift) and lead and inspire action (Team leadership).

James is known for his innovative and inspiring approach to coaching, and his ability to connect with business owners and help them achieve their full potential. He has helped many businesses achieve significant growth and success, and his clients often credit him with transforming their businesses and their lives.

James knows what is like to be your own boss and to create and grow a profitable business, the courage and drive it takes, the self-belief you must dig deep for at times.   He also recognises that we are all human, shaped by our upbringings, experiences and beliefs.   Exploring your individual drivers and beliefs is all part of unlocking your full potential in business and in life. 

To learn more please visit James’ Linked In page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesgentle/

Industries James has coached:

  • Professional services (HR)
  • Marketing and design services
  • Craftspeople & Trades
  • Manufacturing
  • Cleaning
  • Motor
  • Pet
  • Retail & Hospitality 
  • On-line services & membership
  • IT, software & Tech
  • Sales
  • Travel & Tourism

Credentials:

James Gentle is a Certified Business Coach at ActionCOACH UK 

Your Complete Business Coaching Practice

James Gentle is a Chartered Marketer with the Chartered Institute of Marketing

https://www.cim.co.uk/resources/chartered-marketer-directory/

James Gentle is a Certified DISC Practitioner using Assessments 24×7 DISC Assessments & related instruments.

DISC assessment predicts “how” someone will behave.  A helpful tool in understanding a work team, a sales relationship, a leadership position, or other relationships.

Gary Hales

Partner | Executive and Leadership Coach

Who is Gary Hales?

  • An international Executive Business Coach who works with owners and managers in leadership, change management and strategy to help businesses grow and develop.
  • With over 25 years’ of experience building and growing businesses, Gary “walks the talk,” having worked both within the corporate world and as a small business owner in multiple industries, including clinics, retail outlets and restaurants.
  • Culturally adept, used to dealing with change and working in new environments after living in the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean.
  • An “educator” is fundamentally passionate about helping others learn, develop and grow.

 

So what?

Gary has worked worldwide and helped people from all walks of life to learn, develop and grow themselves, such as leading large businesses for organisations like HSBC, running small businesses or coaching individuals and teams over the past 25 years.

Having learnt and used coaching theories and models over the years, Gary has joined the world’s No.1 coaching team to couple his knowledge with a proven system that helps 1,000s of business owners worldwide each year. 

As a business owner himself, Gary fully recognises and understands the challenges you face daily with time, team and money as the top pressures. 

Gary thrives as a business growth specialist who acts as a coach and mentor and has held senior executive positions all over the world for the past 20 years, and he applies his knowledge and expertise to help leaders be more successful and happier, using the quickest and most efficient path possible

 

What ActionCOACH clients are saying:

“My Action Coach is keeping me, and my partners accounted for the actions we do.”
– Mihail Dicusar, VM Interiors

“The role of MD doesn’t feel so lonely with an Action Coach to talk things through with.” – Paul Clark, Hill & Clark Ltd

“Providing help with working ‘on the business when we are all too often working in the business and not spotting, often obvious, things that can improve and grow the business and improve profitability.” – Colin Wheeldon, Terrain Surveys

“Professionalism and personal.” – Gary Young, Sherring Lucas

Jo Hubbocks

Jo Hubbocks

Head of Client Experience and Diary Queen

Jo Hubbocks

Jo has many years experience working as an office manager in a busy environment. She is very organised, has great customer service skills and loves being able to support the coaches helping businesses grow and succeed.

Salman Arshad

Salman Arshad

Digital Marketing Expert

Salman Arshad

Salman is a data-driven, social media, and SEO savvy marketer with deep business knowledge. He has been in this field for 9 years now and has an undergraduate and postgraduate degree in marketing. He is experienced in designing the marketing strategy, utilising key acquisition channels like social media and SEO to attain desired results for the clients.

He also designs content, creates graphics, maintains blogs, and manages online campaigns using digital marketing techniques such as email and paid campaigns.

Karen

Karen Rodriguez

NoLimits Membership Manager

Karen

Karen is the Membership Manager for the ActionCoach NoLimits Business Community. With a background in admin/operations, customer service and web designing as a hobby.

Karen’s entrepreneurial spirit led her to embark on her own business venture, which provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by business owners. Through this experience, she recognised the importance of connections and guidance throughout every step of a business journey. She firmly believes that a collaborative community can be the key to personal and professional growth, having personally witnessed the impact it can have in both realms.