"When you run your own business you tend to wear so many different hats and working with Giles has taught me to take it one step at a time. He's been able to be that voice and that wisdom also to bounce ideas off and say right this works or this doesn't. The opportunities it opens up are fantastic."

Raj Holness - Breaking the silence

‘‘Giles has been brilliant as a business advisor, even though I’ve been in business for quite some time what Giles has done is got me to re-look at the financial model. In regards to the business now I think far more strategically. ’’

Janet Lindsay - JRT&C

‘‘I definitely recommend Giles, especially with the type of enterprises he works with it’s about social impact. Giles really helped me focus on what my priorities should be and just the best ways that I should be working. ’’

Stacey Smith - Inspire Health and Mind

‘‘I’ve loved working with Giles because he has adapted the sessions to me, as a past academic who has no experience in business whatsoever, and has enabled me to develop a much more business like attitude to that which I do. The sessions are great fun and I’ve learnt huge amounts. ’’

Jane Upton - Just Be Free

‘‘Working with Giles has been great for PBC, its helped in the transition from a national charity to a community interest company. Giles’s advice and contacts have been fantastic for us as an organisation. ’’

Maria Huffer - Protective Behaviours Consortium

‘‘Giles is what I would call business savvy, Giles is a plain talker but he sets out his stall very quickly from the start and his objective is to get you a clear plan to deliver results and I really value that."

Jonny Jones - My World

‘‘Working with Giles allowed us to take time out from our day jobs to actually look at Agewell as a business; look at financials and enabled us to look at the risks associated with the business...the changes have allowed us to put proposals together that are financially rewarding for the business.’’

Deborah Harrold - Agewell UK

"Giles provided a base to develop a plan, a step-by-step logical plan to improve and grow the services we offer...he was very personable and had a good way of communicating with the senior management team whilst being cognisant to what the group needed."

Julie Earle - Appoint Us Services

"I’ve enjoyed working with Giles, really because he’s helped me to structure the business effectively...because it is so valuable to have somebody else to bounce ideas off and get clarity about your business."

Jacqueline Hollows - Beyond Recovery

‘‘Working with Giles has been very rewarding, he’s very incisive...working with Giles enabled me to identify areas that were ineffective and put in place some radical change which I’ve implemented to great success"

David Thatcher - The Translation Desk

‘‘I’ve been working with Giles on expanding the business operations; he’s really helped me go through restructuring the business...he’s really pushed me to think more openly about strategic direction"

Lauren Beech - Indoor Eden

‘‘Working with Giles has made me change my perspective completely. Giles has a relaxed style that allows you to think for yourself and come up with solutions for the business together."

Junior Chirambo - Transfigure

"I’d recommend Giles to anyone who is looking to grow their business, it invaluable to be able to have time to think and plan for the business in a more efficient and effective way to create great opportunities and have a wealth of experience on tap. ’’

Laura Nott - LMN Training

‘‘Working with Giles has been fantastic, it’s been a real eye opener for us as a company, it’s helped us to expand and grow...I can’t recommend Giles, and his team’s services enough. ’’

Andrew Earle - Spice Nation Food

"It was very refreshing as it was Interesting to get Giles to really challenge some of those perceptions that I had...I could see continuity as to how much the business had developed in that time and going forward I could see how it works as a continuous process, It’s really been the most exciting experience. ’’

Richard Dune - Regal Training

"Giles gave me that self-confidence to make that transition from business idea to actually becoming a growing business, he was very honest and very real about some of the challenges we were going to face...never in a million years did I think I’d be a director of a growing community interest company."

Stacey-Jade Mason - Creative Optimistic Visions

"I worked with Giles to quantify who my best clients are...he really helped me to look at the business in a new way and to really focus on who my clients should be and therefore go out and find new business from the right clients, rather than wasting time on the wrong clients in the wrong places."

Paul Noden - Shape Your Bits

‘‘‘Within the ways of running my business I’m a great believer in learning, by working with Giles it helped me understand the theory and put it into practice. It was good to speak to somebody to translate everything I was experiencing into laymen's terms."

Nicc Bennett - PLT Training

‘‘Giles has helped me to review the progress I have made with my business when I first came to him for business advice, which has enabled me to articulate and focus on the plans to take the business forwards.’’

Jayne Sharples - JS Coaching

"Giles has given me some business advice which I have found incredibly useful, particularly around the financial aspects of the business and I'd certainly recommend him to anyone"

Anita Pickerden - Anita Pickerden Associates