Career Transition Testimonial – John Dunn

Mike’s coaching skills represent a unique combination of being relentlessly encouraging and upbeat and being courageous and experienced enough to be brutally honest by telling me what I need to hear even if it’s not what I wish to hear!

This combination results in clarity of thought about what my marketable skills are in the NED world and a realistic view of where those skills might be put to use. Without this clarity all the networking in the world would be meaningless – as I discovered before working with Mike.

I also admire his CV writing style – simple, concise and devoid of professional puffery and hyperbole which makes me – and I think most – feel uncomfortable and is in any event counterproductive. The detailed information on recruiters focused on NED work was a huge time saver too. By emailing the right people my newly focused CV I secured some great networking meetings very quickly.

John Dunn,
Portfolio NED focused on family businesses & former Partner Jones Day