Career Transition Testimonials

I met Mike by attending a Financial Times BDP workshop – getting your first NED position – which he was co-leading. With my background of having, over many years, built my business before selling it to a FTSE100 company, I…

The heart of my executive career was spent investing in SMEs and subsequently sitting on the boards of those investee companies and appointing independent directors too. I therefore not only had a very strong understanding of how boards and NEDs…

Mike and I met through the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma, during which Mike delivered a presentation about “Securing your First NED Role” and addressed the participants’ questions. Mike’s insights were extremely valuable for my search process; he emphasized the…

The transition from executive to a non-executive board member requires an in-depth knowledge of the process. Mike helped me understand the nuanced process and provided valuable insights and help in how to structure my approach. I have no doubt that…

Working with Mike has been really helpful. The career review to identify my key skills and experience to promote for NED roles, the NED focused CV and the candidate registration sites have been of particular value to me. This has…

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!…