Business Coach for IT Business Owners Across the UK
Prepare Yourself & Your Business for a Future Exit
Whether an exit is 18 months away, several years away or something you haven't yet put a date on, I help you build a stronger business while preparing yourself for what comes next.
FOCUS • MOMENTUM • BETTER BUSINESS
Hi, I'm Kev
I know what it's like to build and lead an IT business because I've done it myself.
Before becoming a business coach, I co-founded and grew my own IT business to an 8-figure turnover before successfully exiting in 2019.
I experienced the long hours, difficult decisions, cash flow pressures, recruitment challenges and constant responsibility that come with running a growing IT business.
As the business grew, I learned that progress wasn't simply about doing more.
I had to become more deliberate about where I put my attention, develop other people and stop automatically being the person who solved every problem.
The business needed focus too. There were always more opportunities we could pursue, more services we could offer and more things competing for our attention.
I came to appreciate the importance of being clear about where we were going, what mattered most and what we chose not to do.
Those experiences influence how I think about business and coaching today.
I work with owners of MSPs, software companies, cybersecurity businesses, IT consultancies and other technology businesses across the UK, with face-to-face coaching across North Wales and Cheshire and online coaching throughout the UK.
Perhaps you're starting to think about what comes next
You may have spent many years building your IT business and started to think about selling or exiting at some point in the future.
Perhaps the business is performing well and you're considering what the next chapter might look like. Or perhaps you know there are things you'd like to change before you'd feel ready to step away.
The business may still depend too heavily on you. Your leadership team may need strengthening. You may want greater clarity and focus, improved profitability, or more robust systems and processes.
Preparing for a future exit isn't simply about the eventual sale. It's about preparing yourself and building a stronger business that can operate successfully without being so dependent on you.
And that preparation can begin long before you've decided when — or even whether — you want to sell.
I help you step back from the day-to-day, get clear about where you are and where you want to go, and focus on the changes that will help move you and your business towards that future.
Depending on what's most important to you, our coaching conversations might explore areas such as:
- Leadership
- Strategy and direction
- Team and people
- Systems and operations
- Growth and sales
- Profitability
- Owner dependence
- Your Desired Future
We focus on what's most important to you and your business now, while keeping sight of the future you're working towards.
Preparing for the Future Starts with FOCUS
When you're running an IT business, there's rarely a shortage of things demanding your attention:
Customers. Employees. Operations. Sales. Finance. Technology. New opportunities. The next big idea.
But if you're starting to think about the future — particularly a time when you may want to step away from the business — you need the space to look beyond the day-to-day running of the business.
Where are you now?
Where do you want to go?
What needs to change to get you and the business there?
You don't need to have an exit date or all the answers.
It starts with FOCUS.
My Approach to Business Coaching
Start with FOCUS
The New Perspectives FOCUS Framework is a practical five-stage process that helps you step back from the day-to-day, get clear about where you want to go and identify what matters most.
It helps you turn that clarity into a practical plan and focused action — creating the foundation for what comes next.
What My Clients Say
“As a solo business owner where I wear all of the hats, and having a very busy life outside of work, I was struggling with keeping all my 'plates' spinning in my professional and personal life.
I sought out coaching largely to give me some better direction, so that I could see the 'wood for the trees'. Kev’s clear and professional approach has been brilliant.
He has a fantastic, seemingly bottomless toolkit of techniques to help in a variety of situations – both personally and professionally.
Kev is also a great listener, he has the ability to identify the root cause of a challenge, bottleneck, or development area and steer the session accordingly – largely the outcome and agreed objectives were already in my head – just buried amongst less important noise.
Each session I have had with Kev has been refreshing and rewarding, where clear objectives are agreed that have helped hugely in pushing my business forward. Thanks Kev!"
Dan, IT Business Owner, North Wales
“The coaching journey has been fantastic, helpful and genuinely changed my focus and guided me through a tough mental block in my life.
Kev is friendly and extremely approachable, with a no nonsense approach, honest and upfront."
Dean, IT Business Owner, North Wales
“Kev is a very talented coach for business and life.
I look forward to my sessions and always come away feeling refreshed and invigorated.
He has helped me hugely over the last 12 months, and my business is in a better place for it.
Thank you Kev!"
Karen, Software Business Owner, North Wales
“Coaching with Kev has helped me gain a new perspective on what has been holding me back. It has helped me to understand the next steps for me and my business.
Kev was professional, made me feel comfortable and at ease straight away so that I was able to open up and be honest with myself."
Amelia, Business Owner, London
“I hired Kev as a Business Coach while I was starting my new business and also going through a divorce.
Kev's compassionate nature and solution-focused approach helped me move forward in my business while experiencing a great deal of personal transition.
Kev allowed me to discover clarity and focus while providing me with excellent accountability through
our coaching together."
Carla, Business Owner, Seattle
“Being coached by Kev has given me the opportunity to unashamedly think just about myself and the future and to get clarity about my own business development without feeling time-pressured.
It’s lonely at the top: I don’t have anyone to talk to about decisions affecting my businesses. No-one should be an island. Coaching is unlocking my blocks. Having the experience of someone else who is in business and speaking through solutions has been very beneficial to me.
Coming up with a list of achievable goals to deliver and knowing you need to deliver them is what I wanted out of the coach - and is what I am getting."
Shelly, Business Owner, North Wales
Thinking About What Comes Next?
If you're beginning to think about a future exit — whether that's 18 months away, several years away or something you haven't yet put a date on — I'd be interested to hear what's happening in your business and what you're hoping to achieve.
A confidential, complimentary Discovery Call gives you the opportunity to step back from the day-to-day and explore where you are now, where you'd like to get to and what may need to change to get there.
There's no obligation and no sales pressure. It's simply an opportunity to have an honest conversation about you, your business and what you want from the future.