I spent my teenage years on the stage and in films and this early experience has helped me throughout my business life. Training as a chartered accountant has given me excellent opportunities to work with family businesses and entrepreneurs where my personal skills play to their strengths. I have developed a reputation for being able to lead forward difficult groups of people – be they partners, international associations, or quarrelling family businesses. I am good at getting people to face up to unpalatable decisions and managing partnerships and businesses in downturns and recessionsMy background is as an experienced strategic business adviser with over 30 years experience having worked with listed plcs, privately owned companies, venture capital firms, accountancy firms, corporate finance boutiques and private equity houses. I have an extensive network of contacts across all of these fields and I have good origination and execution skills as well as adding a strong element of knowledge and experience to any team. I believe I am professional, credible and yet have a friendly manner, which makes any client feel at ease.Specialties: Strategic advice for smaller growing companiesCorporate FinancePlc and AIM including funding, flotation and corporate governanceManaging difficult people situations especially in creative and professional services industries.