Running multiple businesses for the last 20 years has been a fantastic way of getting an understanding of lots of different sectors and a variety of ways to market in them. Meeting the challenge of helping a business grow through effective marketing is extremely rewarding and something I will never grow tired of.Running a marketing company has also afforded me the opportunity to start other businesses and apply my trade to them. Building a brand and then creating a sales and marketing strategy is something I have the luxury of being able to do with the skills I have at my disposal within my business.I have set up and ran businesses as diverse as selling overseas property to a supercar experience company and am now in the process of building a international digital marketing network with BLAM Partners.I've enjoyed helping small businesses achieve direction and motivation by working with them on their Core Values. The workshops that I run work are with the key stakeholders in the business, where we spend time defining exactly what motivates them, and how they want the business to be perceived internally and externally. The results have been dramatic, and there's no greater pleasure than seeing motivated, passionate business owners invigorated by spending time on their business instead of in it.http://www.grantstain.com