I help leaders to grow, for example, to scale their high growth business, lead their teams through transformation, focus on customers' needs, launch new products through validated learning (build-measure-learn), deliver their business strategies, progress their personal development and deliver digital transformation.Whether it is a deepening of the leader's self-awareness or the steps to deliver a plan, I use questions, informed by my experience as a business leader, and listening, a skill developed through managing teams diverse in function and geography, for the leader to come to their own solutions. "It feels good to know that if I encounter business issues, I have John on my side to help me work it through. John has an uncanny ability to cut through the fluff and get to the root of the issue." Startup founder.I developed my approach to coaching and team coaching with former colleagues in a corporate particularly with women and LGBT wishing to progress in London and Amsterdam’s start-up community."John coached me in a marketing transformation role, providing valuable and effective coaching to tackle enterprise change management and how to influence at board level." Marketing Director. I am an AOEC-qualified coach, since April 2017, and I work with a supervisor.

Ecologist working with communities and individuals to turn neglected and overlooked city sites into gardens full of flowers, wildlife & vegetables - one has just been designated a Site of Interest of Nature Conservation (SINC).* contributing to the Camden Wildlife Corridor, connecting Hampstead Heath with Kentish Town via four existing SINCs * workshop for Islington in Bloom on planting of tree pits* advising Friends of St John's Garden in Farringdon* led restoration, with volunteers, of a meadow and mixed, wildlife hedge in our local park, Camden, now designated a SINC* created allotments for the elderly women in the local Bengali community, Camden* created a wildlife parklet and meadow borders on derelict land for local community organisation, Camden* turned a neglected and rubbish-strewn area into two parklets and plots for vegetables on behalf of a local Tenants and Residents Association (TRA), Camden* worked with and advised two other TRAs to convert their public spaces from over-mown and concreted to wildlife-friendly, Camden and Hackney* volunteer on the River Lea removing invasive plants and building berms in the river with Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston, Hackney* volunteered at the Eden Nature Garden, Clapham* advised Phoenix Garden in central London during COVID, Central London* addressed the Llanthony Valley & District Garden Club, Wales, in May 2023 and the DeBeauvoir Gardeners Club, London, in June 2023, on rewilding the city* advised on how to turn tree pits into wildlife gardens featured in issue 002 of Florxl Magazine

I am one of eight independent associate coaches.Aim Higher Leadership specialises in Leadership & Executive coaching. All coaches were senior leaders in large corporates before they qualified as coaches. Together we bring both our executive, financial, transformation and strategic acumen, as well as our coaching expertise, to help with business needs and challenges.

I wrote for the Leadership channel of Forbes.com where I focused on leadership and the impact on client organisations, particularly corporates, of technology in coaching. I presented the keynote on technology at Converge'19, the International Coaching Federation (ICF)'s biennial conference in Prague in 2019, and joined a panel on technology and coaching for the ICF UK online conference in May 2020.

As an Advisor and Judge for The Lloyds National Business Awards, I built high-value networks of business leaders. I had a particular responsibility as an advocate and ambassador for the Leader of the Year Award which goes to an exemplary CEO who has successfully led a strategy for outstanding performance. Previous winners of the Leader of the Year have included James TImpson, CEO Timpson Group (2019), Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CEO Virgin Money (2018), Alan Rubenstein, CEO Pension Protection Fund (2017), Rooney Anand, CEO Greene King (2016), Carolyn McCall, CEO Easyjet (2015), Mona Greene, CEO Royal Mail (2014), and Harriet Green, CEO Thomas Cook (2013).

* I led digital transformation, leading teams that ran and launched content and technology products to deliver the strategic business objectives of UBM's exhibition brands. * We delivered new data, more registrations, an increase in conversions, improved insight and a better customer experience.* I nurtured a validated learning culture (build - measure - learn) for both content and technology to ensure that either words or products are a solution to customers' problems and can be proved through data to have done so.* I co-led UBM's Innovation Day programme in both the US and Europe. Innovation catalysts pitched their ideas tested on their own exhibition to their peers on other exhibitions turning launches into sustainable products and processes.*I developed workshops and training for colleagues facing transformation such as the Content Excellence Training programme for all content creators across Europe, re-aligning the balance between the science and art of content.* Event technology launches included Supplier Finder, a wayfinder, which helped visitors to find the products and exhibitors at an exhibition. It was developed through validated learning - build-measure-learn.* UBM EMEA won the "Best Technology" category for Supplier Finder in the Association of Exhibition Organisers' Awards 2016.* I coached, mentored and counselled a number of colleages within UBM, particularly women and LGBQT, and technnology start-ups in London.* I sat on the EMEA board, reporting in to one of three divisional CEOs.

* I led a team of entrepreneurial business leaders who delivered profitable revenue through the management of existing and the launch of new content and technology products. * We delivered a P&L of £10 million with a profit margin of 30-50%.* New technology product launches included webinars, virtual events, show apps, social media monitoring and wayfaring for visitors. * Co-led UBM Live's Innovation Day Programme across both Europe and the US which fostered the process and culture of technology start-ups within UBM.* Project lead on UBM's Responsible Business Exhibition, a two-day event that gave exhibition space away for free to charities and invited our customers as visitors. It took place at London's Business Design Centre in March 2011 and 2012, co-located with the Responsible Business Convention 2011, a "Davos-style" convention run by Business in the Community. * I sat on the EMEA board, reporting in to one of three divisional CEOs.

* I led the digital transformation of a B2B exhibition business using advocacy to bring about cultural change - training and motivational sessions.* I also put in place the skills and technology to deliver it - developing from scratch a digital development team which introduced an analytics-driven programme to understand customers’ needs and improve customer experience. * I launched and wrote a blog which became one of the fastest growing in the UK in 2009 - https://johnwelsh.wordpress.com.* Shortlisted as AOP digital publisher of the year in 2009.* Trustee of the Builder Group Pension (UBM) April 2004-April 2010* Member of the B2B committee of the Association of Online Publishers June 2009-December 2010

* I led the revival of a neglected, newspaper website, increasing traffic sixfold, revenue threefold and boasting "YourSpace", user generated content. * I then relaunched the site with "Fams Reunited", one of the UK's first Web 2.0 B2B sites boasting social networking. * In January 2008, I was made publisher of the year in the CMPi (United Business Media) People and Culture Awards.

* Editor of weekly B2B newspaper for the travel industry. * A long-established and talented team refocused the newspaper so that it reflected rapid changes in the industry it covered such as online travel agencies and homeworkers.* I went on to win PPA Editor of the Year (2005).

* Editor of weekly B2B magazine for commercial property industry. * The magazine had been successfully launched three years earlier, creating one of the best B2B news desks in the industry. * My task was to manage carefully its continued growth with revenue almost doubling in the four years and a number of its journalists going on to national newspapers. * I was shortlisted for both the BSME and PPA editor of the year.

* Editor of the monthly magazine for all members of the Royal Institute of British Architects. * Launched campaign for better Christmas Street lights in London's Oxford Street which gained national broadcast and newspaper attention and was exhibited at the Museum of London.* I also wrote four books, including the Modern House published by Phaidon.* Lectured at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Royal Institute of British Architects.* Regular appearances on TV and radio as commentator on architecture.

* The high profile weekly newspaper for architects is famous for its hard news approach to architecture.* I was responsible for publishing the most important buildings and plans before our competitors.* I was particularly good at reporting on large, international competitions such as the Bibliotheque de France.

* Glossy, monhtly magazine for architects and interior designers.

* A UK firm of landscape architects and architects with offices throughout the UK, Asia and Australia.* I was a draughtsman working on projects in London Docklands and a business park in Bristol.* I also contributed to the rebranding of the company as it reached the 25 year mark.