Kevin works with business organisations and their senior teams to create and energise strategy and performance. He has consulted and coached in all sectors since 1998. He combines this, in his own right, as a successful businessperson having built up and sold several businesses (and failed at one!). In addition, Kevin is one of the nation’s leading experts on Employee Ownership Finance (Tax) and Mergers & Acquisitions.With his experience as founder and chairman at Avondale, the mid-market specialists in the business sales, acquisitions, and strategy, he is also excellent at the financial and commercial aspects of business. He is the author of ‘How to Buy and Sell a Business for Wealth’ and 'Creating Competitive Advantage' in dynamic markets. Kevin carries out strategy work directly under his brand Creating Competitive Advantage and is a sought after professional speaker on several speaking bureaus.As a coach, his key focus is to facilitate change and shifts in strategy, for growth profit and shareholder value bringing confidence, clarity and energy to leadership.Values: Openness, Listening, Best Advice, Flexibility, Fun, Excellence, Doing What’s Right, and Teamwork.Interests & Personal: Kevin has two children and is a keen skier, triathlete, marathon runner, adventurer, author and reader.Specialities: Top Business Performance Coaching, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Employee Ownership, Leadership, Active Investment, Business Angelling, Strategy, and Property Development.