Former Pearson and IHS Jane's Sales Leader. Now dedicated to helping business owners in the publishing sector increase revenue, manage costs and boost profits.You're brilliant at what you do, otherwise you would not be in the position you are in.BUT, in today’s fast paced and highly competitive world, there is immense pressure to innovate, drive and sustain revenue, retain your team, keep costs to a minimum (the list goes on), all whilst trying to achieve your personal goals!The constant juggle can lead to a sense of being trapped and potentially affect health and wellbeing - I speak from personal experience here.The good news is, that it absolutely does not have to be that way. With a few relatively simple tweaks, you could: ✅Scale your business to new heights, surpassing revenue milestones ✅Streamline operations to allow more time for creativity and strategic growth ✅Break into new markets while strengthening your position in existing ones➡️ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗢:📈 I help publishing businesses achieve breakthrough growth and stability. I took over an under-resourced, low-morale team and turned a £1m budget deficit into a £12m sales triumph in one year, illustrating what strategic coaching can achieve.📈 I’m passionate about guiding business owners to fine tune their sales operation to rapidly increase their profits and build a high-value company. 📈 I have more than 20 years’ corporate experience in the publishing sector AND a groundbreaking ‘9-Step Plan’ to support and compliment your hard work and fast-track you to achieve your business goals.➡️ 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛: ⭐Publishing Businesses with £1m-£10m revenue➡️𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦:The proven ‘9 Step Plan’ to Predictable Profit has 3 main pillars:🔍 VISION – clarify your personal vision for the future and know exactly what you need to do on a day-by-day basis to get to the business you want and the life you love🔍 VELOCITY – control your Profit & Cash, Revenue & Marketing and Operations & Systems to transform your business without the binding restraints of cashflow issues, no new clients and no streamlining processes🔍 VALUE – lay the groundwork for stepping back from the business (if you choose to) by strengthening your Financials & KPI’s, improving internal Innovation & Leadership and addressing your Team & CultureI will support you every step of the way – with extensive guidance and all the resources you need.All of this is accomplished in 6 months - streamlining workloads and reducing stress.Ready to make a change?📩 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 me on LinkedIn
Yellow Bridge Consulting
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OwnerYellow Bridge Consulting Oct 2024 - PresentOxford, England, United Kingdom📈 Coaching SME business owners in the publishing industry to achieve lasting growth and stability.📈 Passionate about guiding business owners to fine tune their sales operation to rapidly increase their profits and build a high-value company. 📈 I have more than 20 years’ corporate experience in the publishing sector AND a ground breaking ‘9-Step Plan’ to support and compliment your hard work and fast-track you to achieve your business goals.
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Emea Sales DirectorPearson Apr 2022 - Apr 2024The Strand, London, England, United Kingdom• EMEA Sales team of 20 people across UK, France and Benelux: 6 AEs, 4 BDRS & 10AMs, offering Talent Management solutions• Oversaw Professional Services / Training functions. • Worked to SVP level, collaborate with other Directors, HRBPs & Finance Leads• Sat on the EMEA Leadership Team in addition to multiple steering groups.• Promoted a culture of collaborative competition within the team – empowered the salespeople to truly ‘own’ their individual territories, forecast and pipeline. • Results Driven; mentored sales team to improve performance vs KPIs• Full tech stack experience: Clari, Gong, SalesLoft, LeadIQ, SalesNav, Klue – coached the team to embed within their daily practice.• Heavily involved in the SaaS upgrade and successful launch of our traditional psychometric offerHit sales targets in 2022 and 2023.How?• Recruited, trained and coached an enterprise sales team• Set sales strategy - revamped sales processes & pricing model • New market expansion and current customer upselling. • Implemented Sales team social outreach in combination with SalesLoft cadences• Targeted promotions and driving the lifecycle extension of existing products.• Drove client / marketplace integrations & reseller network channel management -
Head Of Talentlens UkPearson Apr 2018 - Apr 2022Leading the UK team, setting and delivering the strategy in order to provide our clients with insightful information and data about their existing employees' and potential new hires' ability, motivations and potential for high performance. Using this data to help inform employee upskilling and lifelong learning journeys. -
Commercial ManagerPearson Jul 2014 - Apr 2018Oxford, United KingdomManaging the UK Commercial efforts in order to deliver a top class service to our client base, ensuring via a consultative and long term relationship approach, that the correct and appropriate use of psychometrics were adopted, in order to help each client meet their recruitment and development needs.The role included target, pipeline, forecasting, budget responsibility and provided me with the opportunity to drive a restructure of the TalentLens business to unify UK and European operations, with the aim of enhancing the service provided to our clients. In part, this also resulted in me being recognised as the Winner of the 2017 Pearson UK Customer Excellence Award. -
Business Development ManagerPearson Jul 2013 - Jul 2014Oxford, United Kingdom• Identified and implemented marketing and sales strategy• Managing a range of solutions – Revising / enhancing offerings.• Repositioning online presence –launched blog, Graduate Solutions and Training page, leveraged social channels, overhauled website and collateral• Driving the shift to digital solutions by increasing traffic• On the steering group for the Pearson UK website• Budget and Pipeline management • Nurturing marketing activities by offering ongoing solutions support and training to the sales and customer service teams and collaboration with R&D• Presenting workshops internally, at events and online -
Teacher Of Business StudiesOxfordshire County Council Jul 2010 - Jul 2013Oxford, United Kingdom• Subject Leader for Business Studies & Economics – A Level, GCSE, BTEC • Improving grades through coaching and developing a culture of success• Promoted to 6th Form Progress Leader – mentoring, coaching pupils, UCASAchievements• 78% of students achieving A-C grade in 2013 GCSE Business• First place 2012 Oxford Schools Enterprise Competition • Established strong links with local business -
Sales ManagerIhs Jane'S Oct 2003 - Aug 2009London, United KingdomLed team of 6 to sell promotional solutions to global transport & financial sectors • Print advertising, push/pull digital marketing, webinars & big ticket sponsorship • Marketing strategy – led on plan & implementation • Budgeting and pipeline management responsibility Achievements• IHS Inc Employee of the Year finalist 2007• Salesperson of the Year 2007 – 124% of target, 2nd in 2008• £140k www.janes.com site sponsorship record deal• Salesperson of the Year 2006 – 119% of target, 2nd in 2005• Jane’s Transport Finance Awards – table sales & sponsorship revenue records
Matt Stevens Education Details
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Business/Managerial Economics
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Matt Stevens works for Yellow Bridge Consulting
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Matt Stevens's current role is Business Coach | Enabling Publishing Business Owners to Optimise Sales Teams and Boost Profit | Business Growth Expert.
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Matt Stevens attended University Of Portsmouth, University Of Roehampton.
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