At Bromley Mindfulness, we're making our mission a reality every day.Our goal is to give as many people as possible the evidence based tools they need to change how they feel and think for the better. Located at several venues in Bromley and Beckenham in South East London, we help people from all walks of life how to discover happiness and peace in the face of their daily challenges.We offer a range mindfulness-based training, from intensive courses and retreats to no-commitment… Show more At Bromley Mindfulness, we're making our mission a reality every day.Our goal is to give as many people as possible the evidence based tools they need to change how they feel and think for the better. Located at several venues in Bromley and Beckenham in South East London, we help people from all walks of life how to discover happiness and peace in the face of their daily challenges.We offer a range mindfulness-based training, from intensive courses and retreats to no-commitment drop in sessions. Start creating the life you deserve today, find out how we can help you at www.bromleymindfulness.org.uk. Show less

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The Meditation Course is designed for people learning meditation or returning to meditation.Meditation isn't about building cast-iron willpower. It is about finding meditations that work for you, and returning to your practice whenever life intervenes.An interruption to meditation practice could be days, or it could be longer.What is different about The Meditation Course? The meditation course isn't a few weeks or months. It is constant weekly training throughout the year. New… Show more The Meditation Course is designed for people learning meditation or returning to meditation.Meditation isn't about building cast-iron willpower. It is about finding meditations that work for you, and returning to your practice whenever life intervenes.An interruption to meditation practice could be days, or it could be longer.What is different about The Meditation Course? The meditation course isn't a few weeks or months. It is constant weekly training throughout the year. New content is added each week throughout the year. Usually this is live streamed meditation classesClasses run live on YouTube and Podbean (a new live-stream platform for audio only).At the heart of the content is three live-streamed meditation classes each week. There is a real sense of meditating with a group. It's the next best thing to meeting in person.Join us to become a member of a committed group of meditation students.The core student group are the same people that have met each week for meditation classes in Bromley since 2013.Subscription is £12 (about $16US)—equivalent to the cost of a Starbuck's latte each week.To join the course, click the Subscribe popup and choose the paid member option.You can cancel at any time. Show less

► Do you ever wish you could clone yourself?► Do you ever wish you had the bandwidth to stop what you’re doing and focus 100% on growing your business?► Or… do you wish you could quickly inject a dedicated and experienced resource into your executive team with a 100% track record of delivering business growth over 25 years and that could significantly grow your business with a few days or weeks of work?♛ I offer a range of services, focused on delivering business… Show more ► Do you ever wish you could clone yourself?► Do you ever wish you had the bandwidth to stop what you’re doing and focus 100% on growing your business?► Or… do you wish you could quickly inject a dedicated and experienced resource into your executive team with a 100% track record of delivering business growth over 25 years and that could significantly grow your business with a few days or weeks of work?♛ I offer a range of services, focused on delivering business growth, backed by my technical and commercial experience (see below).Seasoned executive knowledge available as professional services where and when you need it.Contact me directly to find out more: robert@middlewayconsulting.com Show less

Contact me to learn how you can affordably increase your online competitiveness to the level of a huge global retailer by using our ridiculously easy to implement predictive analytics.robert.mitchell@prelitics.com

Priocept helps businesses to create digital products and services. We design, build and run web technology platforms for some of Europe’s leading companies.Companies choose Priocept because of our commercial focus and ability to create technology solutions that generate a return on investment.We provide project management, technical consulting, software development, training and application support services. Our areas of expertise include web content management, e-commerce… Show more Priocept helps businesses to create digital products and services. We design, build and run web technology platforms for some of Europe’s leading companies.Companies choose Priocept because of our commercial focus and ability to create technology solutions that generate a return on investment.We provide project management, technical consulting, software development, training and application support services. Our areas of expertise include web content management, e-commerce platforms and bespoke application development.Take a look at some of our work at: http://priocept.com/ Show less

Truphone is the most heavily invested startup in Europe and is growing at a spectacular rate.As Systems Manager for Data and Integrations I worked with suppliers that I had initially managed the RFP process to select in order to help build the fundamentals of Truphone’s data systems.

► Managed a multi-million pound procurement process with responsibility to business stakeholders at all levels

► Hit the ground running to take control of a number of in-flight supplier… Show more Truphone is the most heavily invested startup in Europe and is growing at a spectacular rate.As Systems Manager for Data and Integrations I worked with suppliers that I had initially managed the RFP process to select in order to help build the fundamentals of Truphone’s data systems.

► Managed a multi-million pound procurement process with responsibility to business stakeholders at all levels

► Hit the ground running to take control of a number of in-flight supplier selection and vendor management projects

► Managed multiple, simultaneous high value contract negotiations

► Introduced a best practice tender process which was subsequently adopted by other global business units► Liaised with legal teams and stakeholders on both sides and at all levels

► Took responsibility for the remediation of non-optimal vendor relationships

► Managed supplier handover to internal teams so that delivery projects could be initiated smoothly

► Advised on supplier relationship management and contract management

► Gained the trust of all parties in the client business to the extent that I was subsequently offered a permanent role.► Full responsibility for the the global customer data cleansing and migration programme► Brought the migration programme on track with suppliers initially selected as part of my vendor management role► Full responsibility for customer migration between the old and new technology stacks► Full responsibility for customer data quality Show less

Acted in a Technical Advisory and troubleshooting role for I-Realise's clients and internal teams.The founders of i-Realise have shared a passion for enabling companies to leverage value from computer systems since they met in 1982.i-Realise was founded to bridge the gap between business and IT by integrating the people skills needed to bring cross functional teams together.► I worked with i-Realise on a number of projects and initiatives both in-house and for their… Show more Acted in a Technical Advisory and troubleshooting role for I-Realise's clients and internal teams.The founders of i-Realise have shared a passion for enabling companies to leverage value from computer systems since they met in 1982.i-Realise was founded to bridge the gap between business and IT by integrating the people skills needed to bring cross functional teams together.► I worked with i-Realise on a number of projects and initiatives both in-house and for their Enterprise client base during which I provided technical advice and assistance to i-Realise and its clients Show less

I was appointed as Director of Technology in recognition of my position as the de-facto technical representative of the business. 

During my tenure the business moved from reliance on investor funding to a self-sustaining financial model and laid the foundations for substantial future international growth.

I was given responsibility for support. My role then encompassed R&D, Software Development and IT Systems and Services► Before 2009, IntelliQ was reliant on its investors for £1.5M… Show more I was appointed as Director of Technology in recognition of my position as the de-facto technical representative of the business. 

During my tenure the business moved from reliance on investor funding to a self-sustaining financial model and laid the foundations for substantial future international growth.

I was given responsibility for support. My role then encompassed R&D, Software Development and IT Systems and Services► Before 2009, IntelliQ was reliant on its investors for £1.5M p/a in funding. In the year before I left, the business showed a net profit of £1.5M.► Took full responsibility for: R&D, I.T. and Support.► Cut costs in half while supporting three times as many implementations.► Conceived and implemented a change programme across all my areas of responsibility that transformed the business model to a lean, agile, best-shoring practice. The team I built in-house and offshore are still in place.► Took full responsibility for the transformation and analysis of 1.8 billion transactions per year in dozens of high performance data repositories from Chicago to Hong Kong.► Supported IntelliQ's transition to a global supplier with entry to the United States and growth in Europe, supporting the first implementations in APAC.► Consolidated the IT systems into a virtual environment reducing the number of physical boxes to less than 10% of the original estate.► Delivered, in addition to my other responsibilities, as Lead Consultant and Project Manager, the first implementation of the IntelliQ Web Reporter product into a £700M p/a blue-chip client across 750 stores on-time and within budget. This was deemed by the client team to have been one of their most successful projects.► And yes.. I used to make the tea as well :) Show less

During this period IntelliQ became a multi-product company developing complementary products and expanded their operations in Europe. I was responsible for the Product Management, Development and Delivery of these products which remain a fundamental part of the product suite. I was also the company's technical representative. I represented the business to its clients, presenting at the annual user group conferences, I reported to the board, I managed internal stakeholders and dealt with… Show more During this period IntelliQ became a multi-product company developing complementary products and expanded their operations in Europe. I was responsible for the Product Management, Development and Delivery of these products which remain a fundamental part of the product suite. I was also the company's technical representative. I represented the business to its clients, presenting at the annual user group conferences, I reported to the board, I managed internal stakeholders and dealt with our demanding customer base. I was also given responsibility for IT. IntelliQ was in a difficult financial position at the time and I halved the costs of my department while adding two products to the product suite.Key Accomplishments:► Halved the budget of the teams for which I was responsible.► Delivered more software and functionality across more platforms than ever before.► Supported IntelliQ's growth in Europe.► Moved to a flexible multi-shore model from a 100% in-house team cutting costs in my area of responsibility by 50%.► Took responsibility for IT.► Delivered the first new product for the company in several years developed from the floor up (a multi-user web application) and developed the web functionality of the current systems.► Added IntelliQ Professional to the product suite. Show less

intelliQ is the leading supplier of forensic data mining in the UK, largely focused on retail point of sale.I was responsible for the development and efficient functioning of all of the client applications and technologies: Windows, C++, C# and web applications. I also had full responsibility for the performance of Client Applications Team.► Transferred my skills and knowledge from a largely desktop and web client environment to what would now be referred to as big data, with… Show more intelliQ is the leading supplier of forensic data mining in the UK, largely focused on retail point of sale.I was responsible for the development and efficient functioning of all of the client applications and technologies: Windows, C++, C# and web applications. I also had full responsibility for the performance of Client Applications Team.► Transferred my skills and knowledge from a largely desktop and web client environment to what would now be referred to as big data, with database tables consisting of hundreds of millions of rows.► Took responsibility for some of the most customer critical aspects of the systems.► Worked with internal and external stakeholders to craft software and services designed to deliver for extremely demanding customers.► Managed team performance and took responsibility for timely delivery. Show less

I began my tenure at Workshare as a Junior Developer. I am a self-taught Computer Engineer (C++) and previously worked in the Courier and Logistics industry. On leaving Workshare I had full technical delivery responsibility for a multi-team, multi-continent key marketing product. I was responsible for releases and integrations, legacy implementations and green field projects, Workshare was a fine foundation for my commercial technical career.Workshare was one of the first software… Show more I began my tenure at Workshare as a Junior Developer. I am a self-taught Computer Engineer (C++) and previously worked in the Courier and Logistics industry. On leaving Workshare I had full technical delivery responsibility for a multi-team, multi-continent key marketing product. I was responsible for releases and integrations, legacy implementations and green field projects, Workshare was a fine foundation for my commercial technical career.Workshare was one of the first software houses in the UK to adopt agile development when it was still in its infancy courtesy of a forward thinking CEO. This was a great place to work with great people.Key Accomplishments:►Entered a highly competitive and intellectually challenging field from a standing start and held my own in a development team that is one of the highest skilled groups in a UK software house.► Took increasing responsibility for challenging roles finally leading a multi-team, multi-skilled, global team to deliver a unique product.► Laid the foundations for managing and delivering mission critical, tight deadline projects.► Adopted eXtreme Programming the precursor of agile development and became a key Evangelist of the methodology fully supporting my employer's commitment to agile. Show less

I formed Business Direct Ltd with another ex-director of Security Despatch as a start up company in 1993 in an empty office in Farringdon with a telephone and a fax machine.I left the business as a stable concern and it went on to become Business Direct Couriers Ltd turning over £2M p/a.

In 1991 Security Despatch was a £4M p/a courier company, funded by Foreign and Colonial Merchant Ventures.I joined Security Despatch as Logistics Director with the brief to add a logistics capability to the business to sell on to its 4,000 ground courier clients. When I left two years later, the focus of the business had been completely transformed. The original courier business was successfully sold off.The mailroom outsourcing part of the business that I conceived and… Show more In 1991 Security Despatch was a £4M p/a courier company, funded by Foreign and Colonial Merchant Ventures.I joined Security Despatch as Logistics Director with the brief to add a logistics capability to the business to sell on to its 4,000 ground courier clients. When I left two years later, the focus of the business had been completely transformed. The original courier business was successfully sold off.The mailroom outsourcing part of the business that I conceived and built became the market leader. Turnover grew to £28M and it was finally sold to Swiss Post in 2002.Key accomplishments:► Added a sustainable logistics capability which accounted for an extra 25% of business growth in 18 months.► Took responsibility for sales for the entire business.► Conceived and executed the additional business capability of mailroom outsourcing.► Sourced the lead for, and successfully ran the tender for the first outsourced mail room customer: the Department of National Heritage in Whitehall.► Ran the mailroom operation alongside Sales and Logistics in a hands-on manner spending part of every week on-site. Show less

In 1989, Streetwise Couriers were a mid-tier courier company with offices in London and New Malden with solely direct courier capabilities.Key Achievements:► I joined Streetwise Couriers in sales, went on to run the London office and set up an international and overnight delivery service to complement the national direct couriers.► Set up a logistics service that added 25% to the turnover of the business within two years. The logistics capability I introduced has gone on… Show more In 1989, Streetwise Couriers were a mid-tier courier company with offices in London and New Malden with solely direct courier capabilities.Key Achievements:► I joined Streetwise Couriers in sales, went on to run the London office and set up an international and overnight delivery service to complement the national direct couriers.► Set up a logistics service that added 25% to the turnover of the business within two years. The logistics capability I introduced has gone on to become the mainstay of the business.► Streetwise Couriers are still going strong and now have a number of offices throughout the UK providing the services I introduced. Show less

At the time, the largest UK courier business. I joined with the acquisition of a new business and went on to run the fastest growing part of the business with personal responsibility for the flagship account in a groundbreaking outsourcing operation.Key achievements: ► Grew a single office courier operation from £250K p/a to £1M p/a► Set up, ran and operated the Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte courier desk (£2M p/a, and at that point the largest accounts in the world). At… Show more At the time, the largest UK courier business. I joined with the acquisition of a new business and went on to run the fastest growing part of the business with personal responsibility for the flagship account in a groundbreaking outsourcing operation.Key achievements: ► Grew a single office courier operation from £250K p/a to £1M p/a► Set up, ran and operated the Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte courier desk (£2M p/a, and at that point the largest accounts in the world). At that point outsourced operations were a new concept in the industry. ► I managed the operational acquisition of three businesses. ► For one acquisition I worked with the owner to successfully build the business.► For two acquisitions, the owners sold the goodwill to Delta and I managed the transitions retaining critical accounts in both cases. Show less