About

Experienced entrepreneur

I was always a square peg in a round hole as an employee, not because I hated it or my employers hated me, I just didn’t quite fit. No-one was surprised when I started my first business in 2004 and I haven’t looked back. Being entrepreneurial is a way of life for me, I am always on but my life and work are so integrated, it never feels that way.

My businesses

A taste of the things that went beyond ideas and turned into businesses.

Cheeky Monkey Business Solutions

A boutique change management consultancy that has consistently punched above its weight. Started in 2004 to be a slap in the face for my peer group, it has delivered global change on an eye watering scale. The incubator for The Human Approach to Innovation & Change.

About Cheeky Monkey

FanatiCO

Created with the vision of Turning Workplaces into Fanbases. A real head turner that pushes the boundaries of the employer and employee relationship. Big name involvement, yet to reach its potential.

PLM Made Simple

After delivering the first global CPG PLM project with Siemens it made sense to show others how a complex beast could be simplified. A method based on the game “Snakes and Ladders” visions how you can make life easier or more difficult based on the decisions you are about to take.

My philosophy

Say what no one wants to say but everyone wants to hear. Think, say and do the unthinkable for the management team. Deliver business benefits that go way beyond the project headlines. 100% fearless and focused on business change. Challenging, probing, enabling and empowering. Unstuffy, unusual, quirky and unafraid to have fun.

Key values

People-Centred

Focused on delivering innovation and change through the diversity of people and understanding the right processes for them to succeed.

No Nonsense Approach

Practical insights and advice drawn from having ‘walked the walk’. Direct, honest and emotionally sensitive, helping people to progress quickly.

Disruptive

Acting as a catalyst by encouraging people to see a different perspective. Ready to challenge accepted thinking in an organisation to get things done.

Innovative

Believer in a culture of inclusive capitalism, where everyone can change things to deliver better outcomes and increase their personal success.

About me

The Human Approach Model

The Human Approach is my passion, it is the present I would like to give to all people responsible for delivering change, the thing that has made a difference in all my projects. It's as basic as ABC and as easy as counting 1 to 10, it works on an individual level, group level & leadership level.

My Timeline

1987-89

HNC Business Studies

Night school.

1989

Camp America

American Red Cross Lifeguard.

1989

Pharmaceuticals

Swapped a food grade lab coat for a clinical one.

1990

Europe in a VW camper

10 months on £2k.

1990-94

Pharmaceuticals

This time clinical admin, UK/USA work, project communication.

1991-94

BA (Hons) Business Studies

Night school.

1994-97

Heavy Engineering

Working in the supply chain.

1996-97

Chartered Institute of Purchasing

Part time.

1997-2000

Financial Services

Delivering change management.

2000-02

Logistics

Merger & Acquisitions & Board Directorship.

2002-04

Round the world trip

11 countries travelling overland in each one.

2004

Created Cheeky Monkey

The start of developing the Human Approach to Innovation & Change.

2004-09

Branded Consumer Goods

Change management, project management, PLM, NPD, and packaging.

2009

Created PLM Made Simple

Product Lifecycle Management.

2010-11

Food TV Broadcasting

Delivering person-centred change management.

2011

Created TIMU

A subsidiary to allow Cheeky Monkey staff to create.

2011-12

Food Industry

Delivering person-centred change management and coaching.

2012

Transform Your Business

‘99 Steps to Transform your Business’ published by Hodder.

2012-14

Engineering

Delivering PLM, change management and coaching.

2014

Co-Created FanatiCO

Turning Workplaces into Fanbases.

2014-15

Communications

Delivering fan culture in the workplace.

2014-15

Meyler Campbell

Executive Coaching Course (Member of World Wide Association of Business Coaches).

2015

Created “Nina”

A personal brand, showcasing myself as change expert, business coach and entrepreneur.

2015-20

Digital Transformation

Manufacturing, engineering, oil, and gas. Troubleshooting existing PLM programs, data strategies and integrated digital business backbones.

2020

Business Sustainability Management

University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

2021

Post Grad Strategic Leadership for Directors

University of Chester.

2022

New book

‘Change. Do it right. Then, do it better.’

Get in touch

There are a lot of psychological factors that come into play when delivering change; trust, confidence and the most basic but most important; can we work together? Does that chemistry exist between us to deliver what you need? There is only one way to find out.