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Helping franchisors and fast-growth leaders scale with clarity & confidence

Helping franchisors and fast-growth leaders scale with clarity & confidenceHelping franchisors and fast-growth leaders scale with clarity & confidenceHelping franchisors and fast-growth leaders scale with clarity & confidence

Strengths-based coaching for franchisors & scaling businesses. Practical support to build stronger leaders & aligned teams. 

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Helping franchisors and fast-growth leaders scale with clarity & confidence

Helping franchisors and fast-growth leaders scale with clarity & confidenceHelping franchisors and fast-growth leaders scale with clarity & confidenceHelping franchisors and fast-growth leaders scale with clarity & confidence

Strengths-based coaching for franchisors & scaling businesses. Practical support to build stronger leaders & aligned teams. 

Schedule a Free discovery call
Existing clients- Book a session

What You’re Facing

Growth Is Exciting- But It's Rarely Simple

As businesses and franchise networks scale, leaders often find themselves:


  • Wearing too many hats and making every decision themselves. 
  • Struggling to keep culture alive as the team grows. 
  • Watching good people burn out or drift away. 
  • Feeling the strain between franchisor and franchisee relationships. 
  • Fighting fires instead of thinking about the future.
     

If any of that sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
And the good news? With the right support, these challenges can become turning points for your growth.

Let’s turn your leadership challenges into strengths.

What You Really Want

Imagine scaling your business or franchise network with:

  • A culture that grows stronger as the team expands. 
  • Leaders confident in their decisions, and trusted by their people. 
  • Franchise and team relationships built on alignment, not tension. 
  • The right people in the right roles, thriving in their strengths. 
  • More time for you to focus on the future, not just today’s fires.
     

This is what growth can look like when you combine lived leadership experience with a strengths-based approach.

Dare to scale differently? Let’s start the conversation.

Strengthen Your Leadership. Protect Your Culture.

Ready to scale your leadership and culture with confidence?
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I Help You Deliver Success On Your Terms

Strengths-Based Coaching to Unlock Your Potential

Your greatest successes come from leaning into what you do best. Strengths-Based Coaching To Unlock Your Potential helps you and your team identify, understand, and leverage your unique strengths to maximize impact. Rather than focusing on fixing weaknesses, we use the CliftonStrengths methodology to enhance what already makes you great. 

Whether you’re a leader looking to improve your effectiveness or a team aiming to perform at its best, this coaching will help you work smarter, increase engagement, and create a thriving, strengths-based culture.

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A description of my Franchise Growth Partnership package.

Empowering Franchise Leaders to Drive Performance

Empowering Franchise Leaders to Drive Performance is designed to strengthen the relationship between franchisors and franchisees by leveraging individual strengths. 

Through tailored coaching sessions, we focus on:​

  • Identifying and harnessing unique leadership strengths to enhance team dynamics.​ 
  • Facilitating open communication to align objectives and expectations.​ 
  • Ensuring brand consistency and exceptional customer experiences across all franchise locations.​

This approach fosters sustainable growth, robust relationships, and a thriving brand culture.

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Two-Step Reset for SME Growth

 When your business misses a forecast, you face a choice: patch things up and hope for the best, or use it as a catalyst for real, lasting change. My proven two-step process tackles both the leader’s mindset and the business’s strategic direction — so you fix the root causes, not just the symptoms. The result? A stronger leader, a sharper strategy, and a business ready to outperform future forecasts. 

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Whether someone’s joining or leaving your business, I help make the transition  more human.

Navigate Career Transitions with Confidence

    Career transitions are full of uncertainty, whether it’s stepping into something new or navigating an unexpected ending. 

My tailored coaching support helps individuals rebuild confidence, clarify their direction, and take purposeful next steps.
From strengths-based onboarding that sets new hires up for success, to compassionate offboarding that protects your brand and empowers your people, this approach turns change into momentum; for individuals and the business. 

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I help leaders and founders build the future with bold thinking, practical coaching, and strengths-based clarity. Because when you know what you’re great at, and how to apply it, everything accelerates.


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Certifications and memberships

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Statistics

80% statistic

Of coaching clients reported increased self-confidence. (ICF, 2009)

70% statistic

Of coaching clients reported an improvement in work performance. (ICF, 2009)

7 x statistic

Return on investment from the money invested in coaching. (ICF, 2024)

6x statistic

People who have the opportunity to use their talents and strengths are 6x as likely to be engaged in their jobs. (Gallup)

12.5% statistic

Teams whose manager received strengths-based feedback have 12.5% greater productivity. (Gallup)

70% statistic

Managers account for 70% of the variance in team engagement. (Gallup)

Coaching in Action: A Real-Life Success Story

From Overwhelm to Clarity Through Strengths-Based Coaching

 Discover how coaching transformed Fiona Rayner’s career and personal life. In this powerful case study, Fiona shares her journey of navigating career growth, work-life balance, and self-confidence through strengths-based coaching. Learn how identifying and leveraging her strengths helped her find clarity, purpose, and a renewed sense of control over her future. 

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What My Clients Say

A quote from a client testimonial

Linda Jones: Managing Director- Talk Direct (Leeds UK)

Lyndsey Corbin: Senior Manager, Commercial Capabilities- Heineken- (Dallas USA)

Lyndsey Corbin: Senior Manager, Commercial Capabilities- Heineken- (Dallas USA)

"Steve introduced me to CliftonStrengths coaching. This was at a time when the business was going through the most challenging time with the uncertainty of business decline and a potential early exit of the franchise business.

Steve coached and supported me to introduce a strengths based approach to my team during the most volatile period 

"Steve introduced me to CliftonStrengths coaching. This was at a time when the business was going through the most challenging time with the uncertainty of business decline and a potential early exit of the franchise business.

Steve coached and supported me to introduce a strengths based approach to my team during the most volatile period of our business. 

Through this coaching we all learnt so much about ourselves but more importantly of working with each other and how we can work even better as a team, even during most challenging of times. 

Through Steve’s coaching I was able to retain all of my team, and was able to support them in securing new positions as the business wound down.

I love Steve’s no nonsense, brave and bold coaching style. 

He helped me to draw on my strengths to become  more effective in my situational leadership. 

He has a wealth of leadership, business and change management experience, so he understands the challenges as he has faced them."

A quote from a client testimonial

Lyndsey Corbin: Senior Manager, Commercial Capabilities- Heineken- (Dallas USA)

Lyndsey Corbin: Senior Manager, Commercial Capabilities- Heineken- (Dallas USA)

Lyndsey Corbin: Senior Manager, Commercial Capabilities- Heineken- (Dallas USA)

"Steve is a brilliant coach with an innate ability to put his clients at ease.  His natural style and the space he creates in sessions for reflection, make it easy to explore and expand on complex topics that are playing on your mind and holding you back!  During my time with Steve, I got a much clearer sense of what's important to me and

"Steve is a brilliant coach with an innate ability to put his clients at ease.  His natural style and the space he creates in sessions for reflection, make it easy to explore and expand on complex topics that are playing on your mind and holding you back!  During my time with Steve, I got a much clearer sense of what's important to me and real clarity on what I want from my future and the steps to take to get there, both personally and professionally.  I came away from every session with a renewed sense of purpose.  I  highly recommend Steve's coaching to anyone who wants to take action and do the work to fulfil their potential!"

A quote from a client testimonial

Gabe Gomez: Entrepreneur/ Business Owner- (Degollado Mexico)

Lyndsey Corbin: Senior Manager, Commercial Capabilities- Heineken- (Dallas USA)

Gabe Gomez: Entrepreneur/ Business Owner- (Degollado Mexico)

 "Working with Steve has given me a whole new perspective on how I take on LIFE. 

I often brought up balance in our coaching sessions, particularly around running a business, being a father, and a husband.

 Steve not only coached me, but he also helped me understand my strengths. 

Understanding my strengths has been a HUGE game-changer for m

 "Working with Steve has given me a whole new perspective on how I take on LIFE. 

I often brought up balance in our coaching sessions, particularly around running a business, being a father, and a husband.

 Steve not only coached me, but he also helped me understand my strengths. 

Understanding my strengths has been a HUGE game-changer for me. 

When I face uncertainty, I often revisit everything I learned about my strengths. 

Sometimes, it's a matter of using my strengths to maximize, and other times, it's a matter of things to watch out for within my strengths.

 I feel much more at ease, whether making business decisions or balancing my time with my family. 

Partnering with Steve has helped me tremendously in making it all fit. 

I HIGHLY recommend Steve and I will continue to use his services going forward. "

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 Unlocking your full potential to achieve success is within reach. As an experienced Gallup strengths coach I am confident that, with the right guidance and support, you can overcome any obstacle. My approach to coaching sessions is simple yet effective: I empower my clients to identify their strengths and face their challenges head-on. T

 Unlocking your full potential to achieve success is within reach. As an experienced Gallup strengths coach I am confident that, with the right guidance and support, you can overcome any obstacle. My approach to coaching sessions is simple yet effective: I empower my clients to identify their strengths and face their challenges head-on. Together, we will work towards achieving your goals and unlocking the best version of yourself. 

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 Get ready to transform not only yourself but your business too! As you achieve your goals, build your self-awareness, and become the best version of yourself, you will be unrecognisable. With a new mindset, you will be able to embrace future changes and uncertainty while continuing to evolve and succeed. Get ready to unlock your full pot

 Get ready to transform not only yourself but your business too! As you achieve your goals, build your self-awareness, and become the best version of yourself, you will be unrecognisable. With a new mindset, you will be able to embrace future changes and uncertainty while continuing to evolve and succeed. Get ready to unlock your full potential and take your business to new heights through executive coaching sessions with a Gallup strengths coach!

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Every bold move begins with a conversation.

Let’s talk about your vision, your challenges, and the strengths you can build on. 

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