Simone Barnett

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT SIMONE BARNETT

I took a leap of faith and set up my own growth consultancy back in 2016, a specialist management consultancy where I could apply my expertise in business strategy, sales and marketing to support SME\'s on their growth journey. I worked in-house during my career with a number of growing SME\'s, and experienced first hand the pains and challenges they face in scaling, many of whom were investor backed. My business model from the start was not to employ - I had enough of managing people to be honest, instead I would partner with expert companies who would compliment my service offering and help fill the specialist gap for my clients. Companies who also share the same values and passion as mine, where people come first and where making a difference is paramount. I have learned a lot along the way and continue to learn from each client company I work with. Ultimately as business owners you have to ensure there is no burn out along the way (this is where my yoga mindset comes in), you need to take time for you and your loved ones, make sure you have the right people around you to support you on your journey and to realise that you can\'t do it all yourself. I can provide the specialism that you might not have internally at the moment; either through strategy facilitation, planning, advisory services, coaching and mentoring your teams. I focus on strategic direction, agile growth planning, business & team performance improvement, accountable teams and transformation to achieve business goals. Whatever stage in your business journey or challenges you might face - navigating a turnaround, managing growth, implementing change or preparing for exit - I have over 30 years experience to bring to the table to support you, having worked as a Commercial, Sales and Marketing Director in a number of successful growing businesses, and for nearly 9 years on a consultancy basis with many different companies. My clients span most sectors from Energy, Environmental, learning & development, education, retail and manufacturing, hospitality, media & communications as well as health, public sector and not for profit. I am experienced at various stages of the investment or growth journey; working with a variety of investor committees and boards through her career, responsible for the development of commercial strategies that align to the delivery of the business plan. I always think a great place to start is an exploratory chat, informal and online, see if we gel, its important to work with people you like :) PM me if you would like to set up a Teams brew!