Strategic Mentors

► What We Do Differently?
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We 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 companies, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 with owners, or 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 individuals to build high-income, high-value companies. We structure them so as business grows life becomes easier, not harder. 

We help founders 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 so they're financially set for life for the rest of their lives. 

Whether post-acquisition, or while partnering or mentoring, we use this framework:

🔸 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟭 - 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲
→ Starting position: there's a revenue ceiling, and roller-coaster income pattern
→ New outcome: consistent leadflow, high conversions with 'pull' rather than 'pitch'
→ Breakthrough the ceiling, stay at the new level, continue to build

🔸 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟮 - 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁
→ Starting position: delivery capacity is limited, constraining growth
→ New outcome: unblock the model to expand capacity at higher profitability
→ Cashflow consistently building as constraints on scale and profitability fixed

🔸 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟯 - 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
→ Starting position: business depends on founder, hence locked-in and low valuation
→ New outcome: evolved business no longer depends on founder
→ Founder is now a Profit Orchestrator, no longer locked-in to the hamster wheel

See how it works: https://strategicmentors.co.uk

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𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄? - we are open to acquiring the right businesses
𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 '𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻'? - we can partner with you to secure your target valuation
𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? - join The Multipliable Hub to scale your company, your leadership and financial security

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗮 𝟳𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 of the approach here: https://share.zight.com/NQuBKgq8

Tips & insights on Becoming Multipliable at https://profitorchestrators.com
Learn more at https://strategicmentors.co.uk 
Email: ✉ chrisgardener@strategicmentors.co.uk

Strategic Investor & Mentor

Finance Director to a number of SMEs across numerous industries and sectors.
Size range from £500k sales to £10m sales.

Portfolio Finance Director

Electrocomponents plc

Strategic change leader, international business manager, Europe and Asia executive mentor, business unit manager, finance professional

General Manager, Finance Manager & Marketing manager

Grant Thornton

Advisor to range of clients from £500k - £30m sales across many sectors and industries.

Chartered Accountant

1️⃣ Helping turn Founder Businesses into Sellable/Freedom Businesses - from "I'm busy in the business" to "I own this brilliant asset", with the option to keep or sell 2️⃣ Investor & Mentor

For B2B service business owners who've hit six figures but found themselves working harder than ever: there's a different path to seven figures that doesn't demand more of your time and energy.

This isn't just theory - it's wisdom gained from experience....

I've spent 20 years building, exiting, and helping others scale their businesses. But my greatest business lesson didn’t come from financial success—it came from personal tragedy.

When my wife was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor, I had to reimagine everything. With young kids at primary school, business had to fit my life—not the other way around. Money wasn’t the issue. Time was.

After losing her, I had to rebuild with new boundaries. Limited working hours forced me to think differently. The surprise? My business performed better than ever.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁?
Most six-figure businesses grow through addition—more revenue, more clients, more complexity. They hit a ceiling because their business depends on them.

Instead, I help business owners become Multipliable—so as the business grows, it gets lighter, not harder to manage. 

Breaking the £1M barrier changes everything—we use surplus cashflow to build a £2M Freedom Fund for true financial independence.

❯ Multiply results while reducing stress—grow without more work.
❯ Retain control while lightening the load—protect your autonomy.
❯ Build financial independence—a business with profits, not pressure, and £100K+ in passive income for life.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵:
1. B2B service-based business owners ready for sustainable, intelligent growth.
2. Founders who want their business to fund their freedom, not consume their life.
3. Leaders who know success isn’t just about more money—but more choices.

𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱:
❯ Chartered Accountant turned entrepreneur & investor.
❯ Built and exited multiple businesses over 20 years.
❯ Advised & invested in 250+ businesses from startup to £20M valuation.
❯ Amazon bestseller: The Busyness Delusion.
❯ Active portfolio across B2B services, marketing, advisory, IT & cloud, analytics.

𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁:
1. Becoming Multipliable
2. Freedom-First Business Design
3. Removing Growth Constraints
4. Building Wealth Through Business Assets
5. What Actually Matters in Life & Business

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁:
DM me or learn more at strategicmentors.co.uk

Chris Gardener

Make an Impact CIC

Improving social impact is at the core of everything we do at Make An Impact, and through:

Consultancy
Mentoring
Workshops & Speaking
Together we:

Develop social value strategies and procurement frameworks to maximise your social impact
Remove the confusion around social impact measurement, reporting and management, as well as producing social impact and SROI reports
Develop products, services and sustainable sources of income to grow your organisation
Clear your blocks and barriers around success and the achievement of your goals
A Slightly Different Approach…

OK, OK, I know what you’re thinking…EVERYONE says this, but let us reassure you, when we say it, we do so because it’s true.

When you work with us you will make great improvements to your business, but that doesn’t come by changing a few systems and hoping for the best. No. It comes from identifying the blocks that are holding you, your team and ultimately your Social Enterprise back and then adapting our approach to deliver the change and keep the change alive.

Once we identify, tackle and combat this, we remove all confusion and simplify the process, creating more of that incredible impact your organisation has.

And it’s THAT which separates us from the rest.

As a Chartered Accountant, (No, stay with me here!) I bring technical knowledge and expertise around social impact measurement, management and reporting; finances; business planning and strategy; as well as a down to earth, easy to understand and approachable way of working.

I am professional, honest, passionate, direct and questioning whilst also being supportive. I believe in values-based businesses and organisations that value their people, staff development, balance financial and social gains, and also respect the community they work in and the environment. I only work with clients who share the same values and ethos as me.

Director

Pursuing Your Purpose Ltd

Want to start living the life of your dreams? 

Pursuing your purpose is all about identifying your life purpose and then pursuing it wholeheartedly. Working on you and your business to:
Achieve success 
Abundance
Growth 

By changing beliefs radical changes happen in your life, allowing you to get out of your own way, and to stop blocking your own dreams from becoming reality. 

I provide programmes of business support to enable strategic growth and programmes of personal support to look at your subconscious beliefs that are impacting on your business growth. 

Make it happen - Transform your life and business now. It's time to live the life of your dreams!

Harris Accountancy Services CIC

Providing consultancy services and support to social enterprises, CICs and charities to become financially sustainable, looking at how they can move away from grant dependency, helping to develop trading activity, business planning, social return on investment and impact reporting, cost saving reviews, becoming investment ready, reviewing finance options  for growth and development of your social enterprise, and helping organisations to gain investments through shares and bonds, bid writing services, as well as accountancy and training services, plus much more!

Also providing consultancy and accountancy services to small businesses.

Right Way Startups Ltd

Right Way Startups makes starting a business the right way simple. With everything you need for a professional start to your business all in one place.
Right Way Startups was created by a group of individuals who have their own businesses, and found when they were starting out they couldn't find the answers to their questions or help to get set up quickly. Our solutions were designed specifically to meet this need so entrepreneurs and people with business ideas can fulfil their dream of having their own business.

Manager

Platform 51

Platform 51 supports vulnerable and disadvantaged girls and women to fulfill their potential and to have a voice.  My role involves supporting the charity to become financially sustainable as it makes the transition from grant funded to contracts, and to improve the IT, HR, Property and Legal services that are provided to the centres across England and Wales.

Director of Finance & Corporate Services (Interim)

Bloomsbury Cyber Junction

Bid writing and management of finances, gaining over £1million of funding for the charity

Volunteer

ISE (Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs)

Overseeing finances, budgeting, costing and pricing for grants and contracts.  Supporting with bid writing.

Finance Manager

Digbeth Trust

Management of finances and preparation of reports for the Board

BPP Professional Education

Teaching accounts and tax to students for professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CAT, AAT and ATT)

Tutor

Initially working within the Personal Tax Department, and then promoted to CEO.  Managing and running accountancy practice with 20 staff specialising in work with consultants (IR35 regulations), as well as overseeing finances for group companies that offered managed payroll service for consultants and a tax efficient mechanism for high earning consultants.

CEO & Group Finance Manager

Impact Measurement Specialist | For anything impact related - from evaluations, impact & SROI reports, impact data collection systems, theories of change, staff training and mentoring

I work with social enterprises, public sector organisations and purpose-led businesses who want to create MORE impact in the world as effortlessly as possible.

If you don't have time to focus on impact, or find it too complicated or confusing I can help you. 

I'll take you from  where you are now to seeing progress in your impact measurement and management quickly.

My specialism is working with health, social care and wellbeing organisations and community lenders, to develop impact or social value measurement systems to automate your data collection and analysis.

You can work with me 1-2-1, through my group mastermind or on a consultancy basis, to focus on:
• Identifying the impact you want to create and developing your theory of change, measurement framework and an impact-led strategy so you’re clear about what to focus on and how to grow your income and impact.
• Putting in place the systems, automations and processes to measure the impact you deliver, so you know exactly what you’re achieving.
• Using systems to provide real-time impact data insights to improve your services and create more impact for the people you work with.
• Identifying social and community impacts, and economic impacts/value for money aspects as part of benefits realisation for business cases.
• Mapping scenarios and the potential impacts and cost savings.
• Establishing robust impact data and evidence for marketing & PR, and for funders commissioners and investors to improve your chances of success, and grow your income.
• Producing your social impact report or SROI report.
• Staff training, support with tenders, social procurement and embedding impact in your organisation.

⭐ Message me now to get help.

Wondering about me? I received an MBE for Services to Innovation in Social Enterprise and to Impact Measurement (never thought I’d get to write that)! It followed 20 years of hard work, helping over 2,100 social enterprises, from start-ups to those with over £1bn of income in the UK and internationally. I’ve been shortlisted and won several other awards. 

I'm a Chartered Accountant, so you’re in safe hands when it comes to your numbers as well as your impact with me. It's about connecting impact to strategic priorities.

I'm author of “Social Enterprise: How to successfully set up and grow a social enterprise” (http://amzn.to/2ehu5XN) and “Impact First: The social entrepreneur’s guide to measuring, managing and growing your impact” (https://makeanimpactcic.co.uk/about-2/my-book-impact-first/).

Check out the Make an Impact podcast here (http://bit.ly/MAIpodcast).

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