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

Mushroom Soufflé - Social Media Magic

The Lead Generation Machine for Business Owners with a Book.
Turn your book into a social media magnet on auto pilot.

As a business author you will NEVER been stuck for what to say on social media, EVERYTHING is in your book. But, do you really have the time OR the inclination to read your book again and create social posts for all your social network?

This programme is so you never stop sharing your expertise and the fact you are a published author. Making the most of your time, expertise, and love that had gone into writing your book. This is your credibility, your proof you are at the top of your game, and why people need you.

This is what we do for you.
Turn your books into a vault of evergreen social media posts that are relevant for as long as your book is (years????).
THEN we upload it into an automated system that will post for you and weave in with your existing activity.

Saving you time, stress about what to post. Giving you confidence and peace of mind that your online presence is showing everyone exactly who you are and how you help them.

Amplify Your Author-ity - the vault of evergreen social media content for your Business Book

Social Media Mentoring and Training designed to help small businesses and professionals build the successful Social Media presence that is needed in our crazy internet world. 

I help you to painlessly integrate Social Media into your existing marketing strategy and work life, reducing time and stress. Together we break through the blocks of brainstorming awesome social media content, spark those lightbulb moments, and create your Social Media strategy and an action plan to ramp up your communication with your superfans, customers and potential customers!

How do we do this?
In the 12 Week Social Media Brain Box!

An intimate mastermind group of focused business owners doing this together.
Next one starts February 2022.

What we cover:
Social Media Strategy
Social Media Coaching/Mentoring
Social Media Content Brainstorming and Creation
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Tools, templates, and techniques to save and streamline your time.

Interested? Check it out http://bit.ly/SMBrainBox or msg me for a chat.

Social Media for Online Business Owners & Entrepreneurs ~ Content, Mentoring & Training

You could say I am passionate about Social Media and what businesses and their teams can achieve with the right approach, strategy and implementation.

What better way to share this passion and knowledge than through Public Speaking on Social Media Magic!

Social Media has levelled the playing field in the marketing opportunities it brings to small businesses who do not have the large budgets of the corporate world. I talk to you about taking full advantage of this, understanding the results you can win, and motivate and inspire you into Social Media Magic Action!

Need a speaker for your Business Seminars, Networking Events and Conferences? Look no further and contact me on office@mushroom-souffle.co.uk.

Social Media Magic ~ Speaker for Business Seminars, Conferences, Podcasts, and Summits

Bamboo Occasions

All aspects of organising and pulling everything together, and running a successful event.

Themed parties, weddings, special birthday celebrations, anniversaries, Christmas parties, garden parties, company launches, conferences seminars and children's parties.

Event Design - working with you to brainstorm ideas and design your event to fulfil your dreams.

Venue decor - a stunning range of contemporary table displays for hire, gorgeous unique fresh flower arrangements, a variety of styles of latex and foil balloons, and chair covers for hire in white and ivory with a large range of coloured sashes to choose from.

Suppliers - photographers, caterers, marquees and entertainment - everything you need for the perfect event.

This business is now closed.

Events Organiser, Wedding Planner, Conference Co-ordinator

Get Support Ltd

Admin support and diary management to the two Directors.
Business networking meetings to promote the company.
Management of web design and build projects – liaising with clients and web developer ensuring deadlines are met.

Responsible for the day to day running of the office:
Organising travel and accommodation
Proof reading
Recording of staff holidays and sick days
Bookkeeping and invoicing using QuickBooks
Debt chasing
Stock control
Dealing with customer enquiries and using the bespoke ticketing system to allocate support issues to the correct Support Technician
Producing sales quotes and processing sales orders

PA to the Directors

The Grovefield Hotel

From initial contact with clients looking to use the hotel for their event, through designing their event with them, to completion.

Sales Team - Wedding Event Planner & Conference Co-ordinator

Lane End Conference Centre

Assisting the Food and Beverage Manager in the running of the two kitchens, and three restaurants and bars in the seven day a week operation.

Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

Making nonfiction authors & experts deliciously stalkable and discoverable on social media for improved positioning and results. Amplify Your Author-ity!

Content into Cash Masterclass on 30th April. It's free, find out more here https://mushroom-souffle.co.uk/ccmasterclass

Amplify Your Author-ity! Social Media for Authors & Niche Experts.

Escape the hamster wheel of content creation. 
Transform your book into hundreds of strategic social media posts that act as mini lead magnets.
Streamline your time, maximise your hard work, use it to rocket your online marketing and generate leads.

This gives YOU, the published author/expert, an insane opportunity to showcase how incredible you, your book and services are. Personality, credibility, expertise, and value.

You've got an amazing message to get out there.
You're busy and would rather stroll naked down your local high street than read your book again or trawl through your talks, interviews, and resources to design and write all your social media posts. 

You've already done a huge part of the heavy lifting, now maximise it.

I'll be honest; authors tell me that they don't know what to say on social media. I tend to want to beat them over the head with their own book - everything you need is in there! 😉 (No violence is included with my services).

What can you do?

1. Just give it to me. Evergreen campaigns or book launches and relaunches.
https://mushroom-souffle.co.uk/done-for-you-social-media-content

2. Launched your business book and stuck on where to go next? Book an Amplify Your Author-ity Call at bit.ly/AuthorityCall 

3. Want to do your own?
I train and mentor you or your team in the art of creating the content and implementing a powerful system that integrates into your business and takes the weight off you.  Effectively communicate with your audience confidently, efficiently, and profitably.

Working with me includes sarcasm, laughing, clarity, lots of idea inspiration, and ACTION. We do the work, not just chuck theory around.

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