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

Roe Communications Limited

Co-Founder

Flourish PR Ltd

Senior Account Director

The PR Network

Experian – supported their UK press team to increase media awareness and coverage for their Business Information Services division. Involved advising them on PR strategy, writing press releases, blogs and opinion articles and selling these into the press, media training key executives, looking for media/promotional opportunities.

Results: over 400 pieces of press coverage in the first ten months alone, including significant national press hits. In year two, generated over 30 pieces of national coverage for their monthly business insolvency index alone. 

LIMA - ran the UK PR for the worldwide trade association for licensing professionals, to raise awareness of licensing and help recruit new members. This included writing a PR strategy, crisis management, messaging and implementation of a B2B media relations plan including running the press office, a pro-active media relations programme, supporting their social media initiatives, liaising with member companies and supporting LIMA’s educational and trade event programmes. 

Results: media coverage in BA Business Life, Management Today, BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Live and weekly coverage across their trade press.

PR Associate

Spotlight Consulting Limited

PR Consultant

Victoria Roe PR Limited

Freelance PR consultant providing public relations advice and services, media relations, crisis and issues management and copywriting both direct to clients and through PR agencies. Current and recent clients include Head on PR, Spotlight Consulting and Cuban Eight.

Owner

Head On PR

Freelance PR Consultant

CubanEight

Brazil

Account Director and key client contact for three PR accounts, responsible for building their media profiles in national, regional and specialist press. 

Ran proactive trade and national media relations programmes for the construction and infrastructure practices of leading law firm, Pinsent Masons 
Ran the personal finance press programme and helped establish a national small business competition for swiftcover.com, AXA-owned car insurer
Managed the media relations and events programme and edited Milton Park’s intranet – part of the MEPC property group

Account Director (freelance)

Pinsent Masons

PR Manager responsible for running the press office, developing PR plans, building relationships with key media, advising senior partners and managing two press officers.

Interim PR Manager

The JJ Group

Account Director for two major PR accounts, responsible for developing PR strategy and executing PR programmes. Line manager for two staff.

PR Account Director

Do you see other business schools in the media and wonder why journalists don't cover your stories?

Are you frustrated that your business school's research and teaching aren’t getting the press coverage they deserve?

It's disappointing when you aren't getting the profile you want - especially when you feel that your business school is brimming over with news.

Maybe you are the head of marketing communications who is juggling multiple priorities. The Dean is pressuring you to improve your press profile, but you don't have the time or resources to give it regular attention.

Maybe you head up an MBA or executive education programme. You've tried to get media coverage to support student recruitment, but it hasn't had the impact you hoped for.

You might lead an entrepreneurship or research centre. You want to dip your toe into media relations but don't know where to start.  

It's hard to build visibility in the media when you are being pulled in different directions, or have limited internal resources or knowledge. 

Often, it leads to business schools falling back on 'volume tactics' such as sending press releases to non-specific media lists or pitching overtechnical or irrelevant information.

At best these end up being ignored or, worse, can damage your relationships with the press.

Fortunately, there is another way. 

With a combined experience of 50 years in PR and media relations, Toby Roe and I have used our knowledge and insights to create programmes for business schools that want a better profile in the media. Kick Start Your PR and Reboot Your Reputation use proven processes and tools to help you stop wasting time on activities that don't make an impact - and build the reputation you want.

We help you to:

⭐Identify which media outlets will have the most impact on your school
⭐Develop story angles that journalists want to use
⭐Understand how journalists work and how to approach them
⭐Get clear about your messaging
⭐Identify and overcome internal barriers to success
⭐Create a flow of newsworthy stories

This approach has helped the likes of Saïd Business School, IESE, King's Business School, Sasin School of Management, Grenoble Ecole de Management and the University of Exeter Business School get featured in top business media outlets including the Financial Times, The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Times and the BBC. 

So, if you've decided you want a better profile for your business school, message me now!

Victoria Roe

👉Business school communications teams face a new challenge: how to build and maintain meaningful relationships with fewer, busier journalists.

💡The media landscape has changed dramatically: 

- Traditional newsrooms have shrunk
- More journalists are turning to freelance or hybrid roles
- Often, they are juggling multiple beats and deadlines
- At the same time, media outlets are inundated with AI-generated stories.

In this environment, how can business school communications teams build genuine, trust-based connections with the press?

🙂Read our latest blog for some strategies that might work for you.

Toby Roe Roe Communications Limited #mediarelations #publicrelations #businessschools #highereducation

Helping business schools to build powerful reputations

Open article: As newsrooms shrink, how can business schools stay on journalists’ radar? by roecomms.com

As newsrooms shrink, how can business schools stay on journalists’ radar?

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