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I am a highly accomplished C-suite and Senior Leadership Team member, recognised for exceptional leadership and strategic expertise in sales, marketing and business development. Demonstrated success in international leadership positions, including successful start-ups (UK and USA), Private Equity and IPOs, MBOs and orchestrating three seamless acquisitions. Trusted professional known for managing very complex working environments with a dependable reputation built on trust and honesty. A focused leader experienced in driving companies through high growth, strategic transformations, business integration and fostering high-performing, thriving people-first cultures. Leadership style centred on compassion, motivation and inspiration, setting clear team goals, targets, and incentives to cultivate a culture of continuous communication, interaction and engagement for sustainable performance improvement. Proudly committed to nurturing and developing talent, serving as a hands-on people manager, dedicated coach and compassionate leader who has empowered countless individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve remarkable success.
During my career I:-
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<li>At the age of 27, I created the strategy and led the growth for Mosaic Information Technologies, that resulted in the business being acquired by NASDAQ listed company, Intelect Inc., for $15m after 18-months of a $200k angel investment.</li>
<li>Personally responsible for a $2m trade investment into my start-up, International Multimedia Corporation</li>
<li>Played a pivotal role in starting the Roc Technologies revenue scale-up from £3m to £35m over a 4-year period and part of the senior leadership team that secured BGF’s largest investment for an MBO and acquisition.</li>
<li>Successfully led the Nimbus Partners people integration of 150 people into TIBCO post their acquisition and ran the business unit globally resulting in being promoted to the TIBCO global senior leadership team.</li>
<li>Managed and scaled-up the AvePoint UK business during the pandemic and transformed the territory by implementing a compassionate operating model that became the global standard.</li>
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My core competencies are:
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<li>Organisational Leadership</li>
<li>People Management</li>
<li>Leadership Development</li>
<li>Board &amp; Stakeholder Engagement</li>
<li>Strategic Vision</li>
<li>Global Business Development</li>
<li>Crisis Management</li>
<li>Data-Driven Decision Making</li>
<li>Negotiating &amp; Influence</li>
<li>Financial Planning &amp; Forecasting</li>
<li>Process Transformation</li>
<li>Innovation &amp; Critical Thinking</li>
</ul>
<ins>Industry Highlights</ins>
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<li>£40m + Merger and Acquisition activity.</li>
<li>10+ industry awards.</li>
<li>8 Start-ups.</li>
<li>30+ years of corporate experience including sitting on Boards and SLTs of global public companies.</li>
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I specialise in helping businesses and start-ups understand the complexities of UK immigration. By offering <a href=&apos;https://www.immtell.com/business-immigration/immigration-consultancy/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>bespoke solutions</a>, I help companies navigate <a href=&apos;https://www.immtell.com/business-immigration/home-office-sponsorship-licence/ukvi-sponsorship-licence-application/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Home Office sponsor licence</a> intricacies and compliance while creating immigration and mobility strategies that help businesses leverage the global talent pool to fill resourcing gaps and support growth. My approach is all about simplifying the process and providing clear, straightforward, practical guidance.
How I Do It: I aim to make immigration work for you and your business. Whether it&apos;s streamlining the sponsor licence process for your business, training you and your team, or guiding you through individual <a href=&apos;https://www.immtell.com/personal-immigration/uk-work-visas/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>visa applications</a> and <a href=&apos;https://www.immtell.com/business-immigration/immigration-consultancy/right-to-work-checks/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Right to Work checks</a>, I blend over two decades of industry knowledge with a compassionate approach. My expertise lies in simplifying the intricate, making the immigration journey understandable and manageable for your business and your international mobile employees. By utilising the best of technology and a personal approach, I strive to provide your employees with the best experience possible, alleviating anxiety and worry as they navigate the visa process.&nbsp;
 Who I Work With: I partner with start-ups, SMEs, corporates, and companies looking to expand globally and facing immigration challenges. My commitment is to offer you clear, actionable advice tailored to address your specific immigration challenges while working as an extension of your team. Together, we&apos;ll overcome the obstacles and uncertainties of immigration, turning complexities into successful outcomes. My Background: With a diverse 20-year immigration career spanning the private sector and UK government, including my role at my consultancy <a href=&apos;https://www.immtell.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Immtell</a> and experiences at Vialto Partners/PwC and the Home Office, I bring a unique blend of perspectives to your immigration needs. My background equips me with the insights and skills to offer unparalleled guidance, ensuring your immigration process is smooth and compliant. Contact Me: If you&apos;re looking for an immigration partner who genuinely understands, cares for, and prioritises your needs, I&apos;m here to help. Contact me at <a href=&apos;mailto:gavin@immtell.com&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>gavin@immtell.com</a> or +44(0) 7764 789036 for expert advice tailored to your unique situation.&nbsp;

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Hi &amp; thank you for your interest. I&apos;m Kriss, the founder of TheHolisticSolution.net and a trauma-informed Holistic Health &amp; Wellbeing Coach &amp; Mentor,  I love helping people improve their Health &amp; Wellbeing - and ultimately their Life - not just through improving their nutrition &amp; eating but through raising their awareness and shifting/healing those &quot;inner wounds&quot; that we all have but most of us are unaware of, however they keep us going around in circles and all too often result in unhealthy/unhelpful and selfsabotaging habits (e.g. comfort / binge eating, drinking etc or even &quot;just&quot; what I call &apos;comfort shopping&apos;). Does this speak to you?
Perhaps for you it shows in other forms of &quot;avoidance behaviour&quot; and affects how you show up in your business/at work and impacts your performance and growth? If this speaks to you, feel free to reach out and book a free &amp; non-obligatory 20min consult with me to see whether my offerings would be a good fit for you and vice versa. If so, together we will then go on a journey (and the legnth of this entirely depends on the individual) of working on uncovering and releasing stuck emotions, deeper childhood traumas (they are often &apos;small&apos; situations and not necessarily the &apos;obvious&apos; traumatic events that can be spotted easily) and hidden dynamics etc which often contribute to us developing these somewhat limiting behaviours that negatively impact our Health, Wellbeing and our Life!
A common theme I noticed in my clients is an unstable relationship to their father figure - for various reasons e.g. divorce of parents or death of a parent, however this could also be that the father was part of their life and the parents did not divorce but the father was often away for work.
I work with my clients predominantely online either 1:1 and also in my small &amp; bespoke group coaching setting. Together we focus on opening our hearts &amp; embrace doing the (often uncomfortable) &quot;inner work&quot; leading to powerful shifts that lead to improved Health &amp; Wellbeing.
You&apos;re invited to join my &quot;Holistic 9-Day Challenge&quot; which is currently FREE and designed to help you clean up their diet &amp; rebalance: <a href=&apos;https://www.instagram.com/theholisticsolution_/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>https://</a><a href=&apos;http://www.theholisticsolution.net/free&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>www.TheHolisticSolution.net/free</a>
Here&apos;s what others said:&nbsp;
????? &quot;Where people&apos;s suffering comes from...&quot; from a lovely client sharing her experience from a 1 on 1 session with me where we got to uncover the deep connection between the rejection she experienced around her father leaving in her childhood and the unhealthy behaviours around food and self worth etc she has been having in her adult life - and we have been able to shine a light onto that more for her:
&quot;My experience with Kriss was absolutely authentic. She dug deep into my root causes. She really understood my situation and was able to reach out with tools and compassion and understanding of what gave me a wonderful sensation of being whole and completed and healed. I highly recommend Kriss as a coach, a mentor. She is a wonderful wonderful intuitive being who has depths of understanding where peoples suffering comes from and to guide them out into bliss.
So thank you Kriss, it was an amazing session and I&apos;m looking forward to having more. Much love! And this is to you!&quot;
- Jutta (late 50s), Canada/Germany, Holistic Healing with Focus on Trauma / Energy Release (Spring 2024)

????? Participants of &quot;FROM FEAR TO LOVE - From Feeling Abandoned To Abundant&quot; - Small Holistic Online Group Coaching Circle
&quot;... It really is true and it is incredible how this whole energy thing works! It really matters and I&apos;m grateful for what I&apos;m learning ...&quot;
&quot;... It is my first experience like that and to be honest: I LOVE IT! It is nice that we can share about ourselves like that and that we are not alone ...&quot;
&quot;... The biggest thing I appreciate about Kriss is that she is someone who knows how to hold space and how to help me become aware of my Emotions and remember my Heart! Because of that I realised my heart IS the key to everything! ...&quot;?
&quot;... I feel really happy that I&apos;m here and that I can finally open myself and NOT feel afraid of somebody judging me. I&apos;m GLAD that I&apos;m here - it&apos;s like it&apos;s opening me a new horizon. Thank you! ...&quot;
&quot;... I FEEL MUCH BETTER - better than at the beginning of the session, thank you, and am excited for this journey and to shift the feelings I have towards myself at the moment like &apos;self hate&apos; ...&quot;
&quot;... What you said about &apos;the unconscious things that drive you&apos; made me become aware of me actually reaching out from some kind of unconscious GUILT to some of my contacts rather than a place of LOVE! ...&quot;
- Participants of &quot;FROM FEAR TO LOVE - From Feeling Abandoned To Abundant&quot; - Small Holistic Online Group Coaching Circle (Spring 2024)
Read more Testimonials: <a href=&apos;https://www.theholisticsolution.net/testimonials&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>https://www.theholisticsolution.net/testimonials</a>

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Looking forward to connecting with you more soon :)

Holistic Trauma-informed Wellbeing Coach - Mentor

Holistic Guidance and Support for Women suffering with PMDD - and their partners

PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) is a condition due to hormonal changes in the 2nd half of a woman&apos;s cycle. PMDD is much more severe in the way it impacts a woman&apos;s life and her physical and mental wellbeing during that time as compared to PMS. PMDD is classed a Disability under the Equality Act 2010 (in the UK). 

PMDD is often misdiagnosed or mistaken as depression or bipolar disorder. 

I have been there - I self diagnosed myself in 2013 after having tracked my repetitive symp

BA (Hons) CMgr FCMI, MInstLM, MAPM, Tech IOSH
Hello and welcome; let me introduce myself. My name is Michael from Strategic Goal Management Consulting. I am a renowned business coach and management consultant based in Norfolk, near Norwich. My passion is helping others to succeed with their personal and business goals, and I have a<a href=&apos;https://strategicgoal.co.uk/case-studies/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;> proven track record</a> of doing just that.
I strongly believe in developing people through coaching, mentoring, and leadership development. All of these can help you reach your maximum potential and have significant positive effects on your business and personal life.
As a senior business leader, I have gained significant knowledge of diverse business functions, principles, and strategic leadership. However, most of my success in the public and private sectors can be attributed to my ability to coach, engage and motivate people as a transformational dealer.
My emphasis on the importance of people first led me to coaching as a basic training instructor in the British Army in 2007. Due to its effectiveness, I have continued to advocate coaching as a leader to improve personal and team performance.
Having achieved great success as a business leader, I am now paying it forward by supporting business owners and individuals in achieving their own success. This is the main reason that I get up in the morning. I am highly motivated to help you succeed, and I take great pleasure in seeing the results that I help deliver. I enable companies to solve their business problems, scale growth, and improve their leadership teams.
Read on to hear more about my career. I aim to provide a context of my experience so that you can gauge whether or not I am the right person to help you. However, I suggest giving me a call to see what Strategic Goal Management can do to support you and your business.
I am a <a href=&apos;https://www.managers.org.uk/digital-badge-verification/?bg=50767&eid=9224&user=7sRqRFftNy_qUmOZ-IVbNiajLEy_2WcrIkOQUayabxo&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Chartered Manager and Fellow</a> of the <a href=&apos;https://www.managers.org.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Chartered Management Institute</a> with a first-class honour’s degree in Leadership and Management. I am also a member of the<a href=&apos;https://www.apm.org.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;> Association for Project Management</a>, the Institute of Leadership and Management and a technical member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
Currently, I am studying for an MBA and undertaking further professional development as a coach and business consultant.
Before starting Strategic Goal Management, I spent three and a half years as a Managing Director for Clearview Communications, based in Essex. I achieved outstanding results, and the company flourished and experienced significant growth during my time there.
I was formally acknowledged for my success and was nominated as a ‘Business Leader of the Year SME’ finalist by the Ex-Forces in Business Awards.
Previously, I worked in various management and leadership roles, including as the Head of Operations for a large power company. I operated a<a href=&apos;https://www.cfmoller.com/p/Greenwich-Peninsula-Low-Carbon-Energy-Centre-i2325.html&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;> state-of-the-art energy centre</a> in North Greenwich as part of an £87.5m project, the largest district heating network in Europe.
In my first civilian role after leaving the military, I managed operations at Bromley by Bow, the busiest delivery station in the Amazon network. During the role, I was responsible for the operational elements of the UK launch of Amazon Fresh and the turnaround of a failing operation.
As a British Army veteran with nearly 17 years of service in the Army Air Corps. This experience is where I honed and developed my coaching, leadership, and management skills. I was responsible for managing complex high-tempo operations, including Apache attack helicopter ground operations in the UK and internationally.
During my military career, I received operational service medals for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct medal in 2015.
As a passionate advocate for ex-military veterans, I support them into civilian employment (for free) during their transition out of the military. In the last five years, I have successfully coached and mentored over thirty ex-forces personnel into senior management and leadership roles.

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Michael Vincent

BA (Hons) CMgr FCMI, MInstLM, MAPM, Tech IOSH
Hello and welcome; let me introduce myself. My name is Michael from Strategic Goal Management Consulting. I am a renowned business coach and management consultant based in Norfolk, near Norwich. My passion is helping others to succeed with their personal and business goals, and I have a<a href=&apos;https://strategicgoal.co.uk/case-studies/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;> proven track record</a> of doing just that.
I

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