With over 109,000 businesses and a gross value added (GVA) total of over £69 billion, Leeds is the largest contributor to UK GDP in the Northern Powerhouse and the largest regional economy outside of London.

Unsurprisingly, Leeds is home to a huge variety of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare and innovation, financial, digital technologies, and creative businesses. Due to such a thriving business scene in Leeds, there are many business coaches available who offer advice and support, which aids in the impressive business success and growth in the city.

At Bill Squires Business Coaching, we understand the importance of finding the right business coach for you and your business, which is why we’re happy to let you know who some of the other business coaches in Leeds are. Here is a list of some of the business coaches with a solid reputation in the Leeds area.

1. Claire Buck

As a Business and Executive Coach and Mentor, Claire Buck specialises in working with SMEs and business executives on a 1-2-1 basis or in small groups.

After over 30 years of entrepreneurial business growth and success in the fashion and shoe industry, Claire retrained as a business coach and is now a qualified Executive Coach, NLP Practitioner and Genos Emotional Intelligence Practitioner.

2. Phil Fraser

Leeds-based Phil Fraser offers Business Sounding Board services to SME owners. A business sounding board means he gives business owners the time and space to discuss their challenges and opportunities and helps companies move to the next phase.

Phil’s previous experience includes starting an online gaming affiliate business and, after 18 years selling it as a PLC.

3. Tougher Minds

Offering Habit Mechanic and Chief Habit Mechanic training and coaching, Tougher Minds takes a slightly different, science-based approach to help organisations develop better habits.

Located in Leeds, Dr Finn and his colleagues work with global businesses, high-growth startups, individuals, elite athletes, coaches and teams to provide resilience and leadership training.

4. Danielle Bateman

With 20 years of expertise as a female leader in business, Danielle Bateman offers Executive and Leadership Coaching for ambitious women.

After two decades in the global advertising industry, Leeds-based Danielle supports women on a one-to-one basis and helps them thrive in their careers, businesses and personal lives.

What about other ActionCOACH business coaches? 

As you might know, Bill and the team are part of ActionCOACH, a global business coaching franchise. The franchise has more than 1,000 experienced coaches in over 70 countries.

At Bill Squires Business Coaching, we serve the Yorkshire area, including Leeds, Harrogate, York, and Hull. The Yorkshire businesses we work with come from various industries and backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common; they want to make their good business GREAT!

Before joining ActionCOACH, Bill spent 40 years working around the globe for a variety of industries and organisations, all of whom he produced impressive results for. However, Bill decided he wanted to give back to the local Leeds community and economy. For the past five years, Bill has been working with ActionCOACH providing business coaching for local business owners.

But if we’re not the right fit for you and your business, there are other coaches who are part of ActionCOACH in and around Leeds to choose from, including: 

  • Jenni Morgan – based in Wakefield, Jenni works with business owners who want to achieve phenomenal business growth, bigger profits and more income. 
  • Matthew Atkin – located in York, Matthew works with business owners and managers to improve their businesses by enhancing growth and profits.
  • Chris Fordy – situated in Harrogate, Chris helps business owners grow their businesses, make more profit, work fewer hours and build stronger teams. 

Find the best business coach for your company 

Finding the best business coach isn’t necessarily about finding someone with tonnes of qualifications or experience in your sector; what matters most is connecting with and trusting your business coach, as coaching develops a personal relationship that is only successful if you feel comfortable. That’s why having an initial chat with your business coach is crucial to see if the fit is right.

During your initial conversations with business coaches, it’s essential to consider these factors; the relationship between you and them, your business goals and how your business coach can help you achieve them, and the types of coaching or programmes the business coach offers.

At Bill Squires Business Coaching, we’ve designed an Onboarding Process that allows both of us to determine if we work well together, and it means you get to experience business coaching and see first-hand the value it can provide you and your business.

Our Onboarding Process involves an Introductory Chat (to see if we get along), a Discovery Call (where we find the main profit-building opportunities within your business) and a Selection Session (to see if we’re the right fit for one another).

If you want to learn more about Bill Squires Business Coaching or start our Onboarding Process, fill out our contact form now.