Executive career coach Claire Claxton discusses what coaching is, its benefits, and how it can accelerate success for small business owners.

Lunch and Learn: Coaching – a tool to help you and your business grow

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In this Lunch and Learn, executive career coach 

 discusses what coaching is, what benefits it can have, and how it can accelerate greater success for leaders of small businesses and their employees.

As a coach, Claire supports professional executives to perform better in their roles and to develop leadership skills. 

Lunch and Learn: Coaching - a tool to help you and your business grow

Further your understanding of coaching and the process, and how it can help you be more successful.

A serial entrepreneur and mum of 2, I am CEO &amp; Founder at Jampot Business support and a Speaker Coach at NWHQ.&nbsp;
At JamPot, we work with entrepreneurs, small businesses and startups supporting them with everything from VA to HR support, Marketing to Finance/Accountancy, Web &amp; Graphic Design to Legal Consultancy and all on a here-when-you-need-us basis.&nbsp;

CEO and Founder

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Experienced in person trainer who pivoted during the pandemic to manage and deliver e-learning training for Enterprise Nation.

Senior programme manager

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After graduating with a Degree in Business Studies and French, I went on to find my niche in staff development and training, achieving first a Certificate in Education and then a Post Graduate Certificate in Lifelong Learning and Professional Development. I have worked on training projects at a number of different scales and and types of organisation, from Blue-Chip Pharmaceuticals to the NHS and Housing Sectors.
I have a reputation for being a dynamic and resourceful person who responds to challenges with new ideas and energy. I challenge assumptions, explore alternatives and offer solutions to issues for businesses ranging in size from individual entrepreneurs to national and multi-national organisations.

Specialties:
<ul>
<li>Training Development and Delivery/Instructional Design</li>
<li>Outsourced business administration</li>
<li>Training Project Management</li>
<li>Training Documentation Development</li>
<li>Train the trainer</li>
<li>Co-creation of training in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts</li>
<li>Coaching and development of trainers</li>
<li>Training Needs Analysis</li>
</ul>

Training Consultant and Project Manager

Training Co-Delivery

Running an effective online training session is one of the newest challenges to face trainers. Ensuring that the session runs smoothly from a technical perspective, while providing an engaging and impactful session can be very demanding.

Do you need a co-pilot?

I can provide back-up facilitation for online learning events to help with all aspects of set-up and delivery - everything from devising the content to running a breakout room - two heads are better than one, after all!

Mark is an trusted commercial board level executive with 19 years enterprise and 13 years B2B SME experience, currently working with a range of companies from a £1bn+ Logistics company to a mid-size Oil &amp; Gas company with £500m in assets to SMEs ranging in size from £1m to £30m.
With knowledge across numerous commercial sectors including Financial Services, Energy, Data/Telco and Sport, and entrepreneurial type environments, like the London 2012 Olympic &amp; Paralympic bid team and three self-owned small businesses, Mark has both domestic and international expertise in B2B revenue growth, lead generation and strategy development. Communications, networking, maintaining outstanding relationships and client retention are key to Mark’s success.
Today Mark specialises in management consultancy, strategy development, sales, mentoring and executive coaching and helping companies understand where their people like to devote their energies and make an impact using The GC Index®. He also trains all newly accredited GCologists how to effectively engage and sell to their prospects and clients.
He works with CEOs, executives and senior leaders to grow both their businesses and professional brands. After spending two decades working in large multi-corporates (NatWest, EDF and Colt), Mark now works with SME leaders with a focus on strategy, sales and people development. As a Consultant, Mark now mentors and coaches winning teams and helps business leaders ensure they have the right teams in place, with complementary energies and impact.
Key career achievements include:
<ul>
<li>Mark led the team which rebranded London Electricity Group to EDF Energy (2002);</li>
<li>Was a key member of the winning London 2012 Olympic &amp; Paralympic team (2003-05) securing £6m in funding;</li>
<li>Relaunched Colt’s brand winning the 2006 World Communications Award for Best Brand;</li>
<li>Has generated sales in excess of £20 million for his clients in the last ten years;</li>
<li>And has conducted over 400 profile reviews for The GC Index® with senior executives.</li>
</ul>
Mark has a Diploma in Executive Coaching from The Association of Executive Coaches (AoEC) and is an Accredited Master GCologist with The GC Index®. He is also a full member of both The Association of Business Mentors (ABM) – and as a mentor on HM Government’s Help To Grow Management Programme delivered 42 mentor programmes to SME Business leaders – and The Institute of Directors (IoD).
Mark holds a BA in Economics &amp; Social History from the University of Exeter.

Director

Mark Savage

Mark is an trusted commercial board level executive with 19 years enterprise and 13 years B2B SME experience, currently working with a range of companies from a £1bn+ Logistics company to a mid-size Oil &amp; Gas company with £500m in assets to SMEs ranging in size from £1m to £30m.
With knowledge across numerous commercial sectors including Financial Services, Energy, Data/Telco and Sport, and entrepreneurial type environments, like the London 2012 Olympic &amp; Paralympic bid team an

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