Directors' Centre People - Who Is In Our Team?

Robert Craven - Managing Director, specialises in Strategy and Marketing.
Author of 'Kick-Start Your Business' and 'Customer Is King' (Forewords by Sir Richard Branson) published in UK, USA, China... The FT describes him as 'the entrepreneurship guru', The Independent says he is 'truly inspirational'. Clients include: Barclays, Warwick Business School, DTI, Business Links, Tenon, Bighams.

Paul Jobin - specialises in entrepreneurship and business development for MDs of growing businesses. Paul is best-known for growing the TKC and Route One brands (wholesale/retail extreme sports products) to over 100 employees in less than 10 years. Clients include: Unilink, Classic Car Club, BT, ACT!.

Andy Forster - specialises in sales and marketing. Founder of Bath Life and five other lifestyle publications, plus organiser behind Queen Square Skating – the ice-rink in Bath in 2004; a fun-loving business guy that clearly sees paths that no-one else can even contemplate may exist. He can make it happen, whatever it is you require.

Timothy Cumming - specialises in internet and web strategy and design.
Author of 'Little e, Big Commerce' (Foreword by Sir Richard Branson). Uniquely, Tim is an entrepreneur, marketer and web designer. Tim designed this site. Clients include: Cadbury Minirolls, DTI, Green & Blacks, Millionaire MBA, Warwick Business School.

Kiki Maurey - speaker, trainer and consultant, specialises in business growth and marketing, black/minority/ethnic businesses and women in business. Recently featured in Sunday Times on Radio 4! Kiki delivers our Bright Marketing Workshops with Robert.
Clients include: Barclays, DTI/SBS, DfES, The Work Foundation, Prowess.

Jim McLaughlin - specialises in coaching in marketing in fast growth business. Author of numerous research papers and reports on marketing for and developing growing businesses. Clients include: Global Integration, Business Link, DTI, Millionaire MBA, Warwick Business School.

Resli Costabell - an award-winning speaker, trainer and coach.  She works with people who want to be more effective or feel more fulfilled.  Resli is known for her entertaining style, participant interaction, supportiveness and ‘stop you in your tracks’ questions that lead to genuine insights. Clients include Disney, Procter & Gamble, IBM, EDF Energy, Ford, WHSmith, Caterpillar.

Martin Price -  specialises in sales- and marketing-driven business development for start ups, established companies committed to diversification or wanting to re-engineer their existing business. Enjoys working with small and large companies. Clients include Associated Press, Blenheim Palace, Channel Four, Ford, Inntravel, Liverpool Victoria, Millennium Commission, Microsoft, Omega (watches), Regus and Virgin.

Mark Ace - specialises in practical/no-nonsense sales and marketing support. Extremely results/profits-oriented delivered through hands-on interim management solutions and tailored coaching programmes. Clients include growing businesses from the following sectors: IT, professional services, design, manufacturing, print, sports & recreation, Business Links and others.

Kate Turner – telephone Coach, specialises in business development and growth.
Kate is a business coach who works with MDs and directors of growing businesses who seek no-nonsense solutions to help them grow their businesses. Kate's main focus is on building leadership competence and confidence to execute meaningful business plans.
Client names withheld as confidential.

Sarah Owen - Key Partner with The Directors’ Centre. Master Franchisee of Referral Institute UK – an international training business moving relationships into profit.”

Cal Francis - IT and HR director, the glue that keeps the team together and keeps our spirits high!
Cal Francis

Debbie Newman - Project Manager, Barclays, is responsible for liaising with all key contacts, managers and venues for the 40 events that we will be running over the coming nine months - a project which should see The Directors' Centre talking to more than 4,000 growing buisnesses!
Debbie Newman +44 (0)1225 851044