Professional Background

Mark has more than thirty years of senior leadership experience across banking, commercial finance and SME advisory. His career includes national leadership and commercial roles in invoice finance, asset based lending and advisory firms, where he supported thousands of UK businesses across diverse sectors.

His professional background spans:

• National sales and strategy leadership

• Commercial turnarounds and restructuring

• Funding, finance and capital readiness

• Executive mentoring and senior team development

• Supporting scale ups, established SMEs and founder led businesses

• Advising on acquisition strategy, exits and succession planning

Mark holds the ILM Level 7 qualification in Executive Mentoring and Coaching and maintains an active commitment to professional standards, supervision and continuous development.

For more information on how mentoring works in practice, visit the Business Mentoring page.
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Professional Recognition and Fellowships

Mark is formally recognised by several leading UK professional institutions:

• Fellow of the Association of Business Mentors

• Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute

• Member of the City and Guilds Institute (MCGI)

• Professional Business Mentor with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council

• Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs

• Freeman of the City of London

These honours reflect his expertise in mentoring, governance, leadership and business support, as well as his contribution to the wider entrepreneurial and mentoring community.

National Programmes and Industry Roles

Mark mentors leaders through national initiatives including Help to Grow: Management, providing structured support to founders and senior executives across the UK.

He has contributed to university led growth accelerators, peer learning programmes, leadership development schemes and professional mentoring networks. His work often sits at the intersection of strategic advisory, funding readiness, leadership development and senior level decision support.

This experience creates a mentoring environment where leaders feel supported and challenged in equal measure, helping them make informed decisions under pressure and build confidence that lasts.

Areas of Expertise

Mark mentors leaders in:

• Strategic clarity and confident decision making

• Leadership development and communication

• Scaling a business sustainably

• Funding readiness and financial insight

• Navigating market change and resilience

• Team alignment and performance improvement

• Founder to CEO transitions

• Exit planning and succession preparation

His approach integrates structured frameworks such as SHIFT3, Growth Engine, 12 Week Sprints and One Number Plans, combined with extensive real world commercial experience.

To learn more about these frameworks, visit the Executive and Leadership Mentoring page.
 

Kinetic Mentoring

Through Kinetic Mentoring, Mark delivers business mentoring, executive coaching, leadership development and funding strategy support. The practice combines structured methodologies with the trust, relationship and reflective space at the heart of mentoring.

Kinetic’s approach is designed to help leaders build clarity, momentum and measurable progress in a practical and sustainable way.

Explore the full range of support on the Our Services page.
 

Where Mark Works

Online: Nationwide across the UK
In person: Sussex, Kent and the South East

For in person mentoring, visit the pages for:
Business Mentoring Sussex
Business Mentoring Kent
 

Contact

For more information about Mark’s work, visit:
www.kineticbusinessadvice.com

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