Who Is Mark O’Neil?
Mark O’Neil is a UK-based Business Mentor and Executive Coach who supports SME leaders, founders and senior teams through clarity-building, strategic decision-making and leadership development.
He mentors clients nationwide online and in person across Sussex and Kent, bringing structured yet human support to leaders navigating growth, complexity and change.
Mark is the founder of Kinetic Mentoring™, a mentoring and advisory practice built around frameworks that help leaders create momentum, strengthen performance and achieve sustainable results.
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:
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National sales and strategy leadership
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Commercial turnarounds and restructuring
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Funding, finance and capital readiness
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Executive mentoring and senior team development
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Supporting scale ups, established SMEs and founder-led businesses
Mark holds the ILM Level 7 qualification in Executive Mentoring and Coaching and maintains an active commitment to professional standards, supervision and continuous development.
Professional Recognition & Fellowships
Mark is formally recognised by several leading UK professional institutions:
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Fellow of the Association of Business Mentors (FABM)
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Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI)
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Member of the City & Guilds Institute (MCGI)
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Professional Business Mentor with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)
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Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs
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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 professional mentoring community.
National Programmes & 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.
Through these roles, Mark brings a blend of commercial insight, challenge, reflection and practical guidance that helps leaders build confidence and make informed choices.
Areas of Expertise
Mark mentors leaders in:
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Strategic clarity and decision-making
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Leadership development and communication
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Scaling a business sustainably
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Funding readiness and financial insight
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Navigating market change and resilience
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Team alignment and performance
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Founder-to-CEO transitions
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Exit planning and succession preparation
His approach integrates structured frameworks such as SHIFT³, Growth Engine™, and 12-Week Sprints, combined with extensive real-world commercial experience.
Kinetic Mentoring™
Through Kinetic Mentoring™, Mark delivers 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.
Where Mark Works
Online: Nationwide across the UK
In person: Sussex, Kent and the South East
Contact
For more information about Mark’s work, visit:
www.kineticbusinessadvice.com