John has a passion for sport, particularly golf, keeping fit and hillwalking. He works with business owners and managers to transform their performance and their results. He loves nothing more than being able to help and support clients in climbing their own mountains of achievement, ones that they never thought possible. He firmly believes that we are all capable of great things if we can unlock our full potential and this is what he specialises in doing. Perceptive, insightful and honest about the attitudes and beliefs that shape your business/career, he is an expert in creating visions, setting and achieving goals.

He is not interested in the “quick fix”. The difference he makes that really stands out is in working with clients to identify and remove what’s holding them back, leaving them with sustainable improvements in their results which stay with them for life. One client set himself the goal of doubling his turnover and profit within a year and he is well on track to achieve exactly that.

John brings energy and enthusiasm to complement his 30+ years of business experience as employee to director level, self employed consultant and latterly business coach. His service provides clarity, focus, encouragement, support and accountability and he is totally committed to his clients. He stays with them to the point of ensuring that they can achieve their goals consistently. He is also very clear that a light touch and a good sense of fun are important ingredients in the coaching process.

His business experience started with 20 years in corporate life with Mobil Oil (now part of ExxonMobil) and Diageo, two major multinationals. Supply chain management was his chosen field and he picked up an MSc in this subject from Cranfield University during this period. He then went on to become a self-employed supply chain consultant and interim manager/director, handling a number of major assignments with clients such as Total Oil, Russell Europe, Babcock and the Wood Group. He has a very practical, down-to-earth approach, is an effective organiser and communicator and his coaching clients appreciate his calmness and focus.

He combines this wealth of business experience with being an NLP Master Practitioner to deliver highly results-oriented business coaching. His passion is to help people maximise their potential and live the life of their dreams.

Client Testimonials

A well-structured, effective, empowering and life-changing process which I will continue to use through my path in life. Jackie Cohen, Vital Energy Therapies

A hard, yet fantastic journey of self revelation which everyone should experience. Many thanks to John for being such an amazing coach! I am ready to take on the world... watch out!! Lilian Sung, Property Investor

“I would highly recommend John. I was "lost in the wilderness of my mind" for a while haunted by aspects of the past that ordinary counselling could not solve. Within 5 sessions of patient work John had me on the road to improvement and out of the endless circle that I was in. THANK YOU!” Thomas Haywood, Photographer

Contact details
e: john-standaloft@the-iic.org