Jenny Littlejohn - Marketing & Business Coach

I find that I am most effective and energised when I am combining my coaching skills and experience with my passion and talent for marketing, in order to help small businesses grow, thrive and stay motivated and passionate in running their day-to-day operation. I love the challenge of helping service professionals to get their out into the world clearly and effectively!

Through my clients and through networking, I often find people who are fantastic at what they do - coach, consultant, photographer, designer etc - but have no idea where to start with their marketing or how to create a long-term vision for their business that will drive their day-to-day activity. I know that many business owners dislike the sales & marketing side of the business, but I personally take great pleasure in creating effective, yet fun marketing campaigns, and as a service provider myself, am always looking to create exceptional service and a unique experience. I also find that many people feel 'weighed-down' by the day-to-day running of their company and often worrying about where the next client is coming from means they lose sight of what really inspired them to start the business in the first place.

Previous Experience

Seven years in a high-growth marketing consultancy that grew from 3 - 30 people in five years, gave me a wealth of experience and tools to help me launch my own business. Being a fundamental part of that growth, gave me a good understanding of business and marketing planning, staff recruitment and the challenges of balancing rapid growth with cash-flow. As a Business Director I ran launch campaigns for our clients and managed the overall sales & marketing process from inception through to final sale of the project. Lots of strategic planning, client & project management and consultancy.

10 Years in the IT industry, initially as a technician, then later project and client management, training and consultancy and pre-sales. Although the computer industry was very different then, the experience and mindset has enabled me to really embrace Internet Marketing and show small businesses how they can benefit themselves without spending thousands.

Overall I have worked for companies with several employees to those with several thousand. My clients have ranged from sole-traders through to blue-chip corporations, with much in between. This diversity has given me a great insight into how-to and how not-to run a company that is not only profitable, but which serves both its clients and its employees equally well. I work with business owners who are just starting out, growing their businesses or want to move their business or marketing up a gear or two.

Relevant qualifications:

• Certificate in Marketing
• NLP Practitioner
• NLP Master Coach
• NLP Executive Coaching Diploma
• Life Coaching Diploma
• NLP Coaching Diploma