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“Since joining the group, my business has Tripled.

Nexus has ensured I have grown with it.”

ACCELERATE YOUR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS GROWTH

Welcome to Nexus: A well established peer-group network across the East Midlands that brings the brightest business leaders and biggest visions together in a safe and supportive environment. This is your chance to learn and grow in meaningful and measurable ways, allowing you to do what you love and be outrageously successful doing it.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

As members, we work collaboratively to support and push each other to grow. We bring our most pressing challenges to the table and work together to find solutions ,tapping into the specific expertise and knowledge of the group to help us. We listen and learn from world class speakers , experts in their fields, chosen specifically to help us. We fine tune our learning with regular 1-2-1 sessions from our trusted business coach and group leader, all designed to help us thrive in our business and personal lives.

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Groups

Find out more about our 3 groups: Gateway, Aspire and Nexus. No matter where you are in your leadership journey, we have a group that will help you grow and develop your skills alongside like-minded people.

Gateway

Upcoming Talks

Date Talk Speaker
19th November Leadership Summit 2024
26th November Time Management
16th May Accountability Greg Bustin

Your coaches

All our coaches share one common passion… to help you and your business grow and prosper during the good times and the bad. We understand this is a continuous journey. Business and competition never stops. The opportunities get bigger, the challenges get harder.

All our coaches have over 30 years leadership experience to help you grow but more importantly allow you to explore new ways of thinking and doing. We not only help you come up with solutions for specific issues, but more importantly we teach and empower you so you can be victorious well into the future.

We ultimately strive to help you create the space and mindset to exceed your short and long term goals beyond your wildest dreams ultimately enhancing and enriching your life to its maximum potential.

John Williams

Executive Coach and Group Chair

Tim Povall

Executive Coach and Group Chair

Dan Turner

Executive Coach and Group Chair

Mel Archbould

Executive Coach and Group Chair

Paul Robinson

Executive Coach and Group Chair

Graeme Robins

Executive Coach and Group Chair

Successes

Hear what our members have to say:

I joined Nexus to expand my capabilities as a leader by gaining access to expert speakers and to be part of a group of like minded MD’s/CEO’s who support each other through business critical issues. Never has this been more valuable than during BREXIT and the Covid pandemic. On a personal note my 1:1’s with Tim provide me with a more in depth assessment of how I and the business are performing. I continue to learn how to be a better version of me and the benefits to the business are invaluable.

Jonathan Sellars

Experience we gain over the years can easily resolve what would have been earlier adjudged as very serious. Reflecting back, there are many opportunities to learn over a working life. The more we make of them the better.
Nexus provides the opportunity to accelerate to a higher level. Quality speakers, capable peer group and no nonsense 1-2-1’s. Invest in the opportunity and look to yield the reward.

Rob Thorley

Since joining the group, my business has tripled. Nexus has ensured I have grown with it.
Nexus keeps my feet to the fire, teaching, training, equipping, and challenging me with both business and personal decisions. Meeting with my group every month is like having a group of non-exec directors advising, questioning and encouraging me on my business – this kind of input is invaluable. The tools which the Nexus group have given me have been absolutely central in Bunches success.

Dan Turner

As the 4th generation of the family business, Tim and my Nexus Group gives me the 121 and group support that I need to navigate my way forward through the often complex situations a family business brings. Aspire helps me feel confident and well-equipped as I takeover as Managing Director, whilst maintaining a strong working and personal relationship with my Father.

Megan Oliver

I am a great believer in the value of peer to peer groups for senior leaders, Nexus brings excellent speakers to give you a new perspective on a variety of key topics and themes. The group and structure of the members days provides a challenging, but safe space to process issues you face as a business, a leader or in your personal life. It is about being successful in your work and personal life. The whole thing is supported by 121 coaching and is good value for money.As my coach for almost 2 years now, I have always taken a fresh perspective away from our 121 sessions. Whether the issues we discuss are personal or business related, Tim’s questioning style always hits the spot and helps me to find my own solutions. I also value Tim’s directness and honesty when needed and he helps me to stay focussed on my goals.

Glenn Slater

For me, Nexus is all about learning whether from expert speakers or other group members. Being part of Nexus makes me much more prepared to tackle challenges we inevitably face and Covid is a great example of how we have supported each other as a group punching well above our weight.

Richard Moore

I enjoy 1-1’s, they offer a chance to break out of the office environment, take a walk for a couple of hours and stop the fly wheel. This 2 hour session offers me a chance to reflect and discuss where I am, what’s going on, highlight any challenges and opportunities, both at home and within the business. Tim listens as I navigate through my download, asking questions and stimulating further discussions along the way. Often it’s simply a chance for me to defrag and re-align my thoughts and energies. But on occasions I have a roadblock or problem that I need more support to overcome, and Tim steps in to offer some thoughts and options for consideration. I always leave the 1-1’s with solid focus and I feel energised, allowing me to tackle and achieve my personal and business goals.

Stuart Caller

Joining the Aspire Group has been the best business decision I have made. The 1:2:1 coaching has re-energised my business drive and enabled me to focus on how to achieve my goals. The regular talks provided have been useful and inspirational and the advice and issue processing shared amongst the group members is invaluable. I would recommend Aspire to anyone with their own business or in a senior management function who wants to grow or improve their business.

Charlotte Gibbon

Clearly great leadership is a competitive advantage, but the challenge is how great leadership is cascaded throughout an organisation. Imagine the benefit of having ‘great business judgement’ cascaded, being able to trust the decisions taken in real time by your teams. Nexus Leaders with its three-tiered development programme, access to world leading ‘thought leaders’, and one-to-one coaching is unequalled.
Alltruck has flourished through the financial crash, been accredited Investors In People ‘Platinum’, and is structured to benefit from the economic recovery from Covid. Nexus Leaders, through the vision of John Williams and support of a diverse peer group provides that competitive advantage.

Paul Robinson

Nexus has had a hugely positive impact on my business over the years, with expert coaching, world-class speakers, and a team of like-minded individuals all working towards getting the best out of me and my business.

Andrew Huddlestone

As owner MD of a relatively small but fast-growing business, I particularly value the skills and experience of the other Nexus members plus they hold me accountable for goals and decisions. From a standing start, after three years I am already at £3m turnover with five profitable nurseries. Some members were even there recently at short notice as part of a Tiger Team to help me through an urgent situation.

Jacqui Mason

I joined Nexus at a critical time in the history of the business. We had launched an ambitious digital transformation strategy underpinned by significant cultural and operational change. That included moving to a fully remote working business model where all employees would work permanently at home. Challenges ranged from exiting properties in London and Oxford to raising funds for technology investment, and completing a critical restructure. At times the pressure was intense – but the support and expertise of the group kept me going. Not just the monthly meetings and coaching sessions but the calls and emails simply asking, “are you OK?”. And guest speakers like Mark Fritz inspired the way we led the team through change. The group supported me through an MBO in 2019 – including introducing me to the bank and lawyers who supported the deal. Leveraging the combined personal networks of 11 CEOs is a massive benefit of membership.Ultimately the value of Nexus is measured in results. Our remote working business model gave us a competitive advantage during the Covid-19 pandemic. We’ve been working through platforms like Zoom and Teams since 2017 so it was business as usual for us while others were struggling to get to grips with lockdown. And our year has culminated with us winning the Employer of the Year Award at the Investors in People Awards 2020. The part Nexus has played in our journey cannot be underestimated.

Ian Gooden

After 11 years in Oman, I am now back in the UK and immediately decided to rejoin the same group to give me a safe haven to discuss anything on my mind.

David Graham

Not only have I got great value from 10 years of Nexus membership, my daughter has also joined the a Nexus Group to help our succession planning.

Ian Howard

I credit and thank my Nexus group for optimising Romax growth, and resolving family working relationships, a major factor in Romax in being able to sell at a premium.

Andy Poon

It is great to have someone external to my organisation to coach me, being truly independent and not involved in day-to-day distractions ensures that I remain focused on delivering the outcomes that are important both to me and the business. Tim creates a safe, yet challenging coaching environment He helps me to analyse the key issues by listening to what is being said, as well as unsaid, and asking insightful questions. This enables me to really pinpoint areas for change and think through different approaches. Tim will also offer practical tools, techniques, and suggestions where appropriate to help me identify a clear path forward. Whilst Tim will sometimes allow me to park an issue, he would never allow me to avoid one, ensuring that over time, I face up to and deal with the real issues in the business.

Debbie Halliday

This is a great organisation for current MD/CEOs through to Aspiring leaders and Tim is a great Chair, Coach and Mentor.

Gareth Jones

Value to our members

Everything we do is about bringing outstanding value to our members. Our group leaders and coaches are fully trained senior executives with outstanding business track records. Our selectively chosen speakers are world class and the members themselves bring specific knowledge and experience to the group.

All fees and costs are visible, so you know exactly what you are getting and as we are non-profit making every penny is spent to help you grow. This allows us to offer a fully personalised, 360 degree, learning experience for each of our members but at a fraction of the cost.

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