ME. MYSELF. I.
As is.
Male, 49, Brit. Often unconventional.
Although well-mannered, I'm extremely direct and usually outspoken—so don't be expecting Cary Grant with a briefcase.
I tend toward the culture epitomised by Godin, Peters, Kawasaki, Cluetrain, Kalman, Roddick and the bits of Fast Company that aren't too money-and-glory-oriented.
'I'll work out what to do and the best way to do it…' my core skill is analysis & strategy.
Streetwise-smart rather than academically-schooled, I don't come with an MBA education grounded in blue-chip corporates. Instead, reinforcing natural talent with a lot of informal study and practical application, my broad-based expertise and experience have developed during the 25+ years I've been building businesses for myself and others… usually at the sharp-end where the deals are done and the money changes hands.
With much of my time having been in small, anonymous and entirely un-noteworthy enterprise I'm 'more a cherished cult item rather than bona fide star'. Neither an in-demand after dinner speaker nor someone whose guidance is regularly sought by household-name corporations, I also haven't 'embraced the rush to write books'; nor do I publish industry whitepapers. 'And gosh, I no longer even blog', by all means consider me un-hip… I just help folk build better businesses—and of course, develop my own ventures.
A question of balance.
'Rather shake you by the hand than throat' I favor hoedown to showdown. Fairly easy going, I'm not fiercely competitive (so many mutually-benefical advantages are missed in nail-the-other-guy approaches). Whilst relaxed in my approach and gentle in the presentation… don't be fooled. Relaxed? Sure. Gentle? Absolutely. And as-calculating-as-ever in the execution—the 'killer' lives within.
Spurning 'the acquisition-oriented approach' for an altogether more Bohemian and less-stuffy lifestyle, I 'under' rather than 'over' work—enough to cover financial needs & reasonable wants or do something I feel ought to be done.
Working from home I do most of my stuff remotely by phone and web. Rather than power-networking you'll more likely find me pottering around the garden or parked on a blanket under a tree or on the beach with my tools of trade—'notebook, pencil, laptop, phone, cd-player, open & inquisitive mind'. Probably some chocolate close to hand.