Services
Providing consultancy & non-executive director advisory services to entrepreneurs & founders on scaling & growing their businesses.
You can work with Jo on the key areas and priorities in your business on a project or ongoing basis
Business Consultancy
Working with Jo provides direct access to his strategic insight, wealth of industry knowledge, and his proven track record of success.
His expertise in market analysis, strategic growth, and process optimisation, within all differing business structures, ensures his guidance is tailored to meet your exact needs.
Jo's emphasis on enhancing the candidate experience and managing client relationships reflects a commitment to excellence. Moreover, his deep understanding of regulatory compliance and risk management safeguards your business from potential pitfalls.
Throughout his career, Jo stayed hands-on, talking to clients, candidates, partners, as well as employees of all seniorities. He maintains this approach today and it gives him a very broad and deep understanding of the business landscape and the challenges that leaders face.
Specialisms
Jo’s insights and services span the full spectrum of challenges facing business leaders today, including:
Culture and brand – attracting and retaining the right personnel, building rewarding cultures, understanding the multi-generational landscape.
Sustainable Growth & Expansion – scaling up from small to multi-office, multi-sector and to international operations. Balancing risk, investment and profitability.
People – recruitment, learning and development, investment, and retention.
Sale – preparing a business for sale, marketing, valuing, negotiation and completion, internal and external risk and opportunity evaluation.
Non-Executive Director
As a non-executive director, Jo brings his wealth of experience, leadership, and independent expertise to your business.
Working collaboratively with your Board and executive team, Jo helps shape the strategic direction and governance of your business, driving forward its long-term success.
Jo brings unparalleled networking prospects, connecting you with industry leaders, experts and potential collaborators.
Jo provides ongoing learning opportunities, allowing you to broaden your skill set and stay abreast of the diverse and challenging industry.
Project Based Work
Working with Jo on both long-term and short-term fixed-length projects allows you to leverage his expertise precisely when and where you need it.
For short-term projects, Jo’s focused approach ensures quick and effective results. He can be brought in to address specific challenges, such as optimising your recruitment processes, implementing new technology solutions, or enhancing your candidate experience.
On longer-term engagements, Jo’s strategic planning, market analysis, and business development insights help you navigate the complexities of the recruitment industry, driving sustained growth and operational excellence.
By integrating Jo into your business, you can achieve your specific goals efficiently, whether they involve immediate improvements or long-term strategic initiatives.
Industry Expertise
Jo spent 22 years building Sellick Partnership from start-up to £114m turnover, so his advice comes from experience, not theory.
Risk Management
Jo helps you spot risks early and plan for them, drawing on his experience of steering a business through recession, a pandemic and a sale.
Performance Monitoring
Jo helps you choose the few numbers that matter, review them regularly and act quickly when performance drifts.
Leadership Development
Jo built and led a team across seven UK offices. He helps you develop leaders who can run the business without relying on you.
Culture
Sellick Partnership was a certified Great Place to Work for more than a decade. Jo helps you build a culture that attracts, keeps and develops good people.
Network Access
Jo’s network across recruitment, professional services and industry bodies such as APSCo can open doors to partnerships, talent and new business.
Mentorship
Jo coaches founders and senior leaders one to one, building the judgement and confidence they need for the next stage of growth.
Strategic Vision
Jo helps you set a clear long-term direction, choose the growth opportunities worth chasing and turn them into a plan your team can deliver.
Governance & Compliance
As a chair and non-executive director, Jo helps you put the right board rhythm, reporting and controls in place, so the business stays well run as it grows.
Independent Perspective
Jo brings an outside view with no agenda, challenging assumptions and saying what people inside the business may not.
