Cardiff Business Coaching

The advantage of coaching compared to consulting is that you learn from me and become a more effective business manager. You’ll come to understand how to overcome the business challenges you face. 

We all have different strengths and weaknesses. I’ll help you take stock of where you are now. What’s working well and what’s not so effective. Then, we’ll plan the way forward. My role is to help keep you on track, guiding you step-by-step.

The results can be dramatic, but it’s a learning curve. You’ll need to put in time and effort to make it work. Just like a sports coach, I can help you boost your performance – and that of your team – but you will be making changes to the way you think and operate.

Business success is not about being busy. It’s about taking effective action. Business coaching helps you understand and learn how to do that. 

We start by discussing your goals and the issues you face. What you’d like to get from your business and what’s standing in the way. We look at the options for bringing about change and set a 90-day action plan.

Once the plan is in place, we set up regular meetings. At each meeting, we review progress, set goals, and agree specific action steps. You can also contact me between meetings if you have questions.

Though I look for early results, it will likely take 6 to 12 months to transform how you manage your business. We start by implementing the 90-day plan. Then, in month 3, we reassess and make a new 90-day plan.

I highly recommend speaking with Ian. His insight and experience are valuable and he's great at helping you realise the solutions you need for the challenges you face as well as holding you to account in driving your business forward. 

(David Darkin)

Since working with Ian in September 2022, the company has continued to go from strength to strength. The team has grown, and a structure formulated along with a plan of attack for business growth. Ian is there with firm guidance and his approval, or in some cases, "wise" disagreement with what paths I consider to take. I value his input immensely considering his own business history to date. Ian in my opinion is someone who has been there and got the t-shirt so enables me to take the decisions, without making the mistakes that I have over the last 4 years, albeit good lessons learnt. I don't see my relationship with Ian being short term, but to play a significant part in its growth over the next few years. I would thoroughly recommend getting a business coach/mentor and that using Ian of Terrafirma would be a great choice. 

(Katie Young)

Ian from Terrafirma was excellent. He took the time to understand my business and gave me a 90-day tailored action plan to get the ball rolling on our business growth. Highly recommend! 

(Marc Bristowe)