Les has a long career in business management and ownership with a strong focus on the tourism and online sector.
Today, as a specialist business consultant and mentor, he works long term with his clients to improve business and personal performance. This process helps create real business transformation and helps generate the income necessary to enjoy the lifestyle for themselves and their families that they really desire.
As an experienced business owner who has had long practical experience in both corporate senior management and having personally owned and built a wide range of businesses, Les has the grey hair and has already made the mistakes to help ensure you don’t!
His past career has included ownership of Viking’s of London, a European youth tour operator, followed by senior management roles within Thomas Cook Travel in Australasia. He developed Travel Arrangements Ltd into a major Pacific based wholesaler and helped found Pacific Destinations, a leading inbound operator, as well as TRIPS Ltd, a successful loyalty program, before selling his interests to a global group. He also founded one of NZ’s first web development companies plus a digital signage business and a home automation business. He has sat on the Travel Agents Association board, chaired the Outbound Tour operators group and served two terms on the board of Enterprise North Shore, so has had strong governance experience.
This practical business experience, when coupled with internationally proven management consulting systems and processes, makes for a very powerful combination working for and with you to improve your business and career.
Les strongly believes business should be enjoyable and profitable but recognises that, as a business owner, it can at times be lonely and stressful. Having his personal long term help, practical business advice and mentoring available, without having to give up any equity in your business, can be powerful step in taking your business to a whole new level. His business philosophy is summed up in his book “What I didn’t know I didn’t know” (downloadable below) - billed as common sense business advice in a world where sense isn’t very common.
As a pioneer of online business and web development coupled with a strong background in sales and marketing (key missing elements in many SME businesses today) plus board and governance experience, Les is uniquely positioned to partner with you in improving and growing your business performance.
He offer’s the first two hours of consulting time absolutely free, so as a business owner or senior manager you have nothing to lose and potentially lots to gain and even better - the coffee for the first meeting is on him!