Client Results

Real Results From Real Business Owners

The best measure of this work is what changes in the business.

More clarity.
Better decisions.
Stronger structure.
Less pressure on the owner.

These stories show what happens when business owners stop relying on guesswork and start putting the right structure, focus and accountability in place.

I’ve known Andy for years and when he asked me to come to one of his events I went along fully intending to give him a hard time. I didn’t. Annoyingly, I couldn’t argue with anything he said.

That was about ten years ago. Since then we’ve had breakfast together most months and Andy has quietly changed the way I run my business. He helped me put the right structure in place, showed me how to set clear expectations, and — probably most importantly — helped me learn to trust a manager to actually run the business instead of it all coming back to me.

I’ve been in tool and plant hire for twenty years. I’ve grown the business, bought competitors, navigated the hard patches. I thought I knew what I was doing. What Andy helped me see was where I was making it harder than it needed to be.

I now go into the business when I want to. Not because I have to.

For anyone who thinks they don’t need this kind of help — that’s exactly what I thought. And I came to heckle.

Matthew Rowe — Managing Director, Hire Standards

We didn’t go looking for a business coach. Andy came to us through an introduction and we agreed to a meeting more out of curiosity than anything else.

At the time the business was at a crossroads. Covid had left some things unresolved and we’d grown organically over the years rather than by design. We knew we wanted to move further into high-end bespoke joinery and cabinet making — work that suited what we’re genuinely best at — but the path wasn’t clear and the three of us weren’t always pulling in the same direction.

Over the last eighteen months Andy has sat with us every other week, working through the real issues underneath the obvious ones. Not just what was going wrong but why. That process has been uncomfortable at times. It’s also been genuinely transformative.

The business is on track for an additional £1 million in turnover with significantly stronger margins. But what we’d say has made the biggest difference is harder to put a number on — it’s the way we now think. We spot opportunities faster. We make better decisions more quickly. When something needs to change, we change it instead of talking about it.

Three directors don’t always make that easy. Andy helped us find a way to think and work together that actually moves the business forward.

We’re nowhere near done. And we’re looking forward to what comes next.

Adam Butterell, Jake Owen and Anthony Fourace — Directors, Buscott Woodworking

I wasn’t looking for a business coach. I was introduced to Andy through a contact and we met for a coffee to talk about something else entirely.

At some point Andy started asking me questions about my goals and my business. Simple questions. I just didn’t have the answers. Not vague answers — no answers. And I remember thinking in that moment that I probably should.

That was when I decided to work with him.

No More Stumps was relatively young at the time and I had ambition but not much structure underneath it. Andy helped me get clear on what the business was actually for — my philosophy, my guiding principles, how I wanted to work and who I wanted to work with. From there we built the marketing, the sales process, the operations, the systems that made the whole thing run properly rather than just frantically.

What changed wasn’t just the business. It was what I understood about what I actually wanted from it. I’ve grown significantly, I’m working towards goals I hadn’t even properly defined before we met, and the business works in a way it simply didn’t before.

Andy and I still talk. We’ll work together again. That’s not something I say about many people.

Rico Swan — Managing Director, No More Stumps

Aerospheres (UK) Limited

PAUL THOMPSON – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Andy Walter’s Sales Training has been a major influencing factor in helping our organisation exceed what was an already ambitious global sales target by more than $1.5m, his enthusiasm, professionalism and genuine desire to help show through in everything he does, so much so that we have invited him to come and train our teams for a 3rd time.

David Owen Accountants

ANDREW COOMBES – PARTNER

We invited Andy to help our senior leaders with their strategy planning and found his insights and knowledge to be first rate and one of the keys to developing a workable plan that delivered real results. His enthusiasm and commitment to helping us were fantastic even to the point of helping us disseminate the plan to our whole team. I would highly recommend a conversation with him to see how he can help.

Mike Hall Managing Director

Knorr-Bremse Systems for Commercial Vehicles Ltd.

As the Managing Director I am thrilled to share our exceptional experience with Andy Walter’s comprehensive training and coaching services. Over the past year, our company has undergone a transformative journey, with significant influence from the expertise and guidance provided by Andy.

Andy has helped us in several areas including Sales Training, Leadership & Management training for our front-line operations team and coaching our Senior Leadership Team including myself.

The results of Andy’s support are evident in our improved business performance, enhanced team morale, and customer satisfaction levels. Andy’s approach is not just about imparting knowledge; it’s about inspiring transformation.

We highly recommend Andys’s services to any organisation looking to elevate their teams’ skills, enhance leadership capabilities, and demonstrate real change in business results. Andy has been a valuable asset to our company, and we look forward to our continued partnership.”