Beacon Peninsula provides business coaching in Devon and executive coaching in Exeter and the surrounding area. In addition we provide management training for business and leadership training for the corporate and public sector in Devon and nationwide. Our specialist areas include coaching for health professionals including coaching for dentists, coaching in education, training for social enterprises as well as coaching in the legal sector.

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Testimonials as Chairman, East Devon Business Initiative Ian W Noon (DipPFS), Independent Financial Adviser, Futurity Independent Financial Solutions I have had the pleasure of knowing Helen for over 2 years. Helen is now the chairperson of the East Devon Business Initiative group that I have been involved with for many years. Helen embraced the role of Chairperson at a time when the group was going through a significant restructuring period. I now believe Helen has successfully revitalised the group and created a vibrant, effective learning and referral tool that will benefit both existing and new members. Helen has a calm control over the group which empowers members and provides the ideal platform for growth. I believe that Helen is a catalyst for success with the vast world of experience she is able to bring to every discussion and meeting. A true leader and a dynamic speaker............     Richard Seymour, Owner, WEB BITE DESIGN: Her knowledge and enthusiasm are just a few of Helen's qualities that she brings to her role as Chairman.   Testimonials as Vice Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses (Exeter) Nick Findell, Owner, The Graphic Agenda It gives me great pleasure to recommend Helen through our connection on the committee of Exeter FSB. Helen is a consummate professional and has brought her knowledge and enthusiasm to her role as Vice-chair of Exeter FSB. She brings drive and passion to her role and a terrific amount of experience of working and training within the business community.   Testimonials as Board member of Devon Education Business Partnership Deborah Waddell, Manager, the Education Business Partnership (part of Careers South West Ltd): From the outset, as Board member with the EBP, Helen has provided the team and me with significant professional and pastoral support. Whether it has been coaching before difficult contract negotiations through to providing the team with access to local networks Helen has been generous with her time and expertise. It is a significant understatement to say the EBP feel very fortunate to have Helen’s input influencing our activities and ambitions.   Testimonials as Coach at Beacon Peninsula Giuseppe Conti, MD, Single Switch- Home Automation Systems: I have known Helen for almost two years now and I can say that she is a truly remarkable professional. Last year my wife and I attended her DISC course and our company has already greatly benefitted from her knowledge and advice. I am very happy to recommend Helen to anyone that needs help with building a successful business. Helen is also the chairman of the East Devon Business Initiative where her warm and personable style allows her to lead effectively and to create a stimulating environment for us members to grow our businesses. Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity   Graham Watts, MD, Five Star Security, part of the Five Star Group: We employed Helen's services last year to bring fresh ideas and input into our business marketing and have been thrilled at the results. Helens methods of training are much more than simply telling you how, instead we found her to be most informative and proactive in her research within our individual industry, providing us with the best possible, most effective, advice. We certainly look forward to using her training again in the future. Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, Creative   Graeme Biffen, Professional Services, Stags hired Helen as a Business Consultant in 2012: Helen is not only incredibly personable but knows her subject fantastically well, enabling her to provide targeted, useful, enjoyable and informative training in line with her clients' requirements. I would not hesitate to recommend her work. Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert     Robert Guest hired Helen as a Business Consultant in 2011, and hired Helen more than once I attended a couple of business coaching sessions with Helen in 2011 and went on one of her more comprehensive courses at the beginning of 2012. I can honestly say what I got from Helen was first class coaching which was very good value for money. I would be happy to recommend Helen to any business person who wants to get ahead. She offers first class business coaching which has led to great results. Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Good Value   Steve Williams, MD, Recruitment Solutions: Helen proved to be an excellent choice when I needed a Business Coach for my Recruitment Consultancy. Helen is very diligent in her research and is process-driven but with the flexibility necessary to attend to other requirements as the Consultancy period progressed. Overall, highly recommended! Great results from someone who takes the time to get to know you as well as your business. Top qualities: Personable, On Time, High Integrity   Peter Chubb, MD, Chubb Contractors: We have used Helen Mattacott of Beacon Peninsula on numerous occasions and indeed employed her services for a complete coaching package. Helens knowledge, professionalism, approach and business model is second to none and was the catalyst in us turning our struggling business around. We at Chubb Contractors have gone from strength to strength and that is all thanks to Helen.   Caroline Shortt, Director, Bas Mooarc Architects: We received business coaching from Helen Mattacott over the past few months and the results have been outstanding. The sessions were hugely insightful and have led us to move our business forward in new ways and with a renewed enthusiasm. The confidence we gained and marketing methods we learned during the sessions have already helped in attracting new clients and business leads.   David Lacey, MD, Backworld : Helen provided me with a clear and concise plan of action that enabled us to gain additional investment funding. She is very professional and grasped the various nuances of our business extremely quickly. Her assistance has been hugely beneficial and I would have no hesitation in recommending her to other companies seeking advice Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity   Sarah Davey - hired Helen as a Career Coach in 2010, and hired Helen more than once The training offered by Helen is truly first class. She delivers group and one-to-one sessions with passion and unrivalled expertise – sharing insightful information that can be applied to both personal and professional environments. I am already reaping the benefits and have enjoyed putting my new found knowledge into practice – thanks Helen! February 14, 2011 Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert   James Ellis, Owner, Ellis Graphics: I have just finished a course of business coaching with Helen Mattacott & I have to say, WOW! I consider myself a cynical, world weary old head who knows a thing or two - and I do. I've heard lots of business advice, read lots of books, even attended a Tony Robbins 3 day breakthrough event. When I heard what Helen does with Beacon Peninsula, I had my preconceptions. I expected a by rote, formulaic presentation of how to build business, but Helen was different - everything was personal. I felt heard, understood and helped enormously by Helen's insightful guidance. The coaching was very personal. What Helen did was listen to me - really understand what my business was and who I (emphasis) was. Being coached by Helen has given me the insight & tools to look at my business methods & habits. To become more efficient & focused, confident & enabled to meet the challenge of driving my business forward in these challenging times.I cannot recommend Helen highly enough.   Wear Insurance Network  Paul Whatley, Owner I would like to thank Helen very much for her help, support and motivation during our training sessions over the last few weeks. She encouraged me to take time out, enabling me to stand back and take a look at my business goals and personal goals and to look at areas that I should be focussing on. It was good to get someone else’s point of view and ideas, particularly someone who has the kind of business experience she has. The sessions have been challenging at times but also fun and productive and I am sure they will help me enormously. I would strongly recommend Helen to anyone keen to do well in life.   Martin Crockett, Owner, EDIT: Helen took the time to understand my business, finding out what our strengths and weaknesses were before coming up with ideas – plenty of ideas. She has many techniques up her sleeve to help you focus on the positive and steer you in the right direction. – Quite a grounding and motivational experience. If anyone is considering what a fresh look at their businesses might do to improve its performance, I can highly recommend Helen Mattacott to help you with that.   Giles Corby and Karen Reed, Owners, Hand Held Puzzles: As the directors of Hand Held Puzzles we would like to thank Helen for helping to get the company up and running. As a result of Helen’s coaching the business launched in advance of the Christmas market and we have clear objectives of our goals for the business. We at Hand Held Puzzles would recommend Helen’s coaching for any business that needs improvement whether it's a brand new business launching or for an established business that wants to push to the next level.   KIRSTY Curnow-Bailey, Architect, Living Space Architects: Thank you so much for all of the time and effort you have put into helping us. I am certain that without your help we would not have achieved as much over the last year. You have helped us move our business forward to the next level and I am sure that over the coming months things will continue to improve. Over the last few months your help with our sales process has lead to a huge increase in the number of clients appointing us and I am amazed at how successful the techniques you have given us have been.   Lorna Parsons, Owner, Shaker Maker: Helen has been invaluable for my business; I attended a number of coaching sessions which really put me back on track to where I wanted my business to go. I had lost sight of my goals and felt de-motivated and stressed with where I was at in my career, Helen really helped me to get my goals in sight and motivated me to work to what these are. Helen was so well informed on so many issues. I would highly recommend her.   Dean Banks, Manager, Families for Children Adoption Agency: Helen is very approachable and warm and put me at ease straight away. She successfully created a trusting environment for me to explore in an objective and empowering way an audit of my skills and experience. Using this as a baseline we were then able to focus on areas where I could make improvements which gave me a greater clarity and structure to my practice.Helen enabled me to affirm the positive aspects of my work and challenged me to look at where I needed to grow and develop. Helen impressed with her ready grasp of management processes and how they relate to the many varied and individual situations. She brought to the relationship clarity, experience, sensitivity, challenge, wonderful common sense and a fantastic sense of humour. Well worth investing in!   Simon Hodgson, Owner, Smartworld: I started working with Helen as my business coach four months ago at a time when I was undecided about where my business was going. I had plenty of ideas but wasn’t sure how to proceed. Having worked with Helen I can see now what the correct business approaches are and where my strengths lie. We’ve already implemented several changes, we’ve got a sales and marketing plan in place and have set plans for the future. It’s been brilliant. I’m flying and so is my business. I’m now working on expanding a second business.   Samantha Keightly, Owner, Butterflies Beauty Studio: Business coaching with Helen was brilliant. As being new to running a business and the whole business concept, Helen made it all seem a little easier giving great tips on how to run the business more effectively, increase client numbers and how to deal with marketing. I would thoroughly recommend Helen to help with any of your business needs.   Andy Payne, Director, Northcott Beaton Estate Agents: I have been working with Helen for the last couple of months, she has helped me to understand my own personal profile and decipher the ‘wants and needs’ of each potential client’s personality. She is astute, polite, kind and has a penchant for the ‘tough love’ approach which I very much admire (and was needed in my particular case). I would strongly recommend using Helen, at Beacon Peninsula, her wealth and depth of knowledge and experience would be of great benefit to any organisation/individual.   Linda Humphries, Owner, Beck And Call : Helen was able to identify areas where she could help give me some direction. I was certain she couldn’t help me with my particular problem but she found a way to make it happen. Since then, I’ve been amazed at how she has helped to turn around my outlook and help to rejuvenate my business. I just needed that little push. I have since then, by employing the guidelines she has given me, achieved some previously impossible business goals. Thank you Helen for all your help!   Heidi Rivolta, Owner, Bonjour Tonton: The coaching I received from Helen enabled me to take a fresh look at my business, identify exactly the areas I was struggling and how I could improve. After just four sessions I feel more focused and confident that I can deliver a great service and make a success of the business.   Gillian Fazan, Solicitor, Gillian Fazan & Co: Helen bravely embarked on training me. She has been enormously patient, encouraging and helpful and has given me the framework for progress in the future. I can unhesitatingly recommend Helen for the sense of direction, purpose and focus her training has brought to my thinking about my work and future plans.. I have found the process to be thought provoking as well as practical and Helen has been able to open my eyes to many ways in which I could promote and develop a practice, without enormous cost, or even effort. I would wholeheartedly recommend any of you to take up a chance of training with Helen. You will, I can guarantee, find it well worthwhile.   Colin Fribbens, Owner, Alpha Express Despatch: I have found Helen to be most useful to Alpha Express Despatch with her helpful suggestions and correcting my laziness to implement them. I would definitely recommend her services to anyone wishing to expand their business.

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