At First Parallel North we passionately support Entrepreneurs and Senior Business Leaders.
Our goal is to help you continually “Show-Up” at your best every single day.
Whether you have achieved success in your business or are striving towards that, we know that true fulfilment is not a performance metric and we are helping a select group of business professionals unlock their true potential.
We offer a hybrid approach of personal and professional development to drive performance that is always ‘bespoke’ to your own specific needs.
“To double your income and success, triple your investment in personal development and professional mastery.” – Robin Sharma
Business Growth Consulting
Ready to grow?
We know this is an exciting time in any business, but it can be fraught with uncertainty.
Having a support through this period can help you spot opportunity and avoid pitfalls on this road well-travelled.
We help you accelerate your journey, maximise the boundless opportunities and minimising the risk that a growth journey offers.
Our solutions are always specifically designed to your needs. We help you strategise, plan, and achieve your desired results.
“Play by the rules but be ferocious.”
— Phil Knight, founder, Nike
“A coach is someone that sees beyond your limits and guides you to greatness.”
— Michael Jordan
Elite Performance Coaching (EPC)
“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”
– Deepak Chopra
Are you achieving your true potential?
Every great sportsperson or team has a coach so why is this so uncommon in business and / or life?
Our Elite Performance Coaching (EPC) program is a highly personalised hybrid approach of both business and personal coaching to help you unlock your true potential.
Whether you are highly successful and are looking for that extra 1 or 2% or whether you are striving towards bigger goals and need support; the guidance of an experienced coach can help you unlock the next level (or many levels).
Strategic and Tactical Consulting
Do you look at the GPS map and listen to the directions too?
Every successful business has both a well thought out strategy but also must have a solid tactical plan.
We vastly over-estimate what can be done in a week but we vastly under-estimate what can be done in a year. Absolute clarity on where you want to go combined with the understanding of how to navigate that journey is the key to success.
Finding this balance while running the day to day can be challenging. We can help you drive efficiency and effectiveness by tweaking your tactical execution, strategic direction, or both.
“I spent all my time in the clouds or the dirt and that is why I think I’m successful.”
— Gary Vaynerchuk
“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a gentle push in the right direction.”
– John C. Crosby
Mentoring
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” – Steven Spielberg
It can be lonely at the top.
We understand how valuable an experienced and independent perspective can be when it comes to making key decisions, which happens almost daily in business.
Through our mentoring program we have supported new and experienced entrepreneurs as well as business leaders to achieve their own realisations and step forward with confidence.
Non-Executive Directorships
Are you or your business exposed?
Most businesses are specialists at what they do but many have little or no focus on the business as its own entity. This can be costly from a financial or personal point of view.
We have vast experience sitting on and running boards. An NED can help you fill the skill gaps in your business leadership team and provide the ‘detached balance’ to keep the ship steady.
Whether you need support with Finance, corporate governance, HR, business planning, Sales and Marketing or virtually any other area of business, one of our team could make a huge difference to your company performance.
“A lack of knowledge creates fear. Seeking knowledge creates courage.”
— Candice Swanepoel
“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.”
– Napolean Hill
Investments & Partnerships
Your bank might lend you money (or not), but they won’t lend a hand.
Business growth is all about investment and partnerships. We have used investors to help us grow and have invested in a substantial number of successful companies ourselves to facilitate growth or navigate challenging times.
If you need financial support / capital injection for any purpose, then we’d be happy to talk.
We take active investment positions in viable businesses across all sectors where we feel that our capital and knowledge / expertise can help increase the performance of the business.
Corporate Advisory
Scaling-up or selling-up?
Raising Capital: If your business needs extensive financial support for whatever reason, we have a wide network who may be able to help; whether you need to raise debt capital or raise equity funds, through private investment or institutional funding.
Exit Planning: Selling or thinking of selling you business? We have been through a substantial number of exits as owners and advisors. Whether you are just starting to think about selling or if you are actively looking for buyers we can help.
Whether you are scaling-up or selling-up having the right guidance can massively affect the outcomes for your business. The wrong equity partnership can lead to years of struggle and companies that don’t prepare well to ‘sell’ almost always under achieve on their exit figures.
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Andrew has changed the way I am working. He’s helped me get clearer on my ‘offers’, understand the sales process and to develop a process for closing sales. Andrew is a great trainer with so much knowledge of sales and importantly understands how difficult it is for non- sales people like me to sell. The training day was so valuable.
Sarah Stones
Plain Sailing Motivation
Andrew was an exceptional manager and integral part of the business. A necessary driving force behind GFC's growth and ongoing successes in every area of the business. He has been a fantastic mentor and coach to me personally as well as others in the business. I couldn't have achieved what I have been able to without him, so I simply can't recommend him enough. Thank you for everything!
Leanna Lewis
GFC
Andrew is an absolute authority on Business Development and Business Strategy, he keeps himself up to date with his knowledge and awareness of trends in the Business world and surrounds himself with people whom compliment his offering. This allows him to offer clients a well rounded Business Development and Strategic Direction Service. Anyone in business wanting greater clarity and results will be served well by exploring working with Andy 🙂
Bevis Moynan
Magenta Coaching Solutions
If, like me, you are running your own business without a background in sales and marketing, I would recommend working with Andrew - He will help you to improve your business processes and increase revenue.