The Alternative Board
Leeds North
Experience the power of peer support in Leeds.
Get the results you deserve by thriving with other business owners.
Dave McCartney has facilitated over 500 advisory board meetings in the Leeds area and knows first-hand the difference peer support makes.
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Dave is the owner of The Alternative Board in the Leeds North & Centre region. He is a seasoned and successful executive with a broad range of experience gained over the last 26 years operating at a senior level for public, family owned and venture capital backed businesses.
His particular expertise lies in sales and marketing, operations and strategic planning. He has specialist knowledge of the B2B distribution sector, and the food and chemical industries in particular. He managed his first business at the age of 23 and fast tracked through the corporate environment holding a range of sales, operations, project management and senior business roles before ultimately becoming Managing Director of Fiske Food Ingredients, the UK’s leading food ingredient distributor at the age of 40.
He moved into the private sector and has been a Director/Managing Director of two privately owned family businesses and CEO of a VC backed technology business. It was in this role that he experienced the full benefits and value of a Board of talented Non Executive Directors that assisted him in signing a major licensing contract with a €5bn European dairy business.
Having originally graduated in Chemical Engineering, Dave received further business training at the University of California and Ashridge Management College. He has a passion to help business owners focus on the key strategic issues, plan the way ahead and deliver on their targets to drive even greater value and success. His role at The Alternative Boards allows him to do just that.
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Our members are stronger together
Dave has been a great mentor and advisor over the years, helping me navigate many tricky business hurdles and being on hand to give sound business advice and personal mentoring. I guess what stands Dave apart from other advisors is he really cares. I don't think he could take you on as a client if he didn't and that means he goes the extra mile. He has a wealth of knowledge and a huge black book of other trusted experts he can point you if he can't help.
I recommend TAB to any business. I can’t see a scenario why you don’t think you would need to join unless you’re the kind of individual that thinks you know it all. I would suggest that those individuals bottleneck their own businesses. If you’re looking for a path to growth, you have to be open-minded and take on the advice and views of a wide variety of people and TAB gives you access to those views.
Dave is a pleasure to deal with and a fantastic professional. With the help of Dave and one of the advisory peer board’s that he set up, our business has gone from strength to strength. Can’t recommend him highly enough. I wish I hadn’t been so stubborn and would have joined years before I did. Everything is easier with good support and guidance!
Many thanks to Dave, for the time invested with CimLogic via TAB. Being part of a ‘relevant’ network has made an extreme difference to the way we do business. I have saved money, paid less tax, received better service from existing suppliers, and been able to us a wide range of new business services which I didn’t even know existed. Well done Dave & TAB – much appreciated.
TAB is a challenging environment and it pushes you to keep on with your plans, gives you clarification that what you're doing is right. The support from like-minded people, that challenge it keeps you going, keeps you pushing forward, gives you the sense that you're doing the right things. And being able to give your advice to other people to help them is a rewarding thing. It's a two-way street and hopefully everybody gets something out of that. I certainly do!
Member successes and celebrations
Amy Sherwen
Bluesmith Information System
Amy Sherwen
Bluesmith Information System
James Sykes
CIM Logic
James Sykes
CIM Logic
Bridget Petty
JPS Print
Bridget Petty
JPS Print
Dec 2023. Bridget Petty - Director at JPS Print celebrating her champagne moment and achieving their significant business achievement.
Oliver Bell-Syer
Santander Bank
Oliver Bell-Syer
Santander Bank
James Hennigan
Meson Electrical Services
James Hennigan
Meson Electrical Services
Andy Moseley
Andy Moseley Associates
Andy Moseley
Andy Moseley Associates
James Sykes
Cimlogic / ITI
James Sykes
Cimlogic / ITI
Rob Minto
The Onlii
Rob Minto
The Onlii
Dec 2023. Rob Minto - Managing Director from The Onlii, celebrating his champagne moment and achieving their significant business achievement.
James Patchett
Patchett Joinery & Homes
James Patchett
Patchett Joinery & Homes
Thomas Bray
MPCC (UK)
Thomas Bray
MPCC (UK)
Bridget Petty
JPS Limited
Bridget Petty
JPS Limited
Jan 2023. Bridget Petty – Director at JPS Limited celebrating her champagne moment for last year 2022.
Thomas Bray
MPCC (UK)
Thomas Bray
MPCC (UK)
Sep 2022. Thomas Bray – Managing Director from MPCC (UK) celebrating his champagne moment and achieving their significant business achievement.
James Patchett
Patchett Joinery
James Patchett
Patchett Joinery
Dec 2022. James Patchett – Managing Director from Patchett Joinery celebrating his champagne moment of the year 2022.
Andrew Moseley
Andrew Moseley Associates Transport and Development Planning
Andrew Moseley
Andrew Moseley Associates Transport and Development Planning
Dec 2022. Andrew Moseley – Director at Andrew Moseley Associates Transport and Development Planning celebrating his champagne moment of the year 2022.
Mark Cowgill
Exa Networks
Mark Cowgill
Exa Networks
Mark Swindells
Geo2 Remediation
Mark Swindells
Geo2 Remediation
Mark Swindells - Director at Geo2 Remediation
March 2022 – Mark Swindells (Geo2 remediation) celebrating his champagne moment and achieving their significant business achievement.
Ann Brown
BHP Accountants
Ann Brown
BHP Accountants
Ann Brown - Partner at BHP Corporate Finance
March 2022 – Ann Brown (BHP Corporate Finance) celebrating her champagne moment and achieving their significant business achievement.
Tom Bray
MPCC
Tom Bray
MPCC
Tom Bray – Managing Director at MPCC. Celebrating his champagne moment for achieving his profit target in 2021
End of Year 2021 - Leeds Board 410
End of Year 2021 - Leeds Board 410
Simon Dalingwater (Adair Paxton), Mike Hodge (Cimlogic), Sonya Whitworth (BTL) and Mark Cowgill (Exa Networks) for achieving their significant business achievements in 2021
End of Year 2021 – Leeds Board 320
End of Year 2021 – Leeds Board 320
James Hennigan (Meson Electrical Services), James Sykes (Cimlogic) and Oliver Bell-Syer (Santander) for achieving their significant business achievements in 2021
Helen Rhodes
Ideal Extraction
Helen Rhodes
Ideal Extraction
Helen Rhodes (Ideal Extraction) with Andy Hartley celebrating her champagne moment for her terrific first year in business.
James Patchett
Patchett Joinery and Homes
James Patchett
Patchett Joinery and Homes
James Patchett (Patchett Joinery and Homes) celebrating his champagne moment for achieving his profit target in 2021.
Stephen Kelly
Gough & Kelly
Stephen Kelly
Gough & Kelly
August 2017 – Stephen Kelly (Gough & Kelly) celebrating his 2017 ‘Champagne Moment’ in front of Leeds Town Hall for winning a major contract with York Council.
Sonya Whitworth
BTL Group
Sonya Whitworth
BTL Group
December 2018 – Sonya Whitworth (BTL) celebrating her 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for achieving all of her critical targets for the year.
Sonya Whitworth
BTL Group
Sonya Whitworth
BTL Group
November 2017 – Sonya Whitworth (BTL Group Limited) celebrating her 2017 ‘Champagne Moment’ with Lisa.
Richard Kempner
Kempner & Partners
Richard Kempner
Kempner & Partners
April 2018 – Richard Kempner (Kempner & Partners) celebrating his 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for winning a significant new client.
Oliver Bell-Syer
Santander Corporate Banking
Oliver Bell-Syer
Santander Corporate Banking
December 2018 – Oliver Bell-Syer (Santander Corporate Banking) celebrating his 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for achieving his new client target.
Nick Dyson
Blacks Solicitors
Nick Dyson
Blacks Solicitors
December 2017 – Nick Dyson (Blacks Solicitors) celebrating his 2017 ‘Champagne Moment’ for achieving his annual sales target.
Mike Lodge
Cimlogic
Mike Lodge
Cimlogic
October 2018 – Mike Hodge (Cimlogic) celebrating his 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for achieving his annual profit budget.
Matt Thornfield
Virtual Pair Programmers
Matt Thornfield
Virtual Pair Programmers
November 2018 – Matt Thornfield (Virtual Pair Programmers) celebrating his 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for achieving winning a major new customer contract.
Mark Swindells
Geo2 Remediation
Mark Swindells
Geo2 Remediation
December 2018 – Mark Swindells (Geo2 Remediation) celebrating his 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for successfully moving office.
Laura Watts
Marton Mills
Laura Watts
Marton Mills
July 2018 - Laura Watts from Marton Mills celebrates her 5-year Anniversary of being a TAB board member.
Laura Watts
Marton Mills
Laura Watts
Marton Mills
December 2017 – Laura Watts (Marton Mills) celebrating her 2017 ‘Champagne Moment’ in front of Leeds Town Hall for achieving another record sales year.
Karen Tinkler and Monica Green
The Partners Group
Karen Tinkler and Monica Green
The Partners Group
The Partners Group celebrated its 30th anniversary in June, with owners and TAB members Karen Tinkler and Monica Green marking 12 years at the helm.
Karen Tinkler
Partners PR
Karen Tinkler
Partners PR
June 2018 - Karen Tinkler of Partners PR celebrating her 5th Anniversary of being a TAB Board Member.
Karen Tinkler
Partners Group
Karen Tinkler
Partners Group
December 2018 – Karen Tinkler (Partners Group) celebrating her 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for achieving her new client target.
Karen Tinkler
The Partners Group
Karen Tinkler
The Partners Group
December 2017 – Karen Tinkler (The Partners Group) celebrating her 2017 ‘Champagne Moment’ for winning 5 new retained clients.
Julie Tumilty
Feature Media
Julie Tumilty
Feature Media
December 2018 – Julie Tumilty (Feature Media) celebrating her 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for achieving her sales target.
John Story
Stephenson Group
John Story
Stephenson Group
December 2018 - John Story (Stephenson Group) celebrating his 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for achieving his sales target.
James Sykes
Cimlogic
James Sykes
Cimlogic
August 2018 - James Sykes (Cimlogic) celebrating his 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for achieving his annual profit budget after only 7 months.
Carol Leo
Kpaca Ltd
Carol Leo
Kpaca Ltd
March 2017 – Champagne celebration for Carol Leo as she leaves employment behind and achieves her targeted work/life balance way ahead of schedule.
Bridget Petty
JPS Print Management
Bridget Petty
JPS Print Management
December 2018 – Bridget Petty (JPS Print Management) celebrating her 2018 ‘Champagne Moment’ for winning a significant number of new customers.
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He will contact you to arrange an introductory meeting.
During which, you’ll chat about whether TAB is right for you and your business.
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