Business Coaching and Consultants in Noreds

Dave McCartney

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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.

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.

Mike Hodge, CIM Logic

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!

Craig Arnott, Dene Healthcare

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.

Mike Hodge, CIM Logic

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!

Paul MacDonald, P. Waite Associates

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.

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