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chances are….

you’re here because you’ve started asking yourself the right questions

“Am I on the RIGHT TRACK?”

“WHAT should my next move be?”

“WHO do I need to get me there FASTER?”

 

If you need full clarity on the steps to take to achieve ultimate success for you and your business ambitions, it’s time to bring someone in who has genuinely been where you want to go…

Having started built and sold many companies over the years, I can honestly say I’ve experienced just about every scenario a business person will face in the process of building a business to an exit, which is the value I can bring to you to accelerate your journey to your ultimate goal…

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“The road to success has many twists and turns, but for those who focus on the ultimate goal, it’s an adventure that rewards like no other.”

John F. Kettley

From serial entrepreneur to private equity investor

I left school at 15 and over the next 35 years built and sold 7 companies; learning first-hand what does and doesn’t work when building a business to an exit and while I’ve failed many, many times, I’ve learned from each of those experiences to go on to succeed on a level that was only a dream for my younger self.

Born into a family of self-employed business owners, I’ve been fascinated about the sales and entrepreneurial process for as long as I can remember, initially honing my skills in the highly competitive home improvement & motor industries, where competition is a constant pressure and closing business a daily necessity.  An early breakthrough moment, for me, came in the 1980’s when I landed an opportunity to sell Jeeps and Harley Davidsons to the US military in Germany.

That experience inspired a lifelong passion for learning the psychology behind ‘why’ people buy the things they do from the people they buy them from, and resulted in the building of an entrepreneur training company from which I teach business owners the psychology behind selling more of the products or services that a business sells.

All through my business life

I’ve invested in, built & sold a diverse range of businesses, accruing business knowledge and interests here in the UK, Ireland, Spain and the USA.

I’ve also worked with companies as diverse as Mercedes Benz, FedEx, Ports, recording studios & just about every type and size of business out there, sometimes as a supplier and over the last 10 years as a personal business mentor and private equity investor.

Through my experiences I’ve developed a tried & tested methodology for building businesses to an exit event that works regardless of the business sector.

Through all my past experiences in a wide variety of industry sectors I came to the vivid realisation that

Success is reverse engineered.

From serial entrepreneur to private equity investor

I left school at 15 and over the next 35 years built and sold 7 companies; learning first-hand what does and doesn’t work when building a business to an exit and while I’ve failed many, many times, I’ve learned from each of those experiences and go on
to succeed on a level that was only a dream for my younger self.

Born into a family of self-employed business owners, I’ve been fascinated about the sales and entrepreneurial process for as long as I can remember, initially honing my skills in the highly competitive home improvement & motor industries, where competition is a constant pressure and closing business a daily necessity.

An early breakthrough moment, for me, came in the 1980’s when I landed an opportunity to sell Jeeps and Harley Davidsons to the US military in Germany. That experience inspired a lifelong passion for learning the psychology behind ‘why’ people buy the things they do from the people they buy them from, and resulted in the building of an entrepreneur training company from which I teach business owners the psychology behind selling more of the products or services that a business sells.

 

All through my business life

I’ve invested in, built & sold a diverse range of businesses, accruing business knowledge and interests here in the UK, Ireland, Spain and the USA.  

I’ve also worked with companies as diverse as Mercedes Benz, FedEx, Ports, recording studios & just about every type and size of business out there, sometimes as a supplier and over the last 10 years as a personal business mentor and private equity investor.

Through my experiences I’ve developed a tried & tested methodology for building businesses to an exit event that works regardless of the business sector.

Through all my past experiences in a wide variety of industry sectors I came to the vivid realisation that

Success is reverse engineered.

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HOW TO BUILD A BUSINESS THAT CREATES WEALTH

Whether you’re thinking of starting a business, need to turn you fortunes around, or you want to dramatically increase the sales revenues and income you make from your business, this is the book for you…

How to Build a Business that Creates Wealth‘ shares with you a proven formula that all truly successful entrepreneurs have used to create a high-income wealth-creating business.

This book is absolutely packed full of earthy, real world stories, tactical exercises and strategies to give you absolute clarity of exactly what to do next, in your quest to build you business up to the highest level of success.

A must read for entrepreneurs and investors alike.

“I was fortunate to have John as a trusted mentor over the past year. His depth of experience in building, scaling, and selling companies is truly remarkable. John has a gift for quickly grasping the core issues facing a business to provide sage strategic advice. He sees opportunities that others easily miss.

Thomas Emerald White – M&A Specialist

“To grow your business however you need to shelve that thought and rely on the people who have been there before. John is that rare person who can see the full picture and yet give practical ideas on how to grow your business, because he has grown his one before and sold it.”

Giuseppe Venturini – Telecoms solutions

“I can honestly say that being a part of John Kettley’s mentored peer group has been a real turning point for me and my business. Plain speaker, down to earth and sharp as a knife and takes no fluff as answers to his questions, which he asks all the time. Truly nice bloke who goes out of his way to help you.”

Angus Grady – LinkedIn Specialist