Business author, mentor and coach
Build a business that runs without you.
I help ambitious small business owners build a high-value, self-managing business, with the knowledge, direction and accountability to actually get it done.
“John’s programme ticks all my boxes to growing my business. I would recommend John Olivant to anyone in business.”
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Feel like you and your business could be doing so much better?
In my experience, three things hold most business owners back. They’re the chains that keep you stuck, and they’re very hard to break on your own.
Knowledge
The problem: not knowing what to do next, whether that’s marketing to win more clients, systems to make the business run better, or understanding your numbers.
How I help: a complete e-learning system with over 100 hours of video and workbooks, plus 1-2-1 guidance on applying it to your business.
Direction
The problem: no clear goals, or no plan to reach them. Without direction, any road will do, and that’s a real business killer.
How I help: we set goals that genuinely inspire you, then build the business plan that gets you there.
Accountability
The problem: you’re your own boss. Nobody chases the follow-up call you didn’t feel like making.
How I help: regular mentoring that holds your feet to the fire, so you do what you said you’d do.
Ways to work with me
Choose the level of support that suits where your business is today.
Most popular
1-2-1 Business Mentoring
A brain to pick, an ear to listen and a push in the right direction. Monthly 1-2-1 mentoring and coaching, focused on building a business that works for you.
Find out more →No long-term contract
Pay As You Go Coaching
Want help with your business but not ready to commit to a long-term coaching contract? Book sessions as and when you need them.
Find out more →Learn at your own pace
Business Courses
- Pricing Cure: the confidence to charge your worth
- Decision-Making Mastery: better decisions in life and business
- Virtual Business Coaching 2.0: a fast boost for your business
- Next Level Virtual Coaching: for taking the next step up
Also available: Game Plan Accelerator · Results Based Profit Coaching · Business Profits Review 2.0
Don’t take my word for it
“Success only comes with DOING. John makes sure that you do what you said you’d do. The stress on accountability in everything John does really does make the difference.”
“The support I have received from you has been invaluable and without you, I would still be muddling through. I can’t thank you enough.”
“I have developed a healthier business-focused attitude to GET STUFF DONE. John’s understanding of what people in business need is spot on.”
About me
Business growth is simpler than most people make out.
I’m obsessed with helping small business owners out-think, out-market and outsell their competition. I work with owners across Hull, East Yorkshire and online, covering everything from winning and keeping customers to understanding the numbers in your business.
I’ve been a business mentor since 2011, after running businesses of my own in the UK, the USA and the Middle East. I hold an MBA and I’m a member of the Chartered Management Institute.
Over the last 15 years I’ve helped hundreds of business owners, mainly across Yorkshire, build better businesses. I’ve also written several books, including Implementation: The Art of Success, available on Amazon.
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