Workshops

  • Need to give your startup (or startup cohort) the very best chances of success? Ask me about this workshop that gives you the skills to learn what your customers really want from you. Feedback from attendees.

    In South Wales? You might be able to access this workshop for free.

  • Neil has a history of delivering compelling, impactful workshops for startups. A selection of topics:

    Pitch workshop

    How to raise investment

    Building with AI

    Workshop & mentoring feedback

  • For 7 years I co-ran one of the most highly rated TEDx events in the UK, and trained many speakers to give the talk of their lives. Want to know how to wow a crowd so that they share your passion and, crucially, spread your idea? Join the NHS and world-class MBA programmes by booking me to help. Attendee feedback.

Product & startup validation

  • Tasha C, Founder

    "Wow wow wow...! What a workshop. Personally I found Neil's delivery to be very engaging. I loved all the examples..."

    Tasha C, Founder

  • "We recently attended this incredible workshop by Neil, and it has completely transformed the way that we bring products to market. I can't recommend it enough!"

    Omar M, CEO

  • Amy F, Founder

    "Wow! I’m totally blown away by your insights and sincere willingness to share information and advice… I really wasn’t expecting to come away with so much..."

    Amy F, Founder

  • Entrepreneur

    "Thanks for your help Neil! Absolutely fantastic session and really has helped our team get our plan into shape!"

    Peter M, Events Business MD

  • Rob L, Founder

    "I can't stop thinking about several of the methodologies we covered to decide a good or bad idea. It's really changed the way I think about new businesses."

    Robert L, COO

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Startup Support

  • Ammar Akhtar, CEO, Final Rentals

    "Working with Neil had a profound impact on Finalrentals and more importantly for me as a founder because it made me understand the product market fit of Finalrentals and gave me the vision to scale"

    Ammar Akhtar, CEO, Final Rentals

  • Shabnam Wazed, CEO, AGAM

    Neil is the perfect mentor for startups looking to raise capital. He will help with identifying challenges, ask the difficult questions and help the founder shape their vision. It was a wonderful experience attending his sessions.

    Shabnam Wazed, CEO, AGAM

  • "Neil was instrumental in our experience, offering invaluable, practical feedback that continues to guide our business decisions. His honesty and straightforward approach helped us confront challenges head-on and accelerate our progress.”

    James Fell, CEO, Credit Canary

  • "Neil has been a prominent figure in the Cardiff startup scene for many years, willingly sharing his experiences as a founder and enthusiastically helping other founders to achieve results in their businesses. He has a flair for challenging assumptions while simultaneously being extremely supportive and kind, which means he's great to turn to for advice."

    Steve Talbot, CTO, Everknock

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Talk like TED

  • "Neil was exceptional in terms of knowledge, profile, gravitas, delivery style. He was able to safely take people outside of their comfort zone into a space of creativity and production"

  • "So much useful content, great mixture of video, practice and discussion. Really enjoyed the facilitator's energy and presentation style which beautifully modelled what he was teaching"

  • "I found the description, and analysis, of the examples incredibly useful"

  • "It is fascinating to understand the importance of storytelling as a leader and the role it plays and how to create an effective and impactful story"

  • “A really great session that helped to focus me on developing a structure and backbone to the Ed talk.”

  • "A really engaging teacher and gave me a much better understanding of why i would see a video and know its cool - now i know why its cool. is he jarvis cockers brother?"

  • "The use of the framework structure has really helped me to think how i might approach my Ed-X talk and it was very interesting to reflect on the elements taught"

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