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Based at Foundry Farm, inside the Northern tip of the New Forest, we are a small, driven team with great ambition. We are passionate about helping CEOs and business leaders succeed by taking the mystery out of growth.

Dominic Monkhouse

Dominic Monkhouse
Founder and CEO

Dominic is on a mission to demystify business growth. He has a track record scaling up two UK technology companies from zero revenue to £30m in less than five years. He now helps ambitious business leaders achieve fast and sustainable growth by building high performing teams. Dominic has cows, dogs, geese, small children, chickens and pigs down on the farm.

Dominic has an MSc in Agricultural and Food Marketing from Newcastle University and an MBA from Sheffield Business School.

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Philip Rose

Philip Rose
Business Coach

Philip started life as an engineer with RR and, since 2005, he’s worked as a strategy consultant and coach, accredited with the ICF as a ‘Professional Certified Coach’ (PCC). His passion is to inspire people to find their purpose, step up, scale up and change. Away from work Phil runs, swims and cycles and in 2020 he completed his 10th marathon (& holds a Guinness World Record).

Phil has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Nottingham and an MBA from Hult International Business School.

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Hugh Gyton

Hugh Gyton
Business Coach

Hugh Gyton is focused on helping his clients rapidly scale up their businesses whilst still enjoying the journey.Prior to becoming a coach Hugh spent 20+ years in England, Australia, and Asia climbing the corporate ladder and growing computer software companies.
Since 2002 he has facilitated and coached senior executives and their teams in companies of all sizes, from $1m turnover to ASX 200, and across multiple industry sectors. Hugh has always enjoyed excellent feedback and results, ensuring his clients engage and commit to making positive changes when leaving the room. Walking out with new skills and capability and an intention to apply them back in the workplace to increase personal and organisational performance. He is Certified in coaching Scaling Up, Metronomics, and as a Speaking Professional.

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Karol Popa

Karol Popa
Business Coach

Karol is a Scaling Up Business Coach and Certified Gallup Clifton Strengths Coach. His purpose is to make growth simple. He helps CEOs and their executive teams create a clear vision and a plan on how to achieve it.

Karol is married and has two children and two cats. When the pandemic struck, he moved with his family to the Canary Islands, Lanzarote, from where he develops his skills to work remotely with his clients.

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Ethan Martin

Ethan Martin
Business Coach, United States / Global Focus

Ethan has a passion for serving high growth companies that focus on bettering their communities and the world.

Ethan is a certified Scaling Up/Rockefeller Habits and Working Genius coach and actively mentors new coaches. Since 2011, Ethan has focused his coaching on global, high growth, mission driven CEOs to help them create unique and valuable strategies, build high performing teams and execute their plan.

Ethan has had a long history as an entrepreneur – he has experience in starting and selling multiple companies and experience with private equity. Ethan also is the founder and on the advisory board of the Aviation Community Foundation (ACF). When Ethan isn’t working, he is flying airplanes, teaching and traveling or spending time in the Colorado mountains, USA.

Ethan earned an MBA from the Tucks School of Business and a BA from Carleton College, where he graduated with distinction as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

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Irene Quintana Ramos

Irene Quintana Ramos
Content Marketing

From the warmth of the Canary Islands Irene came to the UK to do a Master in Media and Communication at Bournemouth University, after finishing her BA in Journalism. Now she gets to apply – and expand – her knowledge and curiosity in her role as a digital marketer.

When she’s not working on the website, creating new content, or promoting an event, you will find her gardening, paddleboarding or exploring the countryside.

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Jo Coleman

Jo Coleman
Content Creation

Jo writes our weekly blogs and the newsletter. With a background in advertising and account management, she’s also a qualified yoga teacher who comes in every week to work on our minds and bodies!

Jo has a BA in History from the University of Bristol.

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