“Michelle helped me to focus my mind on what my business needed, and then to work out how to achieve that. She has the edge over other business planners having been in legal private practice herself. Money well spent.“

Jennifer Renney-Butland, Principal Solicitor, Renney & Co Employment Solicitors

“Michelle ran an amazing workshop with our Rocket Lawyer law firm network. The lawyers attending learnt so much about the best way to convert enquiries into clients. Everyone left with lots of ideas and wanting more in-depth help from Michelle. Michelle is definitely a leading expert in the UK on converting clients and maximising profits. We’ll be asking her back.”

Mark Edwards, Senior Vice President EMEA, ROCKETLAWYER

“Working with Michelle over the last 12 months has not only transformed my business, but also my business mindset. By looking ‘under the hood’ of my business, she helped me to prioritise, refocus and to get clear on what results I really wanted, including how to get out of my own way. I have gone from feeling overwhelmed and like I’m winging-it, to feeling clearer and more strategic about my business and social media, as well as learning to manage my own energy and sanity while doing it. If you are ready to stop playing small, work with Michelle. Your business will thank you.”

Dr Mandy Lehto, Speaker, Writer & Coach, www.mandylehto.com

“Having completed the More Clients With Less Selling Programme, I feel much more confident in my approach to marketing. It has enabled me to ‘sell’ the guide I have produced rather than selling myself and my services. It is a much better angle to start from. Every part of the online training course was extremely useful and informative and raised issues in marketing I would not have otherwise considered. I combined the online training with one to one sessions with Michelle Peters. This was invaluable and enhanced the training. I am very glad I opted for the one to one sessions as this meant all my specific questions were answered and we could brainstorm each section as we went along. I would recommend Michelle Peters to any solicitor or other professional to assist with their marketing.”

Jo-Ann Mason, Solicitor, We Solicitors LLP

“Michelle’s insightful and skilful advice and strategies are readily apparent from her blogs but her ‘Profitable Practice Secrets’ 1 day workshop really brought home just how much impact she can have on a firm’s profits. One of her tips has revolutionised my conversion rate. Highly recommended and I have signed up to her Profitable Practice Programme as a result.”

Jay Sahota, Senior Partner, Jarmans Solicitors

“Hi Michelle, I’ve had a great experience working with you over the past few months & wanted to, first of all, say thank you. It’s been enlightening.

The 2 biggest things to come out of our working together so far are Focus and Time.

One of my big challenges, before I came to you, was knowing what to focus on in order to grow my business, grow my income and have more free time. I felt I had so much to do that I never knew where to start, and therefore I consistently achieved very little (at least nowhere near as much as I would have liked).

From our very first meeting that changed and I’ve had a much clearer idea of what was important “NOW”. The effect this has had is to free up my mind, allow me to drop all of the noise & clutter that was buzzing inside my head and get laser focused on the 2 to 3 things to get done straight away. Using this method over & again I’ve experienced more productivity and growth in 2 months than I had in the previous 2 years. This is reflected in my income, my massively reduced stress levels and in the amount of free time, I now have to spend with my young son & my wife.

Thank you for all the help you’ve given me so far Michelle, I’m really looking forward to seeing what the future brings.”

Jon Compton, Founder, Iron Body Tribe

“After an initial call with Michelle, I felt confident that her Marketing Gameplan session was just what I needed to get me on the right track. I knew what I needed to do but I was overwhelmed by what to do first. The Gameplan that Michelle helped me create set out a logical plan and order of steps to take. It was all broken down into small pieces which has helped me move forward. Michelle provided invaluable advice on how to position my client proposition and this has helped me create intelligent marketing materials and has shaped my website design. I would not hesitate to recommend the Marketing Gameplan session from Michelle to anyone running their own business or wanting to be smart about attracting new clients.”

Anna-Marie Bennett, owner, Interior Finesse

“I came to Michelle because I needed help establishing my new Personal Training business. I was keen to get things going, and we immediately got to work quickly identifying the areas in my business that needed attention, specifically attracting and converting clients. Once we knew what we were looking to improve Michelle was able to guide me in creating weekly action plans. I found these extremely helpful in focusing my efforts and getting things done.

Michelle also sent me tutorial videos about marketing and the message I was delivering. I found that by changing my marketing message to a result oriented focus the number of enquiries I was receiving quickly increased. I also learnt about the importance of positioning within my consultations.

In the past I’d always view my consultations primarily as information gathering sessions. Michelle helped me realise that my consultations are so much more than that. Her tutorial video, “The 5 Step Client Conversion System” helped me organise my approach in my consultations so that I could not only gain the information I needed but position myself as the expert able to deliver the clients goals.

Michelle has completely changed the way I think about how I attract clients and the messages I deliver. She has helped me receive more enquiries and achieve more conversions than I’ve had before.”

Idris Owen, Evolve Athletic, London UK

“I attended Michelle’s webinar this morning “3 Biggest Mistakes That Keep Most Solicitors From Attracting Enough Clients and How To Fix Them” . I wasn’t sure what to expect as a lot of free webinars are just hype and an opportunity to sell you other services. However I was very pleasantly surprised. Michelle passed on a lot of very useful information which made me look at my marketing in a different way. She went into quite a lot of detail with specific examples and explained everything in a simple and clear way inviting questions. I will definitely be putting into practice what I learnt. Thank you Michelle.”

Karen Weiner, Family and Divorce Solicitor at The Law House

“We have just participated in Michelle’s excellent webinar “3 Reasons why your consultations are not bringing you as many new clients as your want”. Michelle hit every aspect of this difficult area right on target and we gained great clarity as to what we need to do to improve our performance converting prospective clients into paying clients. Michelle presents her techniques in a straightforward manner and makes you see how a pitch or consultation should work through the eyes of a customer. We would recommend Michelle without hesitation and we have booked her to work with us again.”

Bill and Rachael Ward. Rachael Ward Ltd Trade Mark Attorneys

“I asked Michelle to speak at our special event on “How to get more clients to say yes to working with you without having to sell” as I thought this topic would be particularly interesting to our members. Her performance was a huge success! On a subject that could potentially be dry and difficult to get across, she gave the audience lots to work with, a very practical approach and many useful tips and insights. And she did it all with style and humour!”

Florence Parot, Regional Director, The Athena Network

Creating and running a business can at times be a lonely experience. Having had Michelle’s support was fantastic. Not only did she understand very quickly the nature of my business, but her experience means that she has given me some very valuable advice to help me reach my goals. The time and investment I have made were really worthwhile, allowing me to clarify a lot of questions I had. Thank you Michelle for your kind and knowledgeable presence.”

Dominique Antiglio, Sophrology therapist and BeSophro Founder.

Michelle, fascinated me with her clear and positive words and her true aim tohelp others to reach their goals.I work in a creative industry, and Michelle’s approach encouraged me to face my wall on my intent to build my own business and/or improve the existing one.Through the first 6 months Michelle was there at each fragile and confused moment and her questioning and positive approach made me realise I had already the tools I needed, but I was not conscious of them. She helped to go through my aims, visualise them, and by the end of the programme, I was able to identify what I wanted to learn the most. I was able to understand what I needed and I had developed a great problem-solving skills along the way. I’m now not scared to fail, I’m challenged to try, and I can see more clearly. Those tools are priceless. I’ve decided to improve more and I’ll happily start my new 6 months programme in the next few months.

Isabella Stefanelli, Designer

“I started working with Michelle in July this year.I am a doctor specialising in aesthetic medicine and as a single handed practitioner and owner of a clinic I have to manage many roles; a doctor, manager and financial director sometimes makes it difficult and overwhelming, especially not having had a business orientated education. Working with Michelle helped me to manage my business more effectively introducing significant changes in terms of work organisation (protocols, job descriptions, consultation and patient follow up systems), improving profitability and through giving me support, freeing up priceless time. Thank you Michelle.” October 2014

Dr Barbara Kubicka MD, Clincbe, London

“We worked with Michelle Peters over a six month period. As part of her brief we asked her to review all aspects of the business, in particular improving the effectiveness of our sales and marketing effort. Based on Michelle’s advice and experience in other business sectors, we have changed the way in which we promote and market ourselves to clients. We have overhauled our operation by introducing a new corporate identity, a new website as well as providing guidance in the design of new sales and exhibition material. Most importantly, we identified some USP’s to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. I would have no hesitation in recommending Michelle as someone with excellent analytic skills and the ability to assist business growth.”

Simon Morrison, Managing Director. Select Apartments, London, UK

“Michelle helped me gain invaluable clarity at a time when I felt at a cross-roads, and what I achieved in the 9 months I worked with her was really quite staggering. She is thoroughly professional, approachable and supportive. Furthermore, she is an expert in her field. I found the combination of her acting as business advisor and sounding board to be incredibly useful to me. I particularly liked the fact that she checked my progress in between sessions and held me accountable to a set of pre-agreed targets. It pushed me to achieve more and I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that my business would not be where it is today without her. I would highly recommend Michelle’s services and the 7 Keys Programme to anyone looking to take their business to the next step.”

Deborah Blud, Owner, Veredor Ltd, London UK

“I met Michelle through the Athena Central London networking group. What initially caught my attention regarding Michelle’s work was her passion for helping small specialist businesses, like myself. With the help of her impressive experience and diverse knowledge Michelle was able to quickly grasp a good understanding of my business and knew just the right questions to ask to help me and my business. Michelle is extremely personable, time efficient and professional. I would highly recommend Michelle’s services to all businesses that want to shine and be the best at what they do.”

Emily Johnston, Photographic Blonde

“I have been working with Michelle for the past 3 months on her “More Clients with Less Selling” Programme. Michelle has helped me think differently about my business and create a new business model which means I can stop doing the things I don’t enjoy and focus on what I enjoy doing most. Michelle also helped me uncover (and put into words) my own system for helping clients, so that I can package up and promote that, rather than just selling my time. I really liked the fact that Michelle has a very logical and step-by-step approach which makes everything seem simple and easy to follow. As a result of going through this programme, I now have a marketing system in for my new business model: including a ‘Client Magnet’ to send out to potential clients as a way of starting conversations with them, a way of following up which isn’t ‘salesy’, and a way of talking to potential clients that shows them the value of working with me and the solutions I can bring to their business. In fact, the very first meeting I had with a prospective client after learning Michelle’s system resulted in me getting hired! I’m absolutely over the moon and would recommend her without hesitation to other business owners who want to grow their business.”

Lucy Paddock, Footwear Buying Consultant, London UK

“I met Michelle Peters through Business Network International in Islington. I spelled out what I intended to do in converting my business from a specialist recruiter handling Big Data and Risk Management searches in the US and Canada to something I could readily sell in the UK. She said she was interested in this area and would like to hear more about it. We met for a two hour meeting and she knew – before I had pointed out the problems – what they were and what to do about them. For example, I was debating about two different target markets I could focus on, and Michelle asked me one critical question which made the answer clear to me. This enabled me to make a decision on which market to focus on and start moving forwards with my new business. I am now very clear about which specific market I am involved with, how to sell our services and how to do the necessary work once we have contracts. Without Michelle’s excellent advice I would still be looking at “what is it I’m doing?”.

Sheila Austen, MD, Austen Research, London UK

“Michelle is a consummate professional business coach who readily helps you think “outside the box.” Her enthusiasm and experience are quickly evident through the practical guidance that she provides. I have had a terrific experience with Michelle and would recommend her to anyone who wants to build his/her business!”

Timothy Caso, Financial Planner, Pennsylvania USA

“I am writing to thank you for your ongoing support since I have instructed you as my business coach. Two months in and I have already began to notice changes in my business, for the better. The canvassing letters that you helped me put together have generated new business…..A 400% increase from new landlords and vendors is a fantastic result. I am also concentrating more on managing my business and working on my business as opposed to before when I was doing more of the day to day tasks. My staff are following procedures that you have helped me put in place. My business feels like it has more direction and purpose and I feel like I am ready to step it up and go that one step further. Thank you for the work you have done so far and I look forward to progressing my business with your continued assistance.”

Ben Felfeli, Managing Director, CH Peppiatt Estate Agents, London UK

“In just one session Michelle identified some key strategies I needed to implement to improve my sales conversions. I put them into practice and immediately secured a new client as a result. Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, On Time”

Jason Wright, Manager at Kingston Smith & Partners LLP, London UK

“It’s always fantastic to have the 7 Keys Webinar sessions with Michelle and David. We now know what we need to be doing – whether it’s finding our new Niches, or preparing our Engagement Offer – it’s all there for us. Since joining the programme, we feel like we have come a long way and have really strategised what we are doing. The big challenge is finding the time to do it all – but when we have made the time, we have really got the benefit. We are really getting value from this programme.”

Andrea Jung and Gozi Wamao, Turn Architects, London UK

“These training webinars are brilliant for adding a focus to your business development. They have really helped me keep all the key essentials in mind, and most importantly help you form ‘a plan’….I feel really fired up when listening to the webinars. They have crystalised my mind about what I should be doing.”

Lorraine Solomons, Success Express Music, London UK

“I have only recently started with the 7 Keys Webinar Programme am already very impressed. As a result of listening to just the first of the 7 keys webinars I raised my prices by 10%. I also recommended longer contact time with those clients that I really thought could benefit. I got a great result – For these clients I gained 50% per session and lost no business!”

Jill Hyams, Owner, Jill Hyams Nutritional Therapy, London UK

“We are a florist based in London and for us the benefits of 7 Keys programme have been (1) a dedicated – weekly period of time to focus on the business (for me this meant stepping back for a short while every week to reflect on what is going on, or what could be happening with our business that currently isn’t) (2) the opportunity to learn from experts in the field of business development (Michelle and David) (3) we learnt that our marketing strategy could be more focused on our niche market; this led us to target key customers, send regular newsletters to wave our business flag once or twice a month; write regular blogs and get support from SEO specialists to monitor and develop our website traffic. Adjusting the optimisation on our website has increased our web orders to the extent we have one of our busiest Valentine days since our business began six years ago. Marketing what we do on our blog has increased our profile on Facebook and google plus and we are now higher up the google ranking as a result of our blog. A good example is when people search for flowers in London we also appear high up and on the same page has Marks and Spencer and other well established retail outlets that retail bouquets and plants. Our newsletters have helped to increase interest in the work that we do and our Christmas sales also increased as a result of using this kind of promotional literature.”

Paul Jokinen-Carter, Owner, Flor Unikon Florists, London UK

“I recently started working with Michelle to get her help on a variety of business issues, one of which was help in negotiating with a long-term client. The fact that I had a fixed date in the diary with Michelle forced me to prepare for the meeting – otherwise I may not have got round to it for months! But it was not just that I had a meeting with someone that I was successful, Michelle listened carefully to my proposals, coming up with key questions and points that gave me the beliefs in my own proposals.The negotiation went my way, and was a smooth process – thanks Michelle!

Joe Crosby, Owner, Paragon Design & Build, London UK

“I thoroughly recommend working with Michelle. Her Business Growth Acceleration Session was incredibly insightful; Michelle provided ways in which we could improve our marketing. Her advice was not just theory; it was both practical and practicable. We have since (finally, I can hear her say!) started applying her advice and have already seen results. The same can be said for her talks on “7 keys to dramatic business growth”. If you would like help with growing your business, I recommend you contact Michelle immediately.

Andrea Osborne, Owner, Cushion the Impact, London UK

“I came to month end in November 2011, and on review realised there were issues with clients which needed to be addressed; I was sure there was one thing I could tweak which would make all the difference. I recalled Michelle’s very generous offer of a thirty minute trouble shooting session; as I know she is a qualified solicitor and well versed in contract law, she would understand the issues and be able to help. She offered a session on the same day, and showed a sophisticated knowledge of the contracts and procedures which, combined with her marketing expertise, and we were able to identify two good action points. We are currently working on the action points, and I am noticing a difference since we put them in place.”

Catherine Spode, Capital Resources Management International, London UK

“Michelle is very approachable and professional and has a wide knowledge of the consumer market. She gave me many excellent ideas for my business and provided an invaluable outsider’s view, making me realise there were some things I definitely need to change in order to be more profitable. It was really valuable to discuss specific ideas for improving my business, rather than just hearing about business and marketing ideas in general terms. Overall I would rate the service I received from Michelle as 10/10. Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, Creative”

Sarah Kasasa, Dentist and Owner, Smile-a-Moment, London UK

“Michelle’s mentoring session demonstrated her ability to help any business grow. She has wide business knowledge and revealed a number of excellent relevant strategies and ideas which I found useful for my business. I had imagined that some of the strategies would be more appropriate for larger businesses when in fact they could easily work for my small business. I found Michelle to be insightful, approachable, very knowledgeable and confident and I would certainly recommend her to anyone with a need to grow their new business.”

Annmarie Meredith, Owner, Annmarie Meredith Photography, London UK

“Hi Michelle. Just spent some time reading your USP article. It was brilliant! I found that it enabled me to ID my USP clearly now which unbelievably I hadn’t done before.”

Mark Brestelli, Independent Business Resource, London UK

“I attended the workshop ‘the 7 keys to dramatic business growth’ at the City Business Library and found it very useful. This workshop gave me an overview of how I can improve my business. It sounds all so obvious but Michelle knows how to put the finger on my ‘ business weaknesses’ and how much I can do to improve it by following her 7 steps. I can highly recommend Michelle, she is very knowledgeable but also very approachable. She takes each question seriously and is able to come up with creative new solutions you might not have thought of yourself. If business owners want to know what she can do to make their business grow, I would strongly advice to attend one of her workshops. You won’t be disappointed.”

Nicolette Wykeman – de Ridder, Director at Wykeman: Connecting People With London, UK

“I took up the offer a Business Breakthough Strategy Session with Michelle, which was a positive, enlightening and informative meeting. Michelle’s expertise and in-depth analysis skills quickly diagnosed the issues MSH Wellbeing was experiencing with our market strategy. Whilst Michelle was impressed with our concept, vision and business aims, she was direct and honest with where our marketing and advertising really was not working for the business, hence not resulting in getting us clients through the door. Taking on board Michelle’s words of wisdom and implementing some of her ‘seven keys to business success’ we have already seen the benefits, with more clients calling and making appointments. I would highly recommend Michelle, she has a wealth of knowledge and can help improve your business with lasting effects

Justin Gaffney, Owner, MSH Wellbeing, London UK

“After attending one of Michelle Peters Business Growth Workshops, I decided to work with Michelle on a 6 months programme. We have been working together for 4 weeks and I am already seen some great results coming through. Michelle listens to your needs, is down to earth and has a clear, refreshing approach to marketing. Highly recommended for established business and start up alike.”

Helene Dabrowski, Helene Dabrowski Interiors, London UK

“I was fortunate enough to hear Michelle speak on the topic of growing your business profits at a recent networking event. The content she shared was extremely insightful and she has a real knack for presenting what some people might see as dry material in a very clear, structured and engaging manner. Michelle is a real expert at what she does and I would warmly recommend her to anyone who has the opportunity to work with her.”

Susan Andrews, Get a Job You Love, London UK

“Michelle is a first class business strategist, very result oriented, keeps you up to the mark and has improved my ratio of time spent on chargable work by at least 50%.”

Lynne Brooke, The Brooke Consultancy LLP, London UK

“Michelle has good brain for business and a very incisive mind. She has quickly identified areas in my business that offer growth potential and suggested different approaches to implement ideas. I was unsure about the levers in my business, and too close to things to come up with different options. After talking with Michelle, I’ve got a new enthusiasm and am looking forward to working with her further. Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity”

Dawn Sillett, Owner, DSTC, London UK

“Before I started working with Michelle, my business had stagnated. I was overworked, had almost no time for business development and had no real vision for how I was going to fix these issues and move on.

Michelle has helped me in many ways. With her advice and guidance, I first created systems including a new database, which allowed me to hire extra staff so I could concentrate on business development. We also worked on managing my time, on marketing strategies and how to improve the efficiency of the business.

18 months on, I have an excellent new Operations Manager, the business is growing again and I am focusing on business development and meeting new students and teachers. Turnover is up by around 20% on last year which has exceeded my expectations.

I now feel more confident about the business going forward and would never have taken these huge steps without Michelle’s kind and professional mentoring and advice”

Peter Bernstein, Director, PS English Ltd

“Michelle’s 1 day intensive on “Business Growth Strategy and Planning” really helped me to think bigger about my business goals, and to have a new perspective about what’s possible. It also helped me focus on what I needed to work on, in what order, to achieve those goals. A 1 day intensive is a great way to get away from the everyday demands of your business and really focus on the strategy and planning. I would highly recommend this session to any business owner who wants to grow.”

Dr Alison Grimston, Dr Alison Grimston, the Hormone Success Doctor www.DrAlisonGrimston.com