My Mentoring Clients

Philippa Seal is a Professional Business Mentor, London UK

Discover how other owners of small/medium privately owned and managed businesses benefited from working with me as their professional business mentor.

  • Philippa was a mentor to my luxury chess business during its first year of operation. We were introduced through the UCL Advances scheme and I have been delighted with her commitment and input. Philippa takes a considered and insightful approach in challenging my assumptions, making relevant suggestions and offering assistance. Taking an independent /non chess player’s view, Philippa has helped me define my market more precisely, identifying key sub-segments and how to best approach each of them. I would highly recommend her to any growing business.

    Simon Purkis - Founder and Director, Purling London Ltd. (Luxury Chess Business).

    Now Co-Founder and CEO, Kinetic Art Labs (Virtual Reality (VR / XR) immersive experiences with artists for brands)

  • Simon Magness UCL East

    Philippa has been a regular mentor on the City Launch Programme since its creation in 2017. She offers a fantastic balance of coaching and business experience to help and challenge our startups. Philippa’s experience across business models and marketing enables her to provide clear actions for companies to consider with insightful and constructive feedback along the way. Speaking with companies after they have met with Philippa, they always appear re-energised with a renewed focus and motivation to take on new challenges. I always enjoy catching up after the sessions as Philippa is always really positive and it is clear that she genuinely cares about the businesses succeeding and the founder's wellbeing. It’s a pleasure to work with Philippa and would highly recommend her.

    Simon Magness
    Startup Incubator Manager
    City Launch Lab (City University's Incubator)

    Now Partnership Manager, UCL East (University College London)

Who I Work With

Whatever stage your business is at, I will help you find the right path to achieve your success.

  • Established Small Business

    Are you a small business, with a turnover of up to £5 million? Is your business not growing as fast as you would like? I mentor businesses like yours to help you make the difficult organisational changes you need to make so that it continues to grow.

  • High Growth Small Business

    Did your business start with a bang? Is your turnover growing, but your profitability slowing? High growth small businesses often struggle to manage their growth and find themselves losing focus, time and money. With too many options and choices, I help shape your vision and encourage you to think big whilst learning how to prioritise, manage and become an effective leader.

  • Established Micro Business

    It isn’t easy to change the direction of your business as a micro operation. As your own boss, you know more about your industry than I ever will. What I will do is provide constructive feedback on what is working and what needs improving. I encourage you to plan for the future, to smooth out the peaks and troughs of a micro-business. I have mentored a number of successful micro- entrepreneurs into having a steady sales pipeline.

  • Funded or Self-Funded Start Up

    As a highly-driven, ambitious, often highly educated and experienced individual you have a clear vision of where you want your business to be. You run a lean operation but lack the business skills, experience, and contacts to grow. Working with me you will gain cutting edge knowledge in how to access new leads, customers and markets. My mentoring helps you bridge your own skills gaps so that your business has the best chance of not only surviving but thriving.

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  • I chose Philippa to be a deliberate counterpoint to my own experience and because of her obvious experience in the field of mentoring. Philippa was great from both a personal and professional perspective - easy to work with, but astute in her observations, questioning and advice. She was empathetic to the challenges of my role as a Director of an SME, whilst challenging me to make incremental improvements in manageable chunks. Highly recommended.

    Andy Moores
    Executive Director of Research
    CIRIA (not-for-profit building services organisation)

  • Philippa came in at a difficult time when we tragically lost a key member of our business strategy team. She helped us to quickly identify how and where we should be applying our focus and helped us get back on track. We are grateful for the help we received and believe we are are in a stronger position for her support.

    Martin Spencer
    Co-Managing Director, Syon Creative

  • Philippa is very good on focussing on key goals and has helped me to create a realistic and achievable marketing plan for my small business. She is personable and creative. Her expert experience in business and marketing together with her mentoring skills and clear thinking are a very powerful mix.

    Sarah Saunders
    Owner, Electric Lane

  • When we first started our relationship I hadn’t anticipated the level of dedication that you would give and how much I would learn, grow and develop. In just a year you helped me through a journey to confidence that I didn’t think was achievable, combined with actionable insight and clear steps to take that would help me to become so much better in my role heading up a marketing function. From your advice on leadership through to your support on crafting a really slick presentation. Thank you - for your honesty and for your wisdom, you have helped me to be a significantly better version of myself.

    Rachel Preen MCIM
    Head of Marketing, Solarplicity (renewal energy)

    Now Managing Director
    Prolectric (off-grid renewable lighting and power specialists)

  • Philippa is a fantastic business mentor who provides a penetrating insight into both the day to day struggles of getting your business working and the broader issues of branding and marketing strategy. Her advice has been invaluable to us in clarifying our route to market, and structuring our goals and KPIs.

    Robert Tucker
    Co-founder and COO, Readwave

    Now Director at Coderlab (software engineers)

  • Philippa is a personable, very talented mentor and business advisor. Her ability to focus and prioritise coupled with a sense of humour is hugely appealing. She draws on her considerable experience to help your business grow and is generous about sharing her knowledge. Philippa is a strategic and disciplined thinker who has achieved great results for my business. I highly recommend her.

    Sophie Toumaris
    Owner, Tpr Media

Want to work with me? Let’s chat.

I always give prospective clients a complimentary mentoring session. It’s important that you find the right mentor for your business. So, during this free call, we talk all about your goals, expectations and challenges.