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Richard Gourlay
Welcome to Richard Gourlay website which outlines the work Richard Gourlay delivers to businesses, and has done for over 22 years as a consultant. If you would like to know more Richard Gourlay and his work then please see his profile page here: Profile Richard Gourlay or see below for a summary of our services and our Blog where relevant articles are regularly posted, where you can learn more about current topics on Leadership, Mentoring and Business Strategy, from current topics to advice and experience on this management and leadership topics written by Richard Gourlay. Richard Gourlay BLOG.
Please enjoy reading through this website and if you want to learn more at any time get in touch to start a conversation
Richard Gourlay
Co-founder / CEO
Richard Gourlay started his consultancy work after a success career in the outdoor market. He has worked with PLCs to SME’s advising them at board level on strategy and leadership, delivering clarity of strategic direction, NED advice on business building and leadership development of people within organisations. To learn more about Richard Gourlay see his profile page, or his LinkedIn profile.
Alison Gourlay
CFO ICEAW Accountant
Alison Gourlay is a ICEAW Chartered Accountant who works with customers as a outsourced CFO, supporting them stay complaint and able to grow successfully. Alison is a vital cog for business owners, keeping them compliant but also advising them on systems and processes to ensure they can actively manage their finances within their business.
Our clients range from new start-ups to SME and larger companies looking for independent advice to start, grow and develop their business.
We enable companies to grow through directly support their leadership teams focus on what is important to them in designing, creating, growing and running their company.
Impartial and independent we focus on leaders real needs and goals supporting them through a range of different ways so that they can focus on what matters with the support they need when they need it. See our testimonials to see what impact we make to our clients:-
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A CONSULTANCY THAT DELIVERS RESULTS
For over 22 years we’ve been delivering success for business owners. Built upon the ability to listen, understand, and adaptable to customer needs, we provide independent advice business leaders value in their decision-making. Our consultancy support creates direction, focus and a plan to succeed. We support leaders to deliver the results, with people development programmes, both at board level and throughout the business.
From delivering extra capacity, researching new products, services and markets to bringing our experience to your business, our consultancy services deliver immediate impact on bespoke projects or research without impacting upon current operations.
Our consultancy supports businesses both large and small to find grow and succeed within their market.
WORK TOGETHER TO GET RESULTS
Cowden’s services are built around our customs needs. From creating the right strategy to succeed, to developing the people to deliver it and the support to keep it on track is at the heart of what we deliver. Our services provide the support leaders needs from SME’s to PLC’s and beyond.
Strategy Development Explore more →
Mentoring Support Explore More
Our mentoring support senior people in a variety of leadership roles improve their skills, knowledge and ability to succeed. Mentoring with a neutral experienced mentor provides mentees with a safe space to discuss, plan, and review their role and activity within the business. Mentoring is now widely seen as key support senior people benefit from, enabling them to speak, thing and bounce ideas of someone who can actively support them become stronger and more effective in their role.
We are and have been active members of MentorsMe run by UK Finance since 2003 delivering experience, expertise, energy and covering the UK. Our mentoring supports leaders and senior people in sales, marketing, finance and operations to grow and deliver more within their role. Learn more about our mentoring support here: Mentoring
Leadership Development Explore more
We develop leaders through bespoke and accredited development programmes. Developing people’s leadership skills is one of the most effective way to improve leaders performance in leading their people. Our leadership development combines both self-reflection with pragmatic skill development to enhance and strengthen leadership skills in motivating and supporting people around the leader.
We also support aspiring and potential leaders who have demonstrated the potential to become a leader. Developing aspiring leaders widens the leadership team, creates succession planning and enables talent development ensuring good people don’t leave to grow.
Non Executive Director NED Explore more →
Our Non executive Director role provides any leadership team with an experienced and independent professional we provides business leaders with the support they require to succeed within their market. A fresh view, fresh approach and clarity of understanding your goals. Companies benefit from external advice and expertise from NED’s who can add to the diversity and strengthen a board creating a team who create and deliver more in direction setting, reviewing progress and holding people to account.
Learn more about our NED roles here at NED role here.
With a background in creating and developing new companies, we support people to succeed across a range of markets, get in touch with Cowden to learn more.
OUR SERVICES
Bespoke and tailored to meet customer specific needs, we design solutions to meet customer goals. Shaping and forming business models to meet market needs, to developing people to excel within the working environments.
Learn more about what we do on our services page, click here:-
A CONSULTANCY THAT DELIVERS RESULTS
For over 22 years we’ve been delivering success for business owners. Built upon the ability to listen, understand, and adaptable to customer needs, we provide independent advice business leaders value in their decision-making. Our consultancy support creates direction, focus and a plan to succeed. We support leaders to deliver the results, with people development programmes, both at board level and throughout the business.
From delivering extra capacity, researching new products, services and markets to bringing our experience to your business, our consultancy services deliver immediate impact on bespoke projects or research without impacting upon current operations.
Our consultancy supports businesses both large and small to find grow and succeed within their market.
WORK TOGETHER TO GET RESULTS
Cowden’s services are built around our customs needs. From creating the right strategy to succeed, to developing the people to deliver it and the support to keep it on track is at the heart of what we deliver. Our services provide the support leaders needs from SME’s to PLC’s and beyond.
Strategy Development Explore more →
Mentoring Support Explore More
Our mentoring support senior people in a variety of leadership roles improve their skills, knowledge and ability to succeed. Mentoring with a neutral experienced mentor provides mentees with a safe space to discuss, plan, and review their role and activity within the business. Mentoring is now widely seen as key support senior people benefit from, enabling them to speak, thing and bounce ideas of someone who can actively support them become stronger and more effective in their role.
We are and have been active members of MentorsMe run by UK Finance since 2003 delivering experience, expertise, energy and covering the UK. Our mentoring supports leaders and senior people in sales, marketing, finance and operations to grow and deliver more within their role. Learn more about our mentoring support here: Mentoring
Leadership Development Explore more
We develop leaders through bespoke and accredited development programmes. Developing people’s leadership skills is one of the most effective way to improve leaders performance in leading their people. Our leadership development combines both self-reflection with pragmatic skill development to enhance and strengthen leadership skills in motivating and supporting people around the leader.
We also support aspiring and potential leaders who have demonstrated the potential to become a leader. Developing aspiring leaders widens the leadership team, creates succession planning and enables talent development ensuring good people don’t leave to grow.
Non Executive Director NED Explore more →
Our Non executive Director role provides any leadership team with an experienced and independent professional we provides business leaders with the support they require to succeed within their market. A fresh view, fresh approach and clarity of understanding your goals. Companies benefit from external advice and expertise from NED’s who can add to the diversity and strengthen a board creating a team who create and deliver more in direction setting, reviewing progress and holding people to account.
Learn more about our NED roles here at NED role here.
With a background in creating and developing new companies, we support people to succeed across a range of markets, get in touch with Cowden to learn more.
OUR SERVICES
Bespoke and tailored to meet customer specific needs, we design solutions to meet customer goals. Shaping and forming business models to meet market needs, to developing people to excel within the working environments.
Learn more about what we do on our services page, click here:-
A CONSULTANCY THAT DELIVERS RESULTS
For over 22 years we’ve been delivering success for business owners. Built upon the ability to listen, understand, and adaptable to customer needs, we provide independent advice business leaders value in their decision-making. Our consultancy support creates direction, focus and a plan to succeed. We support leaders to deliver the results, with people development programmes, both at board level and throughout the business.
From delivering extra capacity, researching new products, services and markets to bringing our experience to your business, our consultancy services deliver immediate impact on bespoke projects or research without impacting upon current operations.
Our consultancy supports businesses both large and small to find grow and succeed within their market.
WORK TOGETHER TO GET RESULTS
Cowden’s services are built around our customs needs. From creating the right strategy to succeed, to developing the people to deliver it and the support to keep it on track is at the heart of what we deliver. Our services provide the support leaders needs from SME’s to PLC’s and beyond.
Strategy Development Explore more →
Mentoring Support Explore More
Our mentoring support senior people in a variety of leadership roles improve their skills, knowledge and ability to succeed. Mentoring with a neutral experienced mentor provides mentees with a safe space to discuss, plan, and review their role and activity within the business. Mentoring is now widely seen as key support senior people benefit from, enabling them to speak, thing and bounce ideas of someone who can actively support them become stronger and more effective in their role.
We are and have been active members of MentorsMe run by UK Finance since 2003 delivering experience, expertise, energy and covering the UK. Our mentoring supports leaders and senior people in sales, marketing, finance and operations to grow and deliver more within their role. Learn more about our mentoring support here: Mentoring
Leadership Development Explore more
We develop leaders through bespoke and accredited development programmes. Developing people’s leadership skills is one of the most effective way to improve leaders performance in leading their people. Our leadership development combines both self-reflection with pragmatic skill development to enhance and strengthen leadership skills in motivating and supporting people around the leader.
We also support aspiring and potential leaders who have demonstrated the potential to become a leader. Developing aspiring leaders widens the leadership team, creates succession planning and enables talent development ensuring good people don’t leave to grow.
Non Executive Director NED Explore more →
Our Non executive Director role provides any leadership team with an experienced and independent professional we provides business leaders with the support they require to succeed within their market. A fresh view, fresh approach and clarity of understanding your goals. Companies benefit from external advice and expertise from NED’s who can add to the diversity and strengthen a board creating a team who create and deliver more in direction setting, reviewing progress and holding people to account.
Learn more about our NED roles here at NED role here.
With a background in creating and developing new companies, we support people to succeed across a range of markets, get in touch with Cowden to learn more.
OUR SERVICES
Bespoke and tailored to meet customer specific needs, we design solutions to meet customer goals. Shaping and forming business models to meet market needs, to developing people to excel within the working environments.
Learn more about what we do on our services page, click here:-
A CONSULTANCY THAT DELIVERS RESULTS
For over 22 years we’ve been delivering success for business owners. Built upon the ability to listen, understand, and adaptable to customer needs, we provide independent advice business leaders value in their decision-making. Our consultancy support creates direction, focus and a plan to succeed. We support leaders to deliver the results, with people development programmes, both at board level and throughout the business.
From delivering extra capacity, researching new products, services and markets to bringing our experience to your business, our consultancy services deliver immediate impact on bespoke projects or research without impacting upon current operations.
Our consultancy supports businesses both large and small to find grow and succeed within their market.
WORK TOGETHER TO GET RESULTS
Cowden’s services are built around our customs needs. From creating the right strategy to succeed, to developing the people to deliver it and the support to keep it on track is at the heart of what we deliver. Our services provide the support leaders needs from SME’s to PLC’s and beyond.
Strategy Development Explore more →
Mentoring Support Explore More
Our mentoring support senior people in a variety of leadership roles improve their skills, knowledge and ability to succeed. Mentoring with a neutral experienced mentor provides mentees with a safe space to discuss, plan, and review their role and activity within the business. Mentoring is now widely seen as key support senior people benefit from, enabling them to speak, thing and bounce ideas of someone who can actively support them become stronger and more effective in their role.
We are and have been active members of MentorsMe run by UK Finance since 2003 delivering experience, expertise, energy and covering the UK. Our mentoring supports leaders and senior people in sales, marketing, finance and operations to grow and deliver more within their role. Learn more about our mentoring support here: Mentoring
Leadership Development Explore more
We develop leaders through bespoke and accredited development programmes. Developing people’s leadership skills is one of the most effective way to improve leaders performance in leading their people. Our leadership development combines both self-reflection with pragmatic skill development to enhance and strengthen leadership skills in motivating and supporting people around the leader.
We also support aspiring and potential leaders who have demonstrated the potential to become a leader. Developing aspiring leaders widens the leadership team, creates succession planning and enables talent development ensuring good people don’t leave to grow.
Non Executive Director NED Explore more →
Our Non executive Director role provides any leadership team with an experienced and independent professional we provides business leaders with the support they require to succeed within their market. A fresh view, fresh approach and clarity of understanding your goals. Companies benefit from external advice and expertise from NED’s who can add to the diversity and strengthen a board creating a team who create and deliver more in direction setting, reviewing progress and holding people to account.
Learn more about our NED roles here at NED role here.
With a background in creating and developing new companies, we support people to succeed across a range of markets, get in touch with Cowden to learn more.
OUR SERVICES
Bespoke and tailored to meet customer specific needs, we design solutions to meet customer goals. Shaping and forming business models to meet market needs, to developing people to excel within the working environments.
Learn more about what we do on our services page, click here:-
A CONSULTANCY THAT DELIVERS RESULTS
For over 22 years we’ve been delivering success for business owners. Built upon the ability to listen, understand, and adaptable to customer needs, we provide independent advice business leaders value in their decision-making. Our consultancy support creates direction, focus and a plan to succeed. We support leaders to deliver the results, with people development programmes, both at board level and throughout the business.
From delivering extra capacity, researching new products, services and markets to bringing our experience to your business, our consultancy services deliver immediate impact on bespoke projects or research without impacting upon current operations.
Our consultancy supports businesses both large and small to find grow and succeed within their market.
WORK TOGETHER TO GET RESULTS
Cowden’s services are built around our customs needs. From creating the right strategy to succeed, to developing the people to deliver it and the support to keep it on track is at the heart of what we deliver. Our services provide the support leaders needs from SME’s to PLC’s and beyond.
Strategy Development Explore more →
Mentoring Support Explore More
Our mentoring support senior people in a variety of leadership roles improve their skills, knowledge and ability to succeed. Mentoring with a neutral experienced mentor provides mentees with a safe space to discuss, plan, and review their role and activity within the business. Mentoring is now widely seen as key support senior people benefit from, enabling them to speak, thing and bounce ideas of someone who can actively support them become stronger and more effective in their role.
We are and have been active members of MentorsMe run by UK Finance since 2003 delivering experience, expertise, energy and covering the UK. Our mentoring supports leaders and senior people in sales, marketing, finance and operations to grow and deliver more within their role. Learn more about our mentoring support here: Mentoring
Leadership Development Explore more
We develop leaders through bespoke and accredited development programmes. Developing people’s leadership skills is one of the most effective way to improve leaders performance in leading their people. Our leadership development combines both self-reflection with pragmatic skill development to enhance and strengthen leadership skills in motivating and supporting people around the leader.
We also support aspiring and potential leaders who have demonstrated the potential to become a leader. Developing aspiring leaders widens the leadership team, creates succession planning and enables talent development ensuring good people don’t leave to grow.
Non Executive Director NED Explore more →
Our Non executive Director role provides any leadership team with an experienced and independent professional we provides business leaders with the support they require to succeed within their market. A fresh view, fresh approach and clarity of understanding your goals. Companies benefit from external advice and expertise from NED’s who can add to the diversity and strengthen a board creating a team who create and deliver more in direction setting, reviewing progress and holding people to account.
Learn more about our NED roles here at NED role here.
With a background in creating and developing new companies, we support people to succeed across a range of markets, get in touch with Cowden to learn more.