The cave you fear to enter holds the treasures you seek
Joseph Campbell
Mark Jarvis – The Referrals Builder
I have a passion for helping successful business owners, executives and managers grow profits, save time and build culture.
I’m recognised as one of the most ‘networked’ people in the Lincolnshire area, I’ve helped 100’s of local businesses generate £millions in new business by referral. I’m on a mission to help make doing business easier, removing barriers to referrals and building brand advocates.
I believe that all business owners are experts in what they do. They don’t want advice, telling them what they should and should not do. They do however, often need new knowledge and learning, to apply ‘better thinking’ in their business – something I know from personal experience. Where could your ‘best thinking’ take you and your business?
My story:
Like my father and his father, I left education having learned how to have a job. In reality, that’s the output of our education system… What if we learned how to be an entrepreneur, how to start and grow our own successful business?
With a career spanning over 40 years, I’ve spent a great deal of time being very good at having a job, even ending up having a job in my own business.
Read this if you want to know why – The E-Myth by Michael Gerber.
I have a background in customer service and people management in international hotel chains, and most recently sold a very successful design agency. The next 6 years I spent working with a global franchise that specialises in creating local networks, contributing to the success of local businesses.
My philosophy – help you be successful 20 years sooner than I was, so you can put into practice what I now know. How much of my ‘best thinking’ do you want?
Mark Jarvis – Event Speaker
I love sharing my knowledge and inspiring others to get more from their networking and referral marketing activities. I have delivered over 1000 hours of seminars, workshops and talks for groups including business clubs, student leaders, voluntary organisation, franchise groups and chartered institute groups as well as multi-speaker themed events.
When I’m Not Working
I’m a confirmed ‘petrol head’, I love motor sport, currently working with over 230 motor sport marshals in the British Motor Sport Marshals Club, supporting them with training, mentoring and coaching so they can enjoy their sport safely.
I also love ecclesiastical architecture and my goal is to visit all 44 English cathedrals by 2020, I have 19 to go. My voluntary work includes two local non-profit organisations, time given to community support and student mentorship.
I have an active Business Discovery Call calendar, so if you fancy a chat or just a fresh perspective on your business, book yourself here: https://calendly.com/markjarvis
The E-Myth Revisited – Michael F Gerber
Black Box Thinking – Matthew Syed
Start with Why – Simon Sinek
Building a Storybrand – Donald Miller
…lots more, too many to list here….