Entrepreneur Mentor · Leadership Coach · Executive Educator

I've been where
you are. I know
the way through.

I've built a business from scratch. Led FTSE 100 transformations. Made costly mistakes so you don't have to. Now I help founders and leaders grow faster, with less stress and fewer wrong turns.

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Two paths. One question.

Founder or leader: which path is yours?

Different challenges, different paths. Both start with a free assessment.

I'm a founder or entrepreneur

You're building or scaling a business, and you want it to need you less.

Free · 5 minutes · Instant results

The Founder Scale Score™: shows where your business is leaking time, money and momentum.

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Explore everything on the founder path

I'm a senior leader or executive

You lead a team or an organisation, and you want more impact with less stress.

Free · 5 minutes · Instant results

The Executive Edge Score™: shows where you're leading well, and what's holding you back.

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Explore everything on the leader path

Not sure which fits? Read a bit about me first.

Simple. Clear. No obligation.

Three steps from here
to where you want to be

1

Take the Clarity Diagnostic

Free, 2 minutes, no sign-up to start. Answer honestly.

2

Receive your personalised results

Instant, personalised results: your scores, and what to fix first.

3

Book a free discovery call

If the results resonate, book a free discovery call. No pitch.

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Who this is for

You're great.
Let's make you greater.

There comes a point where drive and hard work stop being enough. This is for you if any of this sounds familiar:

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You're the ceiling. Everything routes through you: decisions, problems, clients.
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Progress has stalled. Results aren't keeping pace with the effort you're putting in.
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Burnout is closer than you'd admit. You need a smarter plan, not more effort.

Not sure which is the real problem? Read: how to diagnose what's really holding your business back.

Daryl Woodhouse, entrepreneur mentor and leadership coach

Who is Daryl Woodhouse

Built in the real world. Not just the classroom.

I've been the person who couldn't switch off. I built an award-winning business, then realised it couldn't run without me in every room. I fixed that.

Since then: FTSE-scale transformations, 200+ stages in 60+ countries, and teaching strategy and leadership at the London School of Business & Finance. Every lesson earned, including the expensive ones.

FTSE Leadership
Senior leader in multiple FTSE 25 corporates
First Business
Founded, built and scaled an award-winning business
FSB Award
FSB Professional Services Business of the Year
Speaker & Educator
Keynote speaker and executive educator - 200+ stages, 60+ countries
Today
Full time in founders' and leaders' corners
Work with me

Keynote Speaker · Executive Educator · FSB Award Winner

Daryl Woodhouse speaking on stage
Keynote Speaker
Speaking to founders and senior leaders on scaling, systems and sustainable growth
Daryl winning Young Business Person of the Year
Winner
Young Business Person of the Year
Daryl at the Business Awards ceremony
Award Winner
Business Awards - Professional Services

What working together achieves

This is what the other side
of this conversation looks like.

Profit grows. Stress shrinks.

Not through working harder - through working smarter. Sustainable growth that doesn't cost you your health.

Your team finally gets it.

They know where they're heading and can execute without it all routing through you.

Anxiety out. Calm in.

From reactive mode to sustainable drive. The kind that lasts, and doesn't quietly eat you alive.

A trusted adviser who isn't on the payroll.

Sounding board. Critical friend. The person who tells you what you need to hear, not what's easy to say.

Growth levers you hadn't found yet.

New revenue drivers, clear visibility on the numbers, and the confidence to back them.

You love your work again.

Burnout firmly in the past. Time spent on the things you're good at, and genuinely enjoy.

Results

The numbers first.
Then their words.

Professional Services
165%
revenue growth in 18 months, with a 200% net profit increase
International Staffing Group
£35M→£65M
profitable revenue growth in 24 months
Insurance Sector
£350k→£1M
revenue in 18 months
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Unbiased feedback, mentorship and coaching that helped me navigate some very tricky decisions. I could not recommend anyone better to work with.

J
James O'Neill
EVP & COO, Enterprise Technology
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Completely transformative for my own thinking, our company and the way we operate.

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Adam Palmer
Managing Director, Corriculo & TOTUS
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High-quality tuition and dry wit - we were never without a smile for too long.

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Rachael Loftus MBE FRSA
Health & Wellbeing Partnerships Lead, West Yorkshire
Read all 182 recommendations on LinkedIn →

All results are real. Client names withheld at their request.

The Programmes

Choose your path forward

Four distinct ways to work together - each designed around where you are now and where you want to get to.

1:1 Entrepreneur Mentoring

Limited availability

The Founders Forge

Intensive 1:1 mentoring with someone who has built and scaled from scratch. We reduce the business's dependency on you, and build toward a future you're genuinely excited about.

Outcomes: Scale-up strategy · Founder freedom · Profit · Exit readiness

1:1 programmes from £595 per month
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1:1 Leadership Coaching

Executive Edge

1:1 coaching for senior leaders who want more impact, clarity and confidence. We work on the real issues, not just the surface ones.

1:1 programmes from £595 per month
Explore Executive Edge

Group Coaching Workshop

The Growth Room

Small-group sessions combining expert facilitation with peer learning. Leave with decisions, not notes.

From £425/month · No long-term contract tie-in
Explore The Growth Room

Bespoke Business Improvement

The Transformation Project

A bespoke engagement for a specific challenge: performance, growth, culture or change. From diagnosis through to delivery.

From £800 · Scoped to your specific priorities · Discussed on application
Discuss your project

1:1 from £595/month · group from £425/month · no long-term tie-ins. Bespoke priced on scope.

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Know exactly what to fix first.

A clear, honest picture of where you are and what to fix first. Not generic advice. Not a sales pitch.

Reveals
Your 3 biggest growth blockers right now
Scores
Strategy, team, systems, mindset & momentum
Delivers
A personalised action plan, not generic advice
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