For founders & entrepreneurs
Most founders reach a point where the business stops growing - not because of the market, not because of the competition, but because they've become the ceiling. I help you break through it.
"The kind of change that happens here isn't incremental. Founders and leaders I work with describe it as transformational."
Let me ask you something
If the honest answer is no - or even "probably not" - then you haven't built a business yet. You've built a job. A demanding, all-consuming, often brilliant job. But a job.
That's not a criticism. Most founders get here. I got here. The difference is knowing how to build your way out of it - and having someone in your corner who's done it.
Sound familiar?
Every important decision, client call and problem routes through you. If you're not in the room, things go wrong - and you know it.
You work harder than anyone in the business. But revenue has plateaued and you can feel it - even if you can't quite explain why.
You know you should be working on the business. Instead you're in it - all day, every day - and the strategic work keeps getting pushed back.
Whether it's in two years or ten, you think about it. But deep down you know: a business this dependent on you isn't worth what you want it to be.
The drive is still there. But so is the exhaustion. The nights you can't switch off. The feeling that something has to change.
You need people you can actually trust to deliver. Finding, hiring and holding onto them is costing you more time and money than it should.
The programme
Intensive 1:1 mentoring with someone who has built a business from scratch, scaled it, won awards with it and sold it. Not a framework. Not a course. A real working relationship built around your specific situation.
Every engagement is different - because every business is. But the areas we almost always cover:
What's included each month
Your choice: two focused 45-minute 1:1 sessions, or one 90-minute deep intensive. Each month you decide which format serves you best — structured around your priorities, not a fixed agenda.
"I was you. Couldn't take a week off without my phone going. Built something good - but it ran me, not the other way round. I fixed that. Then I sold it. The lessons I learned doing both are what you're getting access to."- Daryl Woodhouse, entrepreneur, FSB Business of the Year winner & leadership coach
15 questions across six areas. One honest picture of where your business is leaking time, money and momentum - and your three priority moves to fix it.
Hi there -
Your score by area
Based on your three lowest-scoring areas - these are your highest-leverage moves right now.
What founders say
I listened to Daryl talk about Leadership and Strategic Planning and found it really inspiring and helpful. The tips Daryl gives are very relevant and easily applicable - specifically about burnout prevention. Definitively recommended!
Daryl delivered high-level leadership training that was informative and completely transformative for my own thinking, our company and the way we operate.
He truly wants to help people, and when you actually DO what he suggests, it makes a huge beneficial impact on your work/life balance and health. I highly recommend Daryl as a coach, advisor and human.
Ready to take the next step?
Tell me where you are and where you want to get to. If it sounds like I can help, we'll work out the best way forward. No pressure. No pitch deck. Just an honest conversation.