About Me....
Armed with a Computer Science degree but no business experience I established one of the first UK cable TV companies, Cable London, which gained the franchises for five London Boroughs. I also founded Broadsystem, which pioneered interactive TV voting and competitions, like in Pop Idol.
At Broadsystem I eventually employed 400 people internationally and traded in the UK and Australia with associated companies in France and India before selling the business to Rupert Murdoch in a personal meeting.
Then following a major illness, I took various Non-Executive Board positions including production companies Shine and Ink Factory.
For the past few years I have been coaching business executives. Now I want to broaden my horizons and deal with a range of different issues and offer an intuitive-based approach helped by my 45 years of meditation.
I am also interested in Board Advisory positions as I did this for 20 years!
I have experience in start-ups, acquisitions, company sales, overseas expansion, investor relations, staff relations. You name it!
How I can help....
Putting it simply... After 30 years in business, training in Executive Coaching and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and meditating for 45 years I am able to provide insights and guidance free from jargon. I help my clients find the solutions they require to act in alignment with their values and create a successful enterprise not just in a monetary sense but also one that nourishes the founder, employees and the communities it serves.
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This approach is efficient both in time and money.
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Talking of which I charge by Donation for a session of about an hour. Donations received for a session have ranged from zero to £350.
What they say.....
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‘Stephen Kirk is a rare man who always looks through the superficial and sees the truth. His perception and sensitivity forces one to be honest about one’s own motives in every situation. His quiet, contemplative manner emboldens when tough decisions need to be made, His robust and strong moral compass empowers one to take the difficult or path less travelled. I consider myself privileged to have worked with him and to know him.’ Etienne De Villiers, Former Chairman BBC Worldwide
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‘Stephen is one of the smartest and most insightful businessmen I have worked with. He has a huge amount of experience working across a number of industries and is able to look at business and human capital issues in a unique way to solve complex problems effectively and efficiently. He also has uncompromising integrity and is fun to work with.’ Marcus Watson Co-Founder and CEO Adoreum
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‘Stephen is a fantastic experienced strategic advisor with an array of contacts that has proved to be instrumental in We-Represent’s fundraising process. The advice and entrepreneurial knowledge that Stephen provides will add significant value to your start up’ James Ponnusamy Co-Founder and CEO We-Represent
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‘As a coach myself, I knew what I was looking for in my next coach. Someone well-trained and not doctrinaire. Someone kind and tough. Someone smart, with a deep knowledge of the world, people and commerce. Happily, Stephen was all that and more’ James Caplin Executive Coach
My Books on Amazon
The Authentic Entrepreneur
This is a book for authentic entrepreneurs. Those who are not only interested in making money, but also in giving something back and growing, personally, in the process. Told through the stories of twelve entrepreneurs at various stages of their enterprises and with differing aspirations and visions, The Authentic Entrepreneur weaves together the threads of wisdom that will help you to not only build your own business, but build a business that is right for you, right for the world and right for the future, because a business is not just a vehicle for making money, it's a legacy that touches the lives of more people than you can imagine. This is not a business manual – there are plenty of those already. It will fuel your ideas and inspire you to create something bigger than yourself. The interviews broadly cover starting out, staying in a family business, serial entrepreneurialism, raising funds, mentoring, philanthropy, and angel investment. Most importantly, the message from these interviews and of this book is that you can make a difference.
Enlightened Business
Like millions of people across the world Stephen Kirk was hit by the economic turbulence from the global credit crisis. But as well as being a businessman he is also a meditation teacher and a spiritual person at heart. He had a "calling" to go into business, and over the years it almost killed him. In 1999 as he recovered from cancer he realised that he had wandered far from his destiny. He developed a framework for business that draws upon ancient spiritual truths and modern science to sustain individuals and companies alike. Now in the post-credit crunch world he argues that a spiritual approach to trading is not just good practice - it's essential business. Using case studies and personal examples, Enlightened Business helps founders, entrepreneurs and senior executives who want to make a contribution to the world through their business lives to better understand the true role of business in the spiritual supply chain.
Contact me.... stephenkirk@Mail.com
Whatsapp: +447718535887
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