About me

Jason Campbell
Business coach & mentor

You have to start somewhere!

I set up my first business at the age of 17; buying reject pizzas from a local factory and selling them to students at my college. Not groundbreaking by any means, but it taught me a huge amount about business, and funded a modest expansion in the form of a chest freezer, delivery bike and eventually a van.

Competing with Filofax

At 19, I designed and manufactured a range of products to compete with the global brand ‘Filofax’ (for those who remember them). My first order, from WH-Smith, was manufactured in a rented bedroom in Tring, Hertfordshire, and the business quickly grew to sell through many major UK and European retailers, including Liberty and Selfridges.

Agency experience

After graduating as a furniture designer I worked as a freelancer in both the agency and retail sectors. I went on to run design teams and look after key client accounts but quickly found myself winning large amounts of new business by simply building strong client relationships. Moving away from hands-on design and account management I took on more sales, commercial and MD roles and within a few years had successfully turned two small teams of London designers into healthy medium sized agencies. Using this experience I then became part of a team (as the MD) to grow a 20 headcount agency in London to over 400 people with offices all over the world.

Although a great experience I realised that my passion was in small to medium-sized agencies and so I took on a two-person design team that was struggling to win work and be profitable and turned it into an awesome team of 25+ people, delivering brilliant work and turning over several million pounds.

Not all plain sailing

It's easy to reference the successes but if I'm honest the journey has been far from easy. I've been through the highs and lows that you have probably experienced, had more than my fair share of sleepless nights and learned big lessons by making mistakes. That said, every one of these experiences means I now have a broad and in-depth understanding of what really makes an individual and company successful.

Mentoring and Coaching

I'm now a full-time independent business coach and mentor working predominantly with the owners of small to medium-sized agencies. Some are looking for increased sales and profit, whilst others need help to overcome challenges that are preventing business growth. Whether it’s two sessions or an ongoing programme, my work is always 100% tailored to each client's specific requirements.

I'm an accredited ILM & WABC business and performance coach who also works with a variety of business outside of the agency and creative world. I assist in training and assessing other business coaches at the London Business Coaching Academy and outside of the UK deliver sales and prospecting training in the automotive industry.

CorpVision 2020 Best SME Business Coach Award
CorpVision 2020 Best Executive Coaching Provider
Global 2020 Executive Coaching Provider
business mentor of the year award CV magazine

The majority of my experience has been starting, running and growing agencies with small to medium sized clients. However, I have sold to, won and serviced, as an agency, some of the worlds largest brands. I hope these names demonstrate the experience, variety and depth of the work I can deliver.

MTV logo
Network rail logo
Coca Cola logo
Kier logo
DHL logo
Visa logo

Interested to know more?

Book a free one-to-one, no-obligation meeting or phone call with Jason.

Jason spins traditional coaching and mentoring on its head to deliver a service driven by his own business success. It’s very clear that Jason’s advice comes from a place of extensive knowledge and experience. He is extremely enthusiastic about his work and has an honest straight-down-the-line approach. It’s great working with Jason and seeing the tangible and long-standing impact he is having on me and my business.

Laura Pearce - Managing Director - Strand PR

“Jason is one of those 'stand out' kind of people. He's massively driven and always delivers. He is brutally honest and transparent in the way he deals with people which builds success for his clients. On top of that he's just super good to be around; positive, sees opportunity and full of passion”

Alistair Bryan - Managing Director - Bray Leino

“Jason is a charismatic and results-driven leader with a total focus on delivering results for his clients. His experience within the industry, particularly in providing our sector with the tools to market themselves effectively has been proven time and time again. Working with Jason was a pleasure – his drive and determination inspiring, his ethic unquestionable, his knowledge invaluable”

Raymond Anderson – Studio manager -  Jellyfish

“Jason has a canny knack of creating a positive impression with anyone he engages with. Coupled with a sharp business brain, without a doubt he would be a valuable asset to any business he works for or with. The proof is in the pudding, give him a call”

James Callard – Business development manager - Globe Business Media Group

"I would definitely recommend working with Jason. He's a creative with a commercial brain, and he really understands what makes businesses work. He's done loads of great work across a range of sectors but I know him from the legal world and he knows that market inside out."

Charlotte Collins-White - Partner and Associate Director - Lansons Communications

“Working with Jason I have seen at first hand his ability to assimilate his clients' aspirations and translate them into successful marketing strategies. In my experience, Jason is empathetic to the business and individual needs of clients and colleagues alike. He is a free communicator, combining approach-ability with straight-talking, whose focus is always to achieve what is best for his clients”

Peter Travers - MD & Founder - Evocus Communications