Colin's career began in 1970 as a trainee manager with W H Smith in Cambridge and quickly progressed to book buyer before Colin was approached by Granada Publishing and recruited as a trainee sales representative in the West Country. Within 2 years Colin had been promoted and made responsible for his own territory in East Anglia.
  Once again headhunted via his personal network, Colin then joined Photo Precision, the UK's largest manufacturer of coloured Postcards, Guidebooks and associated Tourist related products. Colin's experience with Photo Precision embraced roles from Sales Office Manager to National Sales Manager. As both Area Sales Manager and Regional Sales Manager, Colin's teams won the Chairman's trophy as the top sales teams in the UK.
  In 1983, Colin's former boss approached him to join one of the world's leading sales and sales management training organisations as a Sales Management Consultant. During the next 4 years Colin built and developed a substantial client base yielding a six-figure turnover on an annual basis, selling and delivering a range of 'off the shelf' and bespoke Sales and Sales Management programmes. Clients spanned a plethora of industries including: Catering, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Commercial banking, Recruitment, Transport & Logistics, Manufacturing, Selling to Retail, Leisure Industries e.g. Airlines, Hotels, Travel Agents and Security.
  In addition to his substantial direct personal sales success, training and coaching experience, Colin also successfully recruited and led a team of professional consultants. He is a strong people manager with excellent motivational skills.
  Since 1997 Colin has worked alongside a number of highly respected organisations in the field of Sales & Sales Management consultancy helping them to develop products as well as delivering training whilst helping clients in the implementation of 'best practice' in their sales organisations.