"Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours"
Les Brown

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"It's scary to know who to trust with a business idea or your art, so I want to create and provide that 'safe space' where people can have unbiased, pragmatic, relevant feedback." Nell Sanders

Hello! Thank you for visiting my mentoring site. It’s a huge joy to be able to help, guide, reassure and encourage people to develop their products, revitalise their branding and outlook, and clarify priorities. I hope that I can pass on as much relevant information, saving you time, money and stress by ‘shortening the learning curve’, and helping your business, project or dream develop!

All the details about mentoring services are listed below. You can also read testimonials, find out more about my work, ​and check out some of my go-to books. You can also contact me with your ideas, and for more information about mentoring. (All communications are confidential).

​I met Nell at a Lean Startup Machine event in late 2012. She was part of a team that did the initial exploration of the idea where people could be borrowing pets. After that initial weekend, she joined me and our other co-founder to start BorrowMyDoggy. Nell was vital in establishing our brand, helping to define the tone of voice and language that the company still uses to this day. Her input & impact to our lean process helped us get from a simple idea, through to having thousands of people (and dogs) signing up each week."
Les Cochrane, Co-founder, BorrowMyDoggy

mentoring

creative mentoring

Areas of assistance: clarifying vision, direction, prioritising, branding, creating and refining the product or service, communications, operations, marketing, customer experience, copywriting.  

Areas not covered: finance, legal, accounting, business admin, sales. 

Sometimes you just need to bounce a few ideas around, and clarify the direction of your business or project. Even an hour or two can make a difference or reinvigorate your perspective.

Having your own business or project means making final decisions, big and small, usually on your own, all day long across every area. 

Sometimes just a fresh perspective, or some practical solutions, can help shift the energy and clarify your direction, to continue building your brand and company with confidence.

lean startup mentoring

Do you have an idea for a new product that you would like to test? Would you like to see if you product has real-life potential before investing thousands of pounds and hundreds of hours in it? 

The Lean Startup process aims to test your idea to see whether it has real-life traction. It dives in at the deep end, getting you talking to people at the early stages, to ensure you're answering the right needs or 'pain point', before then delivering the solution or product in the right way - and if not, how to adapt, or 'pivot'. (Many, many global businesses have pivoted!)
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Creating good solutions creates a good business.

Recommendations:
Read The Lean Startup by Eric Ries 
and watch The Validation Board tutorial on YouTube
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* Please see full Terms & Conditions before purchasing. By purchasing, you agree to these Terms & Conditions. 
All mentoring is subject to availability.

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​Working with Nell was exactly what I needed to get my online start-up idea off the ground. She helped me to achieve discipline and clear thinking and to bridge that gap from wild idea to actual, achievable reality. Using 'lean startup’ principles the biggest thing Nell helped me with was being clear about my most important assumptions, and not moving forward until those had been tested.  This saved me HUGE amounts of potential time and money, and leap-frogged me months and months forward compared with where I would have been had I tried to do it alone. It was a small investment, over 4 weeks, but enabled me to have one of the most productive 4 weeks ever. As well as rigorous thinking and straight-talking, Nell has a feel for communication, marketing and getting things done - and her experience in these areas really shows. I found the whole experience energising, exciting and also educational."
Adam Pearson, Founder, Newquay Hypnotherapy

This was one of the best coaching session I have had. I was feeling lost and without focus and Nell was amazing at helping me to get back on track within my strengths and passions again. I am a music producer and artist and have been looking for someone who understood about the art and music businesses. Nell is great because she really listens to what you are trying to achieve and gives you guidance according to your needs instead of just using a random "formula". I recommend her 100%."
Gabi Almeida, Creator & Founder, MiniGabi

During the launching of my business Nell was a hugely supportive role and motivator, giving me constant encouragement and direction which was gratefully received. Having her in the background during the first few months was invaluable and I would recommend anyone to use her as a guide for starting your own business!"
Rose Ridgeway, Founder, Cicely Cliff

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