Marine Minds provides independent sales, marketing, procurement and business development support for businesses that need experienced commercial input without a full-time hire. My background is marine, built over more than 30 years in RIBs, small craft, technical sales and senior commercial roles. I have helped run and grow a specialist marine business, and that practical experience transfers directly to engineering, manufacturing, technical products and other B2B companies where clear sales focus, strong customer handling and steady commercial follow-up matter.
MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF SALES, MARKETING, PROCUREMENT AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE.
I have spent more than thirty years in sales, marketing and business development, working across marine, engineering and other technical markets. My experience covers product development, procurement, pricing, strategic planning and day to day delivery, so I understand how commercial decisions affect projects, margins and customer expectations.
After many years working with the same company and helping to build a well-established marine business, I chose to take a different route. Marine Minds gives me the variation I wanted in the next stage of my career, representing and supporting several businesses through focused roles where my experience adds clear commercial value.
The approach is practical and commercially grounded. Clear objectives, simple plans and consistent follow up. I have led teams, run key accounts and supported business owners who need senior commercial judgement, practical delivery and a trusted outside view without making a full-time appointment.
The brief stays the same across sectors. Turn good products and services into clear propositions that win work and keep the right customers.
Direct, technical sales for marine brands at events, dealer visits and client meetings. An outsourced sales department that learns your products and represents you well.
New business acquisition, key account growth and tender wins. Pipeline that builds month on month, written and tracked properly.
Specification writing, supplier vetting and bid support for small craft, RIBs and workboats. Independent technical review on builds and refits.
Practical director-level support for small businesses that need clearer priorities, stronger commercial planning and an experienced view across sales, marketing, pricing, people and day-to-day business decisions.
I work best with owner-managed businesses, manufacturers, technical service providers and B2B suppliers that need clearer sales activity, better follow-up, practical marketing support or extra senior commercial capacity.
If your business sells a product or service that needs explanation, trust and consistent customer handling, I am interested in the conversation.
Based in Yeovil and working with owner-managed businesses across the South West and wider UK. Engagements are shaped around what you need — time on the ground, day-to-day support from the office, or the mix of both that most clients land on.
Best work comes from sustained partnerships, not one-off transactions. Most clients stay on retainer for a year or more.
Pricing is straightforward and pitched to make sense for owner-managed businesses — senior input without senior overheads.
Flexible support, scoped properly. I work on project, retainer or day-rate terms, with straightforward pricing designed to suit smaller businesses.
One off scope with a defined start, finish and deliverable. Useful for tenders, launches and brand representation at events.
Ongoing senior sales and BD support across an agreed number of days each month. The most common engagement.
Booked days for specific work. Useful for advisory input, customer visits, dealer trips and one off pieces of work.
Boatyards, designers, naval architects, technicians and technical buyers. When your project needs the right introduction, I make it.
