Business Coaching & Peer Advisory Groups

Our business coaching and peer advisory groups offer accountability, objective feedback, and strategic guidance to help Scottish business owners and senior leaders achieve their goals.

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Summary of our 2025 Workshops

Benefits of Business Coaching

Profitability Improvement

Increase your margins by identifying and reducing costs, increasing revenue, and improving efficiency.

Get an Outside Perspective

Have a trusted, impartial sounding board to help you see things differently and make better decisions.

Find Clarity & Direction

Get clear on where you’re headed and how to get there with a focused strategy for your business.

Drive Meaningful Change

Navigate business challenges with a clear plan and the right support to make impactful changes stick.

Connect & Engage

Foster better relationships at work and beyond, and build a more engaged and motivated team.

Balance Work & Life

Take back control of your time, reduce stress, and create habits that support both your career and personal life.

Business Coaching FAQs

Business coaching is ideal for business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, and team leaders who want to scale their business, solve complex problems, or improve leadership skills. If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about your next steps, a coach can provide clarity and direction.

A business coach helps you unlock your potential by guiding you to find your own solutions, whereas a mentor typically offers specific advice or solutions based on their experience and lessons learned. Coaching focuses on empowering you to lead with confidence and self-awareness.

Our Business Leader Group is a peer-based group which provides a confidential, structured environment where participants can tackle real business challenges, enhance leadership skills, and develop actionable strategies for growth.

Absolutely. Business coaching delivers high ROI by helping you avoid costly mistakes, streamline operations, and make better strategic decisions. Research shows that coaching enhances performance, boosts confidence, and leads to measurable business outcomes.

Our business coaching services start from £333+VAT per month, which gives you access to:

  • A confidential peer advisory group of leaders

  • Experienced coaches

  • Trained facilitators

  • 1:1 coaching (one hour per quarter)

  • Over 100 leadership tools

  • Quarterly 4-hour leadership workshops

  • Access to our online training platform

  • An annual leadership dinner

  • 17 leadership courses

  • Best practice examples & resources

Results can vary depending on your goals, business stage, and how committed you are to taking action. Some clients notice shifts in clarity, confidence, and direction within the first few sessions, while more measurable outcomes like increased revenue or improved team performance typically take a few months. Our coaching is designed to deliver both quick wins and long-term growth, with ongoing support to help you stay on track.

Joining a business coaching peer advisory group in Scotland provides business leaders with valuable external perspective, improved strategic decision-making and a confidential environment to discuss challenges. It also helps reduce the isolation often experienced by senior leaders while introducing accountability and shared learning from experienced peers.

Read our full guide to the benefits of business coaching peer advisory groups in Scotland

Business Leader Group

Join a community of ambitious Scottish business leaders committed to growth and transformation. Our Business Leader Group is a space to connect, share insights, and tackle challenges alongside like-minded professionals.

Whether you’re looking to elevate your leadership, refine your strategy, or foster meaningful connections, this group is your gateway to powerful growth and lasting impact.

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Leadership Growth Hub

Our Leadership Growth Hub is for those working in leadership roles who report directly to the Managing Director, CEO or Board of the business or who are working in a leadership position with significant decision-making responsibilities.

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What our clients say

I’ve been a member of the Henderson Loggie Business Leader Group since 2018, and it’s been hugely valuable for my leadership development and our business growth. The peer sessions are thought-provoking and reflective, offering real insight across a range of industries.

Leadership can feel isolating, but these sessions remind me we all face challenges. The one-to-one coaching brings accountability, support, and a safe space to talk things through. David and Jacqueline have been a tremendous support to me, my partners, and the wider business.

Ruth Croman

Partner, Thorntons

Joining the HL Business Leader Group has been a game-changer for me. It’s a place where I can hit pause on the everyday stresses of running a business and connect with other leaders and learn from David and Jaqueline. The conversations are always eye-opening and provide new ways to think about business and success.

Every time we meet, I walk away with fresh ideas, practical solutions, and a renewed sense of focus. It’s like a reset button that helps me stay sharp and keep growing.

Niall Chapman

MD / Strategic Director, Altar

It’s a privilege to be a long-standing member of the Business Leaders Group. David and Jacqueline create a safe, supportive space to share business challenges and benefit from the group’s collective experience. We regularly explore and question our visions and strategies, while the coaching sessions help maintain focus and momentum.

Their practical advice, encouragement, and insight are consistently valuable. Making time for the sessions and follow-up learning is always worthwhile for anyone serious about their business growth and personal development.

Lorraine Boyle

Partner, Lockton

I’ve been a member of the Business Leaders Group for five years. Since joining, my business’s turnover has grown by around 20% per year. The access to other non-competing business leaders is invaluable for sharing challenges, solutions, and support. 

David and Jacqueline’s training consistently sparks new ideas, and the one-to-one sessions add real depth. The tools and resources provided help improve business structure, focus, and direction. Membership has been a wise investment in growth and clarity.

Mark Allan

Director, MAPC

Our Business Coaching Team

David Smith

Managing Partner &
Head of Consulting

I lead the firm’s Consulting team, advising clients on growth and profit improvement, strategic planning, leadership development, personal development, lean management, implementing change and blended learning to coach and support our clients to achieve their goals.

As an accredited business facilitator and coach, I have been supporting, coaching and training businesses and business leaders for over 20 years. This includes our Business Leader Groups, providing leaders and owners with the opportunity to free themselves from the day-to-day, to focus and prioritise, build their skills and capabilities, while holding them accountable. I offer guidance and support as a coach, and further support is available through the Business Leader Group peer network.

Jacqueline Watson

Partner & Head of Marketing

I am an expert facilitator in our Consulting team, and I provide strategy support, marketing and coaching to high-performing business owners and senior leaders across Scotland. I provide support and guidance on marketing and sales, strategic planning, leadership development, lean management and change success. I also deliver Business Leaders Groups to businesses in Edinburgh, Dundee & Fife.

I have over 20 years’ experience in marketing, business development and sales and have reached the highest level of coaching & facilitation accreditation through Mindshop, a global management consulting and training firm.

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Our Training Partner, Mindshop

Our Board and Senior Management teams have used Mindshop to grow and develop our staff since 1999. We work with Mindshop to deliver our Business Leader Groups which have been running for 9 years and we use Mindshop tools and training to provide our clients with strategic support and direction.

Mindshop have delivered business and leadership training to over 10,000 people since it was founded in Melbourne, Australia in 1994 and over 1600 people have used their online training programs since 2009. It has successfully provided strategy tools, methodologies and support to thousands of businesses and senior people for over 20 years and has clients in over 10 countries providing it a wealth of international experience.

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