Neil Fogarty

“I’ve known Neil for four years and he never ceases to impress me with his professional, proactive approach to his work. When Neil wants to know about something, he becomes an expert.. quickly. His understanding of my sector in such a short time was fantastic. He is one of the most intelligent, driven and proactive people I know (probably the most…) And he is fun to work with… what more could you want?” (Director, Coaching Company)

“Neil’s astute sense of business productivity is characterized by the emphasis he places upon the importance of understanding where a corporation or individual is today…and what they have to do to get where they want to be tomorrow. He has an uncanny ability to zero in on specific productivity issues, address them, and then offer creative solutions. His ability to apply inspirational principles to the practical, day to day, elements of establishing and maintaining a successful business come through in the breadth of his knowledge and his willingness to share it. Neil is personable and sincere and his attitude is apparent in the results he gets. Just go to www.sparkglobalbusiness.com and take a look for yourselves. The results you want are possible. Neil provides you with the roadmaps, its up to you to prepare for and ultimately take the journey.” (Real Estate Agent, Re/Max Real Estate Central, Canada)

“Neil is a highly-motivated business growth expert. I retained him as he is an acclaimed practitioner in his field who has comprehensive approaches to new business development and account management – his coaching and mentoring capability was essential at a time of great change within our team. Neil helped me to build, target, guide and motivate business development teams to proactively sell solutions in the public sector.” (Managing Director, Management Consultancy, UK)

“As someone who helps guide and develop salespeople in the world of New Business Development, Neil is equally fanatical about effective account management. His approaches are proven and effective and have been applied in numerous environments including his work with Tribal – a global professional services company. Having known Neil for 15 months, his coaching and mentoring style has been particularly useful in assisting me in strengthening relationships with existing and new clients – and seeing him apply his knowledge in a hands-on manners means that I have learnt a lot from him during the time I have known him and plan on learning a whole lot more!” (Business Development Manager, Management Consultancy, UK)

“Neil and I met at a point when one of the key elements of my vision for the council seemed under threat from the political process. The conversation helped me to put the problem in proportion and begin to think through a strategy to get back on track. One particular suggestion Neil made, an approach I hadn’t thought of myself, I decided to action – and to very good effect.” (Chief Executive Officer, Local Government, UK)

“I have been involved in business for over 20 years but have never come across an organisation that can offer me such a comprehensive and structured approach to growing my business as yours. All too often, you can get too wrapped up in business-as-usual activity and forget that there is a big picture – and that there are simple ways to achieve your goals. What I like about you is that you offer simple and practical insights to what we do, and have enough confidence to stick around!” (Managing Director, Construction, UK)

“Neil understands the power of Partnering in the matrix of developing business growth and his personal commitment, drive and energy ensures that Spark delivers outstanding results to its clients.” (Managing Director, Alliance Consultancy, UK)

“I had the pleasure of working for Neil for 18 months while we were both at Tribal. When Neil joined it was like a breath of fresh air and we worked to introduce account management, a business growth framework and primary networks. Neil was very supportive and is an excellent mentor and coach with a plethora of ideas and experience to help bring out the best in people. I cannot recommend Neil highly enough as a sounding board, a coach and a mentor who can help you achieve your best and break down any barriers to success that you may have.” (Business Development Manager, Management Consultancy, UK)

“Neil is a talented individual, with a tenacious attitude toward furthering Quality Business Contracts and Services. He has an enviable network of professional contacts, and has provided Interim and Project Managers, at Medium to very Senior levels to large Commercial and Government organisations. I would not hesitate to recommend him, or his organisation to anybody.” (Director of Business Development, Health Group, UK)

“Neil was appointed as my Business Development Director in 2009 and, within the first 9 months, my sales had doubled, my processes were slicker and my overall approach became far more strategic. Neil has introduced new toolkits and processes as well as one to one mentoring sessions which are invaluable as they have provided a confidential environment to discuss issues, barriers and doubts (the bane of a Business Developers life) and result in an action plan to move the overall strategy forward. (Business Development Manager, Management Consultancy, UK)

“When I took the decision to set up my own graphics and branding company, I felt that I needed support from an experienced business person who could guide me with the governance and structure as well as my marketing. Neil knew nothing about my industry and I found this to be really helpful because he encouraged me to spend more time thinking about my business rather than my profession. I like his friendly and laid back approach to it all and I would recommend him to anyone starting up a business.” (Managing Director, Graphic Design, Bahrain)

“After only one session with Neil I came away feeling more focused and confident than I had in a while. He gave me some great ideas, a bit of constructive provocation and the beginnings of my career plan for the next five years. He’s already been as good as his word and hooked me up with a potential mentor and has shown great integrity. Neil seems pretty unique in that he doesn’t seem to be out for himself but rather the betterment of local government. A big thumbs up from me.” (Manager, Local Government, UK)