--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice | Alex Kent description: "Making Business Better - I am a Vistage Chair and trusted business coach to business leaders, owners and managers in the South East of the UK. The best job ever! My 25 years business experience includes senior management positions in BP's petrochemicals and plastics businesses. I have also held positions in finance, business development, strategy, and research & technology. As part of my voluntary activities, I work one day per week as an adviser for a well-known national advice organisation. I am married with 3 children and live in Mid Sussex. My interests include travelling, cooking, golf, DIY, music, and reading. Specialties:Coaching; leadership; strategy; business development; improving profit, cash and business value; negotiation; performance management; business turnarounds; mergers and acquisitions" --- ** # Vistage UK Blog ** Category: All categories Uncategorized Business Leading, Not Managing Getting Ahead Strategy Work/Life Balance Issues Employee Motivation Life At The Top Sales Vistage Members Speakers HR Economy Marketing Recruitment Vistage Change Management Being a new CEO Vistage Chair Exit Planning/Strategies Family Business Technology Vistage Staff Time Management Vistage Open Days Mental Health Brexit Negotiation Scaleup Business Cybersecurity Raising finance 3 Results ## Alex Kent ![Alex Kent](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/28bf1997ef09671847821a344b7b324b) Making Business Better - I am a Vistage Chair and trusted business coach to business leaders, owners and managers in the South East of the UK. The best job ever! My 25 years business experience includes senior management positions in BP's petrochemicals and plastics businesses. I have also held positions in finance, business development, strategy, and research & technology. As part of my voluntary activities, I work one day per week as an adviser for a well-known national advice organisation. I am married with 3 children and live in Mid Sussex. My interests include travelling, cooking, golf, DIY, music, and reading. Specialties:Coaching; leadership; strategy; business development; improving profit, cash and business value; negotiation; performance management; business turnarounds; mergers and acquisitions Find me on: ### Recent Posts [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) November 7, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-2051714406-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/hidden_asssets_in_your_business.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-unleash-the-hidden-assets-within-your-business) ### [How to Unleash the Hidden Assets Within Your Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-unleash-the-hidden-assets-within-your-business) Most if not all businesses will have hidden assets; these are the processes and procedures which people in the business have developed over time to make things.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) October 2, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1755408134-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/how_to_avoid_bad_business_advice.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-avoid-the-pitfalls-of-poor-business-advice) ### [How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Poor Business Advice](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-avoid-the-pitfalls-of-poor-business-advice) Looking for high quality independent business advice can be an infuriating process. The market is flooded with consultants who propose blanket approaches and.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) February 5, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-499804289-jpg/Blog_Images/Istock/iStock_000022847414Small.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-fel-can-help-smes-get-the-biggest-for-the-buck) ### [How FEL Can Help SMEs Get the 'Biggest Bang for the Buck'](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-fel-can-help-smes-get-the-biggest-for-the-buck) What's FEL I hear you ask? – It stands for Front End Loading, also called early project planning. It is an important stage in the development of major projects.. [1](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/author/alex-kent/page/1) ### Subscribe to Vistage Insights X ? ![](https://www.bizographics.com/collect/?pid=8256&fmt=gif) ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=3037762&fmt=gif)