Who we are

• Peter Stone

  Lead consultant

  Prior to developing his own consultancy seven years ago, Peter worked for over twenty years in positions of responsibility in the Voluntary Sector. He served as Chief Operating Officer of The Aegis Trust, an international NGO working in the field of worldwide genocide research and prevention and as Director of Development for the Royal Society for Nature Conservation (the umbrella body of The Wildlife Trusts).

  Prior to holding these posts, Peter was the Chief Executive of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust where he was responsible for the turnaround of this charity into a major player in the region as well as the re-development of a listed building from its derelict state into an award winning £2m headquarters. Previously he held the post of Director of Marketing and Customer Services for the Woodland Trust responsible for the generation of over £4m+ p.a. and the management of relations with over 320,000 supporters.

  Since developing his own consultancy, Peter has applied this proven experience to a wide range of projects for clients throughout the UK in both the voluntary and corporate sectors ranging from business planning, reviews of financial structures and procedures, governance reviews and most recently feasibility studies of property projects for client such as Sheffield City Council and The Big Issue. He also regularly works as a business advisor/assessor with the Social Investment Business. Peter’s wealth of experience of heading large charity and voluntary organisations helps him offer mentoring and coaching advice to others in similar positions of responsibility.

  Peter is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Derbyshire Dales CVS in his spare time which helps him see problems from both sides of an organisation. He also supports Young Enterprise, a scheme which seeks to introduce young people to the challenges of running their own business.

• Julia Rooney

  Associate

  
  Julia Rooney has 9 years’ experience working for leading blue chip consultancies, with a range of client experience across both commercial and not-for-profit sectors.  Her key strength is her ability to learn a client’s business fast in order to analyse their issues, processes and priorities and help them form a compelling strategy.  She combine a collaborative approach and strong coaching skills with a proven track record in project management.