Duncan Hayes: A Business Coach that gets to the Heart of Your Success

Coaching

Mentorship

Strategy

Facilitation

Mission

My mission is to help brands, teams, and leaders couple Sales & Marketing success with meaningful purpose, enabling targets to be hit, best lives to be lived, and real-world impact to be made.

My work is rooted in behavioural psychology and correlates business goals to personal and collective wellbeing, giving you the clarity, confidence, and focus to get ahead.

Duncan Hayes
Business Coach, Strategist, Facilitator, Speaker.

Compassionate | Fun | Visionary | Analytical | Purpose-led

Lives: Gloucestershire, UK

Speaking and Online Coaching: UK, Europe, Worldwide

In Person: Bristol, Cardiff, Gloucester, Birmingham, London

During 22 years in business, Duncan has led startups and worked with some of the UK’s leading brands, devising Marketing and ESG Strategy, grounded in insight and impact.

Duncan has one daughter (aged 17), recently moved back to the Forest of Dean (Gloucestershire, UK), and has embraced many adventures along the way, including a 4,000 mile solo bike ride through Myanmar and China. Duncan holds 1st Class Hons in Business Systems, a PGDip from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, and recently graduated with Distinction in PGDip Sustainability and Behaviour Change.

“We loved Duncan’s talk on Behaviour Change, which was full of passion and packed with fresh, relevant, and actionable insight.”

JACKIE DALE, GREEN DRINKS

Business Coaching Gloucestershire, London, UK, Europe, and Worldwide

Duncan lives in Gloucestershire (UK), and runs online business coaching sessions with clients worldwide. His work as a Keynote Speaker, Workshop Facilitator, and Strategy Director takes him throughout England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the EU.

In-person business coaching sessions are available in Birmingham, Bristol, Bath, Oxford, Hereford, Newport, Cardiff, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, and surrounding areas.

Book a free 30-min Chemisty session

Discuss your business coaching, marketing strategy, or mentorship goals and receive clear recommendations with no obligation.

“Work is most rewarding when our values shape our purpose, and our purpose shapes our actions”

I’m a firm believer that our ability to acknowledge and stay true to our personal values, at home and at work, is central to our happiness, success, and overall wellbeing.

My holistic approach to marketing strategy, business coaching, mentorship seeks to bring your values and purpose to life, supporting your personal, team, and organisational goals. I’m here to help you overcome obstacles and get ahead in business with greater purpose, motivation, and satisfaction.

The Values I Live By:

01.

Integrity

Duncan places integrity at the heart of his actions. Without honesty, there can be little true progress, whether in self, in society, or in business.

02.

Balance

Balancing life’s ups and downs, whether business input with output, work with wellbeing, or the impact of profit on people and planet.

03.

Impact

Duncan strives for impact in everything he does, taking measured risks to inspire positive change that makes a genuine difference to clients and / or communities.

04.

Helping

Helping others allows us to appreciate the bigger picture, and gain deep satisfaction and perspective beyond our own immediate needs.

05.

Clarity

A sound strategy is unlikely without a deep sense of curiosity. Keep asking ‘why’ until the answer is so clear, you can ask it no more. Simplify output until abundantly clear and empowering.

06.

Learning

Adopt a mindset of personal and professional development, learning through experience by failing fast, adapting, and embracing a positive goal-focused mindset. Share frequently, stay curious, and translate knowledge into action.

07.

Creativity

A core trait of entrepreneurship. Duncan brings resourcefulness, fresh ideas, innovation, energy, and divergent thinking, helping individuals and organisations stand out and achieve tangible goals.

08.

Adventure

Taking risks, overcoming fear, and venturing into the unknown are core hallmarks of successful entrepreneurs. To realise our dreams, we need to overcome many barriers. Our success depends on how we approach the journey.

Duncan Hayes Bio

If you’re exploring how business coaching, strategic support, or mentorship could benefit you, it’s important to find someone you can connect with.

Find out more about my journey so far:

Early Years

Raised on a smallholding in the beautiful Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, Duncan Hayes was born into a world of entrepreneurship. His father ran a business developing healthcare software, which inspired him to explore his own ventures from the tender age of 14.

The Three Degrees

Duncan holds a 1st Class Hons in Business Systems, a PGDip in Marketing (Chartered Institute of Marketing), and recently achieved Distinction in PGDip Sustainability & Behaviour Change from the Centre for Alternative Technology. Duncan loves to learn and has plenty of book recommendations to share.

Work Experience

Duncan’s professional experience spans 22 years, developing Marketing Insight and Strategy for some of the UK’s best-known brands, from Sainsbury’s and Cadbury to BT, Konica, and Hitachi.

After 7 years in Retail and Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Duncan launched his own e-commerce businesses, before helping sell another for 8 digits. He has since worked for 10 years as a Marketing Strategy Director, with expertise in CRM, Comms Planning, Digital Marketing, and behavioural psychology.

Adventures

  • Cycled 4,000 miles across Asia, from Myanmar, through Thailand, Laos, and China
  • Many other long-distance cycle-touring adventures
  • Ran an Ultramarathon (50km) and somewhat foolishly aspires to do it again
  • Single-handedly re-built and extended a crumbling Victorian house in Bristol
  • Conceived and operated a number of start-ups, including in 4 years in eCommerce

Personal Life

Duncan has one daughter, aged 17, and lives in the Forest of Dean, where he grew up, before living in Cardiff, Bristol, London, and the Lake District, via many travels along the way. Duncan plays the guitar, loves reading and writing, and enjoys live music of all (most!) genres. He’s at his happiest when being creative, enjoying time with family and friends, or when immersed in nature. He cares passionately about people, and about the world in which we live.

The latest chapter

In 2018, Duncan reconnected with his core values and purpose. He loves nothing more than helping others and hopes his overwhelming positivity can bring light to your current challenges and opportunities.

Duncan has volunteered as a member of the Forest of Dean Climate Action Partnership and helped form the fantastic Yorkley Village Garden.

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Free free to contact Duncan directly on 07730 373 585 for chat about your goals, and receive hassle-free advice and support, or book a free 30 minute call via the link below.

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