About Leadout

Meeting up to get things started

Firstly, we are flexible and all of our services are tailored to your requirements. We will meet you  initially to identify the services that you may need from us. From that first meeting we will both understand where we can add value to your organisation and will agree a plan of action to develop a project.

When we know what needs to be done

With less complex projects we can provide you with a fixed price proposal detailing suggested services, timescales and specific roles and responsibilities. If you agree with our plan, we get it in the diary and get on with the work.

Most projects need a bit of Leadout strategy

For larger or more complex projects we work with you to build a strategy. This is where we use our facilitation skills and planning experience to make sure there is a clear plan and results.

talking through ideas in a workshop breakout

We are a virtual team but well connected

The business model for Leadout Projects is designed to use our core skills and add specialist expertise only when you need it. We have a number of partner companies that have been carefully selected for their skills and customer service. We only use these services when you need them and you have priority. This results in your organisation getting the best expertise in the market, when you need it and at the most competitive price.

It’s like working with a big company that’s been on a diet and got fit

Our existing clients have all the benefits of working with a much larger company in terms of resource, expertise and security of supply, but this “virtual business” model reduces the overheads in Leadout Projects and increases the level of service and value for money that we can provide to our clients. Our partners also benefit from clear, strategically thought out specifications from our Leadout people in each area of your project, allowing them to focus on their core skills and deliver great work.

Philip Ward, our Leadout person for Business Workshops

Philip is a trained facilitator and has worked with a wide range of industries throughout his marketing career. Philip was the founder of Leadout Projects in 2007 and has developed the company to meet the needs of our major customers who initially used us to facilitate meetings and workshops in all areas of their organisations.

As the business was given more projects by our clients, we have expanded the strategy planning into marketing and in particular website development. Since 2009 we have be given responsibility for delivering major corporate web sites for many of our customers. At the core of Leadout Projects, Philip still focuses on that original idea of delivering good business planning by using our facilitation skills. This has major advantages when it comes to understanding our customers better and never assuming we can build web sites without a clear strategy.

Facilitated strategy planning with Leadout Projects

Professional Training

• Sir Christopher Harding Leadership, Ashridge College Business School.
• Chartered Institute of Marketing
• BBC Media Training
• Powerbase Selling
• Accredited Facilitator, BT Group

Skills

• Business Facilitation
• Business ideas creation and solution design
• Strategy Planning
• Marketing Communications
• Media Communications
• Online Marketing and design
• Customer Experience Strategy
• International Sales

Besides fixing his 1958 Landrover, cycling is his main hobby. If you ever want to join us in the Peak District for a ride just contact him.

Office :   +44 (0) 7850 990 312

Phil Ward, Leadout Projects day off

Pete Hawkins, our Leadout person for Web Development

Pete has a rich and varied background. He’s been building websites for over 15 years and this experience, mixed with skills in Information Technology, software applications, photography, journalism and a background in teaching and training, has helped Leadout Projects gain a reputation for delivering far more than great looking websites for our customers.
Working with our business and marketing experts, Pete is able to construct websites that deliver your organisations business objectives in an effective and efficient way that are easy to navigate for your customers or clients.

Leadout Projects build websites across many industry sectors

Pete’s colleagues and customers like working with him for all the same reasons. Not only is he one of those people who has an in-depth knowledge of a subject and is always researching better ways of doing things, but he is able to explain it in plain English for those of us who just want to resolve a business issue and improve our customers experience. Pete has a reputation with our clients for being super-responsive to requests and changes to the plan. He understands that businesses change and it’s down to him to respond quickly to your strategic plans.

Education

• BSc (Hons) Geography – Huddersfield Polytechnic
• PCSE – St Luke’s College, University of Exeter
• PG Dip Broadcast Journalism – Sheffield Hallam University

Skills

• Business development and training
• Media Communications
• Online Marketing and design
• Search Engine Optimisation
• Social Networks
• Web Hosting and Management

Pete has a passion for walking and runs map and compass navigation courses at weekends if you ever fancy getting into the outdoors.

Pete Hawkins, Leadout Projects – time off in Norway

John Anderson, Our Leadout person on Photography

John has been a keen photographer since the tender age of 14 but his hobby turned into a business in 2010. Specialising in people, documentary and corporate photography John has a passion to take images that have a high technical standard but also include an original and creative edge. “I like the challenge of getting images that clients are delighted with. At the same time each assignment offers an opportunity to see the world afresh.”

John embraces the challenge of corporate photography and produces images that are clean, well composed and communicate a clear message to the audience.

Penny Ward, Our Leadout person on Customer Liaison

Penny joined Leadout Projects full time in 2009 after 25 years in the front line of the National Health Service.

Whilst her principle role is business administration within our company, she also spends a growing amount of her time helping clients with the planning and logistics of workshops and events. Not surprisingly with a background in people care she loves working closely with our clients to get things delivered smoothly.