Who's Behind Firm Beliefs?
Firm Beliefs Ltd is made up of a small core of key people with access to a large pool of tried and tested specialist expertise.
Sara Dixon
Sara qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and, after six years in practice as a commercial litigator, with a specific interest in environmental law, she left to study for an MBA.
Since gaining her MBA, she has been involved in helping law firms and charities enhance their profitability and effectiveness by concentrating on their clients, their people, their finances and their information systems. She also specialises in developing the business and management skills of all those who work in organisations - whether in technical and professional roles or in administrative and managerial roles.
Sally Roche
Sally works closely with clients to ensure that all aspects of the working relationship with Firm Beliefs are managed as effectively as possible. She has a background in accounting.
She has worked for various services organisations for over 11 years and there are very few situations which she cannot handle with cool aplomb!
Branko Sain
Branko has over 15 years experience within the marketing business worldwide and has worked with Hewlett Packard, IBM, NSPCC, British Gas and Novartis - to name a few. He brings his external focus to our clients' strategic development and adds an important element to our clients' need to operate in today's global arena. Branko's ability to converse in Slovenian, Italian, Spanish, French and English puts the rest of us to shame...
Gareth Mason
Gareth has held the Chief Executive role in three legal service businesses and has a wealth of experience in the sector gained over the past seventeen years. His MBA is from Cranfield, one of the UK’s leading business schools.
He works mainly with partners at board level to steer strategy and resolve partnership and business issues. He is more interested in finding practical and workable answers than in fat detailed reports. Frequently projects involve a combination of finance, business development and HR. Coaching partners and senior support managers is a significant aspect of his approach so that they are better placed to be successful alone in the future.
Prior to specialising in the legal sector he gained extensive senior management experience in a number of industry sectors including construction, IT, utilities, technical design consultancy and professional management training.
He works with Firm Beliefs because 'we see the world the same way and believe that helping clients is a blend of advice and coaching (oh, and enjoyment) not merely cold advice and reports .'
Who's behind Firm Elite?
Our Advisory Board:
Simon Card OBE: A director of Card Associates Ltd, a director of the Briefing Circle and a non-executive member of the South East Regional Board at BT, and having been head of strategic relations at BT Government, Simon is known to Firm Elite members as a forward thinking, well-networked and influential individual when it comes to latest business trends. Simon is one of our regular hosts for 2010.
Contact: srcard@btinternet.com
Kehrela Hodkinson: a US lawyer based in the UK, Kehrela heads up Hodkinson Law Group, a US immigration law firm based in Mayfair. Kehrela also chairs an international network of law firms specialising in immigration law. With her core clients comprising international corporates and business individuals, Kehrela has to be at the forefront of latest business thinking and Firm Eliters see her as a key thinker when it comes to international trends. Kerhela is one of our regular hosts for 2010.
Contact: khodkinson@usvisalg.com
Deborah Jeff: a matrimonial lawyer specialising in high net worth divorces, Deborah has built a team of lawyers around her at Seddons in a very short space of time and has used her business acumen to make major inroads into the legal services market place. Keen to explore the latest technological techniques to drive her business forward, Deborah is known to Firm Eliters as having a key interest in the latest technological developments in both professional services delivery and meeting client needs. Deborah is one of our regular hosts for 2010.
Contact: deborahj@seddons.co.uk
John Kennedy: one of the founders of Firm Elite, John has a background in marketing and is a keen advocate of market sensing. A passionate explorer of latest ideas and thinking, Firm Eliters know John as a key questioner at our dinners, instigating some of our best discussions leading to innovative ideas around the table.
Contact: jkennedy@rooksrider.co.uk
Jer O'Mahony: with a background in financial services, Jer is an avid networker who is know to Firm Eliters as somebody who supports his contacts throughout the year when it comes to discussing new business ideas and putting them in contact with other key thinkers who can help implement those new ideas. With his awareness of financial markets and investor behaviour, Jer is a key contributor to discussions about new markets and opportunities.
Contact: jer.o'mahony@killik.com
