Jo is invaluable in the day to day running of our business in addition to being at the forefront of business development, marketing and everything else. Jo was introduced to me as a problem solver and she is very much that, and she has assisted greatly during  particularly challenging times 

Colm McKee, Director, CMK Planning

After working together previously I approached Jo shortly after starting my own Architectural practice. Given the challenge of balancing the numerous administration tasks of setting up and maintaining a small business and the necessary day to day fee earning responsibilities, I felt that I needed support to put the business in a position to clearly move forward with clarity and purpose.

With extensive experience in the industry and as practice manager for a larger architectural firm I trusted that Jo would be able to take on board my current situation and provide an external perspective and personal insight into the current health of my business, before offering a suggested route forward. Jo took my rough ideas for the direction of business, the mountain of tasks I had put on the back burner, and the to-do list I was in the midst of and gave me a clear route forward. Within a few months, I had a formalised business plan, clear goals for the short medium and long term, a new website, new accountant and achieved chartered practice status. In addition we regularly met either in person or by phone, and Jo assisted with both regular admin tasks and specialist research into alternative and growing markets.

Jo is methodical in her process allowing her to rigorously work through tasks and objectives which freed my time up for running the business and delivering to deadlines. However most importantly for me, she is broad minded in her scope and vision which meant that she could take in the bigger picture of my current and future business, and plot a path between the two. This versatility suits me perfectly and means that I can both trust her advice and guidance and also feel confident that she will always use her initiative to do what needs to be done.

In a short time Jo has become an invaluable part of my business, and although my need for support will change as the business grows I am confident that Jo will adapt with it and continue to push my practice on to higher things.

Chris Holt, Director, EN Architects

It’s been bloody marvellous working with Jo. She has so much experience with the nitty gritty of running a business and is very easy to get along with.

Jo helped me to organise my business and see how the big picture can be broken down into manageable chunks which is exactly what I needed. She has also given me loads of confidence that I can do this! Plus, she isn’t afraid to ask some challenging questions which is what a business owner needs to hear. I would absolutely recommend working with her.

Roisin Meredith, Roisin’s Water Kefir

I am currently working with Jo who is helping me project manage an Arts Council Funded project.

As an artist I have ideas that are sometimes bigger than I realise and I had no idea how much work would be involved, and how to manage it! Jo came along at just the right time and with ease was able to see the project as a whole, identify the jobs that would need doing, including ways to streamline all the activities I was trying to keep track of.

It's great that she understands the creative way of thinking and never enforces a system but helps me find one that suits me - part on screen, part on paper.

She stays calm, which helps me stay calm, and laughs - a very upbeat solution to my project - I cannot recommend her highly enough!

Katie Sollohub, Artist and freelance art tutor

Jo is a breath of fresh air for our company. She relishes detangling and demystifying business structure, accounts, software, marketing or anything put in front of her, in turn, freeing the heritage specialists to get on with what we do best.

She brings a wealth of experience from the construction industry so hit the ground running with creating new documents and policies bespoke to us.

Sarah Mayfield, Director, Mayfield Heritage Ltd

Jo’s tenacious spirit was a huge benefit to us as she delivered several major upgrades to our practice management processes. Jo was able to implement key software upgrades such as migrating us to WorkflowMax to manage HR, time sheeting and project planning. She also coordinated our finance procedures and processes and managed the link between Yelo and our accountants ensuring we were always on top of things which was a huge comfort.

 As well as being brilliant at practice management, Jo’s friendly and professional persona really endeared her to the whole team. We would thoroughly recommend Jo to any creative business that has ideas on how they want their business to run but need an experienced enthusiastic passionate person to deliver them.

Andy Parsons, Director, Yelo Architects