
James C
Business Consultant, Entrepreneur, Mentor
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Work experience
Business Founder
High Performance Business Consulting
Nov 2025 - Present • 8 mos
High Performance Business Consulting provides specialist business analysis, finance and analytics consulting services to support organisations in improving financial insight, reporting and decision-making. The business focuses on delivering practical, data-driven solutions across financial modelling, management reporting and business intelligence. This includes the development of financial forecasting models, budgeting tools and scenario analysis to support strategic planning and performance management. In addition, High Performance Business Consulting supports organisations in enhancing reporting capabilities through the design of dashboards and visualisation tools, including Power BI, enabling finance teams to move away from manual spreadsheet-based reporting towards more automated and insightful solutions. The consultancy also works with businesses to improve financial processes, streamline reporting workflows and implement KPI frameworks that provide clearer visibility of performance across the organisation. Services are typically delivered on a project or short-term contract basis, supporting SMEs, professional services firms and growing businesses that require additional finance expertise or analytical capability. The overall aim is to help organisations build more efficient, data-driven finance functions capable of delivering timely insight and supporting better business decisions.
Business Founder
Quack Recruitment • Self-employed
Nov 2017 - Jan 2026 • 8 yrs 2 mos
Founded and scaled a recruitment business to £10m turnover, working with major UK retail brands including Boots, Holland & Barrett, Hotel Chocolat and Marks & Spencer, and supporting large-scale workforce planning and operational delivery.