After completing an engineering apprenticeship with BT, John realised that he was more interested in dealing with people than with the technology that they used.

Following three years in technical sales and then two years as a project manager with an international storage and design company, John established his own design and contracting business. The company specialised in the development of commercial properties throughout the UK, successfully carrying out major redevelopment schemes for many national and international blue-chip organisations.

With the slowdown of the property market in the early 1990’s, John decided to return to a more hands on role with CIL, an international specialist IT training company. Initially as sales and training manager he was responsible for the ongoing training and development of the 120 strong UK sales force. Following five years in the role John was promoted to the main board, eventually becoming MD of the £18m company with responsibility for 300 staff.

After ten years growing a business for somebody else John became aware of an opportunity with Pareto Law to run his own company again. The concept of a business that combined recruitment, sales and training was hugely appealing, culminating in the opening of the South West regional office in Bristol.

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