Stewart "Powerhouse" Leahy
Managing Director at Yorkshire Powerhouse- Claim this Profile
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Robert Lorne
I met Stewart a few months ago and he offered a few hours of his time and gave me what turned out to be some very excellent and valuable advice. If your in need of some outside perspective in whatever you want Stewart is your guy! He is smart, clear in his approach but most of all honest and genuine. (No smoke being blown here) If your a founder or a business leader and in need of a little mentorship give Stewart a shout I guarantee you’ll leave feeling motivated and confident on the direction you need to go in the future.
Kate Wall (RNutr)
As one of Stewart's original SkyRocket guinea pig trial accounts, I wasn't sure what I'd achieve from the service. BUT ... I've now been a client of this service for 7 months and I've seen my connections grow by over 1400 new contacts in that time alone! I have been having some interesting conversations with people I have been connected to as a result of the SkyRocket service ... I wouldn’t have necessarily met these people without the LinkedIn connection and follow-up message that is sent as part of the service. I have also got a couple of corporate wellness sessions from being connected on LinkedIn and there is another training session I am doing in due course which will hopefully become a long-term relationship with that business too. All in all, I'm delighted to recommend the SkyRocket service to anyone looking to grow their targeted LinkedIn connections and benefit from the pro-active communications driven through the service - it really is a SkyRocket to professional growth and lead generation on LinkedIn.
Dr Kerrie Smith
As a newbie to managing my own business, I got in touch with Stewart for some advice on best practices and how to grow the business. Well, it was so refreshing to have an honest and rather frank conversation about my vision for the company and what I originally wanted to do with it, rather than what I felt I ought to do with it (from many other opinions). Stewart empowered me to go with my original ideas and trust in myself to create that vision; it was a bit like a much-needed kick up the bum to follow my own instinct to be honest! His no-nonsense approach was wonderful and gave me a different perspective on what I needed to do. If anything, he taught me to just go for it, to keep testing the water until it's right, because if you don't you'll never know and most importantly have a laugh and don't be so serious....this is meant to be fun right! Through Stewarts' extensive connections, he put me in touch with the wonderful Sevensun Agency who have now designed a beautiful new website for me for this new beginning. Thanks Stewart; see you at your networking sessions!
Robert Lorne
I met Stewart a few months ago and he offered a few hours of his time and gave me what turned out to be some very excellent and valuable advice. If your in need of some outside perspective in whatever you want Stewart is your guy! He is smart, clear in his approach but most of all honest and genuine. (No smoke being blown here) If your a founder or a business leader and in need of a little mentorship give Stewart a shout I guarantee you’ll leave feeling motivated and confident on the direction you need to go in the future.
Kate Wall (RNutr)
As one of Stewart's original SkyRocket guinea pig trial accounts, I wasn't sure what I'd achieve from the service. BUT ... I've now been a client of this service for 7 months and I've seen my connections grow by over 1400 new contacts in that time alone! I have been having some interesting conversations with people I have been connected to as a result of the SkyRocket service ... I wouldn’t have necessarily met these people without the LinkedIn connection and follow-up message that is sent as part of the service. I have also got a couple of corporate wellness sessions from being connected on LinkedIn and there is another training session I am doing in due course which will hopefully become a long-term relationship with that business too. All in all, I'm delighted to recommend the SkyRocket service to anyone looking to grow their targeted LinkedIn connections and benefit from the pro-active communications driven through the service - it really is a SkyRocket to professional growth and lead generation on LinkedIn.
Dr Kerrie Smith
As a newbie to managing my own business, I got in touch with Stewart for some advice on best practices and how to grow the business. Well, it was so refreshing to have an honest and rather frank conversation about my vision for the company and what I originally wanted to do with it, rather than what I felt I ought to do with it (from many other opinions). Stewart empowered me to go with my original ideas and trust in myself to create that vision; it was a bit like a much-needed kick up the bum to follow my own instinct to be honest! His no-nonsense approach was wonderful and gave me a different perspective on what I needed to do. If anything, he taught me to just go for it, to keep testing the water until it's right, because if you don't you'll never know and most importantly have a laugh and don't be so serious....this is meant to be fun right! Through Stewarts' extensive connections, he put me in touch with the wonderful Sevensun Agency who have now designed a beautiful new website for me for this new beginning. Thanks Stewart; see you at your networking sessions!
Robert Lorne
I met Stewart a few months ago and he offered a few hours of his time and gave me what turned out to be some very excellent and valuable advice. If your in need of some outside perspective in whatever you want Stewart is your guy! He is smart, clear in his approach but most of all honest and genuine. (No smoke being blown here) If your a founder or a business leader and in need of a little mentorship give Stewart a shout I guarantee you’ll leave feeling motivated and confident on the direction you need to go in the future.
Kate Wall (RNutr)
As one of Stewart's original SkyRocket guinea pig trial accounts, I wasn't sure what I'd achieve from the service. BUT ... I've now been a client of this service for 7 months and I've seen my connections grow by over 1400 new contacts in that time alone! I have been having some interesting conversations with people I have been connected to as a result of the SkyRocket service ... I wouldn’t have necessarily met these people without the LinkedIn connection and follow-up message that is sent as part of the service. I have also got a couple of corporate wellness sessions from being connected on LinkedIn and there is another training session I am doing in due course which will hopefully become a long-term relationship with that business too. All in all, I'm delighted to recommend the SkyRocket service to anyone looking to grow their targeted LinkedIn connections and benefit from the pro-active communications driven through the service - it really is a SkyRocket to professional growth and lead generation on LinkedIn.
Dr Kerrie Smith
As a newbie to managing my own business, I got in touch with Stewart for some advice on best practices and how to grow the business. Well, it was so refreshing to have an honest and rather frank conversation about my vision for the company and what I originally wanted to do with it, rather than what I felt I ought to do with it (from many other opinions). Stewart empowered me to go with my original ideas and trust in myself to create that vision; it was a bit like a much-needed kick up the bum to follow my own instinct to be honest! His no-nonsense approach was wonderful and gave me a different perspective on what I needed to do. If anything, he taught me to just go for it, to keep testing the water until it's right, because if you don't you'll never know and most importantly have a laugh and don't be so serious....this is meant to be fun right! Through Stewarts' extensive connections, he put me in touch with the wonderful Sevensun Agency who have now designed a beautiful new website for me for this new beginning. Thanks Stewart; see you at your networking sessions!
Robert Lorne
I met Stewart a few months ago and he offered a few hours of his time and gave me what turned out to be some very excellent and valuable advice. If your in need of some outside perspective in whatever you want Stewart is your guy! He is smart, clear in his approach but most of all honest and genuine. (No smoke being blown here) If your a founder or a business leader and in need of a little mentorship give Stewart a shout I guarantee you’ll leave feeling motivated and confident on the direction you need to go in the future.
Kate Wall (RNutr)
As one of Stewart's original SkyRocket guinea pig trial accounts, I wasn't sure what I'd achieve from the service. BUT ... I've now been a client of this service for 7 months and I've seen my connections grow by over 1400 new contacts in that time alone! I have been having some interesting conversations with people I have been connected to as a result of the SkyRocket service ... I wouldn’t have necessarily met these people without the LinkedIn connection and follow-up message that is sent as part of the service. I have also got a couple of corporate wellness sessions from being connected on LinkedIn and there is another training session I am doing in due course which will hopefully become a long-term relationship with that business too. All in all, I'm delighted to recommend the SkyRocket service to anyone looking to grow their targeted LinkedIn connections and benefit from the pro-active communications driven through the service - it really is a SkyRocket to professional growth and lead generation on LinkedIn.
Dr Kerrie Smith
As a newbie to managing my own business, I got in touch with Stewart for some advice on best practices and how to grow the business. Well, it was so refreshing to have an honest and rather frank conversation about my vision for the company and what I originally wanted to do with it, rather than what I felt I ought to do with it (from many other opinions). Stewart empowered me to go with my original ideas and trust in myself to create that vision; it was a bit like a much-needed kick up the bum to follow my own instinct to be honest! His no-nonsense approach was wonderful and gave me a different perspective on what I needed to do. If anything, he taught me to just go for it, to keep testing the water until it's right, because if you don't you'll never know and most importantly have a laugh and don't be so serious....this is meant to be fun right! Through Stewarts' extensive connections, he put me in touch with the wonderful Sevensun Agency who have now designed a beautiful new website for me for this new beginning. Thanks Stewart; see you at your networking sessions!
Experience
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Yorkshire Powerhouse Limited
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director
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May 2016 - Present
The Yorkshire Powerhouse project was launched back in 2017 and provides FREE business advice, resources and consultancy to SME's looking to launch or grow their business. The ambition and motivation is to turn Yorkshire into a hotbed of start-up businesses that are hugely successful and to ultimately create a family of like-minded people that are willing and able to guide the next generation of businesses based on their own successful experiences.As part of the support we provide, the Yorkshire Powerhouse website provides an online suppliers directory for B2B suppliers to list themselves and promote their services ... we also run monthly networking meetings and provide a platform for serious businesses to sponsor.
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Managing Director
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Sep 2006 - May 2017
Over the years, working with hundreds of manufacturing and technical businesses across the North of England, The Design Mechanics helped form and deliver strategic growth programmes, refine marketing plans & sales strategies and drive best-practice into sales & prospecting development campaigns. As the founder and Managing Director, I help lead and grow the business to the point of my own strategic exit, selling my involvement to the incumbent management team and paving the way for my semi-retirement.
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Managing Director
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Mar 1999 - Aug 2006
Providing website design and build services to SME's, new start businesses and trade customers alike. Taking the business from launch to 300+ clients in 5 years and then merging to form The Design Mechanics. Providing website design and build services to SME's, new start businesses and trade customers alike. Taking the business from launch to 300+ clients in 5 years and then merging to form The Design Mechanics.
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