Testimonials.

Roy has been a great mentor for me. He is focused, knowledgeable and asks great questions.
He has given helpful advice, built my confidence and linked me up with others that can really help me and my business grow. Roy is really approachable and down to earth, he draws on a wealth of experience and expertise to offer both practical and strategic support and guidance. I would highly recommend Roy to anyone looking for a business mentor.

I was incredibly fortunate to have mentoring sessions with Roy when I was evaluating business strategies for our legal practice. His experience was instrumental in a number of changes I made to the business and in developing the short to medium term goals. He has invaluable business knowledge and insight.

I’ve really enjoyed working with Roy over the last few months. He’s been flexible, honest, asked me great questions and allowed me to grow in the areas I know I’ve needed to. I really feel I’ve taken big steps forward under Roy’s guidance and I’m looking forward to seeing where that takes me.

I intend on carrying on my relationship with Roy, which I believe says everything you need to know.

I’ve received mentoring sessions from Roy Shelton and he’s been fantastic. He’s experienced and knowledgeable in various different fields and can advise accordingly. Genuinely appreciated.

Roy’s advice has been invaluable. He got straight to the heart of things and readily shared his knowledge and ideas. He has guided my strategic thinking as well as clarifying practical, day-to-day implementation. I consequently have a much clearer plan for growth.

I have really enjoyed working with Roy so far. We have developed plans to accelerate the growth of my business and I have a clear path of future direction.

Roy is also helping me implement plans including a 100-day action plan, together with assistance with raising finance for my company.

It is really useful to have an experienced director-level as my mentor, experienced in growing businesses, to bounce ideas off and cement actionable plans with.

I’ve really enjoyed working with Roy over the last few months. He’s been flexible, honest, asked me great questions and allowed me to grow in the areas I know I’ve needed to.

I really feel I’ve taken big steps forward under Roy’s guidance and I’m looking forward to seeing where that takes me.

I intend on carrying on my relationship with Roy, which I believe says everything you need to know.

I met Roy through the Help to Grow Scheme at Aston University. We had 10 hrs of mentoring sessions and I can’t believe how much I managed to take away from each and every session. There was never a session where we struggled to fill the hour!

Roy has helped me to broaden the scope of my skills as a Finance Director and I have come away with a much greater understanding of how finance can help to drive sales in our business. I am missing our sessions now but I know that Roy would be happy to hear from me if I needed to reach out.

Not only does Roy provide incredible support and strategy for the business, but it’s evident by his everyday involvement he is personally invested in seeing it succeed. He understands and appreciates the vision for Spartan Survival and what we are trying to achieve as a business. His passion and commitment to Spartan Survival gives me a great deal of trust and encouragement for our future.

Outstanding service and attention to detail that enabled us to gain much needed funding for our business. Roy and his team compiled all the information, data and built a profile that allowed us to develop the business. This funding that Roy has secured went way beyond my exceptions. Under promise and over delivered! Massive thanks and gratitude from all of us at The Athlete Factory.

It is not just his knowledge and skill set that makes Roy special; it is his management style and people skills. He just ‘gets it’. I feel extremely privileged and fortunate to be part of Roy’s network and would highly recommend him and DropJaw Ventures to any business that wants to grow to the next level.

Meeting Roy has meant that my business has found its wings again. It was important for me to find someone who shared my vision and ambition and really understood the space we occupied. As an individual I have learnt and grown significantly in a just a few months of working with Roy and already, the business is thriving, has life and incredible potential.

We have worked with DropJaw Ventures for the past three years and we had excellent service delivered to us. I would recommend Roy’s services to anyone wishing to improve or grow their business.

Having known Roy for several months I can honestly say that he is definitely someone that inspires people. Over this time, we have worked closely to develop some great opportunities and I have found his approach both refreshing and invaluable. His passion and commitment are something that people pick up on and this in itself builds trust.

Having recently completed the #HelptoGrow programme with Aston University, working through a number of mentor sessions with Roy has been an incredibly important aspect of the course.

These sessions provided a clear opportunity for personal reflection and professional development, pressing me to engage with vital questions about what I want from my various businesses and how I’m going to get there. Roy’s generous investment of time, coupled with incisive questioning really helped in picking apart some of the most critical issues we are facing, leading to significant clarity on how to move ahead.

I can honestly say it was one of the most worthwhile coffee meetings I have had. Roy understands the finance market better than most and can identify the appropriate finance needed for a growing business whether that be debt or equity at whatever stage in the growth journey the business is in. Roy also gives valuable support to his clients and from my understanding gives that full rounded offer of advice and guidance to many businesses across the whole of the Northern Powerhouse. Great guy and I look forward to working with Roy more in the future.