(ACS-CLP) Candidate Telephone Consultation (Preparation)

1st Telephone Consultation

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Appleton Greene & Co Global – Certified Learning Providers – Accredited Consultants
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Appleton Greene & Co (AGC) 1st Interview (Confirmed)

How to prepare for your 1st interview

Telephone Consultation Objective

The purpose of the telephone appointment is to provide us with the opportunity to evaluate and assess if there is any likely synergy between you and Appleton Greene, your Unique Consulting Service Proposition (UCSP) or Unique Program Proposition (UPP) and to decide whether he would like to personally recommend your application for further consideration by the Evaluation and Selection Board (ESB). He will have already personally reviewed your profile, web site and resume before speaking with you. It is also an opportunity for you to clarify your own understanding and interpretation in relation to the information provided, so please feel free to ask Dr Walters any questions that you may have.

It would help if you are able to have access to the Appleton Greene web site at https://www.appletongreene.com during your proposed telephone appointment. This will enable us to use this as a point of reference while speaking with you. The telephone appointment should take no longer than 20 minutes, but do not worry if you run out of time, you can always forward any further questions that you may have, to me personally by forwarding an email and I will gladly answer these for you.

To prepare for your 1st telephone consultation, please kindly spare 5 minutes to watch the video above. Then, if you have not already done so, please take the time to read the following information thoroughly before your telephone appointment with us. This will ensure that you are properly prepared for your telephone appointment, it will help to enhance your own understanding and interpretation and it will ensure that your telephone appointment is mutually more productive.

Option 1 – Accredited Consultant Service (ACS)

AGC Associate Consultants could earn between $83,200 and $166,400 annually. AGC Executive Consultants could earn between $166,400 and $249,600 annually. AGC Senior Consultants could earn between $249,600 and $500,000 annually.

AGC charges an annual service fee of $950.00 for Accredited Associate Consultants (AAC), $1,225.00 for Accredited Executive Consultants (AEC) and $1,500.00 for Accredited Senior Consultants (ASC). These service fees cover the cost of publishing your Consultant Profile and your Client Information Guide (CIG), with links to four client service order forms and then distributing the content relating to your proposed Unique Consulting Service Proposition (UCSP) to our learning providers and contacts within the AGC Global Client Network (GCN) and this is done consistently every month, to create awareness and to establish credibility for your service.

AGC also charges Accredited Consultants a 10% service fee on all assignments that are generated through AGC, together with a 10% introductory or referral fee, which is usually payable to an introducing Learning Provider or Consultant. AGC’s success is therefore directly aligned to the individual success of its Accredited Associate, Executive and Senior Consultants. The potential financial risk to individual consultants is therefore negligible and it enables you to experience AGC for yourself, while continuing to service your current employment or consultancy commitments. You can then gradually transfer more of your time over to AGC, as and when you feel comfortable doing so, at your own pace and when you already have an established portfolio of clients.

Further Information

You can access the Accredited Consulting Service (ACS) Information Guide online by visiting: The (ACS) Information Guide. Then click on the grey tabs that are located directly beneath the application forms. In particular, the BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT tab provides you with a really useful step-by-step process of exactly what would happen if your application were approved.

If it helps, you can peruse through a selection of examples of Accredited Consultants’ approved Client Information Guides (CIG) by visiting the following links:

Global Supply-Chain
Value Innovation
Business Optimization
Sustainable Development
Crisis Management
Digital Strategy
Change Strategy
Supply-Chain Process

There are a lot more examples online. Simply visit: The (ACS) Information Guide and select SERVICE EXAMPLES from the grey tabs list, located directly beneath the application forms.

I would also advise you to take some time to review the Appleton Greene 15 Critical Success Factors (CSF) for Independent Consultants when you have the time to do so. This will enable you to be more proactive about succeeding. Please visit: The 15 Critical Success Factors (CSF) for further details.

Option 2 – Certified Learning Providers (CLP)

If you are already established as an Independent Consultant, if your annual income already exceeds $250,000 and if you have learning and development experience, then it might be more appropriate for you to consider registering as a Certified Learning Provider (CLP). Learning Providers could earn $300k annually while training as a (CLP) derived from 10 clients each paying $2,500.00 per month for a designated period of between 1-4 years while their Unique Program Proposition (UPP) is being researched, developed and tested with live clients .

Once your program has been completed, you can then qualify as a Certified Learning Provider (CLP). Your corporate training program can then be advertised internationally through AGC. This means that clients that are located within any major city worldwide can place an order for your corporate training program. You can then use AGC resources, in the form of Accredited Associate, Executive, or Senior Consultants, to implement your monthly program workshops and you can still facilitate implementation from your own home or office.

The tuition fee for the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program is normally $8,000.00, as is featured within your Candidate Information Guide. However, due to current expansion of the (CLP) department, a 50% discount is currently available for a limited period only, thus reducing the tuition fee to only $4,000.00. Of this 50% of your discounted tuition fee, i.e. $2,000.00 would be payable when your application has been approved by the Evaluation and Selection Board (ESB), in order to reserve your position on the program. The remaining 50% balance of your discounted tuition fee, $2,000.00, would then be due for payment 30 days prior to your proposed start date. Positions can be booked up to 12 months in advance, subject of course to ongoing availability. AGC also charges a 10% service fee on the value of all program orders that are processed through AGC.

Further Information

You can find out more about Certified Learning Providers (CLP) by visiting: Certified Learning Providers (CLP). Then click on the grey tabs that are located directly beneath the application form. This information guide will explain everything that you need to know and will answer any questions that you may have.

If it helps, you can peruse through a selection of examples of approved Certified Learning Provider (CLP) Client Information Hubs (CIH) by visiting the following links:

Acquisitive Growth
Team Accountability
Women Empowerment
High-Performance-Innovation
Superyacht Market Entry
Effective Coaching
AI For Business Transformation
Leadership Brilliance Blueprint
Balancing Entrepreneurship
Financial Leadership

How do I know whether Option 1 or Option 2 would be the best fit for me?

The following 20 minute video will help you to understand whether there is likely to be synergy between you and Appleton Greene and whether Option 1 or Option 2 would be more appropriate for you:

Disclaimer

Appleton Greene is a professional service provider. We provide the services that you order to the best of our ability, but we cannot understandably guarantee success. Success will ultimately be dependent upon willing third party clients placing service orders for your unique service or program proposition.

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Personal Contact

While this is an automated web page, generated in response to your booking an appointment, if you need any further assistance with anything, please do not hesitate to contact me personally, either by replying to this email, or by forwarding an email to administration@appletongreene.com and I will gladly help you in any way that I can.

Kind regards

Gillian

Ms. G. Francis (Talent Acquisition Manager)
General Administration Office (GAO)
Appleton Greene & Co Global

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Manufacturing

"Manufacturing companies love training programs like this, because they are all process-driven and can be measured by clearly defined business process improvement KPIs. The clever thing is that the programs that are developed within each individual industry sector are developed by people with the relevant industry experience. They can also be implemented by commercial consultants who have specific industry experience as well. This enables clients to perceive Appleton Greene programs as industry-specific and industry benchmarks. It also makes the programs much more engaging for clients and their employees. It has been a well worthwhile experience for me personally and I would have no hesitation in recommending Appleton Greene programs to my clients."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Manufacturing industry.

Department Store

"Continuous learning and self development is important for anyone in order to progress in life. I have always enjoyed learning new things and I have always allocated at least 10% of my time towards self improvement. This does become more difficult later on in life, when you have financial and family commitments and when you are working full time. It is therefore important to ensure that your programs are flexible enough for you to manage them around your other commitments. I have never been a fan of short-term intensive programs, because you tend to miss most of what goes on and quality suffers. The Appleton Greene CLP was ideal for me, because I only needed to allocate 3 or 4 hours per week and could increase or decrease this as and when I needed to. The quality of knowledge transfer was extremely high, due to the practical nature of the program and the qualified support that was always available. I completed the program much quicker that I thought that I would and this was probably due to the motivation of having clients waiting. It has been a very good personal experience for me.”
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Department Store industry.

Entertainment

"Consulting is a curious career. Many are attracted to it because of the potential for commercial and financial independence and then just end up being a cog in a top 5 consulting machine. I am talking from personal experience unfortunately. My transformation from a consultant into a Learning Provider at Appleton Greene was therefore a welcome opportunity. What enables us to achieve the financial independence that we are looking for is working for ourselves, instead of working for someone else and in order to achieve this objective, as with any business, we need to develop products that companies are willing to buy. The business model at Appleton Greene is a good one. Training programs are implemented over a sustainable period of time with clients, which means that there is less feast and famine and more consistency. I spend very little time developing new business because the client retention levels are extremely high. This all contributes towards having less stress in your life, which is good for everyone, my family, my friends and my work colleagues"
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Entertainment industry.

Construction

“Coming from the construction industry, the business development approach at Appleton Greene appealed to me, because I was used to the practice of taking deposits prior to and during the development process. There is always a significant investment required within the construction industry and while the return on investment is always rewarding, the level of risk is extremely high and most construction companies are highly geared as a result. By contrast, my consulting career at Appleton Greene has been entirely self-financing, which means that the risk is much lower, but the return on investment has still been considerable by comparison. What you invest most of all with CLP is your time, but you need to do that with any business venture. I still own a company within the construction industry, but my sons pretty much run it now and having a separate corporate training company provides me with a good financial and work-life balance. I see myself evolving into a professional trainer and mentor in the future and it feels good to be able to give something back to an industry where I have prospered.”
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Construction industry.

Non-Profit & Charities

"I have specialized within non-profit organizations for many years, but not because I am an idealist. I have no problems with returning a healthy profit, all good companies need to, even non-profit organizations. The difference is that they are committed to re-investment. Without investment we achieve nothing and companies that are motivated by increasing shareholder profits are always subject to complacency. The same is true with individuals. I have always been committed to investing in my future and if I manage to do well with something, I will always re-invest the profits into future self-development. That is the way of progress in my humble opinion. I am always on the look out for new and exciting opportunities and the AGC CLP represented an opportunity that enabled me to diversify into corporate training and I now have a separate corporate training practice, which operates entirely independently of a consultancy that I also operate and a number of other product-related businesses. All of my business ventures operate on a non-profit or re-investment basis as do my clients and I simply take a salary from each company. I share the management and operations of these businesses with like-minded business partners. Appleton Greene itself does not claim non-profit status, but it certainly implements the same re-investment policies and is totally self-financing. This bodes well for the future, for both clients and for learning providers and consultants alike, because it is likely to be operating at the forefront of innovation for some time. Watch this space!"
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Non-Profit & Charities industry.

Internet

"I am not one of these people that is paranoid about doing business on the internet. I trust my judgement and a good business model is always easy to spot. Appleton Greene has a unique market position within the corporate training market and their success factors, as I see them are: their strong focus upon productizing the core skills and experience of individual learning providers; their ability to integrate key service, industry and location factors, by using an impressive international consultancy network and their innovative marketing approach, which enables learning providers to focus entirely upon the development of their product. The common denominator with all of these success factors of course is substance."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Internet industry.

Media & Marketing

"I have always had a passion for innovation and I love creating new things. In today’s fast-moving world, I firmly believe that survival is achieved by those who are prepared to evolve, although this has probably always been true. If there is an opportunity for me to change something I embrace it. Given the fact that I had embarked upon a consulting career and had operated independently for two years, the opportunity to learn from the Appleton Greene CLP program was too good an opportunity for me to miss. I was intrigued by the idea of being able to develop my skills into a tangible product and increase my credibility and earning capacity as a result and I absolutely love new challenges like this. The program did not disappoint and I learned a phenomenal amount over a relatively short period of time. The experience has been one that has opened many doors for me personally, that would unquestionably not otherwise have been available and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to become a Certified Learning Provider."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Media & Marketing industry.

Accountancy

“I have always considered myself to be a trainer. It did not seem to matter what job I did, everyone always seemed to come to me for direction. I have been lucky in my career and have worked within some good companies and have obtained a lot of experience in a management and executive capacity and I had always considered a career move into consultancy. I had some interviews with the top consultancies and accountancy firms and did some research, but everything seemed to focus upon either managing projects or providing advice. Nothing seemed to click with me. Then I was introduced to Appleton Greene through a company colleague and it was like a light bulb moment for me. I initially looked into becoming a consultant with them, but it was clear that the Certified Learning Provider was more appropriate for me. I liked the idea of developing something tangible, something that would have my own personal footprint on it and everything just felt right for me. The training and support was extremely good and the process helped me to shape my own program. I also like the fact that you have an established client base before developing your program. This really motivates you to keep going and ensures that you are not just wasting time. I carried on working while studying so it afforded me a very smooth transition without unnecessary risk.”
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Accountancy industry.

Real Estate

"I have consulted independently for many years and while I had always considered myself to be reasonably successful, I still felt that I was spending more time developing new business than actually consulting. I think that it is fair to say that most independent consultants experience the feast famine way of life because the problem is that while you are consulting, you are not developing new business. I have tried numerous things to resolve this issue and have spent a lot of money outsourcing to companies who have developed leads on my behalf, not to mention the time that it takes to meet with potential new clients, put proposals together for them and keep communications going until a decision has been made. When I originally read the information relating to the Certified Learning Provider program at Appleton Greene, there were two things that struck a chord with me. Firstly, I recognized that the majority of what I was actually doing, was in fact training, but I had not formalized this into a tangible training product. Secondly, by developing a suite of standalone training programs, it would be much easier for my potential clients to understand what I was selling, without my having to explain it to them, over and over again. The result has been a revelation for me personally. I have reduced my new business development time down by 75% and the sales process has become much easier and I am now able to charge more and earn more for what I do. It has been an opportunity for me to realize my true value in the market place and to take my consulting career to a whole new level. This is the best personal investment that I have ever made!"
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Real Estate industry.

Automotive

“I had worked within the automotive industry in a management and consulting capacity and had never really had the time to be proactive about my career. It all just happened for me. Then I was unexpectedly made redundant during the recession and I had no idea what I was going to do next. Then I received an invitation from Appleton Greene to apply for a position as a Learning Provider. It occurred to me that I was indeed a people person and actually enjoyed mentoring and the thought of being independent, but still having something tangible to offer clients, really appealed to me. Having the support of Appleton Greene and not having to develop business for myself also helped to provide me with the confidence to have a go. I guess it was just the right time in my life to do this, because I thoroughly enjoyed the program development process. The quality of support and assistance was excellent and there is structure in everything that Appleton Greene does. It gave me the confidence to put everything into developing my own programs and my own practice and I don’t regret it for a moment.”
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Automotive industry.

Oil & Gas

"As a practical person, the whole product or program development process at Appleton Greene really appealed to me. Having worked as a consultant for a variety of different companies I am well aware of the practice of telling people the time and charging them for it, so it was a welcome change to spend some time developing something tangible. I didn’t need to take time off work and fully intended studying to become a Certified Learning Provider while working full time. However, I had worked intensively on some heavy projects for three years and was a bit battle weary and I needed to re-charge my batteries and the excitement of what I was doing at Appleton Greene took over. After a month I resigned from work and dedicated all of my time to Appleton Greene. I did register as an Associate Learning Provider as well and was offered some projects, but I decided to turn them down in order to focus on my own program. I qualified as a Certified Learning Provider within 6 months and now have an established client base. I also feel refreshed because I had plenty of time off during this six month period, without the pressures of day-to-day work. I appreciate that not everyone is in a financial position to do things this way, but I would certainly recommend it if you can."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Oil & Gas industry.

Education

"I have worked within the Education industry for most of my life and have been a professor and lecturer at a number of universities and business schools. I have also had experience with some e-learning and distance-learning products, so I suppose I was well placed to consider Appleton Greene and it’s place within the market. Appleton Greene does not provide any academic programs and as such they do not really compete with traditional universities or business schools, they operate within the commercial professional program market. There are plenty of corporate training service providers around, but the majority of these tend to develop bespoke programs and operate internally within their clients’ organizations on a project-by-project basis. Appleton Greene is unique in that it develops standard programs where at all possible and these all still have strong unique propositions because they are developed around the core skills and experience of the individual learning providers who create them. It is a refreshing approach and one that is made all the better by the practical contributions of participating consultants, who each bring their own industry, service or geographical experience to the table. This makes the programs far more real and brings them to life for clients and keeps everything really fresh."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Education industry.

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)

"In the FMCG industry, everything needs to happen fast. Product development, distribution, customer care, marketing, human resource management, technology and project management, it all needs to happen yesterday in order for them to remain competitive. I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I could provide a service to this industry which actually had the effect of slowing things down for them, but that is precisely what I have done. The corporate training program that I developed at Appleton Greene focuses on business sustainability and provides my clients with a process which can be implemented across all departments, with the sole purpose of gradually improving their business processes over a sustainable period of time. I never realized that this would be a key corporate objective for the FMCG industry and I would not have realized it or developed it without the valuable assistance of Appleton Greene. All that clients are really looking for are clearly defined key performance indicators which enable them to measure the performance of what you are doing, easily and consistently. This ensures that your service never runs out of steam and provides your clients with the comfort that they are looking for."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry.

Pharmaceutical

"I have always been fascinated by how differently people consider the value of a return on investment. Using two extremes, the pharmaceutical industry, where I have worked for over 20 years, invests millions of dollars into new product research and development, as you would expect, but in anticipation that only one in a hundred of these products is likely to be successful. The successful product, then returns a profit, as well as covering the cost of the research and development for all of the other products. Of course as individuals and mere mortals, we do not have the resources to make such highly geared investments into our own futures. Yet it still amazes me that many of my colleagues, family and friends, do not expect to have to invest anything in their futures. They are happy to try anything as long as it is free of any cost requirement and free of any time requirement. I firmly believe that you get just what you pay for in life and as such if you are prepared to invest nothing, you will achieve nothing. The smart answer is somewhere in the middle of these two extremes and should be determined by risk analysis. I am risk-averse by nature, but I still accept that risk is necessary. It cost me $45k for my MBA and $55k for my DBA and approximately 7 years of my life. I do not regret this investment of both time and money for a minute and am a much more capable and valuable person as a result of these investments. However, by comparison, I invested $15k and one year into the Appleton Greene CLP program, which I accept is a professional qualification, not an academic qualification, but as a result I have established a viable corporate training practice returning an annual income circa $350kpa. This represents a healthy ROI by any standards. If this does not qualify as a low-risk personal career investment, then I am not sure what would qualify."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Pharmaceutical industry.

Aerospace

“I had no prior experience as a trainer or as a consultant, but I had worked in an executive management capacity within a variety of different industries, but primarily within the aviation, aerospace and manufacturing industries. I was introduced to Appleton Greene by taking part in one of their corporate training programs that was being implemented by my employer. I was particularly impressed by how well prepared the learning providers were and the level of support they had from a variety of specialist consultants, who really brought things to life for us. Some time later I took some time off work to care for a close family member who was seriously ill and it gave me time to re-evaluate everything in my life. I contacted Appleton Greene and asked about becoming a learning provider, but was told that they only consider candidates once every year. I went back to work and then applied to Appleton Greene 6 months later. I was delighted to be accepted and grabbed the opportunity with both hands. I still work within the same industries where I have experience, but I am now able to use my knowledge to better effect. I am proud that I have been able to develop and establish my own program, something that I really believe in and something that delivers value and I love the interaction between clients, consultants and other learning providers.”
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Aerospace industry.

Technology

"I have worked internally in an Executive Management capacity for 25 years and really wanted to make the transition into independent consultancy. I wanted to be in control of my own destiny and hopefully improve my quality of life and spend less time traveling and more time with my family. I had interviews with a number of different consultancies and support groups, but the Appleton Greene business model just appeared more structured and solid to me. I instantly understood what I would be developing, how I would develop business and how I would provide value to clients. I particularly liked the idea of developing tangible products, rather than selling time, advice, or opinions. The transition was therefore an easy one for me to make and I was able to work as an Associate Learning Provider while studying, which really helped to gain experience and reduce risk. There is nothing high-pressure about working with Appleton Greene. I feel that I can do everything at my own pace and quality is certainly valued over quantity here."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Technology industry.

Healthcare

"Having worked within the healthcare industry for so long, it will come as no surprise to hear that I am a great believer in chance. It was certainly chance that I happened upon Appleton Greene. I had just finished implementing a complicated and labor-intensive human resource project within a hospital and decided to take a vacation. Before I left I had a meeting with a close colleague and intimated that I had probably had enough of implementing these types of projects and would love to do something more creative and less time consuming. Then, while I was on vacation, my colleague forwarded me a copy of an invitation that he had received from Appleton Greene regarding their CLP program. Under normal circumstances, I would probably have been too busy to read the information and would probably have let the opportunity pass me by, but the timing was right, I had an open mind and the pieces of the jigsaw just fell into place for me. Unfortunately there were no more places available and I had not received a direct invitation myself. I registered my interest with them and thought nothing more about it. About a year later, they contacted me, inviting me to apply and I did so the very same day. It has been a very natural progression for me since and is an opportunity that I am delighted to have taken."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Healthcare industry.

Agriculture

“I originally applied to an Appleton Greene vacancy in Human Resources but I then learned about the opportunity to become an independent Certified Learning Provider and this really appealed to me because I have been a trainer all of my life in a variety of different industries and geographical locations. It seemed like a perfect fit for me and I was really excited by the thought of developing my own programs. I am developing my fifth program now and employ several consultants myself. I also outsource to other Appleton Greene consultants who specialize within the Agriculture industry. I like being in control of my own destiny and once you taste independence, you never want to go back. I would not have achieved this without Appleton Greene and I have to thank them for their constant support, their valuable advice and assistance and the enthusiasm with which they appear to do everything. It is such a positive environment to work within and this helps to make work enjoyable.”
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Agriculture industry.

Travel & Tourism

"I had just graduated with my DBA when I started the Appleton Greene Learning Provider Program. I had good qualifications, but little in the way of experience, but I had a very good idea about the programs that I wanted to develop and I believed that they were unique and this helped in terms of getting me accepted onto the program. It proved to be a very good way for me to gain the experience that I was looking for and I was able to work with a portfolio of major clients instead of just working my way up the corporate ladder, one company at a time. I was also able to work at a much more senior level and it has provided me with plenty of quality content for my resume. The nice thing about Appleton Greene is that once your programs have been developed and established, it is always something that you can continue to do. If I want to do other things in the future I can do and I can still enjoy a professional association with Appleton Greene at the same time. I envisage that Appleton Greene will always be a significant part of my career in the future."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Travel & Tourism industry.

Biotechnology

“I have always been attracted to innovative products. I know that this means that you need to take a chance sometimes, but having worked within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, I am used to risk assessment. The risk with the Certified Learning Provider program was not really that great, particularly when you compare the cost to traditional academic programs or other professional programs and I liked the fact that you could study each part of the program and pay for it over a sustainable period of time. I also liked the fact that clients were engaged before I had to develop the program. This provided me with the required peace of mind and motivation to do the work and took pressure off during the development phase. I also scaled down my own client base and started working as an Associate with Appleton Greene while studying, which provided both income and insight into how things worked. When you consider how much it would cost financially to do this on your own, without any support or assistance, then the cost of the CLP program is insignificant by comparison. I was a banker in a previous life, so I always calculate and compare the return on investment with what I could achieve in interest. I would be lucky to receive 5% annual interest at a bank at the moment, my return on investment with Appleton Greene has consistently been over 1,000%, taking into consideration all of my fixed and variable costs. This investment has been well worthwhile”
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Biotechnology industry.

Consultancy

“I would imagine that there are probably many consultants who eventually cross the bridge into corporate training. In reality, it is the only way to provide clients with something more tangible than advice and it is a natural step up for us to take. I have always enjoyed my consulting career and have worked for EY, BCG, KPMG and IBM in my time. I have also worked independently for a number of years as well. However, working as a Learning Provider at Appleton Greene has really opened my eyes and provided me with the opportunity to package my knowledge and experience into a product which is both unique and easy to understand. I am a cup half full kind of person, so I would never look back with any regrets, but I would certainly have been a lot better off financially, had I done this 20 years ago. I am however just grateful that I have taken the plunge now.”
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Consultancy industry.

Chemicals

“My initial interest in Appleton Greene was their client base, I wanted to work with much larger and more established companies. I had worked as an independent consultant for some time and had experienced working with a number of consultancies that focused upon small and medium sized businesses. This was good experience, but I became frustrated because most of the services that I was providing could be considered fire-fighting or crisis management. I wanted to provide services that were implemented over a more sustainable period of time, with clients who could afford that level of commitment and had the resources to benefit from what I did. The thought of productizing what I wanted to do, made perfect sense to me, because it would not only clarify my understanding of what I was going to do, but my potential clients’ understanding as well. I also have an engineering background so the thought of a detailed process and structure always appeals to me. Developing my own corporate training program at Appleton Greene has enabled me to take my consultancy career to the next level and I feel that I am providing clients with something that is much more sustainable and worthwhile.”
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Chemicals industry.

Retail

"When I first looked into Appleton Greene, I thought it was another way to network professionally. I was so tired of networking on LinkedIn, Facebook and a long list of other professional and executive networks and had come to the conclusion that these were all a complete waste of time. The problem with social or professional networks is that you spend so much time on them, just to keep up with communications with people within your network, groups and circles and you really get very little or nothing in return. It always seems that you have to give far more than you can receive. Having become a Certified Learning Provider at Appleton Greene, I now realize that they are not really a network at all. They certainly don’t operate like a network. Sure they have clients, learning providers and consultants worldwide, but everything is managed through Appleton Greene directly, you do not have to waste time networking yourself. This means that everything is managed and controlled professionally and that all of your time is productive and well worthwhile. If I am spending any time with Appleton Greene clients, consultants, or other learning providers, I get paid for it."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Retail industry.

Franchise

"I am convinced that whoever created the business model for Appleton Greene, must have been thinking of the Franchise industry, because their corporate training programs are ideal for franchisors and franchisees. A franchisor wants to sell their brand and a successful tried and tested business model, but they do not want in any way to be involved in the management of a franchisee’s business. Therefore the more that they can outsource the better, including training. The problem with this approach of course is that quality management becomes more difficult, because they have to adopt a decentralized approach which can result in a loss of focus. This is why franchisors love Appleton Greene’s corporate training programs because they can outsource the training and the management and support responsibility. I have developed 2 standard programs and a number of bespoke programs now for this industry and have employed my own internal consultants to implement them. This leaves me with time for developing new programs, which I love to do, because it feeds my passion for creativity."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Franchise industry.

Telecommunications

"I initially worked as an Executive Consultant at Appleton Greene, but felt that I could be more proactive about obtaining the financial independence that I was looking for if I qualified as a Certified Learning Provider. The difference is that the training programs that I am working on now are my programs, they do not belong to someone else and my earning capacity has doubled as a result and the growth potential in the future is very exciting. I enjoy being in control of my own destiny and I get a great buzz from facilitating others. I am as busy as I want to be and can increase or downsize operations to coincide with my work-life balance needs. I had planned to retire after doing this for 10 years, but I don’t really need to. I could just reduce my workload whenever I need to and scale down operations gradually. I get so much out of this personally that I would hate to give it up completely."
A quotation taken from a Learning Provider reference within the Telecommunications industry.