Profit Under Pressure: Leading Growth When the Economy Shrinks

This is a 2-hour, high-impact session that equips ambitious business owners and leadership teams with the clarity, control, and confidence to protect profits and drive growth, even when market conditions are tough.

Hosted by Steve Gaskell – The Challenge Coach, an elite business & executive coach who helps companies scale beyond £1 million, this event challenges conventional thinking and arms you with practical, actionable systems to lead stronger and perform better under pressure.

• Profit Under Pressure Framework – How to protect margins, control costs and build resilience into your financial model.
• Leading Through Uncertainty – Keep your team focused, accountable and inspired when others lose confidence.
• The 5 Ways to Grow Profit – Discover how small shifts in five key metrics can deliver a 61% increase in profit.
• The Psychology of Performance – Lead with composure and clarity when the pressure is on.
• Action Planning for Growth – Leave with a one-page plan to strengthen profit, productivity & performance in 90 days.

• Business owners or MDs with 10 + employees.
• Leadership or management teams looking to regain focus and momentum.
• CEOs ready to scale profitably through 2025 and beyond.
• South West UK business leaders determined to perform, not just survive.

Rebuild certainty in your numbers and decision-making.
Identify and fix hidden inefficiencies draining profit.
Reignite accountability and energy across your team.
Gain systems and structure to turn pressure into performance.
Walk away with a clear, actionable roadmap for profitable growth.

Economic pressure exposes weaknesses, but it also reveals opportunity.
This event will help you identify both. Learn how to think strategically, lead confidently, and make smart financial moves that keep your business strong, agile, and profitable through uncertain times.

Steve Gaskell – The Challenge Coach
Former Army Captain turned world-class business & executive coach. Steve combines military precision with decades of business experience to help owners and leadership teams scale performance, profit, and purpose.

Only 50 places available, once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Join South West business leaders who choose to grow when others stand still.

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Courtyard by Marriott, Courtyard Marriott, Exeter, United Kingdom

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