Julia Payne Biography

Knowledge, wisdom, skill and experience count in today’s world - especially in today’s economic climate. Julia has been in business for 20 years, has ‘been there and done that’ and will share her experience with you. Her expertise is priceless, her commitment total and her value unbeatable.

The hardest part of choosing a partner is not only ensuring the individual’s background and areas of expertise match your needs, but that they also demonstrate real success in those areas of expertise.

In that regard, Julia Payne has an impressive body of work that demonstrates business and personal success at every level, and across multiple industries.

Julia started her career as a lawyer with a London law firm, and was offered a partnership at an early age. However, Julia declined, and decided instead to pursue a career in business. She started her own company in the leisure and hospitality industry, and she made it so successful that it was bought out in nine short months. Appointed as a Board Director of the purchasing company, Julia was responsible for leading the company onto the AIM market, and oversaw the IPO. To this day, the company remains successfully on AIM

Julia was then approached by the Board of a competing leisure and hospitality company to set up a new company similar to the one she had sold. Starting from scratch again, Julia led the new company to international prominence, and once again it was bought out

Demonstrating an expertise for business regardless of industry, Julia was approached to sit on the Board of a telecoms company. Julia led the management team through successful floatation onto the AIM market, where it remains today

Julia was then approached by an international management consultancy specialising in leadership development. Quickly promoted to CEO, she penetrated new global markets and established the company as one of the world’s leading blue-chip leadership consultancies. This position culminated with a multimillion £ sale to a US consultancy

Julia has advised FTSE 100 companies, mid tier companies looking to enter the FTSE, owner managed companies, Royal families, associations and governments on several continents

Julia is well known for providing advice that is down to earth and relevant and that takes into account the real-world complexities of business

 Her accomplishments and business acumen have not gone unnoticed. Julia is frequently quoted in the national press on business matters, including FT, The Times, The Telegraph, and The Guardian, together with numerous trade publications. She is also a prolific writer, being extensively published in the field of strategy, process and implementation, leadership and high performance team development. In addition, Julia is a highly sought-after speaker on process- led implementation, business growth and how to drive revenue, increase profitability and build equity

Why you should work with Julia

Companies, regardless of industry, seek out Julia for her extensive, multinational business knowledge, as the skills she brings to the table have proven to be relevant and effective in any industry. She is known for driving business growth, implementing change and for developing outstanding leadership qualities and communication skills in those she works with. She is also an unquestioned expert in developing strategy and implementation and how it all ties together to achieve growth.

Julia focuses on national and international businesses. Given the high demand for Julia’s services, she limits her practice to the people who will truly benefit from her expertise. Julia will be the first to tell you if she feels she cannot assist your business and she will give you the reasons why. It is this approach that has established her reputation – pragmatic and approachable, yet straight-talking and results-orientated. Contact Julia today.

Personal

When she’s not helping others become the best executives they can be, Julia can be found on the water, further exploring her passion for sailing (in fact, she’s a qualified Yachtmaster.) Julia also actively supports charities, especially cancer charities.