Testimonials

Rachel Murray
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Accelerator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-e-murray/
James is an excellent LinkedIn trainer and I thoroughly enjoyed our sessions. I thought I knew everything about what LinkedIn had to offer, but James taught me so many new tools and tactics, as well as completely repositioning the way I thought about LinkedIn. I’d highly recommend signing up for his courses.

As the sales leader for a fast-moving start-up, I was extremely keen to identify the most effective way to prospect for new opportunities. We trialled several different products until finally deciding to invest in a number of LinkedIn Sales Navigator licences.
Despite a significant financial outlay, we simply didn’t get the sales team adoption we were hoping for and even where we did, usage was rudimentary at best. LinkedIn training options were re-examined but we didn’t feel the repetition of more, remote, online sessions would make a substantive difference.
The only option really was to work with James Potter, The Linked In Man, as he had already trained the team on ‘vanilla’ LinkedIn and the feedback from the guys had been unanimously positive.
Following our briefing calls, James then designed a course that met our precise requirements and delivered it in person at our training centre in Hartham Park.
Sales Navigator has since become the primary prospecting tool for all members of the sales team. High value partnerships with Experian, Microsoft and Salesforce were all initiated using the platform; testament to the success of the initiative and we are extremely grateful for James’ insight and expertise.

I’ve spent 2 days with James. I’ve done many of the things he’s taught me about using LinkedIn.
As a direct result I’m talking to more people, building a much more robust pipeline of opportunities and we’re about to start work with an organisation that I targeted at one of the training days.
If I’d not followed James’ suggestions, I’d be less busy. In fact, it works so well I’m struggling to keep pace with the demand it’s creating! Despite that, I’d recommend it to anyone. Educational, entertaining and effective.

Rob Morley
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Organisational Review
James’s training has been invaluable to our organisation. I was ‘playing’ with LinkedIn and not really getting anywhere. He shows you strategies that work and that don’t require huge amounts of time. He is the best in the business.

If you are reading this, then one thing I can confirm is that you have found the right person. James brings his immense knowledge of LinkedIn in a practical and easy manner. His style is superb, blending humour with education that motivates you to just how important this platform is in a business environment. Whether you looking for an increase in sales or just to increase your personal branding, with no hesitation you should be picking up the phone to him now.

I’ve used James to train several teams on using LinkedIn effectively. What’s fascinating is to see even the most sceptical people transformed by a day spent with James! James came highly recommended to me and I’m not disappointed – his expert knowledge has significantly improved the knowledge and confidence of my teams to use LinkedIn to improve their business performance. He delivers his training with warmth and humour.

Spencer Gallagher
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Accelerator
James is a true master of his craft. I thought I was a LinkedIn pro when I first met James, however within 10 minutes of speaking to him I learnt about half a dozen things I didn’t know, which completely levelled me, he pointed out a major hole in my LinkedIn strategy. Within one week of my time with James my LinkedIn engagement has literally gone through the roof, the spike on my LinkedIn activity graph was unreal!

Stephanie Ramsden
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Accelerator
It’s been a few weeks since I completed an incredibly engaging session with James. The LinkedIn Accelerator Course was delivered in house for me and a group of sales colleagues. I’m a fan of LinkedIn anyway but had no idea how much could be achieved using the regular platform without paying for Premium! A few of our team were sceptical and were not big LinkedIn users – they’ve all been converted. Four weeks later my LinkedIn activity has resulted in six face to face high quality meetings and phone calls.

James has an amazing ability to challenge your thinking quickly with LinkedIn and then makes it simple to make the changes and fundamentally change your behaviour. I have always felt I was maximising much from LinkedIn until I attended with some of my brokers the LinkedIn Accelerator course, oh how wrong I was, and it will change how you use it and behave completely. Amazing presenter and completely engaging throughout but knowledgeable. Wouldn’t hesitate in recommending to anyone. We will be using him far more moving forward both internally and externally.

Samantha Newman
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
I hired James to deliver a presentation to a group of brokers on how to make the most of LinkedIn, focussing specifically on how to use it to generate new clients and revenue. James is both entertaining, engaging and motivational as a speaker – I would happily use him again should the occasion arise!

Stephen Arnison
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Organisational Review
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenarnison/
I engaged James to help my sales organisation utilise LinkedIn effectively. James has a very deep, detailed knowledge of how LinkedIn works and was pivotal in helping my team improve their performance in this area by a huge margin.

Martin Austwick
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Accelerator
I cannot recommend James’s LinkedIn training enough. If I’m being completely honest I wasn’t convinced it would be a subject worth spending a day on, I figured I already knew all I needed to know. I couldn’t have been more wrong. One day was not enough, and the fantastic knowledge he shared has opened my eyes to a truly game changing way of working with LinkedIn. As if that wasn’t enough the entire thing was delivered clearly, effectively, and with a gentle sense of humour throughout. He managed to take the entire group through everything and still give enough time to each of us individually to make a real difference. Great training. Fantastic Coach. Worth every penny and more.

The Linked in Man, does exactly what he says on the tin… I worked with James across a couple of days with my team and it was both a pleasure and an eye opener. Value delivered and so much learnt around how to use LinkedIn properly and how to make the most of(and grow!) your network.

Sinéad Geraghty
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Programmes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sineadgeraghty/
We did a 5 session series with James and I cannot recommend him highly enough. He is an expert and was able to bring a team with mixed LinkedIn experience through the LinkedIn accelerator training in an easy to understand manner.
His sessions are interactive and to the point, showing us what we needed to do and how do it. After each session, he would touch base to ensure he was delivering the sessions to our requirement and brainstorm how he would make the next session event better, which he did.
James is a true professional, passionate about LinkedIn which translates when he is training you. If you want to learn how to effectively get more sales from LinkedIn, contact James.

I was very keen to attend James Potter’s LinkedIn Skills Update Workshop and I wasn’t disappointed. My LI skills are average and I found this workshop educational,
stimulating and absorbing. This Is partly due to James’s engaging presentation style, his corporate interpretation of this platform and his own very extensive experience in the corporate world.
Realising very quickly this workshop wasn’t just about personal profiles, the words to use and using advance search; it was more about knowing how to use LinkedIn as a referral platform.
The icing on the cake was understanding the extensive work James is doing on the ‘corporate profile’ area of the site ensuring that companies who seek his support show up professionally and able to engage quickly with prospective employees, clients or investors etc.

Richard Hutchinson
Course/Product:
Personal profile writing
As a firm we are looking at how we can best coordinate our presence on LinkedIn to improve our interaction with existing and prospective clients.
A single session with James was all it took to be convinced that he really understands the importance of firm profiling as well as the value to us of using LinkedIn properly.
There’s much more to it than we realised and James made sure he understood us first – exactly as we like to do with our own clients.
Invaluable insights and a few neat tricks too!

James has a unique service offering for clients in this field, the ability to help you articulate and project the best version of yourself to others through the relatively new forum of social media. With an excellent command of the lexicon of business/commercial language and in-depth knowledge of the tool James in a few short sessions can empower some profound changes. Are you time poor and juggling competing priorities and want an impact presence on LinkedIn contact James.

I am so excited to have learnt how to create company profiles properly! LinkedIn is an endless resource for anyone looking for new clients and James delivered a fantastic workshop explaining how to use company profiles as part of your own marketing and also your new business strategy. Thoroughly enjoyed the morning workshop – full of content, really hands-on so you leave with your profile actually working and James is just funny!! This is a must do course for sure.

James’ coaching on how to use Linkedin was extremely helpful. He clearly understands his subject and brings a creative flair to the way in which he gives advice. I will continue to use James and will recommend him to others.

I was lucky enough to be part of James’ LinkedIn courses. I have to admit, before going on his course I’d never really used or valued LinkedIn. Before the course I wondered how it would be of any value to me (personally) but I went along with an open mind and was pleasantly surprised at just how brilliant it is and how brilliant James is at delivering the training. His expertise on LinkedIn is amazing! James is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic and made both days of training really engaging and I learnt so much.

I have known James now for about a year now. In that timeframe I have come to know he is an expert at using LinkedIn, and helping individuals and companies use it to achieve the maximum value. One of his strengths is assisting people to achieve their goals using this dynamic tool. James had a direct impact with assist me with my profile last year. Since then I have received several inquiries for major full time and consulting roles in large Fortune 500 companies. With that said, I would strongly recommend James to any individual or business looking to utilize LinkedIn for tangible results.

I’ve just finished a 1to1 training with James and it indeed gave me a whole new perspective on how to use LinkedIn for generating new business opportunities for our clients as well as how to use my connections wisely.

I learnt more about Linkedin in a 30 minute phone call with James than I had in the previous three years. He is very knowledgeable, and also able to communicate this wisdom effectively. If you need help implementing Linkedin to your personal or business plan then James could be of great assistance.

I was on LinkedIn and had many connections but I never got a client out of that tool at that point.
James being an incredible business man gave me a few ‘basic’ tips and very shortly after I stared getting approaches from potential clients who in turn turned into clients.
I was amazed by the ability to do business without having to leave the office and I must admit, this is not down to linked in but it is down to James’s interpretation and outstanding business mind that has thought me how to use this simple tool effectively.
Since then I have been introducing James to a few privileged contacts of mine who have also been delighted with his incredible out view on business and once again, not just the introduction to linked in but also the incredible and effective methods of turning that tool into cash and success.

Feedback from these sessions have been fantastic. Individuals have gained so much more understanding of what LinkedIn can do for them and their business. James runs a very slick session, it is very interractive, really good fun but he certainly has a very animated and excellent way of getting his point across. A reliable, and knowledgable individual. James and Alison flex their approach to their customers needs, highly recommend this company.

High energy, high impact. If you want to quickly debunk any myths about LinkedIn and learn how to really use this business tool to benefit you personally or your company. James is your man!

Definitely very useful, reinforces the awareness of how global the working world is now.

Thank you James for opening my eyes to LinkedIn. Through your enthusiasm and knowledge you made me look at my profile and project the real me and make my profile both informative, professional and interesting. I would strongly recommend you meeting James for a coffee or two if you are interested in moving your business forward and projecting the right impression for your business and optimising your presence on LinkedIn.

I attended a session where James was providing insight into the LinkedIn system – the advice he gave regarding profile and brand is invaluable. There were definite marked improvements in my visabilty on here following the re-vamp of my profile. I would strongly recommend a chat with James, whatever you are trying to achieve from LinkedIn – he will be able to help!

Next to breathing, if you are in sales, you really ought to have this capability.

James has given me an insight into LinkedIn that has meant that my profile is now a clear explanation of what I actually do rather than a cut and paste CV. His ability to help me understand how to describe my role rather than using the stereotypical job title and description makes my profile look much more interesting now. If you want to get a profile that works then James is your man.

Allan Watton
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Operational Review
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanwatton/
As with most organisations, we were registered on LinkedIn, but weren’t really making appropriate use of it. We identified a lot of areas we simply weren’t aware of and how much it could increase our productivity in getting in front of hard to reach people.

Diana Barnes
Course/Product:
Networking
I really enjoyed this course.

Roger Whitehead
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Accelerator
James’s teaching style is such that I thought I was in a one on one class, rather than a Company event with 12 other people. For me, LinkedIn will never be the same again, as it has moved from being, a nice to have, to a fundamental work tool for any sales and marketing focussed organisation. Thanks a bunch James.

James teaches good practice about operating your LinkedIn profile with wit, style and substance. Lots of good insight delivered at a good pace. Well worth a day of my time

Whether you’re a complete beginner or use LinkedIn frequently, James’ knowledge and engaging presentations will make you see LinkedIn in a whole new way! James’ LinkedIn Accelerator Course is such a concise, interactive, powerful, and enriching learning experience and has given me new skills I can implement straight away. I would recommend to anyone thinking about increasing their LinkedIn knowledge to grab a coffee with James and see for yourself!

James offers a superb blend of practical training, flavoured with a tint of humour that engages and creates a truly positive learning experience. He is great at turning your thinking on its head and demonstrating how powerful LinkedIn can be in promoting your personal brand. A truly exhilarating experience, and I recommend attending one of his courses. Powerful and brilliant social media magic delivered by the Wizard of LinkedIn! Thank you James.

Catherine Dawson
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Accelerator
James has delivered his excellent course to help our sales teams at Maxxia and Capex to develop greater understanding of how to make use of LinkedIn to better connect with customers and network in the online world. The content was comprehensive and a full day but James was able to make it fun and entertaining, and relevant for all attendees regardless of experience. James clearly has an extensive knowledge of the workings of the LinkedIn platform and, more importantly, strong commercial acumen and an appreciation of the psychology of business interactions. In other words, the why as well as the how. The day spent with James was a valuable use of time and I look forward to putting his advice to good use.

Cath Walter
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Company Course
This is an excellent course, very manageable, in a hands-on workshop format; so much better than being talked at like a lot of courses. You are actually updating your profile as you go, with James excellent suggestions, back-up and knowledge to guide you. Learning curve climbed and conquered!

LinkedIn company profiles is a very useful tool and I am looking forward to using the functionality. After this excellent course, I feel confident to do so. Much of the groundwork was done at the course, so now I just need to refine the content. I can recommend the course as a great investment of time and money.

Debbie Stanfield
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Company Course
This is a very practical and informative workshop. You work on your own business profile which is really rewarding and meaningful. Highly recommended. Thank you.

A brilliant course. James has the secret keys to unlocking the most important functionality on LinkedIn.

Richenda Oldham
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
I first encountered James at the E-Commerce SW event. What was I expecting from his talk? Certainly not to be entertained, that’s for sure. James had his packed audience rolling in the aisles as he delivered what has to be the funniest and most educational talk I have ever attended. Sharp as a razor and hugely knowledgeable, James demonstrated his expertise beyond doubt.

Helen Norman
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
I heard James talk about LinkedIn at an event this week. He was hugely entertaining, very funny and his unique style of delivering his subject made it very interesting and informative. I learnt more about how to use LinkedIn in his 30 minute talk than I have as a member over the past 5 years!

James company course is enlightening. You can think you know LinkedIn and how to work it, after this course you will. Fast, from the hip, illuminating and constructive. Brilliant set of tools to move forward with. Thanks James for another incredible day.

Andy Edwards
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
As a professional speaker myself, I know what it takes to engage and motivate an audience – and James did this effortlessly. Not only is he a mesmerisingly good speaker – he is also a thoroughly nice chap with a generous attitude to business.

Kenrick Garraway
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
We used James as the main speaker at an event we put on for over 100 local businesses, to raise the awareness of how social platforms can support them. James was very informative delivering in a humorous way that everyone enjoyed, the feedback was very positive. If we consider doing a similar event I would have no hesitation in using James again.

Phil Shipperlee
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
I first met James some six years ago and have got to know and respect him. When we needed a key note speaker for one of our business briefings James was an obvious choice and he got rave reviews from all who attended the event.

Rob Dewing
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
We had James as guest speaker at our business networking event and he pulled an all-time record crowd for us. Deservedly too, not only is he an extremely knowledgeable in depth expert in his specialist area, he also has a lovely dry sense of humour which made the presentation highly entertaining and memorable. The large number of questions which he deftly fielded shows that he certainly got the audience’s attention too. Highly recommended as a speaker for any business audience.

James is a true expert in his field and we were delighted when he accepted our offer to act as our guest speaker at the 2013 eCommerce South West event. His talks are always engaging, informative and enjoyable! If you need to understand how LinkedIn can help your business then James should definitely be part of your plan.

Louise Manning
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
Engage James to talk at your event and you can be sure of a large audience! I’ve seen him on three separate occasions (one organised by us) and each time the audience was far larger, and the demographics more suited to the organisers needs, than one would have expected normally. He is knowledgeable’ humorous and approachable but, most of all, he is an excellent marketing tool – use him!!

Debbie Bransom
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
James very kindly did a short presentation for us at our recent Breakthrough In Branch Event. To get a group of 40+ Business Owners fully engaged and wanting to know more, from a 15 minute “power point not present” presentation, on a subject that James could talk for hours on, is no mean feat. We are sincerely hoping James will speak at more of our Events.

James makes learning about LinkedIn and how it can work for you fun, entertaining and most importantly useful and as I am a technophobe that is no mean feat. In James hands LinkedIn becomes much more than a marketing tool for your company. He made me think about what company face I wanted to present to which market; made me think about how I worked; what I did; and most importantly how to communicate the essence of what I do best. I would thoroughly recommend it.

Half an hour was all it took to help steer me in the right direction. James provided me with so many tips and know how’s about LinkedIn that I would probably never have found out. James not only made me think about my profile, but about the way I need to present myself as an Independent Consultant in the future. This has been invaluable and I strongly recommend anybody who is interested in the value of networking, to contact James. I’ve just got to put all his advice into action now!

Kieren Williamson
Course/Product:
Keynote and event speaking
James is an excellent public speaker. Not just because he knows his subject matter, but because he brings the subject alive whilst on stage with an enthusiastic and entertaining style that few people can match. In my experience of trade shows and the like, people will often attend an event just to hear James speak.

James is a marvel. He had an uncanny ability to ask questions which tap into and pull out things I’ve been thinking about for a while. As a result, I have made 2 significant business decisions, resulting in me being very focused about what I offer. In addition, James has also put me in touch with a number of people who will enable me to take my business to the next level. I can’t stress enough how much you will benefit from this coffee.

Tom Leeson
Course/Product:
Networking
James is not only knowledgable but his engaging delivery meant the whole room was networking the minute we all walked in the room. High productive and entertaining day.

Richard Stephens
Course/Product:
Networking
This met and surpassed expectations – good points, well delivered, great practical points and lots of encouragement.

Marilyn Devonish
Course/Product:
Personal Profile Writing
Wow. I had a coffee meeting with James today & in less than an hour he’d not only shown me to how re-vamp my entire LinkedIn profile, he’d started to do bits of it for me whilst also sharing hints, information, & tips about the untapped potential of LinkedIn. James not only talks a good talk, he is walking the talk & putting all of this information into practice to improve his own organisation as well as increasing connections & revenues for his clients. I’d highly recommend you have a chat!

Chris Thompson
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Organisational Review
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisstephenthompson/
What really sets James apart is his use of examples and his ideas on how these tools can be used from a relationship and business development perspective that really helps you and your organisation. Both his LinkedIn profile and LinkedIn company courses are essential. James will teach you all the tips, tricks and hidden elements of LinkedIn.

Simon Atkinson
Course/Product:
Networking
A very enjoyable and informative day which both introduced new ideas and reinforced existing approaches. James made the whole event entertaining and the time flew by.

A fabulously informative programme that will not only assist you in promoting yourself more effectively via LinkedIn, but also how to strategically maximise quality contacts and build business opportunities. James is a wealth of knowledge in this field!

Gavin Smith
Course/Product:
LinkedIn Accelerator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinsmithprotect/
I was invited by Hiscox to participate in the LinkedIn Accelerator Course delivered by James Potter. In the lead up to the course, I was somewhat sceptical as I already had a large network on LinkedIn and was bringing in new business from the platform. I felt that I already knew what I was doing and what else could I learn – How wrong was I! After a day with James, I completely re-evaluated my outlook on LinkedIn. He changed my mind on how I would use the platform moving forward to maximise its potential and pointed out simple tips that could easily be overlooked. In addition to this he also showed us handy tools that can be used within LinkedIn that I wasn’t even aware of. Since the course I have re-written my profile and changed the way I use the platform. I instantly saw an increase in both my profile and post views and more engagement from my connections. I’d highly recommend a chat with James if you want to further your knowledge of LinkedIn and generate more sales through the platform. You won’t be disappointed!

We took James’s Sales Navigator course which was a revelation on how powerful a tool it could really be with focused, expert training. The course was spot on and delivered in a well planned, creative and somewhat humorous manner. We started seeing positive results straight away as James helps you to set things up on the day so you can use it immediately after the course. If you are using Sales Navigator without James’s excellent course then you are wasting your time; you may as well watch the latest Brexit debate.

I have had a couple of sessions with James, and I would recommend him to anyone. Keeps the learning fun and very informative. We have seen a marked increase in successful responses on LinkedIn since our training and is a must for any sales team looking to generate more leads and have more meaningful connections.

Without any hesitation I would have to say this is one of the best courses I’ve ever been on. The key to it being James, his knowledge is second to none! James has a uniquely personal style, engaging, down to earth and very practical in his approach. The course really does enable you to understand the simplicity of LinkedIn, both profile wise and enabling you to utilise the best marketing tool available! James, I have not stopped telling people how good the course is, thank you so much!

Really enjoyed the Company Profile Course today and I feel totally inspired to work on our axon profile now I understand what it can do. James Potter has the most amazing understanding of LinkedIn but also he is particularly talented at understanding people and making his subject matter relevant to all levels. I’ve now seen him operate at senior and junior levels and managed to react well to both. Inspirational!

It’s so true – you don’t know what you don’t know! James’s course brought enlightenment about the power of company profiles on LinkedIn and provided me with the opportunity to get our profile started too: learning through doing – the perfect workshop for any business of any size!

Janice Richards
Course/Product:
Company Profiles
The course was just what I wanted. It provided an excellent introduction to help me to build a LinkedIn company profile. The best thing was that we actually started it setting up our pages there and then, so we were able to use James’s expertise to help us with both the technical aspects and the copy writing. James is a very considerate host and his entertaining and informative delivery made it a very enjoyable day.

In-depth tour of LinkedIn, gave me a much greater understanding of LinkedIn.

Excellent hands-on training that is totally relevant and equips you with loads of things to do and things to think about. It makes a difference!

Entirely relevant to the online social network phenomena. If you’re not on Facebook, and you have a pulse, you must be on LinkedIn, and this is the course to learn about.

David Marriner
Course/Product:
Personal profile writing
James knows all the tips and tricks to both get you started with your profile at LinkedIn right through to the things that make a real difference and get you noticed. I would strongly recommend you make contact with him if you are starting out or looking to make your profile stand out.

There is nothing better than having James focus on you, your LinkedIn profile and your business requirements over a relaxed cup of coffee. Certainly an hour well spent, bouncing ideas off each other, honing your on line LinkedIn presence, with most updates done instantly at the meeting – job done! I regard my yearly meeting with James very much like an annual MOT – I get the experts view, always leave with an improved profile and I’m updated about LinkedIn – very impressive!

James was introduced to me as “someone you must meet”, intrigued and not knowing what to expect we met for a coffee. I could tell within minutes he was passionate about his role and helping others. His knowledge and command of the English language transitioned my profile from a corporate rigid feel to one of informative, openness and demonstrative. Without a doubt James will be back to see myself and the team here. I would recommend meeting him for a coffee, the best investment I have made.