About Neil Francis

I’m a leadership advisor and thinking partner to CEOs, founders and senior leadership teams.

I work with leaders who are navigating complexity, change, and important decisions, offering thoughtful leadership advice, space to think, and experienced perspective when it matters most.

With over 30 years’ experience as an entrepreneur and CEO, I’ve founded, grown, and successfully exited businesses. I’m also the author of five books on leadership, creativity, and entrepreneurship, with a sixth -The Leadership Book: Achieving the Empathetic Edge - publishing in early 2026.

My work takes two forms. I offer individual leadership advisory support for leaders facing specific challenges or transitions, and I also deliver three focused leadership programmes for those seeking a more structured developmental journey:

• The Empathetic Edge™ - focused on emotional intelligence, clarity, and confident leadership

• The Creative Edge™ - supporting creative thinking and new perspectives for leaders and teams

• The Entrepreneur’s Edge™ - Advisory support for developing entrepreneurial thinking in professional services leaders.

• Across all my work, my approach is reflective, practical, and human, grounded in lived leadership experience and designed to help leaders think clearly, act wisely, and lead with confidence.

Here is my LinkedIn profile