Fix Radio
National radio start-upNeeded studios at short notice. I found them, did the lease and had them fitted out, two studios, back office and sales floor, on time and under budget. Raised £400,000 for the station along the way.
Who it's for
You're the one everything comes back to
I work for owners of businesses with somewhere between two and twenty staff. It's making good money and you're taking a good living out of it, but you're still the person every problem ends up with, and the stuff that would actually grow the business never gets a look in.
You don't need to employ someone. You just need Zyncly and a little bit of face-to-face.
What I take off you
Hand it over and forget about it
When it's gone wrong
A supplier's let you down, a customer's kicking off, a job's gone sideways. I pick it up and sort it, start to finish.
The back office
Finance, Xero, the processes and systems nobody's had time to set up properly. Tidied, running, and a one-page picture of where you are.
The projects that stall
New premises, a new system, taking on your next person, the thing that's been on the list for six months. I run it through to the finish.
How it works
Three steps, no long contract
- A chatTwenty minutes
You tell me what's on your plate. I tell you straight whether I can help.
- One fix, freeA working audition
I take one messy thing off you and sort it, so you can see how I work before you spend a penny.
- The retainerMonthly
A day a fortnight or a day a week, on site or remote, and I'm on the end of the phone in between.
What it costs
£300 a day, paid monthly
£0
First fix
One messy thing sorted, free, so you know what you're getting.
£600 /month
A day a fortnight
Two days a month plus the phone. Right for most owners to start.
£1,200 /month
A day a week
Four days a month plus the phone, for when there's a lot on.
A month's notice either way. Travel within the West Country included.
Things I've fixed
The day the plan falls apart
TJB Super Yachts
Superyacht brokerageSales were flying and delivery was falling apart. I rebuilt the processes, put Salesforce in, took invoicing and cashflow in hand, and handed it back running.
Hangar 8
Private aviation, 80 aircraftDirector of Operations. Set up the 24/7 operations rooms, swapped a G7 summit aircraft through security in two hours, and kept clients flying through the 2010 ash cloud.
Who I am
Luke de Marco
I've spent twenty years as an entrepreneur. I ran operations in private aviation for heads of state and big-company CEOs, built my own flight support company, ran a car leasing business and a cattle farm. The bit I'm good at is when it all goes wrong: demanding customers, tight deadlines, nobody else grasping the nettle. That's where I'm happiest.
A while back I made a lifestyle change. I want to be around for my family, so I don't chase building big companies of my own any more. I put all that experience into a handful of owners' businesses instead, and get home for tea.
I'm based in Mid Devon and work across the West Country, and remotely anywhere.
- APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
- AgilePM Practitioner
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Xero certified
- Former CAA Form 4 nominated postholder
What's on your plate?
Give me a ring, or email me with what's landing on your desk and a day that suits. If it's not for you, no problem at all.