Meet Nick – Our Lead Mentor
Hey there, I’m Nick 🙂
I’m building Arden Business Consulting to help employees re-gain control over their work income, and Acorn Masterminds to help entrepreneurs build better businesses.
Born in England, I emigrated to Canada in 1966. I started my new life in a 2nd floor bachelor apartment in Vancouver’s West End.
When I returned to Vancouver in 2021 to start these businesses, I rented a 10th floor one-bedroom apartment in the same building. Success for me is moving up 8 floors in 55 years!!!
I wanted to be a businessman like my father.
Along the way, I studied engineering at Cambridge, and computer science at UBC.
My business career has spread far and wide, working in 8 businesses and 11 jobs, and volunteering for 20 community organizations.
I guess I never decided what I wanted to do when I grew up!
I’ve met and mentored so many talented and amazing people along the way.
(Many of them I consider my closest friends.)
As entrepreneur and employee, I know those feelings of rejection, stress, and anxiety in the business world.
In my businesses, I thought that I could build a better mousetrap, and that everyone would buy it… They didn’t. 😔
They say “good judgement comes from experience – and experience comes from bad judgement”. I have lots of experience.
I made many mistakes, and want to prevent you from making the same ones.
I’ve learned not to be judgemental. My core value has become:
“Accept and Respect” – Everyone.
I’ve come so far, but I’m still learning every day.
Contact me below, and let an ABC Mentored Group be a part of your journey.