Nov 6, 2023
Entelechy Academy is the intentioned ‘entelechy’ of David’s
career and life purpose – his mentoring legacy project – where he
wants to make a positive difference to millions by supporting them
(and himself) to actualise their potential and become the very best
version of themselves.
A 40+ year career has had a ‘red-thread’ of creating new business
concepts and making them become a reality, despite being regularly
told ‘that's not possible’. A tenacious visionary who bravely and
courageously ‘gets stuff done’ that others often thought
impossible.
During his life, David has built a unique and precious asset. Not
only has he understood the fundamental importance of character
qualities as the foundation of personal growth and development. He
has and for the first time, codified those qualities and developed
a framework that links those qualities to the soft and technical
skills that people need to succeed.
During his twenties, David spent ten years in investment banking
and private equity (living abroad in the USA, UK, Europe, Middle
and Far East) where he learned a lot about how to do business in
many key cultures around the world – as well as being involved in
many business verticals. In his thirties he transitioned from
advisor/consultant to be an entrepreneur in the UK leisure sector,
including two start-ups, the first of which was sold, and the
second launched on the AIM stock market.
David spent the next 14 years building and leading, as Founder, CEO
and Chairman, Merryck & Co., which eventually became the world’s
leading CEO Business Mentoring Company. In 2010, he exited — and
launched himself as THE MENTOR — using the techniques in his first
book BREAKTHROUGH.
David has enjoyed the highest of personal and business successes —
as well as survived a few failures and near disasters, plus 20
years as a single parent, each time making a comeback as a ‘better
version of himself’.
David is a zen master at equanimity, and would be described by
those who have worked with and for him as high impact, determined,
creative, intelligent, imaginative, curious, interesting, and
interested.
David’s belief in others is matched only by his restless
frustration that so little is done to unlock the potential that we
all have. The Entelechy Academy practically addresses this
challenge, for the benefit of individuals and society alike.