Firstly I admire Matt for coming onto this forum and it sounds like he has been through a rough time with the terrible twins. He also sounds like a nice bloke who is trying to be honest about his experience. I have never spoken about Matt on this forum as I don't know anything about him, however after reading that he charges people £600 for his business coaching, I thought it would be useful to look up the companies he owns to understand his expertise.
"TRIBUTE ACTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED” has only filled dormant accounts since it was registered (between the dates sept 2017-Mar 2022).
"RULE THE WORLD LIMITED” - has no accounting history
"MATT HALL COACHING LIMITED” - has no accounting history and the confirmation statement is overdue
"RICH IN SUCCESS LTD” - made £345 in 2020
"MY LITTLE HAT ENTERTAINMENTS LTD” - has total net assets of £48,070 (the company has been operating since 2010)
I don't doubt Matt thinks he is providing a good service and the feedback he provided from customers sounds undeniably good. However surely people have to reach a high level of success in business themselves to be able to coach others how to do it successfully? Teachers need degrees and all kinds of qualifications to teach small children their ABCs, often getting themselves in huge debt and dedicating years of their life in the process. So how can anyone justify charging people £600 for coaching when their own businesses have little success.
I would expect a business coach to be making millions a year and be highly qualified before their advice was truly valuable, otherwise how do you know if their advice is ’the right advice’ and not potentially wrong, or even damaging? Also how does someone that has a business in impersonators coach someone who has a business in e-commerce, concierge or anything outside their expertise? I can understand how a qualified marketing expert with years of industry experience could, but not someone doing something so niche.
Steve Burgess is a nice family man, he adores his wife and kids and like Matt and the others (not the twins!) I believe he is doing his best and trying to provide the best service he can. However I have spoken against him on this forum as I believe he is absolutely NOT QUALIFIED to teach others to run a business, as his only experience is his own coaching business and before then he literally stacked shelves. Just because Steve and Matt seem like nice people, it does not mean they are qualified to charge for their advice and thats the issue.
In this dangerous unregulated industry, anyone can be a coach, struggling people in financial duress in these very hard times are turning in their droves to find a solution to their problems. We have to ask ourselves the fairness of this system, where peoples livelihoods and businesses are at stake. We cant really blame Matt, Steve or the other people that have fallen into this sector, but we can encourage anyone considering buying coaching to do due diligence and ensure their coach has experience in their sector and can offer real value.