Tony Seaman

I am the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year 2012 (Midlands) a winner of over 100 travel industry awards experienced in MBOs and trade sales a proven strategic thinker a business growth catalyst here to help

People succeed because they believe they can

A bit about Me

I am a highly motivated, ambitious and results minded Director with experience of MBOs and dealing with VCs and financial institutions.

An inspiring communicator who leads with passion and enthusiasm to drive brilliant execution in a business by balancing commercial insight, strategic change, people development and robust operational planning. I have an outstanding track record for delivering profitable growth by developing sales and marketing strategies supported by first class leadership and people management skills.

By providing clear leadership, motivation and focus I have been able to create “Super Brands” within their own sectors. Unquestionable award winning market leaders that have always been supported by great teams.

Inspirational leadership
Creative business solutions
Strategic planning and vision
Leading business change agendas
Omni channel management
Broad transferable commercial expertise
Brand transformation
Mentoring

Latest News

From Chaos to Calm
9 November 2018
Thought I would share this with you
9 November 2017

A fresh pair of eyes often adds real value
The thing about sales!!
2 November 2017

Keeping it simple for new or inexperienced sales people

I can help

I can help you create a robust vision and strategy – the two most fundamental things you need to build a great business
I can help you implement your strategy
I can help you to build fantastic motivated teams who are clear on their goals and objectives
I can help your company grow

I believe I have a creative approach to problem solving (sometimes called quirky!). But by finding simple, consistent strategies, thinking in different ways, and using persistence, adaptability and flexibility I have been able to help my companies punch above their weight. I would love to help your business do the same.

Proof it works

By employing all of the above skills, here are some of the results I have been able to achieve.

Case study – Holiday autos

Holiday autos was one of the highest profile travel brands specialising in Leisure car rental. Primarily starting as a B2B business in the UK, eventually grew into a multi channel International business. The business was sold to Last Minute and eventually became a B2C supplier only.

Key successes:

Grew turnover from £30m to £100m
Grew profit from £2m to £5m
Increased market share from 16% to over 65%
Won every travel industry award for “Leisure “ car rental

Case study – Attraction world

Attraction World is now one of the world’s leading specialist travel-industry retailers, distributing tours, experiences and attraction tickets from a comprehensive portfolio of over 5,000 products via both B2B and B2C channels. As a result of its scale, AW has become a strategically important distribution partner for many of the world’s largest attractions including Disney, Universal Studios and SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.

Since 2006, AW has enabled over 2.5 million customers to pre-book worldwide attractions.

Key successes: