Gavin Belton-Rose: commercial experience built through business ownership.
Business ownership teaches you to see the whole commercial picture. My work today draws on over 25 years in sales and marketing, with direct responsibility for winning customers, leading teams and making the numbers work.
From the classroom to commercial responsibility
I have a marketing degree, but the most valuable lessons came from running businesses. A plan has to work when customers make their decisions, staff need direction and revenue has to cover the cost of delivering the service.
That is why I look beyond individual campaigns. The offer, sales process, marketing, customer experience and follow-up all affect the same result. I help owners connect those parts and decide where their attention will make the greatest difference.
Building Monopoly Buy Sell Rent in Chester
I built a Chester-based Monopoly Buy Sell Rent franchise into an award-winning estate agency business. In a competitive property market, a local brand has to earn trust and give customers a reason to choose it.
My responsibility covered attracting clients, converting opportunities, leading the team and delivering the service. That experience still shapes how I approach positioning, relationships and the commercial journey from initial enquiry to a paying customer.
Operating 14 pubs and bars
I ran and operated a portfolio of 14 pubs and bars with combined annual turnover exceeding £2 million. Working across multiple venues meant balancing people, service standards and commercial decisions.
Hospitality makes the relationship between promise and delivery very clear. The marketing may bring someone through the door, but the experience determines whether they return. Growth depends on both.
The work I do today
I am the founder of Momentum and Gain Momentum, co-founder of MAFIC, and author of The Glue: Why Sales & Marketing Must Stick Together. Each reflects a different way of helping business owners make commercial progress.
Momentum provides sales and marketing support. Gain Momentum brings my thinking into a connected digital growth engine. MAFIC looks more widely across the business through diagnosis and strategic advisory. The Trades Growth Hub brings practical growth learning to the trade community.
Relationships are part of the work
As a Hashtag Events ambassador, I spend time connecting with business owners and supporting the conversations that happen around business events. Relationships often create opportunities, but their value depends on what happens afterwards.
Based in Wrexham, Wales, I work with business owners who want a clearer direction and practical support to move it forward. My approach is commercially led: understand the challenge, set priorities and stay accountable for the next step.