Over the last four years, Steven Wilkinson has become my most trusted advisor and thought partner, helping me navigate through some of the most delicate business decisions I have encountered. He is a wealth of knowledge and experience. Steven possesses a unique ability to draw out and uncover the hidden truths of nearly any situation. Any business leader would consider themselves extremely fortunate to engage with Good and Prosper.
Working with Steven to create a vision for my company was one of the best business decisions I ever made. During the process of generating and refining a 5-year vision that is both aspirational and sound, I developed as a business owner and emerged a leader. Steven guided me through a process of creativity, discernment and cooperation that built the very skills I needed to bring the vision to fruition. As we near the endpoint of the vision (end-of-year 2025), I am in awe of the power of that document. We are executing projects that are transforming McCrea’s Candies into a stable, values-driven company that will keep growing and thriving for decades to come.
It’s easy to get fixated on minutiae and lose sight of strategic goals when you’re running a business day-to-day. After 7 years I was certainly struggling to pick my head up and decide where I wanted to be going. Steven was instrumental in opening my eyes to new possibilities, and giving me the confidence I needed to deliberately choose what was best for me as an entrepreneur. Anytime you need an insightful, brilliant, and thoughtful partner on your entrepreneurial journey, you should call him.
I worked closely with Steven to develop a clear and emotionally connecting Vision Statement for a fifty-year old company of which I am one of the founders and active in today. During this process, Steven provided critically important help by asking perceptive and important questions, using his very clear and eloquent writing, friendly and thoughtful encouragement and his strong commitment to organizations that place people first and are concerned about ethical management. I recommend him without reservation to other business friends.
I met Sir Steven Wilkinson during Covid. Steven was proffered as a ‘friend that might understand your trouble.’ Honest, forthright, wisdom and integrity. Steven is a man of honor. For more than a year, Steven offered guidance, wisdom and encouragement without ever asking for anything in return. Finally, we go to the point where we had to enter into a contract with Steven, as we couldn’t just keep “taking” his time, without consideration.
I would argue that Steven is THE single greatest investment I have made in my company. Steven has supported me both professionally and personally, over the past five years. Steven has opened his book of connections, which has led to more wise people sharing even more connections. Like 3 degrees of Kevin Bacon, I can almost trace Steven back to every major breakthrough we have had at my company. He has literally put his fingerprint on most all aspects of our business, and I now consider him a member of my family. He is indispensable. If Steven can’t help your enterprise, then your enterprise can’t be helped.
I want to thank you, Steven, for taking time to accelerate my thinking, extend my vision, and challenge me to stop thinking so small. You connected dots, identified blindspots, and expanded my reality. What’s more, I appreciate your wisdom, how clearly you see models, and how adeptly you penetrate to the central issue. It’s simply beautiful!