High Performance Sales & Marketing
Taku

Who we are

Taku Consulting was born from the realisation that many companies need a short term injection of expert sales and marketing support. 

The Executive team constitutes people who have worked for world class organisations (they know what good looks like), who compliment each other and who have been particularly successful in translating leading edge thinking in to operational practicality.

All Taku people are experienced sales & marketing professionals who not only understand the theory but who have also held senior operational roles.  They have been there and done it.

Steve Bale:  Co-Founder

Steve is an economist who spent his early years in manufacturing and service organisations.  He then embarked on a successful career in sales, marketing and general management.  Key achievements have been founding and growing Oracle's UK application business to £100 million; managing BEA's (fasted ever company to $1 billion) most successful region (Northern Europe) and developing and growing a number of start ups.  He is a practical visionary; quick to identify obstacles and what is required to deliver success.

Michael Conner:  Co-Founder

Michael spent his formative years with Xerox Corporation where he was schooled in sales, marketing and general management.  He was heavily involved in driving strategic change through Quality and business transformation programmes.  In recent years Michael has operated at Board level in UK PLC's, driving change on an international basis.

 

Richard Gilder:  Co-Founder
Richard spent his early years in Xerox before moving to Dell Computers where he managed their indirect channels in the UK before creating a £100m outsourcing business within the Retail Banking sector.  He then moved to the City as a Director of Business Development for a major investment bank and more recently has been involved in developing and marketing Open Source database and business application products within a start up organisation.
Dr John Heaford - Head of Sales Methodologies

John holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology and Computer Based Learning, and a post-graduate Diploma in Business Research.  John pioneered the e-Learning concept in the UK and his book, The Myth of the Learning Machine became a standard reference in most British universities for many years.  Over the past 30 years John has been responsible for implementing corporate development programmes, with a focus of Methodologies and Skills for sales managers and all sales and sales support professionals.