Dan Gwalter
Founder of The Fractional Formula
Helping (Fractional) Consultants Escape Feast & Famine | Backed by Consulting Experience + a First Client Guarantee | Author of the original guide to Fractional Consulting
Dan is a no-nonsense leadership and business coach who helps experienced professionals break free from traditional roles and build successful fractional consulting careers. After more than a decade running his own thriving fractional practice, he created The Fractional Formula, a practical, results-driven programme that’s helped hundreds shift from day-rate contracting to running a portfolio of high-value clients. Dan brings clarity, honesty, and a proven playbook for people who want more freedom, more impact, and a career that works on their terms.
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Episode 24
Build A Business You Can Rely OnBuild a consulting, fractional, or NED business you can rely on. Dan Gwalter shares a proven operating model for predictable clients, sustainable income, and confidence beyond corporate life.
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Building a Business You Can Rely On
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Build A Business You Can Rely OnThis download is a practical companion to the episode Build a Business You Can Rely On.
It’s for experienced professionals who want independence to work; not as a gamble, not as a temporary escape from corporate life, but as a real business they can trust.
Inside, you’ll find a clear, no-nonsense operating model for consulting, fractional, and NED work. It breaks independence down into the parts that actually matter: clarity on who you serve, a focused offer, consistent visibility, purposeful outreach, and a working rhythm that supports both delivery and growth. No hype. No hacks. No personal-brand theatre.
The guide is grounded in real experience from Dan Gwalter, a former FTSE 100 technology leader who has built a profitable consulting business himself and now helps others do the same. It’s honest about the traps corporate escapees fall into, and direct about the psychological shifts required to move from employee to business owner.
At the centre of the download is Dan’s “Everything” page, a curated library of practical resources that listeners can use depending on where they are in their journey. Whether you’re just considering independence, already “fractional” with one client, or stuck in feast-and-famine cycles, this guide shows you where to start and what to focus on next.
If you want independence that feels predictable, repeatable, and confidence-building, this download will help you move from winging it to running your work like a business.
Dan's 'everything' page: https://everything.no-nonsense-leadership.com/