21/08/2026
This week I have spent quite a lot of time with some of the TPO Partners that I had not yet had the chance to personally work with, and it has reminded me exactly why we created our Partnership Programme in the first place
We launched it in January and it is going from strength to strength, of course there are always learnings, things we can improve and areas we can develop, but for me that is part of building something properly, listening, refining and making it better as we go
What I love most is seeing the amount of genuine business being passed between our Partners, the collaborations starting to happen, the events we are building together and the cross pollination across completely different industries, but more importantly than any of that, knowing that when one of our clients needs something outside of our immediate world, we can introduce them to someone genuinely exceptional
The vast majority of our Partners are people I have known for years, many for almost two decades, people and businesses I have worked alongside repeatedly and trust completely, some have become close friends far beyond business, others have longstanding relationships with different members of the TPO team, but every Partner has been chosen for the same reason, they are exceptional at what they do and they care about service in exactly the same way we do
For me, that last bit matters enormously, because any recommendation carrying the TPO name has to feel like an extension of us, I need to know that whoever we introduce is going to look after that person properly and deliver at the level our clients expect
There has always been a running joke in our industry that I have one of the best little black books around, so I suppose this is me finally putting it into practice…
This week alone I introduced my IV specialist to a friend and a landscape architect to a client, which probably tells you everything you need to know about how broad that little black book has become
So if you ever need a recommendation for someone that’s the best in their field, drop me a DM, there is a fairly good chance we know exactly the right guy or girl for you!