In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Steve Jones, founder of Skills for Business Training. Steve takes us on his journey from being a key leader in the rapid scaling of Fitness First PLC to becoming a disengaged employee after its corporate acquisition. This pivotal experience ignited his mission to help businesses avoid the same fate by focusing on their most valuable asset: their people. He shares how this led him to develop powerful tools around motivational mapping and employee engagement, ensuring companies can scale effectively while building motivated teams and strong cultures.

Steve delves into the core of his work, explaining his unique "supermarket model" for marketing and his philosophy of building relationships over sales. He details his leadership programs and the critical 90-day appraisal process designed to keep employee motivation and company culture in sync during periods of fast growth. Looking ahead, Steve outlines his ambitious plan to transition his business towards a retainer model by licensing his motivational mapping tool to coaches and in-house practitioners, empowering them to drive long-term, sustainable engagement within organizations.