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Granger Forson

Owner BizSmart Gloucestershire
Expertise
Business Planning & Strategy, Project Management, Product Development, People, Marketing
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Expertise & Experience

Granger’s major areas of expertise are:

  • Consulting & Professional Services
  • Engineering & Manufacturing
  • Supply & Distribution


Experience:

Granger’s first job saw him solving a problem for Guinness moving from hand pour to gas dispense so they could standardise their product delivery anywhere in the world and create the Guinness beer tap.

For over 25+ years Granger has worked in small, medium and large businesses helping them develop their people through the use of continuous improvement systems, Lean, Six Sigma, Quality Management. He trained with Japanese Master engineers in late 90’s while working for Industry Forum and in recent years visited Japan to see exemplar Lean companies.

A significant amount of this time was spent in businesses in their operational areas making companies and their divisions significantly more profitable using 2 second lean. He then moved into IT, developing a highly successful development process based on Scrum. He has worked with finance, HR and Information security teams to develop more successful activities and processes.

Throughout his career he has developed a philosophy ensuring ‘Joy in the Workplace’ via growing people through coaching. As Operations Director in an SME manufacturing company, he worked with BizSmart, developing a marketing strategy for profitable growth.

BizSmart’s approach to scaling small business fitted well with his experience and now he is a business coach helping small business grow and scale.

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