I just wanted to thank Crystal so much for the time we spent together. I am so blessed to have met her and to have her support in my life then as it was one of the most challenging periods of my life. Being a first time dad and bills and partner to support. I was...

"Before joining The Alternative Board, my main challenge was building the business brand and market niches as well as then pinpointing how to get more leads. I also needed help building my business strategy and getting to understand my strengths, weakness,...

" Having been in senior Corporate roles previously, I was used to participating in group discussion and board meetings to float ideas and reach consensus on opportunities and actions. However, as a newly self-employed small business owner I soon realised I didn’t...

"I have had repeated exposure to various business coaches over many years. Some I have judged to lack any genuine coaching skills, others I have resisted engaging simply because of their inflexible “one size fits all” coaching programmes. Crystal merges her insight...

"Crystal is a wonderful caring business coach with great support for small business owners. Over a year of major change in my business she offered great support, strength, advice and mentoring. This helped me not just on a business level but a personal level too. I...

"At Zakkia, when the pandemic first happened, I went into a bit of an emergency mode. I had one girl who was working for me at the time and as the pandemic panned out, I didn’t know if I could run the business and run her needs as well, so I eventually had to let go...

"Being a member has given me far better clarity and direction in both my business and work-life balance. Speaking openly about the challenges facing my business with the other board members, having them share their ideas, likely solutions and opinions, has helped...

"The Alternative Board helped me prioritise my work life. Through doing so it allowed me to focus on things I can control to be more effective. This provided me with clarity which was lacking. Jamie assisted with goal setting and allowed me to reach them for my...