Posted:24-November-2025
UK Business Mentoring welcomes new franchisee

UK Business Mentoring are delighted to welcome a new franchisee, Russell Fennell to the team. Russell is an accomplished and entrepreneurial property and business professional with over 30 years’ experience spanning construction, property development, agency, healthcare and retail.
He brings extensive expertise in project management and a proven ability to transform start-up and early-stage ventures into stable, scalable businesses before guiding them through structured and successful exit strategies.
Having founded and led multiple SMEs across diverse sectors, Russell combines strategic vision with hands-on commercial acumen. Through UKBM, he is now focused on sharing his experience and insight to help business owners achieve, sustainable growth, operational excellence, increased profitability and fulfil their own goals.
Russell is based in Bawtry near Doncaster and characterises himself as a typical Yorkshireman!
A few facts about Russell:
- Favourite Film: The Full Monty (1997) – embodies the classic Yorkshire spirit of boldness, reinvention, and turning challenges into opportunities.
- Favourite Book: Troubleshooter – a no-nonsense masterclass by Sir John Harvey-Jones in clear thinking, leadership, and making things happen.
- Favourite Quote: “Everyone thinks I’m a smart arse who can solve any bloody problem. I’m not. I’m just a very old businessman and a very experienced businessman who made every mistake in the book and can recognise one when I see one.”
- Sir John Harvey-Jones
- Guilty Pleasures: A good single malt and Digging for Britain.
Interested and want to know more about UK Business Mentoring?
The UK Business Mentoring profile outlines all aspects of their franchise opportunity and allows you to contact them for further information or to ask a question.


