Plymouth, UK – Wednesday 8th July 2026 – A new one-day intensive program has been launched to assist UK business owners in reducing their reliance on referrals, expanding their client base globally, and contributing to the growth of the UK’s expertise economy.
The Build Beyond Referrals One-Day Intensive, developed by Maverrik, aims to help expert-led businesses create more robust and scalable systems for acquiring clients. This launch comes at a time when there is increasing recognition of the vital role played by small businesses, consultants, and independent professionals in driving economic growth in the UK. While much attention is given to areas such as investment, skills, and innovation, Maverrik believes there is another crucial opportunity that deserves more attention: helping UK expertise reach international markets.
Executive coaches, consultants, advisers, and specialized service providers are increasingly working with clients across Europe, North America, Australia, and beyond. Each international client secured by a UK-based expert brings revenue back into the UK economy without the need to export physical products.
Dean Seddon, Founder of Maverrik and creator of the Build Beyond Referrals One-Day Intensive, believes this presents an opportunity to strengthen the UK’s knowledge economy.
“Britain has an incredible wealth of expertise,” says Seddon.
“Every day, UK business owners are providing solutions for organizations around the world. When they successfully secure international clients, they are essentially exporting British expertise and bringing revenue back into the UK.”
However, many of these businesses still heavily rely on referrals. While referrals are valuable, they leave too much to chance. To encourage more expert-led businesses to expand internationally, it is essential to help them build reliable and consistent client acquisition systems.
The Build Beyond Referrals One-Day Intensive has been specifically designed for executive coaches, business coaches, boutique consultants, and expert-led businesses in professional services, financial services, and technology. Rather than focusing solely on marketing tactics, this one-day intensive program helps participants develop a structured client acquisition system that works alongside referrals, reducing dependency on referrals while creating a more consistent approach to business development.
The workshop is divided into three key stages:
1. Proposition – defining the target audience, offer, and messaging.
2. Pre-Selling – establishing visibility, credibility, and trust before initiating sales conversations.
3. Pipeline – creating a repeatable process for lead generation, client conversations, and follow-up.
Unlike traditional seminars, the Build Beyond Referrals One-Day Intensive is delivered as a hands-on working session, where participants can apply each stage directly to their own business throughout the day. The workshop will take place in Bristol on Tuesday, September 22nd, London on Wednesday, September 23rd, and Manchester on Thursday, September 24th. To maintain an interactive environment, the workshop will be limited to 25 delegates, allowing for practical guidance and the building of a solid foundation for each participant’s client acquisition system.
Dean Seddon has over 14 years of experience in helping expert-led businesses grow through social selling and client acquisition. During this time, he has trained more than 150,000 professionals, worked with renowned organizations such as Microsoft, Salesforce, and BT, and helped clients generate over $100 million in new business revenue.
As discussions continue on how the UK can support entrepreneurship, increase productivity, and boost regional economies, Maverrik believes that helping expert-led businesses reduce their reliance on referrals and compete on an international level should be a part of the conversation.
For further information about the Build Beyond Referrals One-Day Intensive, including workshop dates and booking information, please visit www.buildbeyondreferrals.com.
