Mortgage and protection experts Your Next Mortgage, based in Fleet, beat off strong competition from fellow members across the UK at the recent Ad Astra Awards 2016. Hosted by Scalability Coach Martin Norbury, Your Next Mortgage was recognised for business performance and focus on growth, winning the highly coveted Rising Star Award 2016.

John Thompson, founder of Your Next Mortgage, has been working with Martin for over two years as part of Nigel Botterill’s Mastermind, as well as Martin’s Advocate Program; a new approach to the principles of the Non-Executive Director which brings all the benefits and advantages “big” business have to the small-to-medium-sized business.

John commented: “It’s crazy to think just over 12 months ago I was working out of my study. Today, we operate from our offices in Fleet and I’ve built up to a team of five with strong experience across financial advice, business administration and marketing. We’re currently working on new products and services, and utilising marketing tools and technologies to further boost our growth over the next 12 months. It can be extremely uncomfortable putting yourself out there at times, but my passion to help home owners achieve everything they ever dreamed of drives me on”.

Martin commented: “The Advocate Program is all about helping business owners become more confident, more valuable and more connected doing the things they love. John and his team have demonstrated this in abundance over the last 12 months, and we’re looking forward to achieving his ambitious growth plans for 2016.”