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Guru in a Bottle was founded by Ardi Kolah and David Bowler in 2008 who between them have over 20 years’ global sales & marketing and communication experience having worked with some of the world’s most successful organisations.

Our mission is to unlock the guru in you!

We can unlock your talents in sales, marketing, communication and presentation – making you effective and empowering you to achieve amazing results!

And we never fail to deliver.


Many of our clients are based in the UK as well as having overseas operations and interests including India.

Typically, our clients employ more than 50 employees and we work with the team at all levels of the organisation, from board level through to operational people.

We’ve trained thousands of people just like you who have been empowered to achieve better results from their existing sales, marketing, communication and presentation efforts with a modest investment in training.


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Ardi has been one of the most influential voices in global sales & marketing and communication industries for the past decade Ardi has been one of the most influential voices in global sales & marketing and communication industries for the past decadeand is a prolific conference speaker/chairman and author on all aspects of sales and marketing and communication.

In 2001, Ardi was asked by the Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Clive Martin, to be the guest speaker before 500 of the UK's leading creative industries' leaders at the "Britain Creates" luncheon at Mansion House in the City of London.

In 2003, he was independently ranked by the Chartered Institute of Marketing as one of the top 50 gurus in the world on marketing alongside Philip Kotler, Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell, Martin Lindstrom, Don Peppers and Sergio Zyman. In

2004, Ardi appeared in the 40th anniversary special edition of Admap as one of 40 marketing gurus to share their vision of the future of communications, with contributions from Sir Martin Sorrell and Clive Humby.

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Lindsay is one of the most experienced sales & marketing legal practitioners in the UK and is the editor Lindsay is one of the most experienced sales & marketing legal practitioners in the UK and is the editor of the newly revised Essential Law for Marketers.of the newly revised Essential Law for Marketers (2nd edition), the leading work on the subject, written by Ardi Kolah, CEO, Guru in a Bottle.

Lindsay is also an acknowledged expert in sports, music and media fields.

She completed her training contract with leading global law firm Eversheds and once qualified went on to work as a solicitor in private practice for Pinsent Masons and Wragge & Co where she gained extensive experience with high profile clients including Siemens, Diageo plc, RBS, and Virgin - carving out a reputation within her peer group and clients for excellence in delivery and expertise.

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David is a highly successful business owner and entrepreneur.

David has held key positions within the highly competitive world of sports working at a global level. David is a highly successful business owner and entrepreneur and has held key positions within the highly competitive world of sports - working at a global level.

These roles honed David’s entrepreneurial skill set and realised his ability to form long-lasting, personal relationships with key personnel at all levels within marquee brands, based on exceptional service and outstanding delivery.

These relationships have developed across sectors over a number of years and now, together with David’s strategic ability, form the bedrock upon which Guru in a Bottle was founded.

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John is a highly successful businessman with over 30 years’ business and sales & marketing experience across John is a highly successful businessman with over 30 years’ business and sales & marketing experience across a wide variety of markets and industriesa wide variety of markets and industries.

He’s a passionate believer in the importance of professionalism in the business generating functions of Sales, Marketing, Product Management and Business Development. Consultancy and training clients have included GlaxoSmithKline, Groupe Bull, ICM, British Telecom, British Gas, Fujitsu, TRW, Goodrich, Capita, Smiths Industries, Tata (TCS), the Institute of Direct Marketing.

He has specialist experience in the IT, Medical and Security sectors.

John has also been involved with the regeneration of a professional institute and driving start-ups including an Anglo Russian medical venture.

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