Pros
Supportive Management (Rare but Exists) – The Marketing Manager was one of the only reasonable and supportive leaders in the company. He set the bar high for what good leadership should look like: supportive, approachable, and team-focused. He cared about what we had to say and would always go above and beyond to ensure we were heard. I learned a lot from him—not just about marketing, but about what true leadership looks like. He led by example, treating his team with respect and fairness, creating an environment where we felt valued rather than expendable. Unlike others in the company, he genuinely wanted to see his team succeed and was willing to support us in any way he could.
Initial Excitement & Opportunity – At first, the Social Media Assistant role seemed like a great opportunity for growth and experience in the industry. Unfortunately, this was short-lived.

Cons
🚨 Mass Layoffs ("The Culling") – Half of the team was suddenly fired without warning so my role as Social Media Assistant ended and overnight I transitioned into a Marketing Executive role. This reckless decision, orchestrated by the CEO, COO and Brand Manager destroyed morale and proved just how little the company values its employees. I found out in the same week that I had 6 hours to learn my new role with a girl in my department who was leaving that day. If they had thought more about replacing her than I would have stood more of a chance, 6 hours is not enough time. Months following the change, her training and me figuring it out never mattered anyway as the system completely changed and I had to relearn all over again. This time being more difficult, with minimal help and a 20 page pdf. Then when things went wrong, it somehow landed on my shoulders and my managers, what they failed to listen to and provide was extensive training.
🚨 Toxic Management & Culture – After the Branding Manager took over, the once-supportive environment deteriorated rapidly. She was highly manipulative, using calculated comments to keep both employees and other managers on a tight leash, making them feel insecure or indebted to her. Rather than leading with respect, she controlled through fear, ensuring that no one ever felt safe in their role. The toxic culture spread quickly, and employees were outright told to "accept the toxic environment" as if it were normal in this career field—an absurd and harmful mindset that no professional should tolerate. A lot of what she said throughout my employment never matched the facts, which only caused more distrust. Even up until my last day she made sure to make a final, snarky comment before leaving, a final jab before we never cross paths again (hopefully). This not only affected my mood, but the mood of everyone else who came to my leaving drinks.
🚨 Unrealistic Workloads; Unfair Compensation – The team was already suffering from burnout due to excessive workloads, unrealistic expectations, and unfair pay. These issues were ignored by leadership, who pushed employees past their limits without a second thought.
🚨 Broken Promises – When I was moved to a Marketing Executive role, I was promised a pay raise after three months. It never happened. Leadership was full of empty promises, and accountability was nonexistent. This was the final straw for me, and jumping ship was my only option, after all why would I want to stay somewhere that is torturing me mentally?
🚨 A Culture of Fear & Manipulation – The CEO and COO cultivated an environment of fear, gaslighting, and intimidation. Employees were left constantly stressed, undervalued, and replaceable.

Advice to Management (Not That They'll Listen):
📌 Stop Treating Employees as Disposable – Firing half a department without warning isn't just unethical; it's terrible business practice. Value your employees, and they'll actually want to stay.
📌 Deliver on Promises – If you promise raises and career growth, follow through. Otherwise, you'll continue to lose good talent.
📌 Create a Healthy Work Environment – A toxic culture isn't "normal" for the industry, despite what was said. High turnover and panic-induced stress responses from employees should be a wake-up call.
📌 Be Transparent & Communicate Properly – Keeping everything under wraps and leaving employees in the dark creates confusion, frustration, and distrust. Important decisions, especially those affecting job security and workload, should be communicated clearly instead of being sprung on staff at the last minute. The secrecy and lack of transparency only fuel resentment and high turnover.
📌 Train Leaders in Actual Leadership, Not Manipulation – A manager's job is to support, guide, and uplift their team—not to control them through fear, gaslighting, and manipulation. Invest in proper leadership training, because the current culture is driving talent away.
📌 Stop Treating Fear as a Motivational Tool – Employees do their best work when they feel valued and supported, not when they're constantly looking over their shoulders, afraid of being the next target. A workplace built on fear and insecurity will never produce long-term success.

This company is a sinking ship, captained by leaders who would rather throw their crew overboard than fix the cracks. No job is worth drowning in their toxicity, and accepting this behaviour as normal.

To all, an advice about business coaches. I want to warn you from Adam Stott who runs Big Business Events, he does not deliver what he promises. This is the most honest review and it comes from my experience, I'm not alone with disappointment.

He removed my access to courses I paid to him - £1500 with no refund - Also I was let down by his mentorship Inner circle, I paid premium and no successful delivery. - £33 000 no refund initiated from Adam either. There are better accredited courses or more well know like Tony Robins which cost fraction of what Adam charges. His systems are generic and copied from others, nothing new what you are not able to find on the internet for free or little cost. There is no personalization to your needs. There is lots of time waste to listen other people's problems or methods/things which are irrelevant to your business. Learning is from recording which are not created to teach, they are masterminds meetings with other people, access is delayed by week, no extra follow ups on you or help with other resources than a video recordings. You have to travel if you are not close to Chelmsford as there all the events are hosted usually. In my case, it was 3h drive from Bournemouth.

Invest your money in specialised business coach to your niche, for this money you could have someone assigned to you from your industry; to talk and walk you through improvements, even if that would be £100 per hour, you would get 27.5h a month for someone who will work closely to you, someone who will be dedicated and easy to reach when you need.

There are some good coaches he employees, due to the system Adam controls and methods of the delivery; their wisdom is impossible to apply.

Please do research about coaching, mentorship before you decide for one, also make sure your objectives are delivered. I'm disappointed and for long time I will be sceptical to trust someone, especially; run if someone take money in advance with no cancellation term or ask you to pay high deposit and arrange finance with 3rd party, such companies does not respect the relationship with you and are not interested to deliver results. Lots of BIG TALKS though and impression of prestige service.

I also left longer review on trust pilot and I'm happy to chat with anyone who would like to find out more.