Phil has worked in financial services for over 20 years. He started at the coal face as a financial adviser before moving into marketing. He was head of marketing at a financial planning practice and network before setting up The Yardstick Agency in 2017. Phil had three aims when setting up The Yardstick Agency; to help more consumers connect with financial advisers and planners, to help advisers and planners market themselves more effectively and to provide jobs in Nottingham. The Yardstick Agency is now the highest-rated agency specialising in financial services and has a team of 36 people providing marketing strategy, websites, branding and design services, blogs, newsletters and inbound marketing to its clients.