{"id":4023,"date":"2024-09-20T13:22:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T12:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/360-consultants.co.uk\/?page_id=4023"},"modified":"2024-09-27T11:34:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:34:54","slug":"paul-bentley-operations-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.spencerhayesgroup.co.uk\/360consultants\/about-us\/paul-bentley-operations-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Bentley &#8211; Operations Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_1 mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_boxes reversed stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:0px;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_25b6cb1e has_bg_color stretched\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_b056428e\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Paul Bentley<span style=\"color: #32beeb;\">.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #32beeb;\">Operations Director<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Paul has over 25 Years\u2019 experience within the Insurance Industry, he&#8217;s now branching out in Spencer Hayes Group&#8217;s new venture, 360 Consultants!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"><\/span><span>He began as a Personal Lines Trainee back in 1994, rising to Branch Manager in 8 years. This is where his management journey started. Two management roles later, and when an opportunity presented itself, it was time to put everything he had learned from his 19 years to the test and co-found Spencer Hayes Insurance in February 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He said \u201cyou have to back yourself and make decisions, some will be good, some bad, but setting up the company was one of the best professional decisions I have and will probably ever make\u201d. He hasn\u2019t looked back since and a determination for growth enabled further expansion to Spencer Hayes Group in 2017, where it continues to develop and grow year-on-year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"><\/span><span>One of the roles Paul enjoys the most is seeing ideas develop into plans, into projects, then becoming success stories all whilst working alongside a team of very special and talented people.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_1 mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_boxes stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:0px;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_b056428e\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><span><span style=\"color: #32beeb;\">Outside<\/span> of work<span style=\"color: #32beeb;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Away from the office, Paul lives in the Burnley area with his wife Lucie, sons Jacob, Leo and Joseph and Bentley the Dog.<\/p>\n<p>When Paul isn\u2019t attempting to floss in the office, he spends his time taking his lads to play football or watching Burnley &amp; Ilkeston football matches. When football is out of the equation, he loves spending time with his family and friends, as they\u2019re both hugely important to him!<\/p>\n<p>Recently, following the events of 2020, Paul has taken to walking for exercise and wellbeing and cooking, although the latter is very much still in the balance with more disasters than \u00e0 la carte meals being served. He\u2019s a master of the slow cooker or one pot wonder, but the oven has become his nemesis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_d5ad74fb has_bg_color stretched\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul Bentley. Operations Director Paul has over 25 Years\u2019 experience within the Insurance Industry, he&#8217;s now branching out in Spencer Hayes Group&#8217;s new venture, 360 Consultants! He began as a Personal Lines Trainee back in 1994, rising to Branch Manager in 8 years. This is where his management journey started. 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