Welcome

David Slone

Your Optimistic Cynic

A passion for a world where business and purpose collide.

A Sounding Board

In an environment where everyone is trying to give you advice, it can be reassuring to sit down with a sounding board and just explore


A sounding board could be the answer if you want:

  • Someone to sanity-check your decisions?
  • A safe place to talk through problems and issues?
  • Help to prioritise when under pressure?

My service is simple:  Clear thinking, seasoned judgement, and calm presence


By asking good questions, reflecting patterns, and applying common sense, I don’t invent solutions, I provide structured thinking.

  • Clarifying the real issue
  • Talking through options & consequences
  • Identifying blind spots or risks
  • Pressure‑testing decisions
  • Helping to commit to action