About us

We've been the owner who couldn't switch off.

Over eight years, Taylor and Leigh built a property management business to over 100 properties and more than 20 staff, then sold it. Praxis exists so other owners can get there faster, without the mistakes we made along the way.

Taylor Norman at his desk
Built it. Sold it.Now we help owners across the UK build theirs.
Our story

We learned it the hard way

Praxis is everything we wish someone had sat down and shown us.

  1. 01

    We did everything ourselves

    On every call, in every decision, behind every late night. The business grew because we worked harder, not because it worked better.

  2. 02

    We made the mistakes

    Hiring before we'd worked out the roles. Buying software nobody used. Holding it all together ourselves.

  3. 03

    We built the systems

    Roles, processes and habits that let the business run without us. That's what let it grow to 100+ properties and 20+ staff.

  4. 04

    We sold it, and started Praxis

    Now we help owners who are brilliant at what they do, but stuck running everything, build a business that works without them.

The team

Two sides of the same job

Systems only stick when the owner believes in them. So one of us drives the business and the team, and the other works with you.

Taylor Norman, founder of Praxis Business Advisory
Founder · The business and the team

Taylor Norman

Highly tech-savvy, Taylor drives the business side: systems, processes, workflows, automation and AI, and the numbers that tell you whether it's working. He maps how work flows from first enquiry to final invoice, then builds the tools that take the repetitive work off your plate.

  • Systems
  • Processes
  • Automation and AI
  • Numbers
Leigh Ashbee, partner at Praxis Business Advisory
Partner · The owner

Leigh Ashbee

Leigh works with you as the owner, empowering you to lead with confidence and get more out of the business and out of life. He spent 30+ years at British Airways leading teams of 150+ people, and has run the Progressive Property Network in Bournemouth for 14 years.

  • Sales
  • Leadership
  • Culture
  • Mindset
What we believe

How we show up for you

01

With you, not at you

We don't hand over a report and disappear. We build it with you and your team until it's how the business runs.

02

Honest from the first call

If we can't help, we'll say so. If the real problem isn't the one you came in with, we'll tell you that too.

03

Experience first, AI as the engine

Real experience of building and selling a business, with cutting-edge tools built in where they make a real difference.

04

Your time matters most

Every change should give you time back for the work only you can do, and for life outside the business.

Let's talk about your business.

Pop us a call or drop us an email. A straight conversation, no pitch.