Hartness is a business, leadership and management consultant with a wealth of corporate management experience and business interests in health tourism, health and social care provision and business & management consultancy through one of his companies. Hartness  is a member of the Chartered Management Institute and is an accomplished scholar and has published various scientific articles in international academic journals on subjects that include leadership and management, professional burnout and theology. His publications can be accessed from here.

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Outside of business Hartness is a Christian ministry leader and ministry consultant and is involved in a number of Christian ministry and leadership activities and programs in the UK and abroad. He is a visiting lecturer at theological educational institutions in the UK and abroad where he teaches on aspects of leadership. Hartness is board member for Moorelands College, (a significant theological school in the UK) and Contact Pastoral Trust,  He is also the founder of Bivo Support International, an organisation that is involved in research and training, developing and mentoring ministry leaders and consulting for churches, ministry organisations and theological schools on Bivocational ministry development and training in the UK and abroad. 

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Hartness is an excellent communicator and a sought after conference and keynote speaker who speaks with passion and professionalism on a wide range of subjects; which include  business, leadership, management, professional burnout and self care, Bible teaching and practical theology. Hartness delivers leadership training and development on a number of topics. Please visit the booking page for more information.

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Hartness is an alumni of Harvard University Kennedy School of Government (U.S.A), Hull University Business School, Sheffield University, University of Gloucester and University of West London in the UK. He is an Independent Fitness to Practice Committee Member at the  UK professional regulator for Nurses and Midwives, the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), and is a member of a number of professional and academic bodies.

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