About Us

SMI (UK) Ltd is the exclusive Distributor for Success Motivation International®, Inc. in the United Kingdom. A family business, owned and managed by John and Ellie Harris.

Established in 2001, SMI (UK) Ltd have steadily built a solid client base and a firm reputation for excellence in the business world.

Raised in Africa, John, a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors was destined to take over the long-established, family Quantity Surveying Practice. Though dedicated to his work, he could not see his future as a surveyor but felt helping people was where his passion lay. In 1997, John was introduced to SMI through a friend.

“The programme gave me the ability to clearly see the future that I wanted for myself. It helped me focus my ideas and provided the tools to put plans in place to make it happen”

So with the confidence of someone who knows what he wants and how he's going to get it, John embarked on a new journey and left Quantity Surveying behind him for good, becoming the General Director for the UK in 2001.

"Four decades of incredible client testimonials meant that this was more than just a quality product, clients were getting real results."

Educated in Oxfordshire, as a Volunteer for the British Red Cross Youth Holiday for the Disabled, Ellie realised that no matter what your circumstances in life, the one thing that will make the biggest difference to your quality of life is your attitude. "I met some fantastic young people who were not about to let a physical disability get in the way of them enjoying their lives to the fullest. It proved to me beyond doubt that Attitude is Everything!"

Ellie worked for many years for Gillman & Soame Photography in Oxford (formerly B.J. Harris) as their senior sales advisor in their Weddings and Portrait sector, and was invited to join the prestigious “K” Club in London on consistently achieving outstanding sales figures for the company.

John and Ellie live in Oxfordshire with their three young children.