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What I offer

Business Growth Consultancy

Business Growth Consultancy

I work with founders, CEOs, Boards and Investors on anything from concept , business hypotheses, product market fit, Go to Market, Sales Strategy, grant and private capital funding, sales and business development, change and transformation, talent and leadership, and everything in between!

REF Portfolio Peer Forum Partner and REF Forum Leader

REF Portfolio Peer Forum Partner and REF Forum Leader

I facilitate peer to peer groups of Business Leaders and Portfolio Professionals that meet once a month, physically and virtually, who
form 'circles of trust', leveraging their collective intelligence, reviewing their cases, sharing knowledge, and learning and growing together.

Non Executive Director

Non Executive Director

Currently NED on the Board of a US technology Inc. and Chair for an AI business being spun out of Durham University. I have previously sat on boards of many companies. I provide strategic direction, governance, commercial expertise and robust counsel. I am always happy considering new NED roles.

Business Mentor

Business Mentor

I have been a business mentor for individuals and accelerators for many years. I was mentor for successive cohorts of the London Sport accelerator and I am a mentor for Imperial College's Enterprise Lab dedicated to entrepreneurship. I regularly mentor Founders, CEOs and Portfolio professionals.

Experiences

LEADERSHIP AND TURNAROUND  AS CEO

LEADERSHIP AND TURNAROUND AS CEO

Turnaround of health tech scale up. Succeeded in overhauling company; developing an effective sales organisation and ensuring client centric culture throughout business. Direction and empowerment of sales, marketing, operations, client services and development teams in London and Cornwall.

BUSINESS GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT as Interim CEO

BUSINESS GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT as Interim CEO

Absolute was a small disruptive insurance claims BPO organisation that had secured investment from a plc investor to significantly develop their business. The investors board invited me to take the role on a part time interim basis as a condition of the final part of their investment and turnaround.

CHANGE AND TRANSITION GlaxoSmithKline,  as Interim Project Manager

CHANGE AND TRANSITION GlaxoSmithKline, as Interim Project Manager

Project and change management of divisional transformation programme to Target Industrial Model (TIM); as part of the overall divisional strategy. This included organisational and business process change. Overall responsibility and accountability for timely delivery of project.

INTERIM COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR at Hamilton Bradshaw

INTERIM COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR at Hamilton Bradshaw

I was hired to provide oversight, build processes, accountability and direction of all non recruitment companies; property investment portfolio, new real estate division, and social enterprise joint ventures and the Caan charitable foundation.

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR at WRLD Inc.

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR at WRLD Inc.

To advise on WRLD Inc's (previously Eegeo) next stage of growth, providing leadership, strategy development, change and transformation, and performance and culture improvement. Ultimately to prepare the company to achieve larger growth funding rounds.

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  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • CEO
  • Chief Commercial Officer
  • Non Executive Director
  • Business Mentor
  • Sessional Business Lecturer
  • Forum Leader
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • Wellbeing
  • Venture Building
  • Start-ups / Scale-ups
  • SME
  • Sales
  • Professional Services
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Regions
  • Europe, 
  • Africa, 
  • Middle East
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Sales team management and organisation
  • Product Market Fit
  • Value Proposition Design
  • Change, Transformation and Turnaround
  • Leadership and mentoring
  • Managing Business Growth
  • Sales, Client Development, Commercial
  • Facilitation
  • Sales Leadership
  • Brand & Business Growth expert
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • Portfolio CEO/Director
  • Non-Executive Director
  • Start Up and Scale Up Specialist
  • Business Growth Expert
  • Product Market Fit
  • Turnaround Specialist
  • Sales Leader
  • People Performance
  • commercial strategy
  • Fractional CEO
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