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Value Creation Consultancy - Rapid, On Demand Solutions

Value Creation Consultancy - Rapid, On Demand Solutions

When your business faces urgent challenges, time-sensitive opportunities, or needs specialist support, you don’t have time to waste – and that’s where I come in.

I diagnose your problems, design your solution, and deliver high-impact change with energy, expertise, and pace.

Fractional COO - For Scaling SMEs

Fractional COO - For Scaling SMEs

Scale Your Business Smarter, Faster, and Leaner

I help fast-paced SME founders and CEOs achieve operational excellence and predictable growth – without the cost and commitment of a full-time executive.

High-Performance Coaching - Transform Your Leadership

High-Performance Coaching - Transform Your Leadership

Become the Leader your Business Deserves.

As your dedicated Thinking Partner, I’ll help you:

- Optimise Your Time
- Amplify Your Impact
- Elevate Your Resilience

Ready to scale your leadership as you scale your business?

Experiences

Maximising Value-Exit 
(~£300m PE-backed business / Environmental)

Maximising Value-Exit (~£300m PE-backed business / Environmental)

Designed an optimised operating model for Legal Services aligned with PE governance and risk tolerance.

Delivered compliance uplift programme and advised the business on value creation opportunities.

Target Operating Model Definition 
(~£45m / Data Science & AI)

Target Operating Model Definition (~£45m / Data Science & AI)

Supported the CEO and Transformation Director to design a fit-for-purpose operating model aligned to enable the long term vision, alongside reducing inefficiencies, enhancing cross-functional collaboration, and optimising speed to value.

Enterprise Transformation 
(FTSE 100 / Retailer)

Enterprise Transformation (FTSE 100 / Retailer)

Led c.500-site retail transformation programme to transform customer experience.

Transformation included refreshed branding, new propositions, new offer, customer experience enhancements, operating model redesign, revised people structures and colleague training.

Procurement Integration Strategy
(M&A / Healthcare)

Procurement Integration Strategy (M&A / Healthcare)

Designed a large-scale integration model for the procurement function, focused on maximising value per £ spent and aligning future-state systems and structures.

B2B Growth Partnerships
(FTSE 100 / Retailer)

B2B Growth Partnerships (FTSE 100 / Retailer)

Privileged to have led a portfolio of transformational change programmes for the CEO.

This included defining and delivering“popular & useful in-store services” and launching the B2B partnership with Amazon.

Global Franchise Blueprint Expansion Model

Global Franchise Blueprint Expansion Model

Developed global franchise blueprint expansion model for a QSR to enable profitable scale with minimal capital

Executive Leadership Coaching for Scale-UP
(£40m Scale-Up / FMCG)

Executive Leadership Coaching for Scale-UP (£40m Scale-Up / FMCG)

Supported leadership transition from founder-led to executive-led operations.

Delivered 1:1 coaching and facilitated mediation to strengthen leadership cohesion and effectiveness.

Scale-Up Strategy
(£2m / Technology)

Scale-Up Strategy (£2m / Technology)

Advised and coached co-founders to define and implement a scale-up strategy that balanced sustainable growth with operational maturity.

1:1 Leadership Coaching (ICF Qualified)

1:1 Leadership Coaching (ICF Qualified)

Tailored to individual needs - cross sector coaching experience

Scale-Up Consultancy

Scale-Up Consultancy

Supported a regional hub to increase revenue by 1/3, significant increase profit (£ and %) and achieve customer & associate NPS of 100 in two consecutive quarters.

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Roles (/)
  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Management Consultant
  • Transformation Director
  • Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Executive Coach
  • Change Management Consultant
  • Operating Model Consultant
  • Global Manager M&A And Post Merger Integrations
  • Startup Advisor
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • Consumer retail
  • Food and beverage retail
  • Hospitality
  • Healthcare
  • Environmental services
  • SaaS
  • FMCG
  • Management consultancy
  • Start-ups / scale-ups
  • Technology
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Career experience

10-20 years

Regions
  • Europe
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Executive Coaching
  • Operating Models
  • Change Management
  • Change, Transformation and Turnaround
  • Business Transformation
  • Business Strategy
  • High growth start-ups and scale-ups
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Cost Management
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • Fractional COO
  • Advisory
  • interim management
  • Business and Management Consultant,
  • Problem-solver
  • Strategic People Planning | Employee Value Proposition | Recruitment | Retention | Employee Engagement | Culture | Coaching | Onboarding | Employee Life-Cycle
  • meditation
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