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What I offer

Transformation and Consulting

Transformation and Consulting

Run transformation programs, facility site moves, and commercial improvement programs. Key skills focus on turning plans into execution - finding out what barriers are preventing people from delivering what they want - analysing plans, identifying gaps and using data to improve execution

Problem solving, creating big visions and delivering outcomes

Problem solving, creating big visions and delivering outcomes

When plans, objectives or transformations hit stumbling blocks, I can jump in at short notice to help teams problem solve challenges, align to a common goal and resume progress - ultimately I help leaders regain control of delivery and execution and get the business back on track

Experienced Mentor & Advisor

Experienced Mentor & Advisor

I've made a tonne of mistakes on my start-up journey & want to help you avoid them

Co-founded & built 'vLancer' - a platform for veterans to reconnect with their ex-military community, build face-2-face connection and help those suffering from poor mental health before it is too late.

Workshop & facilitate team performance, leadership & personal impact

Workshop & facilitate team performance, leadership & personal impact

Give talks, facilitate workhops, design retreats for teams to discuss difficult topics and create an environment for high performance. Topics incl. team dynamics, personal impact, relationship building, trust, integrity, conflict mgmt., communication, burnout, stress, mental health

Experiences

Strategic, transformation & growth consulting

Strategic, transformation & growth consulting

Indep. consultant (former-BCG strategy and transformation) with deep expertise in enabling PEOPLE to deliver growth, digital transformation, op model change, IT implementation, new product development, compliance, org design, performance mgmt

Finance, banking, retail, energy, mining, tech

Sales & BD in start-ups, scale-ups and large corporates

Sales & BD in start-ups, scale-ups and large corporates

Built Sales and BD teams in all size of business:
- Amazon UK Marketplace - 33% YoY growth to over bn $ rev, built highest performing team
- scale up - doubled rev and built team for incredible edtech SaaS business
- start up - employee #9: develop processes and tools and win first customers

Mentoring for Social Enterprise

Mentoring for Social Enterprise

Putting purpose before profit, OnPurpose is a community that helps people find value-aligned work to solve society's most difficult problems.

Mentoring Associates on the programme for the last 8 years

Military leader in all environments

Military leader in all environments

The military gave me the ability to adapt to different situations / cultures, think on my feet and react quickly.

Led troops on ops in Iraq and Afghanistan; mentored local military leaders; designed and delivered preparatory and in-country training for UK forces deploying on operations

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Roles (/)
  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Chief Transformation Officer (CTO)
  • COO / Chief Of Staff
  • Strategy Consultant
  • Commercial Strategy
  • Mentor
  • Investor
  • Defence
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • Defence & security
  • Financial services
  • Edtech
  • Future of work
  • Retail
  • Banking
  • Manufacturing
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Career experience

21-30 years

Regions
  • Europe, 
  • Middle East, 
  • North America (east coast)
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Sales, BD, Commercial Execution
  • Leadership and people development
  • Business Strategy (B2C, SaaS)
  • Customer Experience
  • Data analysis and insights
  • Structured problem solving
  • Communication & Interpersonal Skills
  • Business Mentoring
  • Pricing Strategy
  • Change, Transformation and Turnaround
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • founder
  • Operator
  • Startups/Scaleups
  • strategy consultant
  • Defence & Security
  • Chief Transformation Officer
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