What I offer
Early Stage Startup Leadership
I know what it takes to manage a business that changes every 6 months. I can help you navigate and respond to those changes and challenges
I've "worn all hats", from cash monitoring, process design, people leadership & building a culture from scratch. I can help you avoid the pitfalls
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Cash Flow Management
Early stage startups need to manage their cash carefully to survive. Through weekly cash flow forecasting and other tools, I can help you maximise your runway and decide where best to deploy scarce cash to drive growth
Financial Planning & Decision Making
From my early days at KPMG, I come equipped with advanced excel skills and understand how to build financial models and forecasts. My later experience has given me the ability to "tell the story" and bring the whole management team with me
Profit Maximisation Through Operational Excellence
My range of experience as a CFO and COO marries financial rigour with the need for optimal operational process and organisational / people structure. This gives me unique insight into how to run a business profitably, and keep it alive until it is
Scale-up & Rapid Growth Experience
Rapid growth situations must ensure growth happens in a controlled, measured way. I can identify what is truly business critical, and ensure it all hinges together cohesively. As COO, I've worked across and WITH the business to design, implement and improve process in an informed, effective way
Experiences
Co-Founder, CFO & COO at Globacap | Growing a Business from Scratch
I co-led Globacap from zero £ & 3 people in a dark room to £2m revenue, 60+ FTE, 6 funding rounds and £26m funding raised. My remit was wide, from cash flow monitoring, forecasting and fundraising, to making sure we had the right people in the right place at the right time doing the right things
Turnaround & Transformation Specialist | £80m of Annual Savings
In my transformation roles at BT, Laing O'Rourke & as an independent consultant for Private Equity funds, I have delivered +£80m annualised savings to the bottom line through boosting top line value, plus streamlining operations & the cost base. I help businesses refocus on what is business critical
Big 4 UK Chartered Accountant | LBS MBA | 6σ
I trained at KPMG London, initially in audit for 2 years, then Transaction Services, where I spent 5 years focused on private equity clients. I am Six Sigma and Lean accredited from BT. I did my Exec MBA whilst pregnant with my first son, and during his 1st year. I love a good challenge!
Honorary Treasurer & Board Trustee | Heart of the City
I'm passionate about the Climate. I have solar panels on my roof, ride an e-bike and am Honorary Treasurer and Board Trustee at Heart of The City, a Corporation of London-sponsored charity pushing the climate agenda with London’s businesses
UK Fintech Rising Star of the Year 2020
I was named UK Fintech's Rising Star of the Year in 2020 to recognise my contribution to the Fintech ecosystem and my critical role in driving Globacap
Sports Fanatic
I am a sports fanatic. I have 4 bicycles of various varieties and have cycled stages of the Tour de France. As well as cycling up mountains, I also enjoy scaling them on foot. That's me in the pic, about to start my descent of the Death Road in Bolivia
