What I offer
Chief of Staff / COO
With proven expertise in building businesses in large corporations and start-ups, I partner with leaders who need someone to join the dots and plug any gaps across strategy, operations, finance, product and sales.
Learn more
Special Projects
Could your business do with...?
- streamlined processes to reduce cost & complexity
- improved pricing to drive increased revenue & profitability
- greater financial transparency for better decision making
- a strategy for new products and new markets
If so, get in touch!
Financial Modelling
For start-ups & scale-ups I can model funding requirements, burn rates, 5 year forecasts.
For larger corporations I can help with scenario analysis and cost optimisation.
As a former business owner, I am commercially minded with an understanding of business drivers.
Experiences
Chief of Staff AI / Blockchain start-up
• Leading fundraising with VCs & investors
• Developing Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy
• Selecting a technology partner
• Advising on product design
Scaling the UK's largest online share trading platform
• Generated £60m ARR (mostly profit)
• Doubled the B2B client base, achieving #1 market share (30%)
• Reduced IT costs by 80% and development cycles by 4x
• Partnered with Blackrock and Man Group to pioneer new products
Strategy Consultant, PA Consulting
• Board adviser on target operating model (TOM) for international JV for London Clearing House
• Led analysis of impact of regulating £200 billion consumer credit market for the FCA
• Oversaw team to launch new KYC managed service / SaaS for Thomson Reuters
Founder, tech-enabled residential estate agency
• Achieved commission rates 50-100% higher than competitors
• Early adopter of SaaS and virtual teams to streamline costs
• Increased customer engagement through marketing innovations
Offshore centre, Mumbai
• Established 300-person offshore centre in Mumbai
• Achieved industry leading staff retention rates
• Personally mentored, managed and trained 30 graduates from India’s top colleges
• Executive Committee member representing Global FX across the bank
