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Fractional Sales Leadership

Fractional Sales Leadership

Provide fractional sales leadership to build scalable sales teams, set commercial targets, manage pipelines, and drive revenue growth. Work closely with founders, boards and investors to strengthen execution and commercial discipline.

Go-To-Market Strategy

Go-To-Market Strategy

Design go-to-market plans covering channel strategy, pricing, customer segmentation, market positioning, launch execution and resource planning. Help businesses enter new markets or refocus underperforming commercial operations.

Reseller & Distributor Development

Reseller & Distributor Development

Build and optimise reseller, distributor and partner networks. Identify, negotiate, contract and manage partners, ensuring alignment to brand, pricing, service standards and long-term growth goals across UK, Europe and global markets.

International Expansion

International Expansion

Plan and deliver international expansion strategies. Identify target markets, adapt commercial models, secure partners, develop pricing, and manage entry processes across Europe, Nordics, Benelux, and wider global markets.

Commercial Operations Optimisation

Commercial Operations Optimisation

Review and optimise pricing, margin management, forecasting, CRM systems, commercial processes and sales infrastructure to improve efficiency, profitability and scalability at every stage of growth.

Board & Investor Support

Board & Investor Support

Support founders, boards and investors with commercial due diligence, growth planning, investor presentations, operational reviews and strategic advisory during fundraising or key business transitions.

Experiences

Aesthetics Commercial Transformation

Aesthetics Commercial Transformation

Led commercial restructure of £50m aesthetics business. Delivered double-digit revenue & profit growth, built distributor model, restructured sales teams, implemented CRM, and improved customer segmentation for sustainable scale.

FMCG Retail Expansion

FMCG Retail Expansion

Secured major UK listings with Tesco, Asda, Poundland, B&M, DFS, SCS & John Lewis. Built channel strategies, renegotiated terms, improved pricing & margin, and developed scalable commercial models for long-term sales growth.

International Market Entry

International Market Entry

Developed and delivered European & international expansion strategies, securing growth in Germany, France, Nordics, Benelux, Russia & South Korea. Negotiated distributor partnerships and adapted models for each local market.

Fractional Sales Leadership

Fractional Sales Leadership

Supported founders as fractional sales lead, developing go-to-market plans, pricing models, sales team structures, and investor materials. Helped build commercial frameworks that drive scalable, margin-positive growth.

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Roles (/)
  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Commercial Director
  • Sales Director
  • Head Of Sales
  • Board Advisor
  • Non Executive Director
  • Sales Leadership
  • Commercial Strategy
  • Go To Market Strategy
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • FMCG
  • CPG
  • Aesthetics
  • Financial services
  • Consumer healthcare
  • Food & beverage
  • Franchise
  • Health and beauty
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Career experience

21-30 years

Regions
  • Europe
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Sales Strategy
  • Commercial Strategy
  • Go to Market Planning & Execution
  • Pricing Strategy
  • Sales Force Effectiveness
  • Distributors
  • International Expansion
  • Commercial contracting & negotiation
  • Commercial Deal Structuring
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • Channel Strategy
  • Strategic Partnering
  • Sales,International Business
  • Problem-solver
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