Operational and strategic support for people running businesses in genuinely complicated environments — multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and not enough hours in the week to step back and see the whole picture. I work alongside you as a trusted collaborator, not an advisor parachuted in from a distance, bringing structure, clarity and momentum to the projects and decisions that matter most.
Business owners and leaders who are good at what they do, but are carrying too much of it without enough support. Growing organisations whose systems and governance haven't caught up with their ambition. Anyone navigating a complicated partnership, project or transition who wants someone who's done it before, sitting alongside them rather than reporting in from the sidelines.
I work best where things are complicated — multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, incomplete information, and a good idea that hasn't yet become a workable plan. My job is to make sense of that quickly: to see what actually matters, build relationships with the right people, and create the structure that lets something move from concept to delivery.
My experience spans business development, education and programme design, operations and partnerships — which gives me an unusually broad view of how an idea travels from first concept through to a viable proposition, a business case, a delivery model and a sustainably running operation.
In practice, you're likely to find me useful if you have:
I'm not simply an adviser looking in from the outside. My strength is moving between strategy, relationships and delivery — helping you work out what you should do, and then helping you make it happen.
Every piece of consultancy work is scoped around what you actually need — a short strategic review, ongoing operational support, or something else entirely. A first conversation is free and no-obligation, and is usually enough to work out the shape of it. Pricing is agreed based on scope.
A free intro call is the easiest way to find out whether I can help — no pressure, just a conversation.