How confident are you in your team to help you scale & exit your business?
As a founder, you’ve got your eyes on the prize and you trust your team. But have you got the right people, in the right places… with the right plan?
We help founder‑led businesses shape the right leadership team, make the critical hires and build a hiring engine so you can scale & exit with confidence.
Does this sound familiar?
You’re a founder with an eye on a prize, and you can see there’s a real opportunity ahead of you – new markets, new products, maybe a future raise or exit, but you’re not fully confident your current team, structure or hiring capability are in good enough shape.
- Growth is happening, but it still relies on heroic effort from you and a few early stars, rather than a strong leadership team and strong foundations.
- You’re in most key decisions and deals, and you know that’s going to become a problem rather than a strength.
- You have good people, but you’re not sure you’ve got the right leaders and roles for where you’re heading next.
- You’re debating whether to recruit, restructure or “make do”, and you suspect that if you do nothing, you’ll regret it.
If you’re nodding along, you’re in the right place.
Working together is simple
We keep it simple, there’s 3 options to choose from. You can use each service on its own or combine them. Together, they give you flexible ways to build the team and people infrastructure that can actually deliver your prize.
Fractional People Partner
Your people partner work alongside you and your team over 12 months to support you to make key people decisions- team, structure, hires and ways of working.
We work together each week to turn ideas into concrete assets – your leadership team, structure, roles & responsibilities, hiring process and onboarding.
Get a clear view of what’s working and what’s in the way, then decide where to focus first for the biggest impact on growth.
Make smarter, faster people decisions so you’re not relying on gut feel or firefighting every time you need to make team changes or hiring decisions.
Executive Search & Recruitment
When a senior or specialist hire really matters, you don’t just need a pile of CV’s – you need the right person, clearly defined and confidently chosen.
We run a focused search based on your growth plan, culture and team, not guesswork or whoever applies first.
Sharpen the brief with you so we’re crystal clear on the role, outcomes and the kind of person who will thrive in your business.
Run a targeted search and structured process so you see a small number of strong, well‑matched candidates – not endless interviews.
Manage the end‑to‑end journey, from first outreach to accepted offer, so you can focus on choosing the right hire, not juggling logistics.
Projects & Sprints
Sometimes you don’t need a full partnership, you need one important thing fixed or built properly.
Projects let us zero in on a specific gap and leave you with tools your team can use straight away.
Focus on one clear need – like your hiring process, EVP, onboarding, or leadership alignment, with a defined start and finish.
Co‑create practical tools and templates so they fit how your business actually works.
Leave you with a simple, repeatable “way we do things here” instead of a one‑off workshop or forgotten slide deck.
The 5P’s™ – building strong foundations for success
The 5P’s™ framework is the foundation for everything we do together.
We use it to pinpoint where you and your team are strong, and where there are gaps and opportunities to improve. From there, we optimise across all five pillars so you have the right people in the right places, with the right plan.
- Plan – the team, skills, capabilities & behaviours you need for where you’re heading, combined with the team you have today.
- Proposition – a grounded “why work here” story that makes sense to the people you most want to attract and keep.
- Promote – getting that story out to where it matters, so candidates, investors and your team all see the same, consistent message.
- Process – simple, robust hiring so good decisions don’t depend on gut feel or one star interviewer.
- Perform – onboarding and development that help people stick, grow and deliver – so your plans don’t fall over in execution.
When should you give us a call?
We work best with founders with an ambition for high growth (typically 10–50 people) who can see real opportunity ahead – new markets, new products, maybe even a future raise or exit, and know the current team and structure won’t get them all the way there.
You want clear thinking, honest challenge and practical support to shape a team that can actually deliver your prize.
You’re well past the start‑up stage and into steady growth, but you know there’s another level you could reach.
You’re still in most big people decisions and key relationships, and it’s starting to feel like a bottleneck rather than a strength.
You have good people, but you’re not sure you’ve got the right people and roles for where you’re heading next
You’re asking yourself “do we need to restructure, develop the team, or make critical hires?” and not getting to a clear answer.
You’re worried that, if you stepped back, too much of the business would still depend on you and a few early stars.
You want someone you can talk decisions through with who understands growth, people and structure, without the faff of hiring a full‑time head.
What’s it like to work with me
I’m straight talking, practical and no-nonsense. I’ll ask the questions others avoid, simplify the “people stuff”, and work alongside you and your leadership team rather than throwing advice over the fence.
You stay in control – my job is to make decisions clearer and execution easier, not to add another layer of complexity.
Oh, and apparently I should tell you why you should listen to me.
I’ve been doing this for over 25 years, including leading multiple business acquisitions and integrations across Europe, so I’ve seen the impact on company valuations, exit terms and valuations when you don’t have the right people in the right places, with the right plan.
Don’t just take my word for it, though – have a read of what my clients say.
I forgot to mention, I deliver the fractional people partner part of our solution, So if that’s the right option for you, it’s me you’ll be working with.
Also worth noting, I don’t like phrases like “we’re going on a journey”, “I’ll circle back to you on that one” or “moving the needle”. You’ll get plain English, straight answers and practical support – no fluff, no smoke and mirrors, and definitely no “strategic paradigm shifts”.
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Ready to talk about your team?
If you’re looking at your next stage of growth and wondering whether your current team, structure and hiring approach can really get you there, it’s probably time we talked.
No pressure, no hard sell – just a straightforward conversation about where you’re heading, what’s in the way, and whether working together makes sense.
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