Structure for growth
Roles, governance and the height of the pyramid. How a talent-driven or owner-managed firm organises so the founder is no longer the bottleneck.
Service 02 · Finite brief
Strategic Board Advisor.
When the owner needs an independent view — organisational structure, marketing strategy, succession, investment, diversification or a restructure — without a formal board appointment.
Some businesses are not ready for a NED seat, or do not want one yet. They still need someone who will look at the firm the way a Chair would: is the structure able to take the next layer of growth, is the market story coherent, and will the numbers survive a second pair of eyes.
This is the MBA work in practice. Organisational structure design for firms that have outgrown the founder’s diary. Marketing and business strategy that the whole board can adopt — not a campaign that lives in a slide deck.
The product is a defined number of days and a written output the owner, the FD and the accountant can use. It is not an open-ended consulting relationship.
Typical briefs
Marketing as a board issue
Positioning, ideal client, pricing power and the story a buyer will diligence. Strategy the directors will actually run.
Second opinion before you commit
Diversification, acquisition, exit, PE-prep or a refinance. An unbiased view from someone who does not take the transaction fee.