Strategic Interventions and Operational Impact
Our approach is binary: either we add significant, measurable value to you and your bottom line, or we don’t take the work.
Board Support
Part-time C-Suite support
Acting as a bridge for growing businesses that need an expert before they need the position full time.
Interim Director / NED
Helping more established businesses plug an immediate gap in the C-suite on a temporary basis, or bolstering board skills and diversity.
Risk and opportunity management
Identifying, evaluating, monitoring, and controlling risk through robust yet simple policy, process and procedures.
Growth by Acquisition / Business Exit
Buy-side M&A process
Navigation of the process and either leading, or setting up teams in-house to lead, M&A activity.
Acquisition troubleshooting
Planning and managing integration programmes for acquired entities including alignment to strategy.
Sell-side M&A process
Essential preparation for business sale and navigation of process including valuation and deal negotiation.
Strategic Growth
Strategic decision making
Problem statement analysis and diligence on investment cases or significant change of direction decisions.
Financial modelling
Forecasting, FP&A, budget preparation or anything related to managing and monitoring business via numbers.
Functional performance
Operating models, KPIs, or programme and project management that enable success and change.
Operational Effectiveness
Cost and Revenue Transformation
Reducing cost or increasing revenue through forensic review of processes, systems and policy.
Continuous Improvement
Designing processes and systems that foster innovation, drive profitability and improve productivity & capacity.
Contract reviews
Analysing potential or underperforming contracts for opportunity and business growth potential.
Business Transformation
Strategic transformation planning
Assisting management teams to formulate and develop their strategy through to deliverable goals
Workforce planning
Designing the people change required to deliver expected or desired growth or transformation
Change management
Managing change programmes and delivery projects to achieve specific business and organisation goals
“James’s insight and pragmatic approach was invaluable to ensuring that we met our aspirations and cut through the noise. James has a skill for bringing the whole team together, diffusing and managing complex situations and getting the best out of people.
I know if I go to James with a problem I’ll get an intelligent and well thought out response, but also a creative approach to getting things done.”
— Jennifer Howard, NED & Trustee