Employers

From Kitchen Table to Exit: What Founder-Led Businesses Really Need from Executives.

The classic founder story is well known: a brilliant idea, relentless drive, and a triumphant exit. However, the press releases usually leave out t...

What a Good Exit Actually Requires: The Final Stretch of a Founder Journey

Julie Waddell signed the Moorish exit deal on her 50th birthday. At around ten o'clock at night, with a neighbour called round to witness signature...

Why We Never Took the Money: Financing, Equity and the Clean Exit

External investment is the default assumption for scaling businesses. The language of fundraising rounds, dilution, angels, venture capital and ter...

What Nobody Tells You Before You Join a Founder

The conversation about joining a founder-led business tends to focus on the upside. The equity. The pace. The chance to make a genuine impact rath...

The Non-Executive Who Changed Everything: A Smarter Way Into a Founder Business

There is a version of the first senior hire story that most founders tell. They needed someone. They ran a process. They made an offer. It worked,...

No Plan B: What Founders Can Teach Us About Commitment

There is a phone call that Julie Waddell describes, and we keep coming back to it.She is in the park with her children. Her mobile rings. It is th...

Scaling Leadership in a High-Growth Trade Giant

Client: MKM Building SuppliesSector: Construction RetailMKM Building Supplies faced a challenge familiar to many high-growth success stories: how ...

Building a Long-Term Leadership Pipeline

Client: The Co-OpSector: Retail/WholesaleFor over a decade, the Co-op has faced a unique challenge: how to ensure seamless leadership succession i...

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