Consulting & MentoringBusiness Consulting and Mentoring in the UK
Business consulting and mentoring for leaders, founders and organisations across the UK. I help you navigate growth, innovation and change — combining commercial realism with creative problem-solving to turn complex challenges into achievable action. I also use AI-enabled research and analysis to cut through noise quickly and flag false positives and hallucinations before they waste time or capital.
My Approach
My business consulting and mentoring practice combines over 20 years of hands-on experience building companies, raising capital, and advising boards. Every engagement begins with clarity — understanding where strategy meets execution. Whether mentoring leaders or developing commercial roadmaps, my approach aligns insight with action. I focus on governance, investor readiness, and turning innovation into structured growth across the UK and international markets — including best practice on corporate governance.
Alongside that experience, I use AI-enabled research to accelerate desk work and stress-test sources; everything is human-verified so decisions are grounded in reality.
Whether you’re a founder preparing for Series A, an executive navigating organisational change, or a board seeking strategic clarity, I provide practical guidance grounded in real-world results.
Business Consulting and Mentoring Services
My business consulting and mentoring services work with founders, executives, and organisations on growth strategy, innovation commercialisation and strategic partnerships to navigate change.
Strategic & Commercial Consulting
- Translate innovation into market traction
- Position for funding, partnerships, and expansion
- Build governance and board alignment
- Create clear commercial narratives for investors and customers
- AI-assisted market and TCO analysis (human-verified)
Executive & Founder Mentoring
- One-to-one or ad-hoc mentoring
- Leadership support under pressure
- Transitions — fundraising, restructuring, exits
- Bridge academic/technical expertise into commercial roles
- Use AI tools for better research habits and decision hygiene
Academic & Institutional Partnerships
- China & Asia partnership development
- International alumni and recruitment strategy
- Commercialising research and innovation
- Reputation and global positioning
Ways to Work Together
- Advisory Projects — strategy, market entry, commercial roadmaps
- Mentoring — regular or occasional sessions
- Workshops & Keynotes — innovation, leadership, resilience
- Board Preparation — governance and investor-facing coaching
Who I Work With
My business consulting and mentoring clients include:
- Scale-up founders preparing for funding rounds and international expansion
- Corporate executives leading innovation initiatives and strategic transformation
- University spinouts commercialising research into viable businesses
- Boards and investors seeking governance support and strategic oversight
- International organizations entering UK and European markets
I specialise in sectors where technical innovation meets commercial reality — particularly energy transition, advanced materials, and deep tech.
Why Work With Me
I’ve built companies, raised capital, and advised boards across energy, materials, and higher education. Clients value the blend of strategy, storytelling, and structure — moving from complexity to clarity. Trusted as an executive mentoring partner and innovation commercialisation consultant across UK and international ecosystems. Learn more about my Board Advisory work →
Beyond traditional business consulting and mentoring, I bring sector-specific expertise in green hydrogen, industrial decarbonisation, and advanced materials commercialisation. My clients value the combination of strategic thinking, storytelling capability, and structured execution — moving from complexity to actionable clarity. AI-enabled analysis helps reach the signal faster; experience ensures it stands up to scrutiny.
- Green hydrogen & industrial decarbonisation (Africa, India, UK)
- Commercialising advanced materials and sensors (Evove, Kirisense)
- University partnerships (Bradford, Manchester, Cambridge, MIT)
- Governance, investor relations, and growth strategy
- Source integrity: AI-assisted, human-verified
Start the Conversation
If you’re scaling, restructuring, or need an external perspective, let’s talk.
Whether you need strategic business consulting and mentoring for growth, fundraising, or navigating organisational change, I work flexibly across projects, retainers, and one-off sessions. For general enquiries, visit the contact page.
Response within 1–2 working days.
From the Field Notes
Practical insights from real-world projects — with clear takeaways for leaders.
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Business Consulting and Mentoring — FAQ
What’s included in your business consulting and mentoring package?
Typically: strategy definition, commercial roadmaps, investor narrative, governance alignment, and one-to-one executive mentoring.
Do you offer business consulting and mentoring outside the UK?
Yes. While most clients are UK-based, I support international projects across Europe, Africa and Asia.
How do you use AI in your work?
I use AI tools to accelerate research, surface patterns and challenge assumptions — then I validate sources and conclusions myself. It helps get to the right question faster and prevents false positives or hallucinations from slipping into decision-making.
How do we start an engagement?
We begin with a short discovery call to confirm scope and outcomes, then agree a project or mentoring cadence.
Contact
Send a message and I’ll get back within 1–2 working days.