A growth partner for fellow Sussex advisers
Working alongside the people who already successfully look after Sussex businesses
Accountants, lawyers, HR and payroll specialists, financial advisers, agencies: we serve the same kind of clients. Owner-managed businesses across Sussex, many of them between £3m and £25m.
You look after their numbers, contracts, people or brand. I work on the commercial side of their growth. When we know and trust each other, our clients get joined-up help, and each of us has someone good to recommend.
This page sets out how I like and intend to work with advisers, openly, so you know what to expect before we sit down together.
What changes when we work together
A growth plan your leadership team describes the same way, with clear choices about what you will not do.
Sales and marketing working to one number, with conversion tracked from enquiry to won.
A pipeline you can forecast from, and plan hiring and investment against.
Hands-on leadership: I run the plan with your team rather than hand you a report.
That approach delivered a £600K UK order book from a standing start in under a year, four times the online sales in eighteen months, and a €2.5M pipeline from a single trade fair. Read how in the case studies.
Ways to work together
GROWTH READINESS INDEXThe diagnostic. £350, waived if we go on to work together.
GROWTH PARTNERTwo to four days a month
FRACTIONAL DIRECTOROne to three days a week
WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGPractical sessions for your team
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WHAT IS A FRACTIONAL CMO?A senior marketing and growth leader who works with you a few days a month. You get director-level thinking and hands-on delivery without adding a full-time salary.
OTHER QUESTIONSDo you only work in Sussex? No. I am based in Hove and meet Sussex clients in person, and I also work with businesses across London, the South East and Europe.
Who do you work with? Owner-managed businesses of £3m to £25m, mostly in manufacturing and industrial, professional services, property and construction, technology, and consumer and retail.
How do we start? With the Growth Readiness Index: twelve minutes for each member of your leadership team, then a one-hour debrief on what it shows and where to focus first.
Can you work alongside our team or agency? Yes. I lead the strategy and hold the plan together while your team or agency keeps delivering.
How much does a fractional CMO cost? It depends on how many days you need. Growth Partner is two to four days a month and Fractional Director one to three days a week. I agree a monthly fee after the Index, so you know the cost before you commit.
When do you need a fractional CMO rather than an agency or a full-time hire? When the problem is direction rather than activity. An agency delivers against a brief; a fractional CMO decides what the brief should be, gets sales and marketing working to one number, and holds the plan. A full-time hire makes sense once the plan is proven and there is a full week's work.
