Graeme is a natural Non-Executive Director and business ScaleUp advisor, driven by a phenomenal passion to help businesses succeed and grow. He has extensive relevant, practical business experience, strengthened by an impressive academic record.Graeme founded and scaled up a law firm advising business, which he sold in 2016. He launched and grew an online training start up, now award winning - The News Business of the Year 2020. Graeme has more than 40 years’ experience supporting and advising businesses.Graeme is an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Portsmouth – this accolade demonstrates his creative and ambitious spirit and is a highly revered title. He has completed the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Masters Diploma and The Leadership Challenge with the Growth Institute. Graeme conducts charity work alongside his professional role having completed a four year term as Chairman of the YOU Trust.When he’s not scaling up businesses, Graeme is scaling mountains, literally - he has climbed the ten highest mountains in Africa.As a dynamic corporate solicitor and highly accomplished non-executive director :“I have forged a successful career in navigating enterprises through periods of accelerated change to enable exponential growth.Throughout my career I have used my legal background to provide the essential focus,clarity and foundation to work effectively within strict regulatory frameworks and deliver substantial commercial dividends. I focus on providing guidance and leadership to businesses and entrepreneurs on performance enhancing initiatives to take their businesses from good to great.The diverse scope of my experience has equipped me with a nuanced understanding of both commercial and institutional mechanics and the skill set to charter clear and sustainable strategies across a range of industries. I have a proven track record of recognising and exploiting commercial challenges to transform them into lucrative growth opportunities.I infuse my energy, flair and passion for excellence into all my projects and corporate ventures with the aim to act as a figure of entrepreneurial inspiration to mentees and business owners.My mission is to share my expertise in a non-executive capacity to help businesses reach their full potential.”