A successful Managing Director, with a proven track record of delivering transformational management and profitable growth to a broad portfolio of businesses across the industrial, technology, maritime and defence sectors. For the last seven years I have been working in a board advisory role with CEOs and leadership teams of mid-cap businesses, helping them to achieve their ambitions more quickly and effectively. Established my own business 2 years ago.Acorn Strategic Partnership.We work in an advisory role with CEOs and leadership teams of mid-cap businesses (typically £5m to £200m), helping them to achieve their ambitions more quickly and effectively. We bring real clarity and focus to strategic development, promote and facilitate creative and innovative thinking, and support the development and implementation of effective go-to-market strategies, all to drive measurable top and bottom-line growth. At a personal level, we coach, mentor, and facilitate to energise, motivate, and empower both individuals and teams, and act as an experienced and supportive sounding-board. Key to our success is working in partnership with our clients, becoming part of their team. We take a pragmatic, collaborative approach, and hold ourselves and the whole team accountable to drive continuous progress and growth – lifting our clients out of their day-to-day distractions, and helping them to prioritise, focus, and deliver on the really important things.