Growth, change and risk management are critical organisational challenges in today's world. Balancing these calls for diverse experience, focus and a collaborative cross-functional approach.After a banking career leading to a period as a co-founder of three financial start-ups which grew to exit offers of over £250m, I began advisory work in 2011. I'm now an established non executive director and advisor for public and private sector organisations and fast growth start-ups. I serve on several risk, audit and finance committees.I'm a founding partner at Vigorate Investments, helping start-up founders in Wales raise the capital needed to realise their ambitions.I'm an NED and advisor at Boardroom Advisors, supporting a diverse range of executive teams.Much of my career has involved the creation and execution of breakthrough B2C and B2B strategies to create new market leading financial brands and/or products. This involved raising investment capital, market differentiation, brand and proposition development, agile project leadership, the achievement of ambitious profit targets, team creation and leadership, leading the development of CRM and IT platforms, budget and KPI management, outsourcing/agency management, online and offline marketing, MIS, analytics and business planning.Lecturer on three MBA modules at Cardiff University Business School ; Corporate Strategy, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.Author of business plan for the UK’s largest ever venture capital (VC) backed start-up.Author (with Dr. Marcia LaReau) of Careermageddon: Cracking the 21st Century Career CodeCreator/founder of third sector programmes and initiatives to promote and support better communities, business growth and economic empowerment in Wales.Extremely average rock guitar player.If we work together, you'll find I have an inquisitive and analytical approach which I combine with getting my hands dirty at every turn! Specialties: Capital raising for early stage ventures (angel to Series A), business strategies for growth, digital marketing strategies, brand development, data, analytics, CRM, direct marketing, consumer marketing, B2C, B2B, content marketing, content strategy, marketing communications, print marketing, direct mail marketing, PR, Twitter, blogs, outsourcing, direct response TV advertising, business start-ups, strategic planning, marketing strategy, brand marketing, project management, financial services, musical instruments and pro audio, SMEs.FM_JSM_