Track recordBuilt, led or advised.
A selection of the businesses and leadership teams I’ve built, led or advised:
Founder & operating roles
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Independent leadership advisory working with founders, CEOs and senior leadership teams across technology, digital, enterprise, SME and third-sector organisations.
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Established and scaled an AI Innovation Lab, led go-to-market for the Bidworx tender intelligence platform, and provide strategic and commercial support to the CEO.
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Co-founded the healthtech venture behind the award-winning Tailored Talks platform; partnerships with NHS Lothian, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and Edinburgh University.
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Built one of Scotland’s recognised digital innovation agencies, delivering apps, platforms and digital strategy for global brands, SMEs, public bodies and charities.
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Founded one of the UK’s first internet development companies. Acquired by Burmah Castrol in 1999, led a management buyout in 2001, and supported the exit to Core Technologies in 2022.
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Advisor to this AI agent governance platform, built for regulated, high-stakes settings.
Non-executive & board roles
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Board leadership and governance for one of Scotland’s leading health charities; served on the Audit & Risk Sub-Committee and chaired the national peer support group.
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Strategic leadership and governance for a charity addressing social isolation and dementia through sports-based reminiscence and intergenerational programmes.
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Supported a leading SaaS intranet provider through significant scale-up, refining product strategy, market positioning and enterprise sales.
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Advised this accessibility technology pioneer on market entry, product roadmap and partnership development.
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Mentored the executive team of a cloud webinar and virtual events platform through multi-year revenue growth in corporate and education markets.
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Guided a web and app development agency on strategic direction, client development and technical capability.
clientsClient and programme work at executive level with Walt Disney, Coca-Cola, BP, Castrol, The AA, The Miller Group, William Grant, Microsoft, NHS and the Scottish Government.
Ventures