Deliver sizable results - quickly
Deliver sizable results - quickly
Deliver sizable results - quickly
Instead of receiving a soon-to-be shelved report, we jump on board, work intensively and you'll see our strategies and businesses coming to life, step-by-step. The result: details-led answers and solid business cases to enable quality decisions; new ventures launched at pace, and growth opportunities maximised.
Excite customers & partners
Deliver sizable results - quickly
Deliver sizable results - quickly
We offer a suite of creative techniques to: map market movement; understand your customers; access the right ones and crystallise opportunities - tapping directly into unmet needs and willingness to pay. You get: highly-differentiated new or reinvigorated offers, full sales pipelines, a choice of partners and everyone wanting more.
Achieve step-change growth
Deliver sizable results - quickly
Share deep knowledge of the latest innovation
Our proven process delivers significant new ventures that scale rapidly by maximising what you can achieve with current strategy, context and investment and by managing risk. Learn the secrets of: what you should do, not just could do, and every building block required to swiftly strategise, develop and execute.
Share deep knowledge of the latest innovation
Trust in our proven growth specialists & methodology
Share deep knowledge of the latest innovation
Unique and deep knowledge of innovation across sectors, markets and geographies. Learn what you need to know from investors, corporates, entrepreneurs and the third sector, not just from the latest start-ups. Draw on a breadth of ideas, models and an inspiring global network to refine winning propositions, partnerships and ventures.
Enjoy an energising, accessible working style
Trust in our proven growth specialists & methodology
Trust in our proven growth specialists & methodology
We work in your and your customers' offices in Europe and globally, side-by-side with senior stakeholders, like a new, hands-on commercial director or team. We support decision makers and lead, motivate and train delivery staff, such as Business Development Executives and trainee General Managers.
Trust in our proven growth specialists & methodology
Trust in our proven growth specialists & methodology
Trust in our proven growth specialists & methodology
Our highly-experienced team brings decades of experience advising CEOs, directors of countries, strategy and innovation across every industry. Throw out the out-dated 'test and learn' approach, and master the cost-effective way top performers are capturing significant new growth in six to 12 months.
How we can help
Consultancy, workshops, hands-on training and coaching
We work with CEOs, directors and senior teams to understand and capture sizable growth opportunities created by:
- New inventions, products or services
- Changing market dynamics
- New partnerships or joint ventures
- Expanding into new domestic or international geographies.
We are industry agnostic and have worked with a diverse range of clients and industry sectors from toothpaste manufacturers to defence systems designers and everything in between. We deliver the strategy quickly, and undertake everything required to develop and execute a new business, from an idea to first revenues, utilising the latest corporate venturing best practise.
If you're leading a company of 30+ people and looking to work with commercially-savvy, dynamic, business opportunity architects who work at all levels across Europe and the world, we can help. Options to suit via consulting, workshops, training or coaching.
The team
Melanie Feisst, Founding Director
Ila Panik Marchetta, Affiliate Partner
Melanie Feisst, Founding Director
A business growth and strategy specialist, who has pinpointed new opportunities and built and launched new businesses around the world for more than a decade.
Melanie has a proven track record, having led or played a key role in what are now more than 10 multi-million dollar businesses in the market in health, manufacturing, defence, busin
A business growth and strategy specialist, who has pinpointed new opportunities and built and launched new businesses around the world for more than a decade.
Melanie has a proven track record, having led or played a key role in what are now more than 10 multi-million dollar businesses in the market in health, manufacturing, defence, business services/ finance and telecoms.
Clients including: Airbus, Alcatel-Lucent, AMP, Amplitude Systemes, Australia Post, BT, BAE Systems, Experian, Gisborne Holdings Ltd, Johnson & Johnson, NZ Trade and Enterprise, Philips, PWC, Reed Elsevier, Sellsy, Sylvania, private equity investors and fast-growing small and medium businesses.
Raphael Carré, Affiliate Partner
Ila Panik Marchetta, Affiliate Partner
Melanie Feisst, Founding Director
A highly-experienced business growth leader with a creative, entrepreneurial edge, possessing strong strategy and business development credentials.
Raphael has multi-industry knowledge, including financial services, energy, engineering, healthcare, logistics, publishing and telco, and a keen interest in disruptive technologies.
A French-U
A highly-experienced business growth leader with a creative, entrepreneurial edge, possessing strong strategy and business development credentials.
Raphael has multi-industry knowledge, including financial services, energy, engineering, healthcare, logistics, publishing and telco, and a keen interest in disruptive technologies.
A French-UK national (MBA ESSEC Business School), Raphael is also fluent in French and Spanish, and his Anglo-French background contributes to a pronounced open-mindedness.
Clients including: Airbus, Babcock, Danone, Inmarsat, ING, Laing O'Rourke, BOC/ Linde, Reed Elsevier, Shell.
Ila Panik Marchetta, Affiliate Partner
Ila Panik Marchetta, Affiliate Partner
Ila Panik Marchetta, Affiliate Partner
An innovative thinker and resourceful partner who can quickly uncover golden opportunities and lead or support key stakeholders to realise success at an accelerated pace.
Ila is sought-after for broad industry experience, which enables her to 'cross pollinate' success factors, profit opportunities and strategic partnerships.
She offers dee
An innovative thinker and resourceful partner who can quickly uncover golden opportunities and lead or support key stakeholders to realise success at an accelerated pace.
Ila is sought-after for broad industry experience, which enables her to 'cross pollinate' success factors, profit opportunities and strategic partnerships.
She offers deep expertise in innovation methodology and tools and has many success stories utilising existing or complimentary company capabilities to drive out top line and profit growth.
Clients included: Cisco, GE Healthcare, Microsoft, Lexis Nexis, Reed, Morgan Stanley, Visa, Unilever, London Development Agency.
Ewen Haldane, Affiliate Partner
Samantha Nicol, Affiliate Partner
Samantha Nicol, Affiliate Partner
A creative strategist and innovator, who has spent a dozen years building profitable new ventures for companies in the commercial and not for profit worlds.
Most recently, this included 5 years as Studio Director of The School of Life, overseeing creative solutions for a range of companies from Airbnb to Dropbox.
Clients included: Facebook, Google, Cancer Research UK, BP Castrol and IHG.
Samantha Nicol, Affiliate Partner
Samantha Nicol, Affiliate Partner
Samantha Nicol, Affiliate Partner
A specialist in growth strategy and bringing innovation and propositions to market, across any industry.
Samantha has developed new growth strategies, propositions and pilot programmes in the UK, Canada, US, Australia and throughout Europe.
Strong credentials in payments and energy markets. Clients including: E.ON, Centrica, BAE Systems, V
A specialist in growth strategy and bringing innovation and propositions to market, across any industry.
Samantha has developed new growth strategies, propositions and pilot programmes in the UK, Canada, US, Australia and throughout Europe.
Strong credentials in payments and energy markets. Clients including: E.ON, Centrica, BAE Systems, Visa Europe and British Telecom and several smaller energy players.
Andrew Wettern, Affiliate Partner
Samantha Nicol, Affiliate Partner
Andrew Wettern, Affiliate Partner
Over 15 years, Andrew has held senior executive positions in FTSE100 firms; advised CEOs and boards; launched more than 15 ‘start-up’ companies and created several new divisions in global corporates.
This deep dual experience means he's skilled in strategy and development roles, and he is known for creating success in complex environment
Over 15 years, Andrew has held senior executive positions in FTSE100 firms; advised CEOs and boards; launched more than 15 ‘start-up’ companies and created several new divisions in global corporates.
This deep dual experience means he's skilled in strategy and development roles, and he is known for creating success in complex environments or difficult situations.
Clients including: Siemens, EDF Energy, Cavendish Nuclear, Babcock International, BAE Systems, British Gas, E.ON
Niki Pedder, Affiliate Partner
Niki Pedder, Affiliate Partner
Niki Pedder, Affiliate Partner
Proven fashion development specialist and brand leader, with near 20 years' experience developing, structuring and growing world-renowned collections and brands.
Niki has spent the past twelve years in Europe and Asia Pacific driving high-profile emerging designers to gain an international foothold. A proven leader combining commercial an
Proven fashion development specialist and brand leader, with near 20 years' experience developing, structuring and growing world-renowned collections and brands.
Niki has spent the past twelve years in Europe and Asia Pacific driving high-profile emerging designers to gain an international foothold. A proven leader combining commercial and creative skills, a technical foundation and skills to ‘make it happen’.
Clients including: Grana, Thomas Tait, Mary Katrantzou, Salt Gypsy, Josh Goot and Gyunel.
Anna Groot, Affiliate Partner
Niki Pedder, Affiliate Partner
Niki Pedder, Affiliate Partner
A hunter and gatherer of remarkable people and ideas, with broad international experience encompassing business development, network and community building, marketing and strategic communications.
Anna holds dual Netherlands nationality (Dutch fluent) and specialises in strategy and communication strategy development.
Clients including:
A hunter and gatherer of remarkable people and ideas, with broad international experience encompassing business development, network and community building, marketing and strategic communications.
Anna holds dual Netherlands nationality (Dutch fluent) and specialises in strategy and communication strategy development.
Clients including: Air NZ, ANZ, Cirque Du Soleil, Cisco, Greater London Authority, Greenpeace, Gucci, Mayor Of London, Siemens, Sony, NZ Trade and Enterprise, The Royal Navy, Fiat, Red Bull, HM Treasury, Saatchi & Saatchi, Tour De France, UK Trade and Investment.
Paula Cain, Affiliate Partner
Niki Pedder, Affiliate Partner
Paula Cain, Affiliate Partner
Accomplished commercial and portfolio leader with 20+ years’ experience in the telecommunications industry. Skilled in setting strategic direction and shaping business strategy to drive profit growth in volume and value markets.
Paula’s success has been built on taking a customer-centric approach and using insights to create highly effect
Accomplished commercial and portfolio leader with 20+ years’ experience in the telecommunications industry. Skilled in setting strategic direction and shaping business strategy to drive profit growth in volume and value markets.
Paula’s success has been built on taking a customer-centric approach and using insights to create highly effective go-to-market plans. She has a proven track record in developing market leading propositions and portfolio roadmaps.
Areas of expertise include: business development, investment strategies, and commercial transformation.
Piers Freke Evans, Affiliate Partner
Piers Freke Evans, Affiliate Partner
Piers Freke Evans, Affiliate Partner
Strategist, board advisor, venture builder and entrepreneur.
15 years guiding teams through the growth journey – pathfinding, validating opportunities, designing award winning propositions, and accelerating revenue and user growth for corporate ventures and scale ups.
An expert in harnessing market shifts and transformational technology for clients including BAE Systems, British Sugar, BT, Experian, Hermes, HSBC, Linde, NationalGrid, Pay.UK, Raytheon, RELX, Vodafone, Visa, Unilever. He earned an MBA from INSEAD and has worked across four continents.
Sarah Thomson, Affiliate Analyst
Piers Freke Evans, Affiliate Partner
Piers Freke Evans, Affiliate Partner
Creative, people-oriented business analyst who thrives on seeing significant projects through from inception to delivery of a successful outcome.
Sarah is highly-commercial, bringing a rare mix of strong people skills with in-depth technology knowledge.
She has had international experience with a broad range of projects, industries and delivery approaches. Clients included: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Rugby World Cup 2011.