Our Growth Experts
Our panel of ten Growth Experts are all former consulting business owners, who have sold their firms for between £10m and £30m. Their experience crosses sectors and specialisms, and they now all coach, mentor and advise owners within and outside the Network.
Their contributions are varied, including hosting events, contributing ideas on Slack and sharing their insights with new members through their Strategic Reviews.
The roles of our Growth Experts
Being a Growth Expert
Marc Jantzen Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, sales, marketing, conflict management
Areas covered
Guildford, South East, London
Achievements
Built and sold a multi-award winning sales, service and cultural transformation consultancy to Capita for £10m. Now advising consultancy owners via TheNub as well as founding The Consultancy Growth Network.
Alex Klein Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, proposition development, sales, marketing
Areas covered
Ascot, London
Achievements
Built Efficio to over £100m in revenue, 750 full time employees over 22 years; highly international business with 12 global offices.
Susan Lohr Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, leadership, equity & exit, pharma
Areas covered
Winchester, London, Reading, Southampton
Achievements
Built and sold two consultancies in the pharma space – both £10M+ with sector leading profit margins. One was a Medical Communications consultancy and the other a Capability Development consultancy. Both were sold to large communications networks involving sale of UK and US office together as separate entities. Cofounded a US -based SaaS pharma data business.
Marcia Marini Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, equity & exit, people, leadership
Areas covered
Central London
Achievements
Led the growth and sale of several consultancies, including one that grew to £20m in 7 years. She has driven expansion of businesses internationally to over 20 countries. Marcia has been involved in the completion of 15 M&A transactions. She holds several NED and Board Advisory roles.
Sarah Matthew Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, marketing, people, leadership
Areas covered
South East, London, Dorset
Achievements
Multi-award-winning entrepreneur and mentor who has scaled and sold two consulting firms. Now a NED, angel investor, accredited transformational coach and leader at The Vibrant Company, providing consulting, coaching and mentorship.
Dom Moorhouse Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, sales, knowledge management, team development
Areas covered
Guildford, South East, London
Achievements
Built a business transformation consultancy to £20m in 5 years. Author of 5 guides on entrepreneurship in the context of professional services. Now involved in businesses such as Method Grid and acting as a mentor, NED and angel investor.
Augusto Negrillo Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, equity & exit, technology
Areas covered
London, South West, all of UK
Achievements
Run and sold business in Sydney Australia (over $35m). Built a sold a business in Perth, Australia (over $10m). Built and sold a business in UK (over £20m). Started Vivero as Advisory and M&A execution partner to consulting SME businesses.
Raja Pagadala Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, leadership, equity & exit, IT
Areas covered
London, surrounding areas
Achievements
Established an IT consultancy in 1987. Developed and grew it until it was no longer reliant on me; successful sale in September 2023 with no earnout period. Clients retained from year 1 to post-sale. Established international IT owners’ peer group in the UK, facilitator for 10 years. Served on various international advisory boards for 10+ years.
Chris Parry Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, sales, people, leadership
Areas covered
Kent, South East, London
Achievements
Built a £10m turnover award winning leadership development consultancy employing more than 100 people, steered it through a series of mergers and acquisitions until its final acquisition by IBM. Now an investor, NED, mentor and coach.
Richard Squire Connect on LinkedIn
Strengths
Strategy, marketing, equity & exit, technology
Areas covered
London, South East
Achievements
Built and sold 2 market-leading specialist consulting firms, both providing global support in shaping and delivering complex transformation and technology programmes for major organisations in the financial services sector. Now a board advisor to professional services and technology firms and Fintech Founder and CEO.