STRATEGIC ADVISORY

A trusted operator's perspective on consequential decisions.

Guiding high-growth tech founders, CEOs and executives across the UK, Europe and GCC through scaling bottlenecks, market entry, founder-to-CEO transitions and commercial capability architecture. Grounded in 20+ years of operational reality.

What the data is telling leaders right now

Data from the Global Sales Capability Index 2026

76%

of tech & enabled B2B firms benchmarked their capability higher than their revenue growth rate.

Focusing on execution and alignment rather than tooling alone is where the inflection point sits.

4.6×

execution and alignment predict outcomes far more than tech stack, market tailwinds or team pedigree.

Commercial capability is the single strongest predictor of revenue outcomes.

1.6×

velocity of go-to-market process vs benchmark leaders. Focus on commercial capability accelerates outcomes.

Closing the execution gap is where commercial acceleration happens.

Where Ash advises

Positioning and strategic narrative

Go-to-market and commercial execution

Founder-to-CEO transitions

AI and commercial technology

Scaling organisations and team capability

Value creation and commercial capability

Preserving unfair advantages

CREDENTIALS

Built through experience, not theory

Every advisory engagement draws on firsthand experience building, scaling, investing in and advising high-growth companies across the UK, Europe and GCC.

CO-AUTHORThe Unfair Advantage
WINNER, 2021Business Book of the Year
FIRST MARKETING DIRECTORJust Eat
FOUNDER & CHAIRFare Exchange
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORWashPlus
CO-FOUNDERUhubs
CO-CREATORGlobal Sales Capability Index
ENGAGEMENT FORMATS

How advisory engagements work

Engagements are tailored to the decision, stage and resources of your business

Strategic decision session

Strategic decision session

Single deep-dive session focused on a specific decision, inflection point or strategy question.

Leadership strategy workshop

Leadership strategy workshop

Half-day or full-day workshop aligning executive teams on commercial capability, positioning and execution.

Ongoing founder or CEO advisory

Ongoing founder or CEO advisory

Retained sounding board for founders and CEOs through high-growth or transitional phases.

Have a consequential growth or capability decision to make?

Share the decision, the context and your timeframe. We'll confirm whether Ash's experience is a good fit.

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