Executive Advisory
Senior counsel for growth-stage CEOs and leadership teams making decisions about commercial growth and international expansion.
When the next stage of growth changes the decisions you face.
A new market, a changing sales model or a larger operating footprint can expose assumptions that worked at an earlier stage. We help you examine those assumptions and decide where to focus.
Our advisory work combines an outside perspective with practical commercial experience. We work with you to connect strategic choices to the actions, responsibilities and resources needed to pursue them.
What we work on
with you.
Expansion priorities
Assess target markets, customer segments and routes to market against your company’s capabilities and commercial priorities.
Commercial readiness
Review your proposition, sales approach and operating assumptions before committing further resources.
Leadership decisions
Work through trade-offs, clarify responsibilities and agree a sequence of actions with the leadership team.
Ongoing strategic counsel
Review progress and challenge assumptions as the expansion plan encounters real market conditions.
How the engagement
takes shape.
- Clarify the decision, the commercial context and what the leadership team needs to resolve.
- Examine market, customer and operating assumptions with your team; identify the choices and trade-offs.
- Agree priorities and an action plan, with review points that keep advice connected to execution.
Commercial experience behind the advice
We have supported more than 150 startups on their entrepreneurial journey. Our advisors have created over £150 million in sales revenue for companies they have served. This experience informs our work with growth-stage leadership teams.
Questions about
the engagement.
Who is Executive Advisory for?
Growth-stage CEOs and leadership teams considering expansion, new markets or a change in their commercial approach, particularly across the UK and Europe.
Does the engagement include operational delivery?
The advisory scope and any specialist delivery are agreed separately. We establish who owns each action and how Neos Chronos and delivery partners will contribute.
How does an engagement begin?
We start with a conversation about the decision you face, your business context and what useful progress would look like. We then propose a scope and way of working.
Further thinking.
What are you planning next?
Tell us about your expansion plans, accelerator programme or venture-building ambition.