Sometimes the Hardest Part
Isn't Knowing What to Do.
It's Having Someone to Talk to
Who Gets It.
WHO I AM
I've Been in Your Seat
I've founded businesses.
Built them.
Turned them around.
Exited them.
I've sat in board meetings when the cash was running out and the plan wasn't working.
I've had to tell investors the numbers weren't going to hit.
I've had to make people redundant.
I've had to pivot when everything we'd built was at risk.
That's why I do this work.
Because I remember what it was like to be in the thick of it, trying to see clearly when you're too close to the problem.
THE CHALLENGES YOU'RE NAVIGATING
You're Managing Four
Conversations at Once
The Cash Question
Managing cash flow while funding growth.
Balancing burn rate against runway.
Preparing for the next funding round.
Building the financial controls investors expect.
You need systems that give you visibility, confidence and credibility.
The People Challenge
Do you have the right team to get you there?
The leadership to scale?
Board dynamics that help rather than hinder?
From founder tensions to investor relationships, from hiring decisions to difficult conversations – getting the people right is everything.
The Performance Challenge
Are you executing against plan?
Do your KPIs give you early warning before problems hit cash?
Can you see sales pipeline issues 3 months out?
From operational efficiency to delivery capability, from metrics that matter to spotting trouble early. You need visibility on what's actually happening.
The Strategy Question
Where are you really going?
What's the path to exit?
Which markets, products, or pivots will get you there?
In the chaos of day-to-day execution, strategy gets lost.
You need clarity on direction and confidence you're building the right future.
HOW I WORK
More Than a Consultant.
A Confidant.
Consultants give you reports. I give you perspective. Consultants tell you what to do. I help you see what you can't when you're this close. This isn't about rigid processes or cookie-cutter solutions. It's about having someone who's been there, who understands the pressure, and who can help you see around corners.
THE POWER OF ONE
The Power of One
My father was Sir Nicholas Winton. In 1939, he rescued 669 children from Czechoslovakia.
He didn't wait for permission. He didn't wait for the perfect plan. He saw what needed to be done and he did it.
His story taught me that real leadership doesn't come from authority.
It comes from moral courage. From asking the question others won't ask. From challenging assumptions when everyone else accepts the status quo.
One voice. One question. One person willing to see things differently. That's how change begins.
I also speak professionally about my father's legacy and what it teaches us about leadership, responsibility, and the power of individual action.
Beyond the Boardroom
The best advisers bring perspective from beyond the business world.
Here's where I find mine.
With the Czech President – The Winton Story Opens Unexpected Doors
Keeping my ST1300A on the road. Therapy with spanners.
Opera in Vienna with the British Ambassador. Mozart, ideally.
Touring Europe – old friends, new roads, fresh perspective
On the road, on the record. Talking about the things that matter.
Prague via the cities that shaped my father's story. Solo. 2024.
30+ Years
Being in the room when it matters
Non-Executive Director
& Board Adviser
72+ Businesses
Each one taught me something I still carry to the next
12 Rescue Missions
As CEO, Chairman, or NED – when everything needed to change.
TESTIMONIALS
Client Reviews
He's helped me identify and evaluate options for the business that I would not have arrived at without him, which has been really valuable.
His wide business experience and calm and supportive manner enables you to explore approaches you may not have considered before.
I'd thoroughly recommend him to all CEOs looking to engage their business in significant change.
Jane Corry, CEO
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Nick has a wonderful way of helping stimulating your own thoughts and helping you shape them into a more coherent and stronger story than you would think possible.
In addition he is expert in communicating the core of business value creation.
Martyn Millwood Hargrave, CEO
Ikon Science
Nick is very perceptive at understanding what the business challenge is at any point, irrespective of the industry sector that the business is in, and giving his professional advice.
Markella Mikkelsen, CEO
MolMart Diagnostic Genomics
GET IN TOUCH
Let's Talk
No obligation. No pressure. No sales pitch.
Just a conversation about where you are
and where you want to be.
Sometimes that's all it takes to see things differently.
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