Real Executives. Real Results.
Every person on this page was exactly where you are now. They had decades of corporate experience, the ambition to do something different and no clear path to make it happen.
Here's what happened when they found one.
Nick Crossley
Former CEO, Turtle Bay Restaurants
The situation: After leaving a demanding full-time executive career in hospitality, Nick took time to reset... then realised he had no idea where to start building a portfolio career. He'd expected inbound approaches for NED and advisory roles but quickly discovered they weren't coming.
What they did: Nick joined the Accelerator in September 2025. Within weeks, he'd repositioned his LinkedIn profile, launched a reintroduction strategy and started generating inbound conversations.
The result: By mid-November, just eight weeks in, Nick had signed three paid board advisory roles and had a fourth in advanced discussions. All paid, all at his target rate, with a three-month review structure built in. He'd exceeded his original goal of two roles by Christmas before the programme was even halfway through.
"What you guided me to do has yielded some really powerful results very quickly... far faster than I thought it was ever going to happen. I thought I'd be grinding until Christmas before getting any traction."
Steve Goodwin
Former Managing Director, Kinetico UK
The situation: After 26 years at Johnson Diversey and four years as MD of a £13m water treatment business, Steve was made redundant in a European restructure. He'd picked up some interim work but had almost no traction finding NED roles... despite registering with listing databases like Nurole and Dynamic Boards, none of them covered his target market or offered any support with the actual process of securing appointments.
What they did: Steve joined the Accelerator and built the foundations... LinkedIn repositioning, outreach strategy, reintroduction approach... while finishing an existing interim commitment. The moment that role ended, he activated the system. Within one week of getting started, he landed his first paid NED appointment.
The result: Seven days from activation to a signed NED role... a paid position helping a US-based company enter the UK market, combining governance responsibilities with a growth partner role. Steve now has the first building block of the two-to-three role portfolio he's targeting, with outreach to new contacts not yet even started.
"I've had not a single regret and I can't recommend it highly enough. It will pay for itself time and time again... both personally in your development and motivation, and professionally in the roles you'll get."
Tim Richardson
Former European Sales Director, Harsh Environment Electronics Industry
The situation: After 35 years in corporate sales leadership, Tim had set up his own company but found himself trapped in commission-based contracts... trading time for money instead of leveraging his experience. He knew he wanted to build something different but didn't have the confidence or the stepping stones to reposition himself from a field sales role into strategic advisory work.
What they did: Tim joined the Accelerator and fundamentally repositioned his approach. When a French manufacturing company approached him about UK market entry, instead of defaulting to a traditional monthly retainer as a country sales manager, he and Adrian structured a strategic consulting proposal... positioning Tim as a UK market entry partner rather than a pair of boots on the ground.
The result: Tim landed a five-figure consulting project worth nearly five times his Accelerator investment... from a single engagement. The contract includes an ongoing £3,500/month fractional position to oversee implementation, with further expansion opportunities across the client's wider group of companies. He's now building a niche helping international manufacturers enter the UK defence and electronics market.
"I could have been in danger of going down the route of 'what's a monthly retainer, how can we structure something?' The work we'd done together helped me position myself differently. This is my chance to do it a different way."
