Strategic Business Mind for Ambitious Founders
You don’t need more advice.You need the right person in the room with you.
I work with a small number of founders as their strategic thinking partner and right-hand support. I help my clients find clarity, make confident decisions and move their businesses forward with intention.
From big-picture growth plans to day-to-day detail, I bring commercial thinking, operational clarity, marketing insight and an experienced perspective.
This isn’t about doing more, or pushing harder. It’s about building something better -a business that supports your life, not competes with it.
That idea didn’t come from theory, it came from experience. My experience.
The work I do now is all about helping founders build something that truly fits, because when it does, you create a life and a business you don’t need a holiday from.
Why this work matters
I know what it’s like to build something successful and still feel out of step with it.
For over 15 years, I ran a business I truly loved. I built it from scratch and grew it into a successful franchise. From the outside, everything looked like it was working well.
But after significant personal changes, something shifted.
What had once felt exciting and aligned no longer did. The business was successful, but it didn’t feel right to me. I’d lost my love for it, and I knew I needed to release myself from the pressures I’d created.
So I made the difficult decision to close it. Not because I’d failed - but because I knew there was a better way to live and work.
What followed was a period of recovery, reflection and honest reassessment. And one question that changed everything:
What does my business actually need to do for me?
Since then, I’ve rebuilt my working life in a way that feels truly aligned - purposeful, spacious, commercially sound and shaped around the life I want to live.
That’s why the work I do now with my clients goes far beyond plans, targets and good ideas.I work with founders who’ve already built something strong - businesses others admire - but behind the scenes, it doesn’t quite feel right.
Successful… but stretched.
Capable… but carrying too much.
Sometimes even wondering, “Is this really it?”
Together, we step back and reassess. We get clear on what the business actually needs to do for them - and then reshape it with intention, strategy and practical action because when your business truly fits your life, everything changes: more clarity, more choice, more flow, more fulfilment.
The goal isn’t just a successful business, it’s a life you don’t need a holiday from.
Lovely things people say...
Gary NeildBlue Sky Financial Planning
“When the lovely Kate asked me to provide a testimonial I mischievously replied “I only use you because I can’t find anyone else!” But, the truth is, I have never looked for anyone else in nearly 8 years because she ticks all the boxes, and more. How she organises her mind to embrace what’s going on all around her is very impressive. However, where she really scores is that she delivers, when it matters, every single time. Kate is simply one of life’s doers."
Ian BradleyFranchise Growth Specialist
“Kate is a wonderful business owner who sets high standards and goals. She is dedicated, extremely ethical and achieves success time after time. As well as being a great communicator, Kate is a motivator. You cannot feel any other way than being motivated, happy and focused when you work with Kate. Determined, experienced, open, friendly and a great marketer also gives Kate this wonderful ability to be a multi-skilled visionary."
Alice FewingsLinkedIn Trainer & Coach
“There are no words that could do Kate justice. She is a phenomenal business owner, coach, and mentor who is so passionate about her clients and the impact she has on those around her. Her approach to business is second to none; bursting with creative ideas and strategies with a core focus on building relationships. She's now a key asset to my business and its continued growth, as well as being a very close friend."