Operations, Marketing & Technology Advisory
Darren provides independent advice & interim senior cover to Technology Investment Companies, Enterprise Service Providers & fast growing Digital Businesses.
New Customer & Revenue Acquisition
Strategic digital growth planning & delivery from international scale up to new market entry opportunities.
Operational Efficiency Audits & Future-Proofing
System & procedural reviews to increase digital operational efficiency and gain a competitive edge.
Technology & Systems Due Diligence
Deep dive audits across technology, infrastructure, vendors, tools, partners & competitors.
Proven Results
Darren has led revenue growth and operations at some of the most valuable European & North American technology businesses. He now provides advisory services to support fast-growing and established service providers, e-commerce and enterprise technology companies. Clients include global brands, FastTrack 100, Inc 500, FTSE 100, UK PLCs and numerous other technology companies across Europe & North America.
Darren has supported 100s of trades sales and business exits ranging from $2.3m to $1.2b.
Deep Expertise
Darren specialises in businesses looking to quickly scale their online revenues, launch into new markets, redefine their commercial proposition, redevelop & future-proof their technology investment or audit & roll-out new operational efficiencies to reduce costs.
Operating Model Focus: D2C, B2B, B2C & Subscription
Services Offered:
• Strategic Digital Board Advisor
• Non-Executive Advisor
• Interim or PT Executive Cover
• Interim CEO/CMO/COO/CRO/FC
• Operations & Compliance Lead
• Single & Ongoing Projects
Recent Projects:
• SaaS Client Centric Product Development Roadmap
• Enterprise Tech European Expansion Audit
• Financial Services Open Banking Technology Deepdive
• D2C Customer Acquisition Initiative
• B2B New Revenue Channel Identification
• E-commerce Efficiency Bench-Marking
Most Requested Initial Projects
• M&A DD for Technology & Enterprise Companies
• New Customer Acquisition Audit & SWOT
• Open Banking & Payment Rails Opportunities & Vendor Analysis
Most Requested Review Projects
• Digital Growth Opportunities Review
• Deep-dive Technology & Operational Capability Audits
• Technology Future-proofing Audits
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Darren has a unique ability to blend deep technology, operational and commercial expertise with an instinct to spot new growth opportunities.”
“He helped us re-position our U.S. B2B technology business over a 3 year period setting us up for a $350m exit.“
Leading Global Technology Provider
• Forbes’ Most Promising Companies
• Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500
Tailored Support
Darren provides a mix of interim, project and advisory services tailored to many different companies, from digital pure-plays expanding their digital presence to investment companies seeking an independent perspective on the operational efficiency, performance evaluation and true technology capabilities.
Start-Up: From proof-of-concept to low cost expansion and customer acquisition
Scale-Up: From international roll-out to market launch barriers
Accelerating Change: Established companies looking to exploit new technology and new product opportunities
Investment Grading: Evaluate and benchmark portfolio investments against commercial, operational and technology standards