Experience
Business Advisor
Avenue Digital
Avenue Digital are a digital performance agency, working with media, technology and data to deliver strong revenue growth for our clients, across a range of sectors. Their team of remote specialists achieve this by taking clients out of their comfort zone. Avenue believe that feeling discomfort together is the key to doing our best work.
October 2021 - CurrentlyBoard Advisor
Hireful.co.uk
Hireful are a full service recruitment company led by Adrian McDonagh, Steve Grainger and Sean Maher. Hireful take the time to get to know you, your business, and your goals and provide a personalised service based on what you really need. Hireful support often includes a mix of technology, advertising, recruitment advice, training and more. This all might sound like it’ll cost a pretty penny, but we promise you it won’t.
April 2021 - CurrentlyBoard Advisor
Green Rock TV
Green Rock TV is among the first of a new breed of content creator: a production agency able to realise the commercial power and brand potential of content for companies across a range of sectors including financial services, retail, education, travel, food, health and arts and culture. After getting to know the founder Simon Green via the Supper Club, I joined as a Board Advisor in April 2021. I will be responsible for helping deliver enhanced board metrics and guiding their tech strategy.
April 2021 - CurrentlyBoard Advisor
DCSL GuideSmiths
In March 2021 my co-founder and I, Felipe Polo sold GuideSmiths to DCSL Software for the sum of £12.3m, creating DCSL GuideSmiths. DCSL GuideSmiths now employs over 250 software specialists across six countries with a combined turnover of £20m. The DCSL GuideSmiths team offer clients expert knowledge in large scale digital transformation projects, team augmentation, delivery of discrete Agile projects and creating world class bespoke software.
March 2021 - CurrentlyCo-Founder
GuideSmiths
I founded GuideSmiths in 2014 before a merger in 2018 with a Spanish sub-contractor. GuideSmiths is a full stack software development consultancy specialising in modern delivery techniques. From 2014 to 2018, I was responsible for the commercial growth of the business which included blue chip clients such as Centrica, GSK, Utility Warehouse, Bourne Leisure and the MailOnline. After building out the senior leadership team, I stepped back as CEO to become Co-Chairman. Upon exit, the business had grown to £8m annual revenue with 120+ billable seats.
February 2014 - March 2021Business Analyst & Project Manager
(Different companies)
I spent many years in media, telecoms and consultancies as a Business Analyst and Project Manager at well known brands such as ITV, BBC Worldwide, Orange, Accenture and the MailOnline. All of these roles have been focused on IT project delivery and I have a depth of experience in delivery frameworks such as Waterfall, Agile & Programmer Anarchy.
January 2008 - February 2014