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    Work

    Results, not reports.

    Operations and build work for Octopus Electric Vehicles, Made.com, Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages, Pollen Careers, Kinthread and more.

    Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages

    £50K recovered by making hidden maintenance work visible and billable

    £50Krevenue recovered

    Two custom tools that made hidden work visible, got it billed, and removed a day of admin a week.

    Own product

    An AI fitness app, built and launched in about 1.5 days

    1.5 daysidea to live

    A real product, from idea to live in about a day and a half.

    Kinthread

    Kinthread: a family voice vault, built in a day

    1 dayfrom idea to live

    A private place to record the stories of the people you love, in their own voices, with the songs that shaped them.

    Treasure Time

    Treasure Time: turning a proven parenting programme into software employers buy

    1scoping document that ran the whole build

    A founder with a proven in-person programme and no software experience, guided from idea to a full V1 platform using a scoping document to run the build.

    Octopus Electric Vehicles logoOctopus Electric Vehicles

    Octopus Electric Vehicles: scaling a 100-person customer ops function

    100people in the ops team

    Coaching and structure for a 100-person customer ops team through rapid growth and a supply crisis.

    Made.com logoMade.com

    Made.com: facilitation through complex change

    1 dayfacilitated session

    One day that turned frustrated teams into owners of the fixes.

    Mpowa logoMpowa

    Mpowa: fractional COO through a pre-seed raise

    9 monthsas fractional COO

    Nine months as fractional COO: the plan, the pitch deck, and an exec team pulling in one direction.

    Pollen Careers

    Pollen Careers: proving the product before spending the funding

    SEISraised

    Pitch and strategy advice for a founder about to raise SEIS funding. She raised it, and Pollen is now a live platform.

    What people say

    "Peter's engaging approach and insightful feedback were instrumental in breaking down silos and bridging gaps within our teams. By the end of the day, we could see a marked improvement in the synergy among colleagues, who were now more aligned and connected than ever."
    Paul McCourtHead of Technology and Security Services, Made.com
    "This 5-month engagement had Peter mentoring and coaching a number of the team leads and ops managers across the department, whilst also delivering on customer communication strategies and ensuring that business as usual processes were adhered to and refined to become as efficient as possible."
    Alex FoxHead of Customer Operations, Octopus Electric Vehicles
    "Peter's support was the launchpad for some of the fastest professional growth of my career. He helped me with understanding my own value, managing senior stakeholders, and fostering the potential of others. As a result, I've become a more impactful leader. Peter's experience and insight were invaluable when tackling some of the intricacies that come with large, rapidly scaling teams."
    Alex FoxOctopus Electric Vehicles
    "Pete was a hugely influential figure in guiding me to the next position of my career. His profound expertise in leadership and situational management not only provided me with invaluable insights but also empowered me to navigate complex challenges with a heightened sense of impact and a broader perspective. His guidance has been instrumental in my growth and development."
    William CabralOctopus Electric Vehicles
    "Honestly the best manager I've had the pleasure of working with. During my time working with Peter, he gently pushed me into management through coaching and training. He also worked with underperforming reports and successfully helped them become valued members of their team. I'd gladly work with Pete again any time of the day."
    Harald MaasenEpic Games

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