Entrepreneur
Investor
Coach
Trusted Advisor
Breaking through plateaus by sharpening focus, aligning leadership, and embedding a rhythm that scales.
Turning values into behaviours – and behaviours into a competitive edge that attracts, retains and performs.
Maximising valuation and minimising surprises by helping leaders prepare their business – and themselves – for what comes next.
I’m a former Managing Partner of Moorhouse, where we scaled from £5m to £34m+, completed a management buyout, and sold to a global technology firm. Since then, I’ve focused on supporting founders, CEOs, and boards through the pivotal moments that define their business – scaling sustainably, shaping culture intentionally, and preparing for capital events with confidence.
As Managing Partner at Moorhouse, I helped lead the business through a management buyout from BT in 2014 and its successful sale to Expleo in 2018. Along the way, we built something that endured – Moorhouse has continued to thrive post-acquisition, standing out in a market where many consulting firm integrations falter.
Serving as a frontline officer in the Metropolitan Police gave me a rare lens into leadership under pressure – where trust, clarity, and calmness were non-negotiable.
I witnessed leadership in its rawest form.
It challenged my assumptions and deepened my understanding of how trust is built, how resilience is sustained, and how critical decisions are made when time is short and the stakes are deeply human.
I work with PE-backed and founder-led firms across sectors – supporting leadership teams on the full breadth of value creation.
This includes shaping strategy, improving governance, strengthening propositions and go-to-market plans, evolving delivery models, enhancing people and talent strategies, and building market visibility.
From developing today’s leadership team to nurturing the next generation, I help unlock growth that is scalable, sustainable, and sale-ready.
I serve as a Board Chair, NED and coach – playing an active role in shaping strategy, enabling decision-making, and ensuring accountability. I bring the same advisory and leadership experience, but from inside the Boardroom – supporting executive teams not only to think clearly, but to act with confidence and alignment.
Most advisors focus on performance.
I focus on what powers it – your people, your strategy, and your systems.
At Moorhouse, we built a firm that didn’t just grow – it grew its people. We invested more than 8x the industry average in continued development. Attrition stayed below 10%. Our people were our growth engine.
That’s not a coincidence. It’s a leadership choice. But sustainable success takes more than talent alone.
Today, I help professional services firms at two critical stages of their journey:
Sharpening focus, improving profitability, and building the leadership and systems that allow consulting firms to scale with confidence
Aligning behaviours, building trust, and embedding the conditions for high performance – so culture becomes a growth asset, not just a values statement.
Maximising enterprise value and deal readiness by focusing on what buyers value most – growth, delivery maturity, financial, leadership, and market position.
Founder & CEO, RQC Group
“Richard brings a rare combination of experience, empathy and edge. He’s helped us shape the vision, values and leadership behaviours that underpin our culture – while also challenging us to think bigger, act bolder, and create lasting value. His ability to operate seamlessly across Board, ManCo and investor conversations has been invaluable.”
CEO, YLD
“Richard has been instrumental in keeping us focused, aligned and moving forward – both as an advisor and now as Chair. He understands the commercial dynamics and strategic levers of a consulting company, can dive into the detail, and always brings energy to the next phase of growth. He’s someone who gets things done, and helps others do the same.”
Founder & CEO, The ICS
“Richard brought clarity and focus at a pivotal point in our growth. He helped us identify the priorities that would unlock real value- not just commercially, but in how we scale with purpose. His strategic insight, thoughtful challenge, and grounded approach sharpened our model and strengthened our leadership thinking. His impact will be felt well beyond our time working together.”
CEO, YLD
“Richard has been instrumental in keeping us focused, aligned and moving forward – both as an advisor and now as Chair. He understands the commercial dynamics and strategic levers of a consulting company, can dive into the detail, and always brings energy to the next phase of growth. He’s someone who gets things done, and helps others do the same.”
CEO, Project One
“Richard helped us zero in on the priorities that will unlock our return to growth – and cut through the noise and internal justification. From strategic foundations, value propositions and real-world sales conversations, he’s made our thinking and approach sharper and our team stronger. What stands out is his ability to bring and translate his personal experience in this space into executionable action, and fast.”
Founder & CEO, Roq
“We brought Richard in to uncover the blind spots you can’t always see from the inside. What we got was far more. His insight, pace and challenge has helped us strengthen our leadership, sharpen our thinking, and stay focused on what really matters. He’s fully invested in our success – and it shows.”
CEO, Project One
“Richard helped us zero in on the priorities that will unlock our return to growth – and cut through the noise and internal justification.
From strategic foundations, value propositions and real-world sales conversations, he’s made our thinking and approach sharper and our team stronger. What stands out is his ability to bring and translate his personal experience in this space into executionable action, and fast.”
Founder & CEO, Roq
“We brought Richard in to uncover the blind spots you can’t always see from the inside. What we got was far more. His insight, pace and challenge has helped us strengthen our leadership, sharpen our thinking, and stay focused on what really matters. He’s fully invested in our success – and it shows.”
They reflect how I work – and who I choose to work with.
I support founders, CEOs, boards, and leadership teams who value clarity over noise, substance over style, and lasting results over quick wins.
You can expect honest conversations, thoughtful challenge, and a high bar – not just for what we achieve, but how we get there.
If that sounds like your kind of partnership, we’ll work well together.
Husband. Dad of two teenage boys. Often found pitchside (or officiating) at football, rugby or hockey – rarely in the same place, and never at the same time.
I have spent enough weekends chasing fixtures and misplaced kit to know that leadership at home looks very different – and often matters more.
It strips away titles and roles, leaving the real work of showing up and paying attention where it counts most.
Some of our best chats happen mid-journey – in the car, debating history, revising psychology, or making sense of the world.
They challenge me, teach me, and remind me that showing up and staying curious often beats having all the answers.
Home keeps me grounded.
It is humbling. A leveller. A daily reminder that leading well starts with listening well – and that impact is often quiet, unseen, and personal.
Your next move starts here.
If you are navigating growth, change, or a capital event — reach out and let’s see how I can help.
