Dan M.

Exited founder now helping organisations and founders go somewhere new | Strategy + Brand 🏳️‍🌈

United Kingdom

About

For over 15 years, I’ve designed, built, and exited organisations. I now work as a strategist and creative problem solver, helping organisations move forward with clarity and confidence. I work with leaders at moments of uncertainty — when direction feels unclear, priorities are competing, or a specific challenge has become stuck. My role is to help make sense of complexity and turn it into clear choices and practical next steps. Whether it’s setting strategy, navigating change, or working through a specific issue — strategy, brand, positioning — I work collaboratively to explore options and support better decisions. Sometimes this leads to a new strategy. Sometimes it sharpens what already exists. Often, it simply clears the fog enough to move again. My approach is pragmatic and grounded in real-world experience. Having built and led organisations myself, I know how hard it is to think clearly from inside the problem. I bring structure, perspective, and an outside view to help teams focus on what matters most. If you’re facing a big decision or a moment of uncertainty, let’s talk.

Experience

  • Strategist + Creative Problem Solver at Strategist + Creative Problem Solver
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Entrepreneurship Mentor at UCL Innovation & Enterprise
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Founder and Shareholder at Arrive
    Dec 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 7 mos

    Arrive is the design and innovation agency for changing lives We design and build impactful businesses, services and experiences for a rapidly changing world. We are for brands that want to play an important role in people’s changing lives. The brands that want to future proof their services and experiences around the needs and expectations of their customers, as the world transforms around them.

  • Founder at Found CRM
    Jun 2019 - Jun 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Found is the only online CRM that’s mapped to the care sector’s unique sales journey. We help busy care professionals capture and convert more leads and deliver exceptional customer service.