Littleton Drew, England, United Kingdom
I specialise in intrapreneurship, innovation, VUCA market entry, and the leadership & management of complex projects; leveraging decades of experience innovating in these environments (including those conflict affected) Having steered operations in over 25 diverse countries and liaised with a spectrum of stakeholders spanning Heads of State to local tribal leaders, my approach is rooted in understanding the demographics and contemporary systems of differing business environments and the cultural norms that they operate within. I like to think that my leadership style is characterised by sincerity, deep commitment to the team, and grit. Known for delivering solutions in dynamic markets where others won’t go, adeptly handling stakeholder relations to navigate through change and crises effectively. Regional experience (incl. conflict affected): Africa (substantial experience), N. Americas, Middle East, West & Eastern Europe
Design and delivery of bespoke programmes in highly complex environments, concurrently, across the globe and in multiple sectors. Extreme adaptability, agility & resilience. Programmes supported have ranged between £100k - £400m in value, across 20+ countries. Revenue positive within first month, bootstrapped, and delivered numerous concurrent projects as a solopreneur to tier 1 primes.
Original founder; developed the value proposition and start-up strategy, won initial contracts and was revenue positive within 2 months before being joined by a co-founder and growing the delivery of numerous complex projects involving specialists from across the planet. Exited to pursue other ventures.
Maintaining complete visibility across all business functions in a thematically diverse company delivering bespoke, complex and politically sensitive programmes in over 10 countries; including those that are conflict-affected. Resigned due to family responsibilities after an unexpected event.
• Stakeholder identification and engagement in a complicated and disjointed multi-national environment; including organisations such as the UK embassy, Foreign & Common Wealth Office, DFID, UN, as well as numerous other non-governmental and private organisations. • Design, development and mentorship of a multi- agency operations centre mandated to plan and control security operations. • Negotiation and liaison with uncooperative, demanding and difficult representatives at the operational, strategic and political levels. • Crisis response and business continuity planning through specific threat identification and analysis. • Problem solving and delivering operations in a highly restrictive and challenging environment.