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The Career Momentum Hour
6 months of expert support & inspiration to progress your career. For less than the cost of 1 typical coaching session.
Discover Richard Rosser's career advisory sessions.
Ask your questions. Receive advice tailored to you.
And enjoy insights from leaders in Private Equity, Startups, Search, Coaching, Consulting, Multinationals & more.
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GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Matthew Wright
One of the most senior voices globally in Executive Search. As CEO of Russell Reynolds, he ran 1 of the most respected search & leadership advisory firms worldwide, with ~3,000 employees & 47 offices.
Matthew will be our guest speaker on topics including "How to negotiate compensation at senior levels"; "How to work effectively with Executive Search" and "How to land NED roles & build a portfolio career".
Matthew draws on a 20-year career at Russell Reynolds. Before being appointed CEO, he ran their global financial services sector and led the businesses in Europe and Asia Pacific.
Matthew is also an advisor to Manchester Square Partners, a non-executive director of Berry Bros & Rudd and Chair of Cripps Leadership Advisors. He has also chaired multiple charities.
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Cornerlia Raportaru
CEO of Stuart, a leading last-mile logistics platform operating across Europe. Over the past 20 years, she has held senior leadership roles at TaskRabbit, Twitter, Vodafone, and Cadbury — spanning commercial strategy, partnerships, operations, and product.
Cornelia has scaled businesses across multiple markets, led full P&Ls, and built high-performing, diverse teams in both tech scale-ups and large corporates. Her experience spans launching new ventures, expanding internationally, and navigating complex strategic and operational challenges.
Now leading Stuart through its next phase of growth, Cornelia brings a clear-eyed, personal perspective on what it takes to become (and succeed as) a CEO.
She will be our guest speaker on topics including “Path to the C-suite” and “The expected and unexpected realities of being a CEO.”
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Beltrán Simo
Beltrán is a former McKinsey Partner with 20+ years of experience in strategy, M&A, and large-scale transformation. He has led growth and turnaround programmes across Latin America, Asia, and Africa, helping telecom and tech companies scale, restructure, and launch new ventures.
Alongside his advisory work, he has coached and mentored more than 1,000 professionals, from analysts to CEOs, helping them think and operate at the highest level.
Beltrán will be our guest speaker on the topics "MBAs, Manager Years, and the Realities of Senior Consulting" and "The Best Time to Leave, Working for Yourself, and the Evolution of Consulting"
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Rory Davidson
Rory started his career in consulting before spending ~12 years in corporate roles within the FMCG industry - ultimately as Sales & Marketing Director for a global beer brand. In 2025, he successfully moved jobs to become Country CEO for a new market for an internationally expanding agricultural-tech start-up.
Rory will be our guest speaker on topics including "Startup - Pivoting your Career to Land & Succeed in a Senior Startup Role".
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Richard Bartlett
Former Partner at McKinsey, where he led work across Healthcare, MedTech, and Private Equity. Richard progressed from Analyst to Partner over 15+ years, and brings first-hand insight into the realities of leaving MBB at senior levels.
At McKinsey, Richard led multi-year transformations, complex growth strategy projects, and over 30 diligences and transactions for MedTech and healthcare clients. His work delivered results such as doubling share prices, margin gains, and successful market expansions.
Richard will be our guest speaker on topics including "What it’s like to leave consulting as a Partner".
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Karen Hilton
Karen is a senior business leader with a blend of corporate, start-up, and scale-up experience. She’s led teams from 5 to 1200 people, taken businesses from pre-revenue to £20m+, and held leadership roles across sales, operations, marketing, and strategy.
She is currently Managing Director at BA Euroflyer, BA’s short-haul airline based out of London Gatwick. This follows three years as CEO of heycar UK, where she led the business through growth and transformation. Previous roles at Nested, carwow, and Volkswagen gave her hands-on experience building and leading commercial and growth teams in fast-paced settings.
Known for her commercial sharpness and energy, Karen offers a candid view on what it takes to lead authentically — whether scaling a disruptor or stepping back into the corporate world.
Karen will be our guest speaker on topics including “Careers in Leadership.”
Access Karen's Top 5 Takeaways and watch the interview
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Jay Scanlan
Jay has spent over 15 years advising and operating in the private equity space, with a focus on media, telecoms, and tech. He’s led global practices at Accenture and Genpact, serving on the Global Leadership Committee at both. Before that, he spent over a decade at McKinsey, where he was a Partner and led the firm’s global Digital Strategy & Organisation service line.
Today, Jay works independently with PE investors and portfolio companies on growth and transformation initiatives. He brings a rare mix of strategic insight and hands-on operational experience. A must-watch for anyone exploring a move into private equity, commercial leadership, or independent advisory work.
Jay will be our guest speaker on topics including “From Consulting to PE and Independent Advisory.”
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Mcklein Javeri
A strategy leader turned multi-board director, Mcklein built his early career at Virgin, easyJet and Monitor Deloitte before pivoting into board work. He's held 7+ Non-Executive Director (NED) and board advisory roles across various industries — all before turning 35.
Mcklein will be our guest speaker on “How to Land a Board Role” — covering myths, tactics, and how to build a portfolio that boosts income, expands your network, and enhances your career beyond the day job.
Access Mcklein's Top 5 Takeaways and watch the interview
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Emma Kamel
A powerhouse operator and accomplished D2C leader, best known for leading Naked Wines through phases of rapid growth, stabilisation, and turnaround. She’s held senior roles across commercial, supply chain, and operations — most recently as UK General Manager with full P&L responsibility for a £125m business and a 100+ person team.
Emma is known for her commercial sharpness, team-first mindset, and infectious energy. She brings a candid and inspiring perspective on what it takes to lead in fast-moving environments.
She will be our guest speaker on the topic: “Joining a scaling disruptor and growing into GM."
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Dominic Rose
An experienced Chair, advisor and Non-Executive Director focused on growing and scaling brand-led, tech-enabled consumer businesses — particularly eCommerce brands and marketplace platforms with a strong sustainability focus.
He is currently Chair of Rise & Fall and SarahRaven.com, NED at Anansi, and Advisor to Fussy, Sous Chef and Hirestreet. He was previously a NED at Wolf & Badger (2021–2025).
His last executive role was as COO of Depop, the Gen Z resale platform, which he joined in 2018. There he led global scaling to a 400+ person team, grew revenues 250% in under two years, and played a key role in Depop’s $1.65B exit to Etsy — creating $1.5B in shareholder value since 2018.
Outside of work, Dominic founded Britain's Biggest Living Garden, an urban biodiversity initiative, and runs a local children’s gardening club.
Dominic will be our guest speaker on topics including “Building a Portfolio Career” and “From Consulting to NED: The Strategic Path Through In-House Roles.”
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Matt Kummell
An entrepreneurial business leader with deep experience across fintech, venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds. He brings a rare mix of strategy, operations, and technology expertise from both traditional and decentralised financial markets.
Most recently, Matt was a senior leader at Digital Currency Group (DCG), where he led value creation efforts across a multibillion-dollar portfolio. He advised and served on the boards of Foundry, Grayscale, and Luno, and led operational improvements across trading, custody, and reporting businesses.
Earlier in his career, Matt held leadership roles at Citi, Citadel, Balyasny, and SAC Capital (now Point72), with a focus on investment strategy and performance improvement. He began his career at Bain & Company and has taught at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.
He will be our guest speaker on the topic: “From Bain to Blockchain: Lessons from a Career Across Hedge Funds, PE, and Emerging Asset Classes.”
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Kate Van Akin
Works with high-achievers who are at a crossroads in their careers—those who have built impressive professional lives but now find themselves questioning what comes next and feeling stuck despite their success.
As a Senior Expert at McKinsey & Company, Kate worked with multinational companies on their transformation journeys, supporting individuals and teams through complex change—not just the external changes, but the inner shifts that make lasting change possible. She left because she was tired of seeing intelligent, passionate people burn out climbing the ladder when they were clearly longing for something different.
Since McKinsey, Kate has developed her career transitions coaching practice, supporting leaders through the inner journey of change—creating space, dreaming big, addressing barriers, and getting practical. Her approach focuses on the deeper work that creates lasting transformation rather than surface-level career advice. She also works as a leadership facilitator and team coach, continuing to support leaders in developing their capacity to navigate complexity.
Kate holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and has been an expat for 20 years, currently based in London.
Kate will be our guest speaker on topics including "The Inner Journey of Career Transitions".
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Nick Patterson
Nick started his career at McKinsey & Company. Subsequently, he has spent the last 15 years scaling Movemeon. As CEO and co-founder of Movemeon, he has supported 5,000+ organisations to hire (ex)consultants. Nick regularly analyses Movemeon's unique data to understand the latest market trends.
Nick will be our guest speaker on topics including "Market Trends", "Demand & Supply in the (ex)Consulting Jobs Market".
GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Joe Siantonas
Joe's career has always focused on Private Equity. As an Executive Search Director at Movemeon, he advises many of the world's leading large-cap and mid-cap funds when it comes to their talent strategy, both for the fund and within portfolio companies.
Joe will be our guest speaker on topics including "Private Equity; Careers & Trends" and "Freelance as a career - how to get started".
MEET: Richard Rosser - Co-Founder, Career Expert
I started my career in consulting at McKinsey & Company. Then as a co-founder of Movemeon, for ~15 years I've supported 100,000+ professional services-trained people worldwide - strategy & management consultants, 'Big 4' employees & alumni. I've helped 5,000+ organisations to hire & have developed a globally unique overview of career paths in all different industries, company sizes and job types (freelancing, entrepreneurship, Non Exec roles, part-time & full-time jobs).
1,000s of my followers encouraged me to formalise my career advice - which I've always given ad hoc whenever I can - into an offering they could continually access and benefit from. And so OnUpBeyond was born.
OnUpBeyond will help you build your best career. We're here to support you to:
- Take stock of your career.
- Make a plan that fulfils you in the short & long term.
- Start the ball rolling & build momentum.
- Take actions that deliver results.
- Learn from our unique experiences working with 1,000s of professionals & hiring organisations.
- Benefit from trusted coaches who specialise in supporting people with your background.
- Connect with a peer group of like-minded professionals.
Explore my career advisory sessions
Benefit from 6 months of expert guidance, for less than the average cost of 1 standard coaching session
- Stay 100% anonymous if you prefer
- 6 months of expert advisory sessions for only £360 / $500 / €420
- Join live and/or catch up on demand - all recordings accessible via your login
Continue to registration"Rich's advice is first rate. His overview of different career paths & how to navigate into / away from / up through them, really is unique." - Olivia, ex-McKinsey
Matt | SVP in Fintech; ex-Bain & Co
"6 months in, my confidence is sky-high & I've landed a dream C-Suite role. The 'quality content to time' ratio is like nothing I've ever experienced before. So the value for money / return on my investment is extraordinary. I get so much out of each session and walk away energized, excited & inspired."
6 months support, that's tried, tested & proven to deliver results.
Common topics:
- Navigating a clear path to the C-Suite
- Assessing offers & negotiating compensation
- Landing a P&L role; moving away from Strategy/Transformation
- Getting the most out of Exec Search firms
- Landing a Non-Exec role
- Leaving consulting at senior levels
- International career moves
- Building a portfolio career
- Pay & work-life balance benchmarks
- Running a highly effective job search
- Resumé / CV - how to stand out
- Forming a fulfilling career plan
- ...& many more - all questions are welcome!
How Rich's Q&A sessions work:
- Stay 100% anonymous if you prefer
- Submit your questions in advance
- Benefit from senior guest speakers from Rich's network (on topics such as Private Equity, Start-ups, Portfolio Careers, Executive Search, Leadership development...)
- Join live or catch up via the video recording - to hear your questions being answered & benefit from answers to questions sent in by others
- Join as many sessions as you like in 6 months
- Dip back into previously recorded sessions - all accessible in 1 place via your login
- [Optional] Get matched free or charge with a peer - someone at the same seniority as you thinking through the same challenges / opportunities
Benefit from 6 months of expert guidance, for less than the typical cost of 1 standard coaching session:
- 6 months of expert advisory sessions for only £360 / $500 / €420
- Stay 100% anonymous if you prefer
- Join live and/or catch up on demand - all recordings accessible via your login
Anne | ex-Oliver Wyman
"You get actionable outcomes in a very short amount of time."
Tom | McKinsey & Co
"OUB has unparalleled insight into the diverse career paths of ex-consultants."
Tessa | ex-Deloitte
"Evaluating my values, strengths and non-negotiables, I identified what I was looking for."
SELECT YOUR SENIORITY
Different sessions are run for different seniority levels. Select your seniority below. Click through for a detailed description of how the sessions work & to sign up.
* Please note that our advice is most valued by experienced professionals - so we do not run sessions for people at the very early stages of their career.
Senior level
About you:
- 15+ years of career experience
- And/or likely working at a Leadership, Senior-Managerial or Senior-Individual-Contributor level
- In consulting / Big4 terms: Partner, Associate Principal, Director
Mid level
About you:
- Less than 15 years of career experience
- And/or likely working at a Manager or experienced Individual Contributor level
- In consulting / Big4 terms: Manager, Project Team Leader, Consultant
This had a profound impact on how I moved forward with my career.
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OnUpBeyond has unparalleled insight into the diverse career paths of ex-consultants.
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If you are looking to make the most of the 2nd half of your career, you will not regret using OnUpBeyond!
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Anne | ex-Oliver Wyman
Jordan | ex-McKinsey & Company
Tessa | ex-Bain & Co
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