This is for you if you are a high-performing professional, looking to realise your full career potential.

- Olivia, ex-McKinsey Partner

"Rich's advice is first rate. His overview of different career paths & how to navigate into / away from / up through them, really is unique. The Guest Speaker line up is equally impressive. I came away from every session with actions & ideas I just wouldn't have come up with on my own."

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 multinational last-mile logistics operator. Over the past 20 years, she has held leadership roles at TaskRabbit, Twitter, Vodafone, and Kraft - spanning commercial strategy, partnerships, operations & 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

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

Emma Kamel

A powerhouse operator and accomplished D2C leader, best known for leading Naked Wines as GM through phases of rapid growth, stabilisation, and turnaround. She’s held senior roles across commercial, supply chain, and operations — most recently as UK with full P&L responsibility for a £125m business.

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

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.”

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

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

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".

A global-first. Truly unique, simple-to-implement career tactics that deliver results - consistently reviewed as 5*.

Answers. Not endless questions. That's what makes my support unique. 

Unlike traditional coaching, Rich & his guests can tell you what works.

Advice. Guidance. Plans. Tactics. Data. Options. Examples. Short-cuts. Cheat-sheets. Pitfalls. Mentorship.
All of our experience distilled into something simple you can easily benefit from.

With this support, you'll feel clear & confident. You'll:

• Work out your ultimate career goals - ones that are truly fulfilling. Based on a full understanding of 'what's out there', they're unique to you & balanced with life outside work.
• Create a clear & simple plan to reach your goals in a sequence of achievable steps.
• Make immediate progress - building momentum & confidence using our expert tactics (CV/resume, stand-out applications, networking, interviewing, offer negotiation etc).
• Sustain career fulfilment in the long-term - regularly assessing against your changing priorities and knowing how best to course correct.

The insider track - let's get you onto it.