Your business at a cross roads?
Let me help you unlock your next level of growth
Your business at a cross roads?
Let me help you unlock your next level of growth
Achieve your business goals with the expertise of an award-winning marketing strategist.
I am a results-driven professional with a proven track record of helping high growth, investor-backed, PLC, and international companies across Europe and the US to realise their full potential and unlock significant shareholder value.
WHAT I DO
Essential Results
ASSESS > DRIVE VALUE > SUSTAIN
Repositioned a mid-sized business to achieve 5x over the target value creation goal
Repositioned a medium-sized professional service firm by developing and implementing Total Value Optimization™ (TVO), a differentiated approach to supply chain transformation, leading to the successful growth and sale of the company.
Consistently grew and achieved over £3Bn sales target for six consecutive years
As a member of the senior management team of a major international IT services firm, leveraged differentiated marketing, sales, deal pursuit and account development techniques, resulting in the consistent winning of >$3bn in new revenue annually over a six-year period.
Drove 28% CAGR for five years for an international consulting firm
Tripled the share price of an IT software company
Led a major rebranding and messaging exercise across all aspects of Gresham Computing (real-time transaction processing and control) to reposition the company for growth. Gresham’s share price went from 40p to £1.30.
In each case this was the potential just waiting to be unlocked.
The Essential Edge was the key.
Through strategic marketing, dynamic cross functional team alignment, brand repositioning and proposition development – integrated with new go-to-market programmes – Simon took each company to a level that far exceeded expectations.
Want to work with Simon to discover what your business could achieve?
You can engage with Simon as a:
Consultant.. |.. Advisor.. |.. Fractional CMO.. |.. Interim CMO
TESTIMONIALS
What my clients say
“Simon’s collaborative approach with me and the entire sales, marketing and implementation teams led Maine Pointe to achieve a five-year 27.5% CAGR that led to a successful sale. A large part of this success was very directly linked to his achievements. Nothing means more than full trust and Simon is a person of great core values, which creates a level of trust with everyone around him.”
– Steven J. Bowen
Founder, Maine Pointe LLC, Investor, Advisor to CEO, Author, Becoming Invaluable, Total Value Optimization
“I hired Simon to work with our executive leadership team, and core service line and industry leaders, to better define and communicate our purpose, values, vision, brand, market position, and strategy supported by the implementation of multiple effective go-to-market plans for our sales and service delivery teams. Together we have successfully positioned EBI as a high value partner in the commercial real estate, wireless communications, life sciences and industrial markets for environmental, energy and sustainability, health, safety and engineering services across the United States. I would recommend Simon to many other CEOs or investors.”
– Nolan Previte
President and Chief Executive Officer EBI Consulting
“Simon’s extensive experience and frameworks allow him to synthesize complex information and create clear and concise ways to communicate strategies and directions. During his tenure at MindMics, Simon demonstrated his ability to tackle new problems with a fierce determination. He was excellent at bringing all voices to the table and facilitating productive discussions. His leadership and strategic guidance were instrumental in driving the company forward and achieving our goals.”
– Dr. Anna Barnacka
CEO, MindMics
“Simon led a major rebranding and messaging exercise across all aspects of the business, working with us to reposition Gresham for growth. Over time, we made significant and lasting changes to our positioning, branding, product presentation, web presence, social media etc. Everything went to plan and we are a happy, and now different, company.”
– Chris Errington
CEO, Gresham Computing Plc
Simon Knowles in the media
The Simple Guide to ESG in the Supply Chain
While CMO at Maine Pointe, Simon co-authored a white paper with Alan Amling, distinguished fellow at the Global Supply Chain Institute of the University of Tennessee, on the importance of ESG to corporate leadership and supply. You can read the white paper and listen to Simon and Alan speaking on the subject on a couple of podcasts.
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