Hi, I'm Jonathan

Jonathan has two grown-up kids, both working in tech, and is a lover of the great outdoors. He has been working with EMBS for over 20 years, initially as a client and now as an Associate Consultant. Jonathan supports our scale-up and start-up tech clients as they formulate their go-to-market plans, leadership capabilities, and growth strategies.

He acts as a conduit between the EMBS team and our clients, ensuring they have a trusted mentor and adviser. Jonathan works strategically to underpin the talent and people strategy we deliver for our clients.

Passionate about helping ambitious leaders of SaaS, digital, and tech businesses achieve their goals.

He provides board leadership roles, mentoring, and investment to support growth and exits. He is also a qualified coach, having recently completed his Coaching Certification from Henley Business School.

Key Achievements:

• Board Director with a proven track record in investor-backed, fast-growing tech and digital businesses with a global footprint. His last successful exit was to private equity in December 2019.
• Renowned for creating value through transformational change in high-growth, competitive tech and digital markets.
• A charismatic leader who inspires, mentors, and coaches high-performing teams.
• Dedicated to delivering the best experience for customers, employees, and stakeholders.

Expertise:

• Leading innovative initiatives and inclusive change programmes to drive business success.
• Growing SaaS digital revenues globally, across products, services, and content with expertise in acquisition, onboarding, monetisation, and retention using innovative commercial models.
• Building, developing, and leading high-performing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in scaling start-ups to businesses with a £100m turnover and around 250 employees.
• Extensive board experience across various public and private sector verticals.