THE VANTAGE POINT™
Private strategic advisory for CEOs and founders, engaged by the organisation. Available to a small number of clients at any time. Availability confirmed through conversation.
At This Level, the Truth Is Filtered
You’ve built authority and you project the certainty your organisation needs, while privately carrying questions no one around you is equipped to hold. Your board has its own agenda, your leadership team needs you to be certain, and your advisors tell you what the situation calls for rather than what it is. The people who could genuinely challenge your thinking at this level are rarely in the room, and when they are, they rarely say what needs to be said.
The result is that the decisions that matter most get made without anyone in the room whose only interest is the quality of your thinking
Conventional advisory reaches a certain level and stops there. The recommendations are technically correct but practically limited, because the person making them has not sat in the chair. What you have not had is someone who has held the roles, navigated the politics, and will tell you with precision what they see, without managing your reaction, protecting a relationship, or softening what needs to be said. That is what The Vantage Point provides.
The Work
The Vantage Point™ is a retained private advisory engagement, entirely strategic in focus, built around the decisions, the complexity, and the dynamics you’re navigating at the top. It’s a sustained thinking partnership with someone who has held the roles, understands the terrain, and will speak directly without managing the outcome.
Monthly or bi-monthly retained engagement, with direct access between sessions for the moments that cannot wait.
Why Work With Me
I have led organisations at the highest level in roles including CEO, VP of Innovation, and President of an international organisation operating across four continents with partnerships at the UN, UK government, and global financial institutions.
I have sat in the rooms where high-stakes decisions are made, navigated complex politics, managed power dynamics, and lived with the outcomes.
I see what others miss because I focus on the dynamics beneath the presenting problem, the patterns in how decisions are avoided or distorted, and the gap between what an organisation believes it is doing and what is actually happening.
This combination of executive experience and precise pattern recognition is what makes this work different from conventional advisory.
My background spans finance, media, international development, and government partnerships across four continents, giving me a deep understanding of cross-cultural leadership complexity and institutional power that is rare in this work.
What Clients Say
“I worked with Harriet during a period of high-responsibility leadership and organisational complexity. Her role functioned as a thinking partnership, helping me bring clarity to complex challenges and see patterns across leadership, systems, and decision-making. This gave me greater clarity under pressure, improved how I processed information, and strengthened my overall leadership effectiveness. Over time, I became more grounded in my decisions and more aware of blind spots that were shaping outcomes. What stood out most was having a confidential space to think clearly at a senior level without pressure or judgment.”
— T , Senior Executive
“I worked with Harriet during a period of rapid growth and expansion across multiple ventures. The work supported me in stabilising my leadership while navigating increasing complexity and responsibility. A key shift was recognising that scaling required internal development as much as external structure, particularly mindset, capacity, and leadership identity. This brought clarity to delegation, structure, and decision-making during a high-growth phase. I became more grounded, more structured, and more intentional in how I approached expansion.”
— P , CEO
Who This Is For
Organisations Whose Leadership at the Top Needs a Different Kind of Partnership
This is for organisations whose CEO or founder is navigating complexity at scale and needs a thinking partner who will not be impressed by the performance of certainty, intimidated by the weight of the decisions on the table, or misled by the version of the situation being presented to everyone else.
0rganisations at an inflection point where the leadership model that brought them here is no longer sufficient for where they’re going, and the quality of thinking at the top needs to match the ambition of the next phase.
organisations whose CEO has tried conventional advisory and found it technically proficient but unable to reach the level where the real decisions are actually being made.
Every engagement begins with an honest assessment of whether the fit is right for both parties. I do not take on engagements where I do not believe I can contribute meaningfully.
Availability and Access
The Vantage Point™ accepts a small number of new clients each year. Engagements begin from £20,000, with the full scope and terms confirmed through a private conversation between you and me.
I review every inquiry and respond within two to three business days, and if there’s alignment, we schedule that conversation and proceed from there. At this level, decisions don’t get easier by waiting. This is where that conversation begins.