How is this different from hiring a full-time Head of Growth?

A faster, lower-risk alternative to a £90,000 to £130,000 full-time hire or agencies charging £10,000 to £30,000 per month — senior strategic input with no equity, no success fees, and no carry.

Which stage of startup is this right for?

Venture-backed B2B SaaS, AI, and deep-tech founders from seed to Series C with a clear exit horizon, where strategy exists but the daily execution system does not.

How quickly can we start?

Engagements open with a 90-minute Growth Workshop or a 3 to 4 hour Strategy Session to surface the real constraint, followed by a documented operating plan.

Can hours be structured around a fundraise or launch?

Yes — pre-raise founders use the retainer to prepare investor-ready traction evidence during the raise window, then shift to a lighter maintenance cadence afterward.

What happens when we’re ready to hire full-time?

Documented SOPs, Loom handovers and role definitions mean the team can operate the system directly, and hiring support is available so the transition is clean rather than a knowledge cliff.

Venture Studio

Build the team, culture and processes to raise, scale and exit without founder dependence.

Capital Studio

Close your fundraising round asap with an experienced, fast-rolling process that doesn't get in the way of growth.

Raise Ready

On-demand fundraising support for founders preparing for or actively raising investment

Traction Hub

Be more attractive to investors by proving product-market fit and a repeatable GTM

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Retainer

Fractional Head of Growth Strategy & Chief of Staff

Turn how-we-win vision into how you operate daily for venture-backed B2B SaaS, AI, deep-tech and DTC consumer brand founders ready to install a repeatable engine for growth, execution, and team alignment. No equity.

What's Included

Operating dashboard: OKRs and weekly cadence

A Repeatable Engine for Growth, Execution and AI Governance

Lucy installs a repeatable, scalable, documented engine to find, convert, and retain the right customers, with growing defensibility, improving unit economics, and an AI-native operating model. One partner covering strategy, GTM, operations, and AI governance.

OKR Tree & Weekly Cadence

Slack check-ins, fortnightly CEO calls, monthly strategy reviews.

Process Documentation & SOPs

Institutional knowledge captured. Due diligence becomes fast.

AI Operating Model & Governance

Tool audit, decision rights, guardrails, ROI tracking.

Investor-Ready Traction Materials

Pipeline charts, GTM documentation, AI strategy narrative.

Built for Venture-Backed Founders Ready to Scale

Most venture-backed companies have a strategy. Few have a reliable system for turning it into daily execution. Revenue stays founder-dependent, AI sits ungoverned, and investor traction evidence stays weak.

Founder photo: strategy session working through GTM

Venture-Backed B2B Founders

Seed to Series C, with a clear exit horizon.

Ops-Focused CEOs

Whose strategy never becomes daily reality.

AI-Focused Founders

Under investor pressure to demonstrate measurable ROI.

Growth-Focused Founders

Moving from referral-only to a scalable GTM engine.

Handover session: documented SOPs and Loom walkthroughs

Diagnose, Plan, Engage, Empower, Enable

Execution over advice. Durable embedded processes, ownership structures, and operating cadence, not bursts of offsite clarity. A faster, lower-risk alternative to a £90,000 to £130,000 full-time Head of Growth or agencies at £10,000 to £30,000 per month.

Diagnose

A Growth Workshop or Strategy Session surfaces the real constraint.

Plan

Diagnosis becomes a documented operating plan: OKRs, owners, sequencing.

Engage

Embedded in Slack, HubSpot, Notion. Weekly cadence kicks off.

Empower & Enable

SOPs and Loom handovers, then investor-ready traction rolls up.

Not sure if you need a Retainer or a Sprint?

Book a 90-minute Growth Workshop (£495). The diagnostic entry point that recommends your right next step.

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Proof Points

Explore case studies

Real Growth, Real Stories

“She came into the chaos of our startup and helped us transform our operations with documentation and processes that have helped set the foundations for us to build off.”

Seun Akinniranye, Colleague, Muzes

£3M

seed round closed inside eleven months for a B2B health-tech startup

$3M+

funding rounds supported across 20+ companies and 100+ sprints

organic traffic growth in three months on a recent growth retainer

“Lucy’s attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to handle complex operational tasks were truly impressive.”

Tim Hinde, Colleague, Muzes

“Her ability to align the team with the company’s strategic goals was remarkable, and her leadership had a profound impact on the organization’s success.”

Nanlung Temlong, Colleague, Muzes

Simple, Flexible Pricing

No equity, no success fees, no carry.

8 Hours

£1,800/month£2,000

£225 per hour · 10% off standard

—Monthly strategy session

—Async support

—Priority scheduling

Install a Repeatable Engine for Growth

Book a 90-minute Growth Workshop at £495. The diagnostic entry point that produces a strategic diagnosis report and a clear recommendation on whether the Retainer is the right next step.

Frequently Asked Questions

A weekly operating cadence. Slack check-ins, a fortnightly CEO call, and a monthly strategy review, plus up to 24 hours of embedded work across strategy, GTM, operations, and AI governance.

Let's work together

Tell us a bit about what you need, and we'll be in touch.