Seven Colours Cloud
Commercial Growth. Leadership Insight.
I work with organisations to grow revenue, and with individual leaders on what drives them.

Who I am
I've spent twenty five years inside some of the world's leading professional services and leadership organisations. I've led sales, marketing and go-to-market programmes. I've carried personal revenue targets, coached C-suite leaders and run and sold an equity business.
I've seen both versions of how growth actually happens, the polished PPT story and the messy reality.
I find ways to help complex organisations grow in increasingly difficult markets. When the obvious answers have stopped working, and something more aligned to reality is needed.
Working with founders and senior leaders
I work directly with owners and senior leadership teams as a senior commercial partner. Not as an outside consultant, but as someone who thinks and operates alongside you. People I work with often say,” We need to be more strategic”, but can’t really articulate what’s not working.
Usually, it comes down to the same fundamentals, and my focus is on the ones that connect directly to revenue: go-to-market strategy, how marketing and sales activity work together, and how your leadership team is aligned around growth.
I've done this at the highest level inside Korn Ferry, DDI, EZRA and as an equity partner and MD. I know what works and what just looks good.
Leadership Assessment & Coaching Feedback
Reading what's going on in a business and what's actually going on with the leaders draws on the same instinct, which is why this sits alongside the commercial work.
I deliver one-to-one feedback sessions that help individuals understand their leadership style, potential derailers, and core values and translate that data into clear next steps for development.
I bring first-hand experience of the pressures and decisions leaders actually face, not just the theory. That perspective means feedback conversations stay grounded in what's realistic and useful.
I've delivered this kind of feedback and coaching across a range of leadership development and wellbeing programmes, and I'm equally comfortable acting as an ongoing mentor for leaders who want ongoing support beyond a single session.
What people who know my work say
Jill Wiltfong. CMO. Korn Ferry
Flooris van der Walt. Head Group Talent. Oerlikon
"...a remarkable ability to develop comprehensive and strategic solutions to complex challenges...He acts as the vital link that unifies the realms of marketing and business development".
"Simon is an excellent communicator. He has the ability to see what are the critical essences of personal and organisational challenges and provide clarity to focus on the highest impact areas. He can see the world from a client’s point of view and adds considerable knowledge of the leadership and talent industry to turn complex concepts into practical reality. I would have no hesitation in recommending Simon".
"Simon's energetic approach is wonderful, his sessions were highly engaging; they were structured to increase our team's capability and enthusiasm His practical advice led to several new opportunities, and I wholeheartedly recommend working with Simon".