Our team

Meet the team.

Cracking the scaleup code required interdisciplinary expertise. Our team combines serial entrepreneurial experience, advanced data science, research methodology, and proven scaling track records.

Richard McCandless
Richard McCandless
Founder, CTO
Serial entrepreneur with three successful scaleups: Archie Growth, FYI inc, and FundamentalVR. Across these ventures, I identified measurable patterns that separate scaling success from failure - insights that inspired my quest to decode ScaleUp DNA.
Sarah Henwood
Sarah Henwood
CEO
My career analysing trusted advisor success patterns led to a breakthrough: scaling follows consistent principles. At Pixie, I've cracked the scaleup code, democratising proven scaling intelligence for every ambitious founder.
Paul Cook
Paul Cook
CFO
Chartered accountant and experienced CFO bringing rigorous financial intelligence to scaling analysis. My cross-sector expertise across professional services, media, technology, and hospitality revealed the measurable financial patterns that distinguish successful scaleups - insights now codified within our ScaleUp DNA methodology.
Jane Marr
Jane Marr
Founder, Brand and Teams
Passionate about unlocking potential in talented teams. My data-driven analysis of team dynamics across multiple start-ups revealed consistent patterns in scaling structures - insights that inform our ScaleUp DNA framework for organisational intelligence. Experience: Just 10 Executive Coaching, multiple start-ups, NAB, Publicis.
Lindsay Ohagan
Lindsay Ohagan
Customer Insight and Comms
Brings deep customer intelligence through proven agency methodology. Surfaces unseen patterns in customer acquisition and retention - insights that shaped our analysis of successful scaleup customer journey mapping. Proudly focused on clarity over technological complexity.
Nigel Clark
Nigel Clark
Chair
Accredited Chair and Non-Executive Director for FTSE/ASX Listed Companies. Governance expertise across growth scaleups, legal technology, and international markets spanning Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Grant Ashley
Grant Ashley
Entrepreneur
Serial entrepreneur with proven scaleup expertise across multiple ventures. Firsthand experience navigating scaling challenges revealed the behavioural patterns that distinguish success - practical intelligence now codified within our evidence-based ScaleUp DNA methodology.
Richard Cox
Richard Cox
Corporate Comms and PR
Senior communications strategist specialising in message clarity and impact amplification. Transforms complex scaling intelligence into accessible founder guidance - ensuring our ScaleUp DNA insights translate into actionable intelligence.
Steve Girdler
Steve Girdler
Commercial
Accomplished international business strategist with deep expertise in complex commercial scaling. Experience managing global business expansion across Europe, Asia, and the Americas revealed consistent patterns in international scaling success - intelligence now integrated into our ScaleUp DNA framework for cross-border growth.
Fawaz H Zu'bi
Fawaz H Zu’bi
Investment Strategy
Recognised leader in venture capital and private equity with proven investment methodology expertise. Analysis of portfolio scaling patterns across multiple investment cycles revealed consistent indicators of success - insights that inform our ScaleUp DNA framework for investment intelligence.

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