Name

Sarah

Position

Non-Executive Director / Board Advisor / Mentor

Location

Perthshire, Scotland

Big Business Experience

Scottish Enterprise

Small Business Experience

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc Ltd

Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre

Summary

Sarah has over 25 years’ experience in innovation, company growth and start-ups across various industries. Her passion and proven track record for delivering strategic partnerships and supporting the succcess of SME and scale-up companies has resulted in Sarah being a valued advisor and Board member.

Originally a research scientist, Sarah moved into various roles, most recently Innovation Director and Chief Operating Officer in a company she founded. This provided the opportunity to advise and mentor numerous SME’s and start-up companies and support their growth, innovation and investment strategies.

Sarah’s extensive network can also deliver valued support to organisations as required.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biochemistry

Key Areas of Expertise

• Building personal relationships, business partnerships
• Business case development and review
• Business development
• Collaborative partnerships
• Flexibility and pragmatism
• Innovation funding
• Investment funding (Crowd funding, Angels and VCs)
• Leveraging public and private finance
• Mentoring, advising supporting
• Pitch Deck Reviews
• Public:private sector partnerships
• Strategic Planning and Implementation
• Strategy development, review and advice

Experience

Sarah advises clients on their innovation and growth strategies, supporting new product development and leveraging public and private investment.

Consultancy Company – Founder & Director

• Consultant and Advisor for various SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups
• Business Planning and Strategy
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Hosting & managing network events & collaborative groups.
• Judging panel member for various accelerator programmes Startups Pitch Competition to raise investment including Converge

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc Ltd.

• Innovation Director responsible for development and implementation of Innovation Strategy that successfully supported over 100 projects and companies to raise investment of over £30million and R&D funding of over £12million
• Chief Operating Officer responsible for the day-to-day running of a 32 hectare multi-occupancy innovation park.

Volunteering

• Junior parkrun – Founder, previously Run Director and volunteer