What Got You Here...
...wont get you scaling!
It's Time to Ignite Your Stage 2
When the first stage burns out, you need new thrust to break through in a new environment. We help founders, executives, and investors convert ambition into traction - through systems, leadership, and alliance architecture.
You’ve reached the point where momentum alone isn’t enough.
You don't need more strategy! And you certainly don't need yet another 'coach'!
You need execution, alignment, and predictability.
With a track record in scaling enterprise businesses, growing my own startups to success with the Fortune 500, and mentoring founders, I embed in your team as a growth catalyst.
When the first stage burns out, you need a new kind of thrust.
A shift in the way you frame your value to customers.
A sharper alignment in how your team executes.
Clarity around your objectives and where you are going.
Visible boundaries that protect focus and momentum.
The right relationships to create investment synergies.
That’s what we do.
We help you see your challenge from the outside in - clarifying what truly matters, reshaping how it’s perceived, and building the path to act on it.
Because your next success won't come from pushing harder with old fuel in the old environment. It will happen when you break through to where new opportunities open up, then have the tools to move forward with precision and purpose.
Let’s ignite your Stage 2, where growth stops costing and starts compounding..
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Why Stage 2?
Every company reaches a point where early momentum burns out. The first stage (the founding story, the hustle, the initial network) gets you off the ground.
But it isn’t built for orbit - it isn't built to scale.
Stage 2 is where leadership, systems, and market alignment take over. It’s where founders stop pushing harder and start scaling smarter. And for investors, it’s where capital turns into compounding capability.
At Stage 2, we focus on five ignition points:
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Revenue Architecture – Designing a repeatable, investor-grade sales system that replaces luck with pipeline predictability.
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Leadership Maturity – Mentoring founders into CEOs, COOs and CROs who can scale people, not just products. This isn't coaching. Coaching is a tool, not an outcome. Mentoring is about setting mutual goals and going hard until they are a reality.
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Operational Alignment – Eliminating drag between Sales, Ops, Finance, and Legal so growth stops leaking margin.
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Alliance Strategy – Building partner ecosystems that multiply reach and resilience.
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Market Positioning – Reframing the story so customers, partners, and investors see clear differentiation and direction.
Stage 2 isn’t about more effort — it’s about new propulsion.
The right thrust. The right structure. The right trajectory.
Let’s ignite your Stage 2 — turning investor confidence into visible traction.
"Stephen helps you uncover your challenges through directed, thoughtful questions. He then works with you to build the tools and insights enabling you to learn and make adjustments to start growing again."Â
Steve T. (Sales Executive, UK)
"Stephen is unique to work with! Not only because he shares his insights and what he's learned, but also because of all the work he does behind the scenes, to make every goal is delivered based on my goals and interests."
Luis N. (Software Executive, US)
How Isn't Important, When Is!
We meet clients where they are ready, with tools at every stage.
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