Growth advisory for SME founders · £1M–£20M revenue

I help founders build businesses that scale without them.

You've built something real. Now it needs to grow without everything running through you. I've done it before — took a business from startup to £250M turnover. I can help you do the same.

Lee Liasi

20+

Years in the trenches

200+

Leaders coached

150+

Businesses scaled

50+

Acquisitions integrated

A note on fit.

This isn't for businesses looking for a quick fix, a slide deck that sits in a drawer, or a consultant who tells you what you want to hear. I work with founders and leaders running businesses between £1M and £20M who are serious about building something that lasts. If that sounds like you, we'll get on well.

Is this you?

SME Founders

You built it from nothing. Now you're stuck in the middle of everything. Revenue's between £1M and £20M but growth has stalled because the business can't move without you.

CEOs & MDs

You're leading a growing business but the team, systems and culture haven't kept pace. You need someone who's actually been in the seat, not just read about it.

Owners Preparing for Exit

You want to sell or step away in the next few years. The business needs to run without you before it's worth what it should be.

Built around your business. Not a template.

I work across growth, people, technology and systems. Every engagement is shaped by where your business actually is and where you need it to go.

Growth & Strategy

Scale the business

Acquisition Integration

Turn bolt-on acquisitions into unified, high-performing operations. Due diligence through to cultural alignment — I've integrated 50+ businesses this way.

Client Retention & Base Growth

Protect existing revenue while growing your client base. Systems and behaviours that mean every client gets the attention they deserve, not just the loudest ones.

Data-Driven Growth

Performance dashboards and KPI frameworks so you're making decisions on evidence, not gut feel. Track value per instruction, not just volume.

Exit Readiness

Build a business that's attractive to buyers. Clean data, reduced key-person risk, sellable operations. The kind of business someone actually wants to acquire.

Change Management

Post-acquisition, tech adoption, restructuring, cultural transformation — I keep momentum and morale intact when everything's shifting underneath you.

Founder Advisory

Your sounding board. I help you step back from the day-to-day without sacrificing performance or growth. Build a business that doesn't need you in every room.

People & Culture

Build the team

High-Performance Team Building

Teams that are bought into your long-term vision. The kind that accelerate growth exponentially, not incrementally. Recruit right, develop well, keep the best.

Culture Architecture

Culture isn't a poster on the wall. It's how people behave when you're not watching. I build cultures of pace, productivity and genuine customer focus.

Leadership Development

One-to-one and team coaching that turns competent managers into brilliant leaders. Not theory — practical, lasting capability your business can feel.

Wellbeing as Performance

Happy, energised people deliver better results. I build environments where performance and wellbeing reinforce each other instead of competing.

Applied Neuroscience

Evidence-based techniques to build better habits and sharpen cognitive performance across your team. Science, not motivational fluff.

Scalable Systems & Processes

Operational frameworks that outlast any individual. Reduce key-person risk so the business doesn't depend on one hero to function.

Technology

Modernise the operation

AI & Technology Integration

Practical AI and tech deployment that streamlines operations and frees up your best people to do their best work. No buzzwords, just results.

Continuous Improvement

I stay across what actually works in growth, tech and performance so you don't have to. The latest thinking, tested and applied to your business.

“Lee doesn't just tell you what to do. He gets in there and does it with you. The impact on our team was immediate and lasting.”
Dom Demetriou, CEO · London-based SME (50+ employees)

What people say.

Lee transformed the way we think about growth. Within six months, our leadership team was operating at a completely different level. He doesn't just advise — he rolls up his sleeves and makes it happen alongside you.
James Whitfield
CEO, Property Management Group
We were stuck at a plateau and couldn't work out why. Lee diagnosed the issue in our first session and had a plan within a week. The clarity he brought was worth every penny.
Sarah Hutchinson
Founder, London-based Recruitment Firm
The culture shift was remarkable. People who were thinking about leaving became our most engaged performers. Lee understands people as well as he understands business.
David Okoro
Managing Director, Financial Services SME
I've worked with consultants before — they hand you a report and disappear. Lee is the opposite. He was in the business with us every step, and the results speak for themselves.
Rachel Simmons
COO, Multi-site Retail Business
Lee helped us integrate two acquisitions without losing a single key member of staff. His approach to people and culture during times of change is exceptional.
Mark Ashcroft
CEO, Multi-site Services Group

The before and after.

This is what happens when the right strategy, team and systems click into place.

Before
Founder-dependent. Every decision runs through you.
After
A business that operates, decides and delivers without you in every room.
Before
Flat growth. Working harder but not getting further.
After
Compounding growth driven by high-performance teams and scalable systems.
Before
High staff turnover. Constantly recruiting, constantly training.
After
A culture where top performers choose to stay. Industry-leading retention.
Before
No clear exit path. The business can't run without you.
After
A sellable, self-sufficient operation with clean data and strong leadership.

Not another consultant.

I spent 20+ years alongside the CEO and founder of London's most successful estate agency business. As a senior leader on the advisory council, I helped take it to £250 million turnover with a value of over £500 million. I've built high-performance teams, managed 3,000+ people, trained dozens of managing directors, and coached hundreds of senior staff. I didn't read about building an autonomous, high-performing business — I did it.

How it works.

01

Diagnose

Understand where you are, what's working and what's holding you back.

02

Design

Build the strategy, systems and team structure to get you where you want to be.

03

Deliver

Get in the work. Implement alongside your team, not from the sidelines.

04

Durability

Install the habits, processes and culture that keep performing when I'm gone. You shouldn't need me forever.

Not sure where you stand?

Take the free scalability assessment. Five minutes, honest answers, and you'll know exactly where to focus.

Take the assessment

How scalable is your business?

Answer 6 honest questions. No fluff, no email required upfront. See where you stand in under 3 minutes.

Question 1 of 6

If you took a month off tomorrow, what happens to the business?

Question 2 of 6

How much of your revenue depends on you personally winning or managing the work?

Question 3 of 6

Do you have a leadership team that can make big decisions without you?

Question 4 of 6

How would you describe your staff retention over the last 2 years?

Question 5 of 6

Do you have documented systems and processes that the team actually follows?

Question 6 of 6

If a buyer looked at your business today, would they see something they'd want to acquire?

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Let's talk about your score

Don't know where to start? Start here.

No commitment, no hard sell. Tell me what's going on in your business and I'll be straight with you about whether I can help.

I'll come back to you personally. Usually within 24 hours.