Meet your growth experts

Dr. Chloe Sharp, Founder + CEO: Insights-Driven Growth Consultant

Author, exited founder, and champion of people-led business growth.

What happens when you combine rigorous research training with real-world business experience? You get someone who can spot the human truth behind every growth challenge and turn it into an opportunity.

As author of "Make Products That Matter" and exited co-founder of SnapOut, Chloe has helped businesses secure over £10 million in funding while building products that genuinely improve people's lives. Her PhD in sociology gives her a unique scientific approach to understanding what people actually need, not just what they say they want.

Her superpower: Turning complex research into clear, actionable strategies that stakeholders actually implement.

Recognition: Nominated for Female Lead Award (2019) and Milton Keynes Business Awards (2020). Widely cited research papers (Researchgate profile).

"Make the world a better place than how you found it" isn't just Chloe's motto. It's how she approaches every project.

Connect: LinkedIn | chloe@sharp-insight.co.uk

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Simon Sharp, Co-Founder and Growth Operations Expert

The operational force behind sustainable growth.

While others talk about customer-centricity, Simon has actually delivered it at scale. From managing multi-million-pound transformations for Amazon, Ocado, and Asda to developing innovative solutions at Mercedes-Benz, he knows what it takes to turn great ideas into lasting business success.

Simon brings enterprise-level operational rigour to every growth challenge, ensuring that people-first approaches actually work in the real world of deadlines, budgets, and competing priorities.

His superpower: Making complex operations feel simple and ensuring every stakeholder feels heard and valued.

Connect: simon@sharp-insight.co.uk

Our Approach

We believe the best business growth comes from understanding people. Your employees, customers, and communities. That's why we combine rigorous research with practical business experience to help you build solutions that actually matter and work.

Ready to start your growth journey? Let's talk about how we can help.

We collaborate with experts to create your dream team

Consultancies

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Frances Brown

Nightingale Design Research

Innovation training and UX research services

Experts

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Mike Christensen

Christensen Creative

Product management and workshop facilitator

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Dr Adam Richards

Social Value, SROI and Theory of Change expert and Evaluation researcher

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Stephanie Stasey

Digital transformation, automation and AI expert, founder of the Bletchley AI User Group

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Dr James MacFarlane

GrantWise

Grant writer and facilitator for grant workshops

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Policy Consultant

Sustainability and Net Zero, policy and government advisor

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Dr Erica Cook

Chartered psychologist with expertise in statistics and data analytics

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MPA: R&D Tax Credits

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Inond: Physical Product Design

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Simplistic, impactful design

Values

People-First

Every decision starts with people—your employees, customers, and communities.

We believe the most sustainable growth comes from understanding what people actually need, not just what's profitable or convenient. Whether we're validating a product idea, implementing AI automation, or measuring impact, we always ask: "How does this make people's lives better?"

This means listening more than we speak, involving users in the design process, and ensuring that efficiency gains don't come at the expense of human wellbeing. When people thrive, businesses thrive.

Fearlessly Curious

We ask the hard questions and dig deeper than surface-level assumptions.

True insight requires courage. The courage to challenge assumptions, explore uncomfortable truths, and pursue answers even when they complicate our plans. We're not satisfied with "that's how we've always done it" or "our customers seem happy enough."

Our curiosity drives us to test ideas rigorously, explore edge cases, and seek out the voices that often go unheard. We believe that the best solutions come from understanding the full picture, not just the parts that are easy to see.

Accountable, Always

We take ownership of both our successes and our mistakes.

When we commit to helping you grow, we commit fully. That means transparent communication about progress, honest assessment of challenges, and taking responsibility when things don't go as planned.

We measure our success by your success. If our recommendations don't deliver results, we don't make excuses—we learn, adapt, and do better. This accountability extends to our impact on people and communities too, not just business metrics.

Efficiency with Integrity

We optimise for the right outcomes, not just the fastest ones.

Efficiency isn't about cutting corners, it's about focusing energy on what truly matters. We help you streamline processes, eliminate waste, and move faster toward your goals, but never at the cost of quality, ethics, or human impact.

This means choosing sustainable solutions over quick fixes, being transparent about trade-offs, and ensuring that efficiency gains create value for everyone involved. We believe that doing things right the first time is always more efficient than fixing mistakes later.