I help organisations build businesses that scale.

Co-founder and COO of Foundervine, where we widen who gets to start, lead and scale a business. I advise leadership teams and speak to audiences who want growth that includes more people.

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Impact and revenue are not in conflict.

I have spent my career inside growing organisations: building programmes, raising standards and running on honest numbers. Across sectors the lesson holds. Purpose and performance strengthen each other when the operating model is sound, and organisations grow faster when more people have a real route in.

Advisory

Selective, senior and focused on outcomes.

I take on a few engagements at a time, often following a keynote, and work directly with the leaders accountable for results.

Building and scaling accelerator programmes

Design, operating model and partnerships for programmes that move founders forward.

Data-led decisions for leadership teams

Clear measures, a steady reporting rhythm and the judgement to act on them.

Connecting corporates with founder ecosystems

Credible routes into founder networks, including underrepresented founders.

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Speaking

Keynotes with substance, grounded in delivery.

For corporates, institutions and high-growth organisations, and for senior and mixed executive audiences.

Leadership in complex environments
Data for clarity
Building sustainable, high-growth organisations
Founder and executive resilience
Inclusive pathways to scale

Keynotes · Leadership events · Panels and fireside chats · Moderation

Cecil Adjalo giving the welcome speech at the Foundervine Future Awards — Welcome speech · Foundervine Future Awards

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Selected credentials

Cecil Adjalo presenting Foundervine impact figures to an audience at Ascend — Presenting at Ascend

4,000+ founders and leaders accelerated

£92m+ raised by the businesses we support

Co-founder and COO, Foundervine across consulting, technology and entrepreneurship

Recognised by FT / Statista, Lloyds Banking Group, Inclusive Boards and EMpower.

Speaking engagements include

In conversation

Breaking Barriers: succeeding in food and drink as an underrepresented founderPodcast interview
The Cashflow Show: driving entrepreneurship in Black British communitiesPanel, as host
Innovators, not ImpostersPodcast interview
Helping diverse entrepreneurs build start-upsFeature, Marmalade Creative

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Tell me a little about what you are working on. I read every message personally.

Cecil Adjalo in conversation over coffee