Fractional leadership
A senior operator inside your business for part of the week. Owning a function, running its rhythm and building the team that takes it over.
Advisory
Senior leadership, when you need it
Commercial and product leadership from Leon Hardwick, contracted through Cardiff Giant Ventures. Twenty-five years of selling technology, leading revenue teams and building companies, applied to yours.
How we work with you
CRO as a service
Revenue leadership without the full-time hire. Pipeline, forecasting, pricing, sales process and the operating rhythm, built and run until you are ready to hire.
Interim CEO
One accountable leader through a transition, a turnaround or a sale, while the permanent answer is found.
Product build strategy and execution
From the problem worth solving to a working product in market, with the commercial model built alongside it. Strategy and the build itself, not a deck.
Over £150m in revenue closed
Across a 25-year career Leon has closed deals with operators, network vendors and enterprises around the world, from UK mobile networks to defence, insurance and pharmaceuticals.
36 companies · 44 countries
Deals closed by Leon in roles before Cardiff Giant Ventures. Logos are trademarks of their owners and do not imply endorsement.
36 companies · 44 countries
UK & Ireland
O2 · Slough (UK, Germany, Czechia)
Vodafone · Newbury (UK, Ireland, Portugal, Netherlands)
BT · London
EE · Hatfield
Virgin · London
Sky · London (Isleworth)
RAC · Walsall
Admiral · Cardiff
Jazz Pharmaceuticals · Dublin, Ireland
Europe
Telefónica · Madrid (group incl. O2, Movistar, Vivo)
Orange · Paris (France, Belgium, Switzerland, UK)
Proximus · Brussels
Rheinmetall · Düsseldorf
Nokia · Espoo
Ericsson · Stockholm
MEO Lisbon
Swisscom · Bern
TIM · Rome (Italy, Brazil)
North America
Verizon · New York
Rogers · Toronto
IBM · Armonk
Hotwire Communications · Fort Lauderdale
Cisco · San Jose
HP · Palo Alto
Compaq Houston (now part of HP)
Motorola · Chicago
Latin America
Vivo São Paulo
Middle East & Africa
stc · Riyadh
Omantel · Muscat
MTN · Johannesburg
Pelephone · Tel Aviv
Asia Pacific
Singtel · Singapore
Pioneer · Tokyo
PCCW · Hong Kong
Three · Hong Kong (CK Hutchison)
Huawei · Shenzhen
Recent engagements
- 01
OpX
Fractional CRO and product build. Now continuing as a consultancy engagement through Cardiff Giant Ventures.
- 02
Reinvigoration
Fractional CRO and product build.
Engaging us
Advisory work is contracted through Cardiff Giant Ventures Limited and delivered by Leon Hardwick. For a single decision or a one-off session, book Decision Advisory on leonhardwick.com.
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