Case studies

Trusted by ambitious founders & discerning investors

Who we work with

Founders & leadership teams

B2B and tech-enabled services businesses at £1m–£10m revenue who need their growth to stop depending on founder heroics — and start running on a repeatable commercial engine.

Investors

Seed to Series A investors who want GTM execution de-risked across the portfolio — before the next round, not after it.

Our team

Our team comprises senior commercial operators with experience across:

Experience across
  • Investor-backed scale-up leadership
  • Investor readiness, fundraising and commercial due diligence
  • Product-market fit and commercial validation
  • B2B SaaS and technology
  • AI transformation and commercial enablement
  • UK and European market expansion
  • Early-stage to scale-up growth
  • Mergers and acquisitions
Roles we've held
  • Commercial Director / Chief Revenue Officer
  • VP Sales and VP Marketing
  • GTM Strategy Lead
  • Country Manager
  • Operations Director
  • General Manager
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Head of Partnerships

This isn't theoretical knowledge. It's hard-won experience from the front lines of commercial growth.

Team of professionals collaborating in a modern office
Case studies
"

The Lead Lab

The challenge

We engaged Grow Commercial for a GTM diagnostic because growth had stalled and we couldn't figure out why. Their analysis was exceptional, granular, data driven, and brutally honest about what was and wasn't working in our commercial engine.

The approach

More importantly, they stayed on to help us implement the fixes. They've been hands on from day one: restructuring our pipeline stages, training the sales team on qualification, building forecasting models, and even jumping into live customer calls to coach our sales team.

The result

The thoroughness of the diagnostic gave us the roadmap, their ongoing implementation support is what's actually driving results. They don't just tell you what to do — they help you do it. Our pipeline visibility and conversion rates have improved significantly since partnering with them.

Early-stage Rec-Tech business

The challenge

An early-stage B2B technology business had promising products and initial customer traction, but sales still depended heavily on the founder. The next challenge was to show how that early success could become a repeatable commercial model: who to target, which product to lead with and how customer relationships could grow over time.

The approach

Grow Commercial's proposed engagement combined a focused GTM diagnostic with commercial strategy development. The scope covered customer profiles, buyer needs, positioning, pricing and sales processes, with a clear route from an initial purchase to wider account adoption. A practical 90-day roadmap would set out execution and hiring priorities, with optional investor support connecting the growth plan to the funding narrative.

The result

The engagement delivered a clearer commercial case for growth: defined target customers, a structured acquisition and expansion model, and practical priorities for scaling beyond founder-led sales. These foundations gave the business a stronger basis for explaining how investment could support growth.

Pre-seed hotel technology

The challenge

A hospitality technology business offered a platform addressing several hotel needs, but needed a sharper starting point for commercial conversations. Which problem should it lead with? Who would make the buying decision? And how could it reach relevant hotel operators with a compelling reason to engage?

The approach

Grow Commercial designed a focused pilot combining product understanding, proposition development and targeted market access. The approach brings together customer targeting, introductions through established hotel relationships and direct outreach, supported by conversations about operational challenges, existing systems and buying decisions. Findings feed back into positioning and practical next steps.

The result

The pilot delivered a clearer view of where the product fits, which buyers to prioritise and what could prevent adoption. It created relevant commercial conversations and a practical route forward, informed by customer feedback and a transparent record of opportunities, barriers and follow-up actions.

What makes us different

Senior, Practical, Insight-Led

We're not junior consultants with playbooks. We're experienced commercial operators who've built and scaled businesses ourselves.

Customer-Led, Not Template-Driven

Every diagnostic starts with your actual customers, deals and data — not generic frameworks that ignore your unique context.

Strategic, Not Tactical

This is leadership-level work focused on the decisions that matter most, not day-to-day sales execution.

Evidence-Based, Not Opinion-Based

Our recommendations come from rigorous analysis of your commercial reality, backed by customer insights and proven methodologies.