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Purpose-driven business growth advice

Elephants Child is a holistic, purpose-driven business growth advisor dedicated to supporting business owners, leaders and their senior management teams achieve their business ambitions.

Whether you’re looking for valuable growth, tackling challenges or focusing on strategic exit planning, we are here to guide you every step of the way.

We’ll create a clear line of sight and strategy that maximises the value of your company, optimises operations, energises your people, and places corporate governance and social responsibility at the core of your business growth journey.​

Curiosity is the key to unlocking new abilities, ideas, knowledge and focus. We’ll ask the right questions, drawing on the ‘six wise men’ of Rudyard Kipling’s The Elephants Child story – focussing on solving the ‘who, what, why, how, where and when’ to gain clarity, develop a workable plan, and deliver success.

More than just an advisor; we’ll be your strategic partner at every phase of your business growth journey.

Our ambition is to inspire a community of purposeful business, where leaders can achieve their personal goals whilst developing businesses that are a force for good.

“Over the last 18 months we have assessed the various strategic options available to us, established our preferred trajectory and developed comprehensive plans to deliver upon our vision. We are now executing on our plans. Our plans are ambitious, have required a redesign of our organisation and implementation of new business models.”

People Centric Software Solution Company

“I was looking for some structure around the board room table and direction for the senior team. We signed up for phase 1 to deliver a 1yr operational plan that we can work to for the next 3 years. I had done courses in the past but nothing like this where it was solely based around our business with all approaches taken being relevant and factual.”

Flooring Company

“Most advisers focus heavily on the fluffy stuff of planning and vision etc and even though I agree that it is vital, Elephants Child are then able to translate that in actions so we know exactly what needs to happen, by when and by who. Which to me is invaluable. Would recommend without hesitation.”

Accountancy Practice

Cowan Scott, Managing Director, Scott Country International

“ESG… Three letters that meant little or nothing to me just 6 months ago.. are now shaping the way my business is run today.

Purposeful Business

How we help

Between them, our herd of advisors have experience of owning and selling their own businesses as well as holding senior management level positions in a wide range of sectors and in different sized companies. We know how it feels to tackle many of the issues business owners and senior managers face. As well as the herd’s impressive expertise, we also leverage the skills of a network of trusted partners, so there’s no challenge we can’t take on together. 

Whatever your business ambitions, we’ll work in partnership to plan and execute your business growth journey. 

"Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential."

Winston Churchill

"Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans."

Peter F. Drucker

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."

Abraham Lincoln

"Mould-breaking strategies grow initially like weeds, they are not cultivated like tomatoes in a hothouse.… (They) can take root in all kinds of places."

Henry Mintzberg

"Strategy is the great work of the organisation. In situations of life and death, it is the Tao of Survival or Extinction. Its study cannot be neglected."

Sun Tzu

"Everyone has a plan... until they get punched in the mouth."

Mike Tyson