Most businesses don't have a strategy problem. It's an operations problem
Sales climb, but the systems can't keep up. Too much runs through you. That's exactly where Ozboz comes in.
30 minutes. No obligation. No sales pitch. Just an honest conversation.
£20m P&L managed · 3 businesses built & exited · 24 years leading teams · Fixed, fair pricing
Fractional & Interim Operations Director
There comes a point in a growing business where it needs serious operational leadership but can't yet justify a full-time Operations Director at £90k-plus.
That's what I do. I come in a day or two a week, or on a focused interim basis, and get operations working properly. The same leadership a full-time hire brings, without the full-time cost or commitment.
I've run a £20m operation with 230 staff, turned around a PE-backed business, and built and sold my own — so I've carried the accountability myself, not just advised on it from the outside.
• Businesses growing faster than their systems can handle
• Operations too dependent on you or a few key people
• Companies post-investment needing professional operations behind them
• Businesses being prepared for sale or going through change
Who You're Working With
What This Looks Like in Practice
What This Looks Like in Practice
You don't need more advice. You need someone who's been here before.
Not a consultant who's read the books. Someone who's done the job.
Iain Russell has spent his career building and running businesses, not advising from the sidelines. A £20m P&L. A PE-backed business grown from £950k to £1.7m+ in fourteen months. A business of his own, built from nothing and sold profitably.
When he sits across the table from you, he isn't reading from a script.
What This Looks Like in Practice
What This Looks Like in Practice
What This Looks Like in Practice
£20m
P&L managed at a global services company — 8 service centres, 230+ staff
£1.7m
A stalled business that found its direction. Turnover almost doubled in fourteen months.
3x
Businesses built from the ground up, scaled, and exited profitably.
How it Works
01 - Free Discovery call
01 - Free Discovery call
01 - Free Discovery call
We start by listening. Thirty minutes to understand your business, what's working, what isn't, and where operations are straining. No agenda, no pitch. If I don't think I can help, I'll tell you.
02 - Honest Diagnosis
01 - Free Discovery call
01 - Free Discovery call
Most businesses know the symptoms but not the cause. I dig into what's actually driving the problem — operationally and commercially and give you a clear picture of where the real leverage is.
03 - Hands on Support
04 - Measurable Results
04 - Measurable Results
This isn't a report that gathers dust. I work alongside you, inside the real challenges, a day or two a week, with a clear plan and genuine accountability.
04 - Measurable Results
04 - Measurable Results
04 - Measurable Results
We agree what success looks like before we start. Clear deliverables, honest timelines, outcomes you can measure. No vague promises. Just operations that work better.
What Does Different Actually Look Like?
Business owners come to me feeling like they're working harder than ever without getting any further. Like the business is running them rather than the other way around. Like too much depends on them, and it's never quite under control.
They end up with something they didn't have before. Operations that run without them holding every piece together. Clarity about what's actually going on. A business that can grow without breaking.
That's not a transformation. It's just what happens when someone who's run operations before helps you get yours right.
It's available to you too.
Tell Your Story. On Camera, On Brand.
The most powerful thing a small business can do is tell its story well. Not in a brochure — on camera, in a way that makes people feel something and remember you.
The Ozboz team produces professional video content for businesses — client interview films, brand stories, and social content that actually gets watched. A standalone service in its own right.
We recently produced a series of client interview films for SmartBoat, with more in the pipeline. If you're ready to tell your story properly, let's talk.
Broader Business Support
Beyond operations and video, I also work with founders and leadership teams on strategy, marketing and commercial growth — practical, hands-on support drawn from decades of actually running businesses.
If you're not sure exactly what you need, start with a free call and we'll work it out together.
Our Clients
Start-ups to SMEs, across every industry.
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