Chris C Fox Consulting Limited

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We understand the importance of finding the right consultant who aligns with your values and culture. And it needs to work both ways. That's why Chris offers a FREE - no obligation - Teams or Zoom consultation, providing you with the opportunity to get to know each other better and to discuss what a good working relationship would look like.

Financial services is in a constant state of change.

Tightening Regulations, Changing Customer Expectations, Rapidly Evolving Technology, etc.

Your business needs to keep changing just to keep up, let alone get ahead. You need a better strategy.

But:

Business strategy takes time. And you're busy.
You've got a business to run. Finance and compliance. Demanding customers and difficult staff.
Your team also lacks the capacity, objectivity and experience to help you.
They're busy too. They're too steeped in the current situation to see the wood for the trees. And while most of them will have had some experience with strategy, a little knoweldge can be dangerous. They're functional experts, not business strategists. And they have vested interests in the outcomes.

Unlock Your Company's Growth Potential with an Experienced and Independent Financial Services Strategy Consultant

Meet Chris Fox - your seasoned financial services business strategy expert

As a CXO in the competitive landscape of the UK financial services sector, you understand the significance of well-crafted business strategies in ensuring your company's continued success. Navigating through complex market dynamics, regulatory challenges, and rapidly evolving technologies demands the expertise of a seasoned consultant with a deep understanding of the industry.

That's where Chris Fox, our lead strategy consultant, comes into the picture.

With nearly 25 years of experience exclusively focused on helping financial services executives like you, Chris has an impeccable track record of transforming companies into industry leaders. Armed with an MBA and a wealth of real-world knowledge, Chris has consistently guided businesses through tumultuous market shifts, helping them grow and making them agile, adaptable, and profitable.

What Chris brings:

Capacity
Chris rolls up his sleeves and does the heavy lifting for you. Research, analysis, option development and evaluation, board paper and presentations (according to your internal standards). But the decisions and the strategy always remain yours.
Experience
Chris has over 33 years of experience in the financial services sector. And over 26 of those spent working with leaders to develop and execute their business strategies. He's seen some of the best - and some of the worst. This expertise within the sector enables him to analyze market trends, foresee emerging opportunities, and develop tailored strategies that align with your business goals to give you the edge.
Objectivity & Insight
Chris brings fresh evidence-based future-oriented insight to your business. He is not invested in your current situation, nor does he have a personal vested interest in the outcome. His only interest is in help you work out what is best for your business.
Collaboration
Chris works with you and your team to develop strategies that you and they own and believe in.
100% Independence
Chris is not answerable to anyone else's agenda. It's a conversation between you and him about what is best for your business.
Adaptability & Innovation
Chris embraces innovation and keeps abreast of cutting-edge technologies, helping you harness the latest advancements to streamline operations and enhance customer experiences.
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Chris has developed his own software to enable him to provide better results more quickly and more consistently. And it's available to license should you wish to continue to use it after the engagement.

What Chris won't do:

Delegate your critical strategy work to an army of inexperienced junior consultants.
Try and sell you the same cookie-cutter solution he is selling to all his other clients. Each engagement is 100% bespoke to your needs. No two business are alike and your business deserves a tailored approach, and that's exactly what he delivers. Chris takes the time to deeply understand your unique challenges, strengths, and aspirations, crafting bespoke strategies that fit your organization.
Use consulting engagements as protracted job interviews. Chris is not "having a go" at consulting in between jobs. And he will leave when the job is done (although many of his clients invite him back when they next need help).

Chris can:

Facilitate your strategy offsite.
Help you tackle a specific strategic challenge you're grappling with.
Help you develop a new strategy.
Help you set yourself up to deliver an existing strategy more effectively.
Coach members of your team to think and act more strategically.

End-to-end or targeted support

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

Chris's track record speaks for itself. All testimonials are extracts from real testimonials published by clients on LinkedIn.

Chris added huge value to RPMI in developing its strategy. He is a seasoned independent strategy consultant who brought great process skills as well as expertise to the firm at a key point in its development.... Chris is a very practical strategist: development of strategy is a process, grounded in analysis, and its outputs are actionable.

Paul Nathan, Managing Director, Strategic Development at RPMI

We’ve used Chris on two very different market opportunity reviews ... Each time his deliverables and engagement have been excellent. His methodical approach starting with a nuts and bolts review of the underlying opportunity and then gradually building out data sets on attractive and interesting elements ... creates compelling and robust recommendations. A pleasure to work with and would do so again tomorrow.

Gary Thrower, HUB Group Commercial Director at Just plc

The proof of his effectiveness was that the strategy was well received by the Board and by the Exco of RPMI. I would certainly work with Chris again in the future.

Phil Willcock, CEO at RPMI Railpen

Chris quickly demonstrated his value through research and synthesis across a broad and initially ill-defined opportunity, helping us to get a handle on the practical options we face.

Matthew Wynde, Group Strategy Director at Just Group plc

His work is exceptionally thorough whilst being very broad and thought challenging in its reach. I could not recommend Chris more highly for strategic and other business problem solving assignments

David Cooper, Group Marketing and Distribution Director at Just Group plc

A level headed, pragmatic but strategic approach ... his ability to influence and work with people from all levels and disciplines has been a major factor in his successful contribution. I have no doubt that we will be seeking out Chris's services again in the future.

Isobel Langton, CEO Intermediary Division at Royal London

Chris was perfect for us. His temperament and approach stand him high amongst his peers. Chris was the engine for us as we revamped our product strategy. It was a tight timeline and without Chris’s help, drive and smarts we wouldn’t have gotten it over the line.

Of all Chris’s strengths, the one that really stands out for me is his temperament. He’s easy to build a relationship with, engages with people effectively and I found a like-minded spirit from the first time I met him. Chris isn’t the brash consultant who tells you what to do (or that you are doing it wrong); He exhibits high emotional intelligence, takes care to listen & understand his audience then responds in a measured way that helps you on the journey.

Working with Chris was a great pleasure and I look forward to a chance to work with him again.

Ben Legg, Chief Product Officer at Open GI

Chris proved to be an excellent leader and facilitator of our strategic thinking, working effectively with me and my team, challenging and shaping the insight from the team and developing this into a fact-based, consistent and robust strategy for presentation to the Board. Chris has a lovely style, and brought the team along with the thinking, continuing to give them ownership and not feel 'done-to' which can sometimes happen with a larger strategy house.

He spent value-add time in person with the team in a number of workshops and also facilitated the Board strategy offsite, and led the Board presentation for recommendation of the strategy.

Chris has deep knowledge of the investment, wealth and retail insurance sector, and brought considerable insight into the strategy. I've very much enjoyed working with Chris, and would highly recommend him for other strategy initiatives.

Nici Audhlam-Gardiner, CEO at Foresters Financial UK