What really matters to scale a growing business ❓
In business, we often celebrate what everyone can see:
✨ The visionary founder
📣 The bold marketing campaign
🏢 The impressive C-suite
🚀 The headline-grabbing milestones
There is a story about the teacher and a chair, she asks the class – what is the most important part of the chair? The class focused on the obvious parts — the seat, the legs, the things on display.
But when she removed the tiny screws, the whole chair collapsed.
It didn’t break loudly — it simply could no longer stand.
Business works the same way.
Just like a simple wooden chair, a business doesn’t stay upright because of its most visible pieces.
It survives — and thrives — because of what (and who) sits quietly underneath:
📋 Solid processes and systems
🔁 Consistent execution
📊 Reliable reporting and data
🧠 Daily discipline & follow-through
🤝 Supportive internal communication
🛠️ Operational detail that nobody notices… until it breaks
And most importantly:
👥 The essential everyday team members who show up, deliver, and keep things moving — even when nobody is applauding.
Your administrator who catches the errors.
Your customer support specialist who solves problems before they escalate.
Your ops lead who keeps the wheels turning.
Your bookkeeper who quietly keeps everything in order.
Your front-line team who represent your brand daily.
✳️ They’re the “screws” holding YOUR business together.
🏗️ Success isn’t just built on big ideas — it’s held up by consistent habits, solid systems, and dedicated people working as part of an effective team that delivers every single day.
💡 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗦 | 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 | 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠
Because they are the reason your business stands — and the key strategy to scale a growing business
Want to build a business where the unseen strengths are as powerful as the big moments ❓
I’m always happy to talk — it’s what I help organisations do every day.
ABOUT ME
“𝙄 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨”
I help ambitious SMEs, scale-ups, and boards unlock growth, resilience, and long-term value.
With 35+ years leading and scaling businesses across FinTech, Travel, Gaming, Healthcare, Mobile, Science, and Education, I bring the best of both worlds: 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.
🔹 Business Coaching & Advisory – I work directly with founders and leadership teams to sharpen strategy, improve customer focus, and build the organisational infrastructure and the leadership capacity needed to scale.
🔹 Fractional Director / COO – I step into growth businesses part-time to deliver traction: driving operations, commercial strategy, and change programmes without the overhead of a full-time exec.
🔹 Non-Executive Director – I provide independent challenge, governance, and strategic insight to boards who want to balance oversight with pragmatic growth expertise.
What makes me different is the combination of 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀-𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱-𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Clients describe me as pragmatic, commercially sharp, and able to cut through complexity to get results.
📘 I am also an author, my first book: “Build Around Them: Essential Principles for Cultivating a Customer-Obsessed Business” – is available on Amazon.
🎤 Active in the Exeter and Devon business community as a coach, trustee, and networker.
Go to https://linktr.ee/davemutton for lots of links about me
