CURATING LEADERSHIP HIRES
JD&Co works with ambitious founders, boards and investors at the moments that define what comes next, helping them build the foundations they need to scale with conviction.
For 15 years, we have worked across some of Europe's most exciting growth businesses, placing over a thousand leaders into boards and executive teams.
We help businesses understand what they need next; the right structure, the right leadership, the right board, the right operator, advisor or chair to support the stage they are entering.
Helping founders shape the story and find the right investors.
Growing the business, the team and the ability to scale.
Supporting founders as they prepare for a liquidity event.
WE WALK THE TALK
WE WALK THE TALK
We are commercially astute, founder fluent and deeply embedded in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We understand the pace, pressure and nuance of building a business around a founder, and we know when to challenge, when to support and when to bring in the experience that changes the trajectory.
JD&Co is completely sector agnostics; we work best with category disruptors, market challengers and ambitious brands.
Businesses with momentum, founders with ambition, investors looking for clarity, boards preparing for the next chapter; The best businesses are not just built around an idea. They are built around the right people, the right structure and the right decisions at the right time.
Our partners include:
HOW WE WORK
We work with our clients in 3 ways...
Know what growth needs
We assess your growth priorities, investment readiness, business structure and leadership gaps, alongside your role as founder, creating a practical plan for what needs to happen next.
You leave with: clear priorities and a practical action plan.
Support the decisions that follow
Ongoing or project-based support with the decisions that come with growth, from preparing for investment and investor conversations to shaping your team and evolving your role.
You gain: advice when it matters.
Bring in the team to deliver
We recruit the leaders and board members your business needs, from fractional specialists and senior executives to MDs, CEOs, Chairs and NEDs, shaped around your ambitions and stage of growth.
You hire: the leadership capability and capacity to move forward.
OUR IMPACT
For 15 years we’ve contributed to the growth of hundreds of founder-led businesses at key moments of growth and change.
active investments(via JD Ventures)
founder workshops delivered
SLTs and Boards built
leaders hired(and counting!)
investment decks reviewed
founders and investors met
global network on LinkedIn
vetted Advisors & Fractional Operators in our community
OUR NETWORK
OUR NETWORK
Our network covers the full breadth of functional expertise, whether the challenge is commercial pace, operational grip, sharper financial control, stronger leadership structure or specialist support ahead of a raise, transition or exit.
Built over more than 15 years, our network brings together experienced leaders who understand the realities of building and scaling businesses. People who have been there before, know what good looks like and can make a meaningful difference.
Whether that means a permanent appointment, fractional leadership or access to experienced advice, the focus is always on what the business actually needs.
LET’S TALK!
Whether you are raising, scaling or preparing for exit, the right leadership at the right moment can materially change the trajectory of the business.
Tell us where you are, what is changing and where you need support. We will help you shape the brief, understand the options and find the people best placed to make a difference.
Prefer email? hello@jdand.co.uk
Or find us on LinkedIn
What Our Clients Say…
“The JD&Co team absolutely smashed it. This was not an easy brief and I'm confident we wouldn't have found the right person on our own. It's not every day you work with a team that's genuinely exceptional at what they do, but JD&Co are exactly that.”
Partners include:
