Executive coaching and board-level advisory for founders, CEOs and leadership teams — built on real exits, real boardrooms, and deep expertise in go-to-market and sales.
Practical support for leaders and teams — drawn from real operating, board and delivery experience, not off-the-shelf frameworks.
One-to-one coaching for CEOs and founders navigating growth, scale and the pressures of leadership.
Facilitated coaching for founding or leadership teams, and key sub-groups within them, to help the group align, decide faster and build momentum on their plans together.
Chair and board-level guidance drawn from five successful exits and years steering SaaS and technology boards.
Hands-on GTM and sales expertise to sharpen positioning, pipeline and route to market for growing businesses.
Rigorous programme and change delivery support, drawn from major organisational delivery experience.
Tailored strategic input to help businesses navigate complexity and achieve their commercial goals.
Our advice is grounded in having actually done it — as a founder, as a CEO, and as a chair.
John co-founded Commerce Decisions in 2001, building procurement software used across major government programmes, before leading the business to a successful trade sale to QinetiQ in 2008.
Briggs Associates is run by John and Caroline Thompson, combining CEO/board experience with programme delivery expertise.