Fractional CTO for cultural and mission-led organisations

Senior technology leadership. Without needing a full-time CTO.

AI, data, cyber security and technology are becoming leadership issues.

I work alongside CEOs and leadership teams to help them understand what matters, make good decisions - and make things happen.

Let's talkWhy a Fractional CTO?

Recognition

Any of these sound familiar?

  • “We know AI matters. But what should we actually be doing?”
  • “We've got plenty of data. Are we getting enough value from it?”
  • “Are we doing enough about cyber security?”
  • “Our systems don't really join up.”
  • “Who's actually looking across all of this?”

These aren't really IT problems.

They're leadership problems involving technology.

Why a Fractional CTO?

What I do

What can you bring me?

  1. 01

    AI & Automation

    Turn “we should be doing something with AI” into a practical plan.

  2. 02

    Data & Insight

    Get more value from the data you already have.

  3. 03

    Technology & Systems

    Make better decisions about systems, suppliers and investment.

  4. 04

    Cyber, Privacy & Governance

    Innovate without being reckless.

  5. 05

    Innovation

    Explore the “could we…?” ideas and find out.

  6. 06

    Technology Leadership

    Someone looking across the whole picture.

These aren't six separate services. My job is to join them up.

See what I do

Why Stu

I've been the executive buying technology, the founder building it, and the technologist making it work.

  • 25+ years experience
  • Founder, Purple Seven
  • Former Chief Innovation Officer, TRG Arts
  • Building with AI today

I understand cultural organisations, I understand the executive table - and I still like getting my hands dirty.

Why Stu?

How I work

Start with the problem. Work out what matters. Make something happen.

  1. Understand
  2. Prioritise
  3. Do
  4. Review

You don't need a brief.

You don't need to know what technology you need.

And you don't need to choose one of my “services”.

Bring me the problem and we'll start there.

I don't start from scratch either. I bring established approaches, sector knowledge and experience of many of the systems and suppliers you're likely to be working with.

Get to useful quickly.

How I work

I'm interested in technology.

But I'm much more interested in what it makes possible.

  • More income.
  • Better audience relationships.
  • Less repetitive work.
  • Better decisions.
  • Lower risk.
  • New ideas that couldn't have existed before.

Technology is the means, not the point.

Got something worth talking about?

A problem that's bugging you.

An AI conversation you keep putting off.

A technology decision you're not confident about.

Or a slightly mad “could we…?” idea.

You don't need a brief.

Talk to Stu →

Worst case: we have an interesting conversation. Best case: we make something better.