Concordia Nova
Strategic people & business advice for founders, family businesses & SMEs. Helping leaders navigate growth, complexity and transition with clarity, structure and calm
Running a business is demanding — especially when you’re juggling team issues, fast growth, investor pressure, or the emotions around succession and exit.
Concordia Nova offers tailored support for founders who want to strengthen their people, reduce risk, and make confident decisions at key moments.
With 35 years’ experience in family business and global HR leadership, I now help founders with start-up needs, scaling, exit readiness and life after sale.
Business Consultant Services
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Start Up Guidance
Build the right foundations from day one, as a Start Up Consultant will guide you on clear roles, capability planning, early culture, first hires and investor readiness for founders and emerging studios.
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Scale Up Advice
Grow without overwhelm. Strengthen capability, succession, leadership alignment and people systems so your business can scale smoothly and sustainably.
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Exit Readiness
Prepare to let go. Prepare your business for sale with a comprehensive, people-first readiness that reduces risk, increases value and builds investor confidence.
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Post-Exit
Navigate the emotional and practical reality of life after exit. Stabilise the team. Find your new identity, and shape your next chapter with clarity and purpose.
Why Concordia Nova
Practical. Strategic. Human.
My approach blends deep operational experience with a calm, values-led style. I draw on knowledge of succession, board leadership and people strategy across construction, tech, charity, maritime intelligence, civil engineering and creative sectors.
What people have said about me:
“Clear thinker in complex situations”
“Real experience of leadership transition”
“Clever instinct based in real-world operations”
“Honest, practical guidance”
“A calm, clever, responsive approach during high-stakes moments”
Whether you're preparing for growth, restructuring, getting investor-ready or stepping back after decades in the business, you don’t need to navigate it alone.
About Lindsay
I’m Lindsay Brown, founder of Concordia Nova — based in Brighton and working with leaders across the UK and internationally.
With 35 years’ experience — including HR Director in a multi-generational family business and as Global Head of HR in a SaaS scale-up — I specialise in Start Up, Scale Up, Exit Readiness and Aftercare for founders.
Let’s talk about your next phase.
Whether you’re building, growing, preparing to sell, or adjusting after an exit, the right support brings clarity, confidence, and momentum.