I build, acquire and operate businesses. Then I write down what the work taught me.
FIG. 06 · ELEVATION, WORKING
DRAWN BY
Leon Hardwick
ROLE
Founder and operator
YEARS
25FIELD
B2B technology and revenue leadership
DRAWN BY
Leon Hardwick
ROLE
Founder and operator
YEARS
25FIELD
B2B technology and revenue leadership
NARRATIVE
I've spent my career somewhere between sales, technology, entrepreneurship and building companies. I've worked in enterprise technology. I've led revenue teams. I've started companies. I've acquired businesses. I've sold businesses. I've worked with founders. I've built products. I've advised leadership teams. I've made plenty of expensive mistakes. And I'm still building. I'm based in Wales. The question I'm most interested in is simple: how do we build better businesses without making life unnecessarily complicated?
FIG. 07 · SECTION B-B · 25 YEARS
Started, acquired, sold, shut down
ACQUIRED
SOLD
HELPED BUILD FOR EXIT
FRACTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PRODUCT BUILD
BUILD
NOW
Leon Hardwick
FIG. 08 · DEALS
Where I've done deals
Over £150m in revenue closed across 44 companies in 44 countries.
36 companies · 44 countries
Deals closed by Leon in roles before Cardiff Giant Ventures. Logos are trademarks of their owners and do not imply endorsement.
36 companies · 44 countries
Deals closed by Leon in roles before Cardiff Giant Ventures. Logos are trademarks of their owners and do not imply endorsement.
UK & Ireland
O2 · Slough (UK, Germany, Czechia)
Vodafone · Newbury (UK, Ireland, Portugal, Netherlands)
BT · London
EE · Hatfield
Virgin · London
Sky · London (Isleworth)
RAC · Walsall
Admiral · Cardiff
Jazz Pharmaceuticals · Dublin, Ireland
Europe
Telefónica · Madrid (group incl. O2, Movistar, Vivo)
Orange · Paris (France, Belgium, Switzerland, UK)
Proximus · Brussels
Rheinmetall · Düsseldorf
Nokia · Espoo
Ericsson · Stockholm
MEO Lisbon
Swisscom · Bern
TIM · Rome (Italy, Brazil)
North America
Verizon · New York
Rogers · Toronto
IBM · Armonk
Hotwire Communications · Fort Lauderdale
Cisco · San Jose
HP · Palo Alto
Compaq Houston (now part of HP)
Motorola · Chicago
Latin America
Vivo São Paulo
Middle East & Africa
stc · Riyadh
Omantel · Muscat
MTN · Johannesburg
Pelephone · Tel Aviv
Asia Pacific
Singtel · Singapore
Pioneer · Tokyo
PCCW · Hong Kong
Three · Hong Kong (CK Hutchison)
Huawei · Shenzhen
PRESS
I've built, scaled, sold, shut down and rebuilt ventures across software, services, media and physical spaces. This work isn't theory. It is pattern recognition forged by outcomes, not opinions.
Exits include RevOps, Premonix, HouseholderHub, TelcoTrust, Onthetoolz and Billing Baby. Each one shaped my approach to capital efficiency, timing and focus.
Brainz Magazine
I build, acquire and operate businesses. Then I write down what the work taught me.
The work now
I write books about selling, building and the mistakes in between. Two are out, four are in progress.
Through Cardiff Giant Ventures I take on a small number of companies for fractional leadership, or for product build strategy and execution. Each engagement starts with a paid half-day diagnostic and a written plan.
The company work
The wider company portfolio, acquisitions and venture activity sit within Cardiff Giant Holdings. This site is the home of my personal work.
Visit Cardiff Giant HoldingsStart with the problem in front of you
If revenue or a software problem is in the way, the diagnostic is the place to start.