Connecting The Present to a Better Future
Because of our Advisors’ wide Scope of Expertise, we are able to provide Clients with a complete and actionable Business Strategy to accelerate their Success.
Indigo Advisors Partnership Formula for Success
Indigo Advisors will invest the time and experience needed at the outset of our relationship to thoroughly understand your firm and your business. We appreciate and respect your personal needs and aspirations – both professional and financial.
The agile and adept team, at Indigo Advisors, brings exactly the expertise and experience you need to succeed. Our intended brand projection is professional, knowledgeable, accessible, and relatable. That is also how you should expect to experience us as individuals, and together.
In our work, we don’t ever lose sight of the agreed upon destination. We focus clearly on connecting the present to a better future but believe investing consistently in the journey there together is equally important.
In any Business Services or Professional Services firm, time is the primary asset. And distraction the primary liability. Accordingly, we will ensure that we work with you relevantly, efficiently, and effectively, and “do” and not just suggest. We also recognize, in our work and in our relationships, that complete confidentiality is key – as a matter of course, we provide that assurance at the outset of our discussions.
We promise to challenge you just sufficiently to ensure clarity, reality, confidence, and alignment exist between us throughout our engagement with you.
Chris Pierce-Cooke
Chris has over twenty years of multinational experience as a business leader, entrepreneur, and trusted advisor in publicly traded, private partnership, and family-owned businesses.
He has led and grown business services and professional services firms in the UK, Australia, the US, and globally, and acted as the professional lead in multiple firm transactions. In his work, he draws on the insights and knowledge of an extensive network of peer professionals and executives, and from a tapestry of “stories” accumulated globally.
Chris’ intent in establishing and leading Indigo Advisors is to leverage that accumulated and diverse experience for clients, while working with a group of outstanding professional colleagues who share the same values.
Our Team of Advisors
Nadeem Ahmad
Financial Strategy, Analysis/Modeling, Risk Assessment and Valuation
Nadeem is a qualified Accountant and Tax Professional with an Engineering Science Degree. Leading Raglan Consulting for the past decade made him a recognized expert with an extensive track record in executing over 50 transactions. His main experiences include high growth technology and services companies whose revenue typically range from $1M to $50M. With a Global Corporate and Big Four accounting background, Nadeem offers consulting advice by evaluating strategic options. It is his comprehensive work that gathers skills such as financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, auditing, systems, accounting, and tax.
Karen O’Boyle
Client Acquisition/Sustainable Revenue Growth
An accomplished executive with an exceptional track record of accelerating profitable, sustainable growth in human capital management, HR tech, and professional services firms. Successful in publicly-traded, private equity-owned, and private companies. Has shaped and executed business strategies and maximized shareholder value. Known for speed, agility, and delivering market-leading results in high growth-focused, M&A, and turnaround scenarios. Has transformed businesses by attracting top talent, creating innovative solutions, leading customer-obsessed teams, and delivering results which exceed expectations.
Ian Stephens
Brand Strategy and Implementation
Ian is the Founder and CEO of Principia Brand Consultants. He is a branding specialist with an extensive track record of advising major corporations and some of the world’s most prestigious international knowledge-led businesses across a range of sectors including law, consulting, innovation, and architecture. A strategist by background, Ian leads all of Principia’s client engagements, working with the firm’s team of consultants and designers to deliver projects from research and brand strategy development through to design, messaging, and implementation of key applications. His work has taken him all around the world advising clients on how to position their firms to gain long-term competitive advantage. Recognized as a global leader in his field, Ian frequently writes and comments on branding issues for major publications and institutions.
Ivonne Ribeiro
Social Media Strategy and Planning
Ivonne is the Founder & CEO of iSellSocial, a boutique social media marketing agency that offers a full range of online marketing and social media services to entrepreneurs and small business owners worldwide. She is an accomplished business leader with over 20 years’ experience in marketing, client services, and operations management. Ivonne has constructed, implemented, and managed numerous successful strategic marketing initiatives. In addition to having successfully launched a de novo bank from conception to operation alongside a core group of entrepreneurs, Ivonne’s specialties span a wide scope that includes digital sales training, plastics recycling, business consulting, and other financial services verticals. Ivonne and her team provide customized digital marketing solutions through personalized, effective content and engagement services.
Carlos Cruz-Abrams
Business and Legal Consulting, Negotiation, and Execution
Carlos is the founder and partner at Aegis Legal Consulting, a corporate and commercial law firm with first-hand business and operational expertise. His practice focuses on working with startups, investors and on both the strategic and financial aspects of a company’s lifecycle. In a career that spans over 20 years, Carlos Cruz-Abrams has held both business and legal roles. He advises clients on corporate and securities matters, including equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, private equity, and venture capital transactions, as well as corporate governance and general business matters.
Andrew Norrie
Human Capital Solutions and Entrepreneurship
Andrew has 25 years of experience in client service, strategy, planning, and revenue growth focused in particular on professional services. As an entrepreneur, he has led many successful start-ups from ideation to generating millions of dollars in revenue. He has a natural ability to innovate, establish a brand, and to build and lead highly productive teams. He has led the strategic growth of several prominent search firms and assisted many organizations with defining their leadership needs and placing key executives in critical roles. Andrew brings an immense depth of expertise in understanding the complete organizational capability of a company. He is a trusted talent advisor to key executives and entrepreneurs enabling them to accelerate revenue growth and expansion. He has also sat on several Boards. His entrepreneurial spirit, strategic insight, and talent acquisition capabilities offer significant value to clients.