A founder journey in chapters.

Design, regulated operations and software leadership, carried into the products built through Kordra.

Impact from each chapter.

  1. 2025–presentKordra

    Founder and Product Lead

    Independent software company building focused products for modern creativity.

    • Founded and positioned an independent software company around focused products, launching Kordra Music with 900+ songwriters.
    • Designed and built native macOS products spanning songwriter workflows and OpenRouter account utilities.
    • Led product strategy, UX, architecture and AI integration across the Kordra portfolio.
    Skills

    Company formation · Product strategy · UX · AI integration · Technical architecture

    Technology

    Next.js · Supabase · Stripe · Swift · SwiftUI

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  2. September 2025–presentHeritage Healthcare Franchising Ltd

    Franchise Development Manager – Digital Strategy Lead

    Shaping a more scalable digital operating model across the franchise network.

    • Assessed systems, reporting processes and digital journeys across 20+ territories.
    • Aligned compliance, healthcare technology and operational stakeholders around a practical transformation roadmap.
    • Developed business cases for cloud migration, standardisation, data visibility and process optimisation.
    Skills

    Network growth · Operational improvement · Compliance · Healthcare technology · Process optimisation · Stakeholder alignment

  3. November 2021–September 2025Hygea Care Group Ltd

    Co-Founder and Operations Director

    Co-founded and scaled a digital-first, CQC-regulated care provider.

    • Held £380k+ P&L responsibility while leading regulated operations and commercial performance.
    • Designed the digital operating model, workflows, technology stack, customer journey and acquisition system.
    • Reduced time-to-hire administration by 50% through automated recruitment workflows.
    Skills

    Co-founding · Regulated operations · P&L ownership · Operating-model design · Workflow redesign

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  4. March 2012–October 2021Depixion Studios

    Founder and Technical Director

    Founded and led a creative technology studio across design, digital delivery and emerging product systems.

    • Directed design and creative delivery for organisations including the NHS, Asda Opticians, Dulux and Kingfisher.
    • Expanded discovery, UX, technical scoping and multidisciplinary delivery into more complete product systems.
    • Delivered public-sector transformation work with accessibility and WCAG-focused improvements.
    Skills

    Design · Creative direction · Digital delivery · UX · Product systems

The work expanded from the interface to the whole product.

These are editorial phases rather than invented job titles. They describe how the scope grew from making things clear, to directing delivery, to designing complete systems and founding the company behind them.

  1. Design
  2. Creative direction
  3. Digital products
  4. Founder
Earlier experience and qualifications
  • Royal Engineers (Territorial Army), 2009–2012 — leadership, logistics and operational planning.
  • Earlier roles in healthcare compliance with Derbyshire County Council and hospitality management with IHG.
  • Diploma in Artificial Intelligence — Athena Global Education, 2025
  • Registered Information and Compliance Officer / DPO — 2021–2025
  • Healthcare Compliance and Management — NCFE and Avensure, 2022–2023
  • Diploma in SEO and Social Media Marketing — Shaw Academy, 2015

See how that experience becomes product decisions.

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