The Breakridge team have not only built and run successful data businesses, but have also worked with and for some of the largest names in the financial services and print media industries. These skills and knowledge have also been used to significantly expand services within a management consultancy change practice, enabling global companies across multiple sectors to benefit from this experience and implement successful change programmes of their own.
Experienced in all of the aspects required to both manage and develop global businesses through growth driven change, our mission is to help your business create increased value both internally for your staff and externally for your customers. We will inspire, lead, manage and deliver assignments at every level of your business.
Breakridge is owned and directed by Paul Grimes who has a wealth of experience in providing strategic advice to businesses across multiple sectors. Whether it’s managing change at board level or understanding operational needs at the business coalface, Paul and his team have the knowledge and the networks to provide high value and high impact solutions for all of our clients.
Paul will ensure that the Breakridge team will support you every step of the way in delivering the solutions which will bring a lasting positive impact to your organisation. With our significant contact network across the globe, multi-locational change can be delivered as required.
Paul Grimes
Non-Executive Director
Paul is the Founder and a Non-Executive Director of Breakridge Limited. Paul is recognised for both positioning and leading businesses through growth and he thrives on the challenge of delivering high impact initiatives. He has more than 35 years’ experience across a wide range of sectors including financial services, print media, retail and NGOs. This has given him an intuitive insight into how to support and drive client value across multiple diverse industries.
Paul most recently worked as a partner at The Bridgehammer Partnership, a specialist change management consultancy, having previously spent seven years as managing director at IHS Markit. Prior to this he was a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at FTSE Russell.
Paul is also a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
During his time in these roles Paul both directed and delivered numerous strategic technology, data and business change programmes, working with external consultancies as well as client and supplier intermediaries. His accountancy background means that he can also offer clients an in-depth understanding of the financial drivers and benefits behind delivering business change.
Julie Grimes
Director
Julie is a Director of Breakridge Limited, responsible for Client Relationship Management and Resourcing.
Julie has 20 years’ experience in the recruitment industry and 10 years’ experience running her own Permanent and Contract business. This follows 10 years’ experience supporting CEO’s/MD’s at Director level in Advertising & Marketing, change management, and software solutions industries.
Julie excels at building client relationships and has an excellent eye for talent with a high touch service, built on integrity and expertise. Julie is fellow member of the REC.
Because we are an independent consultancy we like to do things differently. From the moment you start working with us we will create value for your business. Innovation is key and we will use our expertise, networks and subject matter knowledge to deliver lasting results within your organisation.
Our Vision for your business
Breakridge began with a vision. We wanted to provide services which would inspire businesses and enable them to change the way they worked in order to create more value for their customers.
We want to understand our client’s from the business coalface all the way up to the board room. By becoming part of your team and utilising our expert knowledge we will deliver change which exceeds your expectations. We will deliver result driven solutions which offer value for money and bring long lasting benefits to your business.
In this fast paced world the only thing that is certain is change. That is why we are constantly evolving, learning and growing so that we can offer you a dynamic and cost effective solution to your business needs.
We understand that there are challenges within your business which you may be facing right now. Change is essential to growth but we know that the difficulties that change can bring may seem hard or even impossible to solve on your own.
Our approach to change is simple…we will seek to truly understand your business; how it works, what it does well and where the issues lie. We will provide a supportive and highly experienced team who will work together with you to manage and implement change. Finally we will deliver sustainable results which lead to long term benefits within your organisation and offer the best value possible to your customers.
Building positive relationships at all levels
We build positive relationships across your whole organisation in order to truly understand both the issues and the solutions which will bring about the change that your business needs to thrive. From the business coalface to the boardroom and at every level in-between we will seek to understand problems, build networks and create solutions which will be embedded throughout your organisation.
A deeper understanding of your business
At the start of each and every project we will always perform an in-depth knowledge gathering process to enable our team to fully analyse and understand the support that your organisation needs. We will work at every level to help us gain the information that we require to drive change forward successfully within your business. Building these strong foundations underpins our strategy and ensures that we can deliver on our promises.
A fresh approach to teamwork
Working together as one team we will share our learnings and insights into the organisational changes needed to deliver results. We will engage and inspire by building relationships and valuing everyone’s opinions and input. Time and time again we have found that gaining employee buy-in at the early stages of a project yields the greatest rewards throughout the change lifecycle.
Delivering and managing change with success
Of course the most vital part of any change solution lies in its delivery and management. This is a critical point in the change lifecycle and one where issues can arise and failure can occur. Our determination to drive change solutions forwards means that we review and revise our delivery on an ongoing basis to ensure that our joint goals are achieved. We will be on hand to support you every step of the way and we will not sign off on a project until we are confident that we have delivered optimal value to our clients.
A brighter future, a shared vision
For us the key to successful change is that it has to be sustainable and long term. Whilst we will leave you with a fully implemented change solution which has delivered customer value that won’t be the end of the story. We will work throughout your organisation to inspire, encourage and teach your team the change management skills that they need so that they are perfectly placed to deal with any future changes and challenges.