Graham Cherrington, BUSINESS Consultant & Advisor - CAPE TOWN
Business Consultant in Cape Town for Growth-Focused CEOs & Founders
You’ve built a successful business — but growth has stalled, your team isn’t fully aligned, the strategy isn’t clear, or operational bottlenecks are slowing you down.
As a trusted business consultant and advisor in Cape Town, I help CEOs and founders gain clarity, confidence, and a practical plan to scale.
Using GROW’s proven Growth Formula, I’ll work with you to refine your leadership, align your team, and implement strategies for sustainable, profitable growth.
Let’s talk — book your free consultation today.
Clarity, Strategy & Real Execution
Growing a business to the next level isn’t about working harder — it’s about making the right strategic moves, building systems that scale, and leading with confidence.
As your business consultant and trusted advisor, I work directly with you and your leadership team to define a clear growth direction and ensure execution actually happens. Unlike many consulting companies that hand over a report and leave, I partner with you and your leadership team to design strategies and follow through on them.
Business Consulting Services
I work with CEOs and founders of established businesses in Cape Town and surrounding areas, typically turning over between R15m to R500m per year. These are companies that have already achieved success, but now need clarity, structure, and leadership alignment to break through to the next stage of growth.
Every business is unique, but the fundamentals of scaling successfully are not. Together, we’ll focus on the areas that create the biggest and most immediate impact:
- Strategic business consulting & planning
- Business advisory services for CEOs & founders
- Leadership alignment & team performance
- Build aligned, accountable leadership teams
- Execution support & accountability
- Ongoing business advisory support for CEOs & founders
This is more than generic consulting. It’s about giving you the clarity, structure, and confidence to scale sustainably.
A Proven Framework for Scaling Businesses
Whether you call it consulting, advisory or business coaching, sustainable growth always comes down to four fundamentals. Our GROWth Formula ensures you’re not just planning, but executing and leading with confidence.
This is the framework I use with every client I work with:
Setting Direction (Strategic Consulting)
Define your growth strategy with absolute clarity and map a realistic action plan to reach it.
You the Leader (Leadership Advisory)
Build your leadership capabilities and confidence, so you can guide your team with purpose and conviction.
Winning Team (Team Alignment & Coaching)
Align and energise your leadership team so everyone pulls in the same direction toward shared goals — building a culture where leaders are accountable to each other and to the vision of the business.
Operational Excellence
Streamline processes, improve systems, and create a business that runs smoothly without constant firefighting.
Meet Graham — Your Cape Town Business Consultant & Advisor
With decades of business experience and GROW’s proven framework, I’ve helped CEOs and founders of established businesses in Cape Town move from stuck to scaling. My approach combines the strategic clarity of a consultant with the accountability of a coach — giving you both a plan and the confidence to lead with it.
My background spans strategy at McKinsey, startup growth, and launching innovative products in SA tech.
What Cape Town CEOs Say About Working With Graham
Tabea Kabinde | Managing Director - We Find Talent and Khulisane Academy
Cathy Stodel | Managing director - The Cloud Crew
Khalid Mohamed | Head of Business - American Swiss, Sterns & Galaxy & Co
Business Consulting & Advisory FAQs
What’s the difference between a business consultant, business advisor and business coach?
A business consultant focuses on solving specific problems by analyzing your business and recommending (or implementing) solutions. A business advisor offers ongoing strategic guidance and acts as a trusted sounding board for key decisions. A business coach helps you gain clarity, build leadership capacity, and stay accountable—often by challenging your thinking rather than giving direct answers. In my work, I often blend all three approaches to best support your growth.
When should a company hire a business consultant?
When growth slows, operations become chaotic, or leadership is misaligned. A consultant helps clarify strategy, systemise operations, and ensure leadership is working in the same direction.
What size companies do you work with as a consultant or advisor?
I work with established businesses in South Africa generating R15m–R500m in annual revenue — typically founder-led or leadership teams looking to scale beyond their current limits.
Which industries do you consult in?
I work across a wide range of industries — from technology, financial services, and professional services to retail, construction, engineering, and design-driven businesses.
How do consulting and advisory engagements typically work?
We begin with a strategy session to assess your leadership alignment and key bottlenecks. From there, we create a quarterly plan and meet regularly to review progress, keep accountability high, and ensure execution stays on track. More details on the business coaching process.
What results can I expect from working with a business consultant?
Typical outcomes include a clearer strategy, stronger leadership cohesion, scalable systems, and faster but more controlled growth. Many clients see measurable improvements within the first 90 days.
Do you only work with Cape Town companies?
While most of my work is with Cape Town (and surrounding towns) businesses, I also consult with companies in Johannesburg and across South Africa, both onsite and remotely.
Let’s Talk and See If I Can Help
If you’re a business leader in Cape Town or surrounding areas, running an established business, I’d love to hear what you’re working through — and whether I can help.
Prefer to reach out directly?
- graham.cherrington@grow-za.com(Copy email address)
- (072) 212-7432