Clive Flood

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

fCOO | Fractional Chief Operating Officer at Harrows Darts

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Clive is a Fractional Chief Operating Officer who empowers founders to build scalable and profitable businesses. With over 20 years of experience, he translates strategic vision into actionable models. His peers describe him as collaborative, insightful, and dedicated. He completed the Oxford Executive Leadership Programme.

He is an investor, business mentor, and member of the UK Business Angels Association, deeply involved in the startup ecosystem. Clive focuses on operational excellence and leveraging technology to help companies navigate growth challenges and strategic pivots.

Unique fact: Clive is an investor and advisor at Nobody Studios, a venture studio with the ambitious goal of creating 100 compelling companies in five years.

Personality Overview

Risk Tolerant

Fast But Thoughtful

Objective Evaluator

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

Business Scalability
His professional focus is empowering founders to build scalable, profitable, and future-ready businesses through strategic operational leadership.
Fractional Leadership
He operates as a Fractional COO for multiple companies, including Harrows Darts and Scentcraft, providing executive leadership on a flexible basis.
Early-Stage Investing
As a member of the UK Business Angels Association and an investor at Nobody Studios, he is actively involved in funding and advising new ventures.

Media Appearances

Clive has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
fCOO | Fractional Chief Operating Officer at Harrows Darts
3-2025
fCOO | Fractional Chief Operating Officer at Scentcraft Custom Fragrance
9-2024
Member at UK Business Angels Association
9-2024
Business Mentor at Enterprise Nation
8-2024
Investor | Advisor at Nobody Studios

Education

8-2020 - 10-2020
Oxford Executive Leadership Programme from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
9-2000 - 8-2001
City & Guilds from North Hertfordshire College

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Insights For Selling To Clive

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside

DONT's

  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Clive is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Clive

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Clive move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Clive take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Clive

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