Delivering success for commercial, academic and charity sector organisations.
About Cynapse
Cynapse is strategy and innovation consultancy specialising in business growth, technology commercialisation and go-to-market implementation.
At Cynapse, we work with our clients offering bespoke solutions to meet their needs transforming invention into innovation and business success. Our consultants are proud to have worked with commercial, academic and charity sector organisations in Europe, Middle East, South Africa and the USA.
Our people have a depth of experience providing consultancy and implementation for business strategy, commercialisation and innovation across medtech, defence, comms and FMCG for commercial, academic and government clients.
We scale our project according to client needs, from mentoring startups through to business transformation and strategy programmes for multinational organisations. Cynapse provides resilience and experienced resources to enable our customers to focus on their strengths.
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Our people
Cynapse ethos is to work closely with our customers to understand their challenges and deliver success through close working relationships.
Cynapse is about delivering tangible benefits to our clients, which means that we work with you to understand your requirements, recommend and designs solutions and help you implement them.
We have a highly capable and experienced team to provide comprehensive project services. Our team work with you to identify which combination of our people and associated will offer you the most appropriate expertise and capability to achieve your aims and objectives.
Simon Wickes
Business Strategy & Technology Innovation
Simon has a broad range of experience in strategy and innovation across multiple sectors.
Simon has run company management, business development and operations functions.
He has led strategic change programmes to create new corporate structures, process efficiencies and performance systems.
Simon has worked and advised across a range of organisations from multinational, startups and academia.
Simon is trained in SPIN methodology, the Shipley process and business coaching. He has an MBA from Henley Business School.
Tim Stoller
People Development, Sales & Marketing
Tim's background is in Sales, Marketing and Insight. He also has a passion for people and team development.
He has a record of building and executing channel, customer and business growth plans and leading cross-functional and international projects and teams.
Tim has a reputation for developing talent and bringing new ideas and products to market. His background means Tim has a depth of understanding of customer behaviour, branding and product positioning.
Tim uses this to deliver ground-breaking and profitable growth plans for companies with reputations for creativity and innovation such as the BBC, Innocent and Lindt & Sprungli.
Claire Aplin
Marketing, Graphic Design and Events
Claire has over 20 years experience in a variety of marketing, graphic design and event management roles.
She has led multi-national marketing campaigns for corporate organisations through to local promotional campaigns for sole traders and family-run businesses.
These have included designing and implementing targeted marketing materials, customer relationship management processes and publicity management. Claire is trained in SPIN selling and marketing.
Neil Parke
Business Development & Strategy
Neil helps companies overcome challenges in business development strategy and implementation.
He was Vice President, Commercial/Sales with a leader in the Avionics/Aerospace Sector leading a $250m international sales division.
Neil provides strategic leadership and consultancy to turnaround corporate business development functions.
He designs, implements and educates clients on appropriate and fit-for-purpose business development organisational structures and processes.