Colla Voce Consulting

Collaborative corporate advisory 

Partnering with your business on corporate development: navigating strategic growth opportunities, succession planning, business improvement or portfolio realignment initiatives
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Stuart Goddard Founder Colla Voce Consulting

Stuart Goddard

Director, Founder | Corporate Advisor | NED

Fellow of FINSIA, BComm (UNSW), Chartered Accountant

After 25 years consulting as a trusted adviser to financial services and healthcare organisations - companies, government agencies, mutuals and technology start-ups - working across many continents as part of a global consulting firm, Stuart has recently established Colla Voce Consulting to provide corporate development advice and strategic consulting services to clients.  

Stuart is also a non-executive director of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, a leading not-for-profit arts organisation, aligning with his passion for music.

Stuart looks forward to the opportunity to collaborate with your business on its strategic growth journey and corporate development plans.
Trust experience and insight

Curiosity collides with experience

As a consultant, Stuart brings decades of senior corporate advisory and board level experience, a considered and collaborative leadership approach, and a commitment to elevating your strategic 'voices in the room' to deliver sustainable value for your business

Value

  • Independent advice on over $5bn of successful mid-market M&A transactions;

  • Perspective from having worked on 'both sides of the fence' (Advisory, Board representation, Senior Executive)

  • Flexible & aligned engagement and contracting models

Connection

  • Extensive network of potential strategic partners, capital providers and advisers

  • Willing to collaborate with your preferred financial and legal advisers

  • Track record of long-term trusted client relationships

Capability

  • Deep insurance M&A and strategy expertise (20+ deals covering all parts of value chain)

  • Financial services, allied healthcare sector focus

  • International experience - Asia, UK, US, Oceania

  • Interim CEO, COO experience

Experience

  • 25+ years' advising clients within a global consulting firm

  • Advised on 100+ M&A transactions and multiple strategic options projects

  • All client types - early stage tech, mutuals, NFP's and private companies, through to ASX 50 companies
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What's in a name?

About Colla Voce Consulting

literally meaning 'with the voice'

'Colla Voce'  is a musical instruction to a conductor or accompanist to listen carefully and elevate the voice or instrument, giving it space to resonate. It's typically used to accentuate a pivotal moment in the music, where the soloist has licence to improvise and take musical risks, whilst retaining the rhythmic support of the ensemble.

In business terms, it could read "listen carefully, because your client's developing innovative ideas and solutions, and needs your experienced support". A helpful reminder of the role of a trusted adviser.

Colla Voce Consulting would love to become a trusted adviser to your business. 
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