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Forthwise gives organisations direct access to experienced commercial and payments leadership without the distance, structure or cost of a large consultancy.

Mark Kelly, Principal Consultant at Forthwise
Meet Mark Kelly, Principal Consultant
Experienced Forthwise consultants connecting commercial decisions

Experience across the connected commercial system

Commercial leadership

More than 30 years working across commercial decisions, performance and leadership responsibility.

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Commercial leadership

Payments depth

More than 15 years in payments, including journeys, providers, security, collections and operations.

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Payments depth

Complex sales

Experience across consultative sales, account growth, pipeline, forecasting and complex opportunities.

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Complex sales

Products & propositions

Connecting customer need, proposition, packaging, pricing, route to market and launch readiness.

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Products & propositions

Partnerships & pricing

Building commercial models, partner channels and supplier decisions around measurable mutual value.

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Partnerships & pricing

Practical delivery

Turning strategic clarity into priorities, ownership, measures and action that the organisation can deliver.

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Practical delivery
Experience
Commercial
Payments
Customers
Growth
Partners
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Commercial
Payments
Customers
Growth
Partners
Delivery
Commercial
Payments
Customers
Growth
Partners
Delivery

One connected view across five disciplines.

Commercial Direction
Payments & Risk
Customers, Product & Operations
Growth & Sales
Partnerships & Leadership
The connected Forthwise consultancy environment

Five connected service pillars.

Each discipline stands on its own. Forthwise adds the greatest value when the decisions between them are made visible.

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Commercial Direction

Commercial Direction

Senior commercial judgement across strategy, pricing and independent challenge—connecting priorities to practical ownership and measurable value.

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01Three connected services
Payments & Risk

Payments & Risk

Payment strategy, PCI DSS clarity and supplier decisions shaped around customer, operational, commercial and risk outcomes.

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02Three connected services
Customers, Product & Operations

Customers, Product & Operations

Better customer journeys, stronger propositions and operating processes designed around the experience people actually have.

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03Three connected services
Growth & Sales

Growth & Sales

Go-to-market focus, sales performance and practical capability that turns intent into qualified opportunity and sustainable growth.

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04Three connected services
Partnerships & Leadership

Partnerships & Leadership

Partnership models, leadership support and ongoing advice that create stronger decisions, active channels and lasting momentum.

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05Three connected services

Latest Forthwise perspectives

Practical thinking around the commercial, payment and growth questions leadership teams are already asking.

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Why payment strategy is more than provider selection

Why payment strategy is more than provider selection

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  • By Mark Kelly
Five signs your pricing model is leaking value

Five signs your pricing model is leaking value

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What to test before approving a product launch

What to test before approving a product launch

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