Together, we can help people thrive at work
Why we’re here
Our mission is to help people to thrive in their journey through work. We want to unlock unimaginable value for people and teams at work, through empowering leaders at all levels to develop the habits of the worlds best teams.
Why it matters
At the same time, the power dynamic has shifted from the employer to the employee and people are voting with their feet. Remote work is here to stay. And with it, comes an explosion in choice of employer.
We need a new operating system for our teams, new habits and new behaviours that enable our people and our organisations to thrive.
Why now?
With the great resignation upon us and inflationary pressure consuming even generous pay rises, employers have to look beyond the hygiene factors and compete in a world where employees demand a ‘don’t tell me, show me’ mindset around their experience at work.
So in times of change – if not you, then who? If not now, then when do you change your ways?
Luke Fisher
Luke held leadership roles at Worldpay before starting Mo, where he developed a passion for connecting and motivating teams in the new world of work. Luke believes in disruptive leadership that focuses on the micro-interactions that form our day-to-day experience of work. Having researched and tested many theories around leadership, behaviour change and the formation of habits and routines, Luke has a strong vision for the future of work – in which people are respected, inspired and connected; balancing performance and wellbeing to create not only outstanding results but a better quality of life that’s shaped by positive behaviours.
Stewart Holness
With an engineering and marketing background, Stewart has helped two start-ups float on NASDAQ, whilst working with a number of technology businesses through growth, funding, acquisitions & ultimately successful exits.
Stewart is currently chairman of a number of other technology businesses from start ups to late stage enterprise corporates.
Andrew Parker
A commercial CFO with broad experience in operations and strategy.
Andrew has served various boards and worked with a mix of shareholders from private equity, venture capital, listed / crowd-funded shareholder bases, large corporates, “special situation desks” and high net-worth individuals / families.
His experiences covers scaling for hyper-growth, turnarounds, creating and executing strategy across various different investment stages (e.g. early fund-raising, MBO, exits).
Andy Bradshaw
Andy Bradshaw has spent over 25 years in software and services businesses. The majority of which have been in Human Capital Management (HCM), and private equity owned.
Andy has been the CEO of SHL since 2018. SHL are an independent, global leader providing insight into people and workforces through the use of science, data and cutting-edge technology.
In the rapidly changing world of work Mo represents a compelling solution to employee engagement and recognition.
Daniela Tsoneva
Daniela joined Mercia in 2021 and is responsible for sourcing, transacting and managing investments across all sectors, but has specific interest in technology and life sciences businesses.
Daniela has been a venture capital investor since 2016 and started her career in investment banking in the United States. She has also worked as a Product Manager at the social enterprise d.light design in Kenya.
Daniela has a BA in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College in the USA and an MBA from Oxford University.
Alexander Crawford
A senior Investment Director with over 25 years of PE/VC investment management and corporate finance experience.
Alexander joined Calculus Capital in 2015, and has over 20 years’ corporate finance and investment experience, including senior roles in JP Morgan and Evercore Partners in London, New York and Johannesburg.
He has an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG.