Helping business partners agree.

We help the people going into business together understand where they stand and set clear terms for their partnership, before the things left unsaid start to cost them.

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Who you'd be working with

Most partnerships come apart over the things nobody thought to say out loud

We work with partners at the moments that matter most, whether that's before a deal is signed or once things have started to drift, and we help them turn quiet assumptions into terms they can all genuinely stand behind.

When a partnership breaks down, it's rarely really about the money. It's usually about the expectations no one ever voiced, around who holds control, who contributes what, how someone might leave, and what everyone does when the situation inevitably changes.

For more than 20 years I was a senior in-house lawyer in real estate investment and development across Ukraine and Eastern Europe, working for private investors. I was in charge of assets' legal due diligence, deal structuring, shareholders' agreements, joint ventures, and the negotiations that produced them.

A large part of that work was representing investors inside the businesses they'd put money into: sitting on corporate boards, holding the shareholder record, and being in the room while partners worked out control, contribution, and exit. What I learned there is which questions never get asked—because they sit outside what a lawyer is instructed to do—and how much the partnership depends on them anyway.

I later chose to follow my interest in business psychology and completed several programs in executive coaching and business psychology.

Today I work with co-founders and family members in business together who need to get clarity on where they stand and a structured way to agree on terms before friction becomes lasting damage. My practice sits between the personal and the commercial: facilitated conversations, structured diagnostics, and charters that partners can actually use—and revisit as the partnership evolves.

Certification
Certified Executive Coaching Skills — The Institute of Leadership, London, 2025
Business Psychology - 2025-2026
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Russ Harris) - 2026
Education
Master of Laws (LLM) — Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, 1998, commercial law
Focus
Partnership Diagnostics · negotiation facilitation · partnership charter drafting · any stage, from foundation to transformation or termination
Based
Based in the United Kingdom. Working in the UK, Ukraine, and the EU—in person or remotely
Languages
English, Ukrainian
Two ways in

You can start by finding out where things stand, then decide where they should go

The diagnostic gives you an honest picture of the partnership as it is today, and the charter is where you and your partners actually shape what it becomes.

Partnership Diagnostic

Quiz + conversation

This is a structured way of seeing where partners genuinely agree, where they only assume they agree, and where friction is already quietly building. It begins with a short quiz and then moves into a focused conversation, where we talk through what the results actually mean for your particular situation.

  • Short, structured partnership quiz
  • A read on alignment, risk, and blind spots
  • A conversation with you about the findings
  • A clear recommendation on next steps
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Partnership Charter

Sessions + drafting

Facilitated sessions where partners negotiate and agree the terms of how they'll work together — finalized in a partnership charter. It's not a legal document. It's a wider, flexible agreement that can be revisited as the partnership changes, and can be used to draft and formalize the legal documents that follow.

  • Guided negotiation sessions between partners
  • Terms drafted into a working charter
  • Flexible — revisited and revised as things evolve
  • A foundation for formal legal agreements

Every partnership needs a place to be built — we create the room where that happens.

Writing & notes

Notes from the room, and thoughts on how partnerships actually work

Articles, shorter posts, and the occasional photo, mostly mirrored from what I share on LinkedIn.

Portrait on marble stairs in a museum
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The four assumptions that quietly end partnerships

A short piece on the expectations partners never voice — until they're the reason for the breakup.

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On the stairs

A quiet moment before the room fills.

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The first step

Find out where your partnership really stands

The simplest place to begin is the diagnostic. We'll go through the results together and work out what your partnership actually needs from there.

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Get in touch

Not ready for a diagnostic yet? If you'd like to talk through your situation first, we're happy to. Email us, or book a short call.

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