Navigating the complexity of growth together
Rapid growth is a sign of success, but what comes next? Metavolve specialises in guiding growth-stage businesses to strategic clarity. We're here to ensure your growth is not just rapid but sustainable.
Trusted by over 75 founders across Africa & Europe
We’re making entrepreneurial strategy less complicated
Entrepreneurship is tough—you feel it every day.
Navigating uncertainty, you’re expected to chart a course without a clear map. While business giants plot strategies in boardrooms, founder-led businesses often navigate solo, viewing strategy as too corporate or complex.
But strategy is just knowing where you’re headed and how to get there.
In Africa’s volatile market, it’s essential. That’s why Metavolve exists—to turn highly capable African founders into confident business leaders by helping them develop clear and comprehensive business strategies that make building a great sustainable business less complex. We demystify it, turning what seems like a corporate luxury into your everyday tool.
With Metavolve, you’re not alone.
Business giants have their strategies laid out in boardrooms; founder-led businesses do it with us. We’re here to transform strategy from an intimidating process into a clear, actionable roadmap that drives your business forward. In short, our mission is to arm you with a strategy that cuts through complexity and sets you up for sustainable success.
We've just finished the Programme with Metavolve which has been a game-changer for us!
- We have more clarity in how think and talk about our business. This encompasses purpose, vision and mission.
- We have a pragmatic plan of cascading goals from long-term down to quarterly to help us achieve that.
It is true that there is loads of knowledge and tools out there that you could use to help you craft your own strategy. However, I would argue that you are unlikely to achieve as good a result as with Metavolve's facilitated Strategy Development Programme.
We've just finished the Programme with Metavolve which has been a game-changer for us!
- We have more clarity in how think and talk about our business. This encompasses purpose, vision and mission.
- We have a pragmatic plan of cascading goals from long-term down to quarterly to help us achieve that.
It is true that there is loads of knowledge and tools out there that you could use to help you craft your own strategy. However, I would argue that you are unlikely to achieve as good a result as with Metavolve's facilitated Strategy Development Programme.
We've just finished the Programme with Metavolve which has been a game-changer for us!
- We have more clarity in how think and talk about our business. This encompasses purpose, vision and mission.
- We have a pragmatic plan of cascading goals from long-term down to quarterly to help us achieve that.
It is true that there is loads of knowledge and tools out there that you could use to help you craft your own strategy. However, I would argue that you are unlikely to achieve as good a result as with Metavolve's facilitated Strategy Development Programme.
Our success now is directly attributed to Metavolve getting us focused.
In fact, I don’t think we would have been able to survive without them.
We’re now growing steadily and our numbers are looking exciting.
We needed a roadmap to see if, without us, the business would continue or collapse.
We used to think some actions were obvious for our team, but they were not and we'd get frustrated.
So Metavolve forcing us to take the time to reflect on that, to mature, hire the right people, and clearly set and communicate those roles was crucial.
As we were rapidly scaling up, we started facing challenges in communication and strategy. Metavolve helped us bring clarity to our long-term goals, and fine-tune our team dynamics, putting the human element at the core of our business.
They pushed us to step back and look at our company from an outsider’s perspective, refining our strategy and making sure it’s communicated clearly throughout the team.
They also helped me embrace vulnerability and improve not just as an entrepreneur, but as a person, something that has had a ripple effect across the business.
Where successful strategies come from
Metavolve's Strategy Methodology is the master work of Nic Frangos, an exceptionally successful businessman with 50 years of experience as a founder, CEO and chairman of multi-billion dollar companies.
The methodology stems from tried and tested strategy principles that he applied to his businesses and refined over the past two decades.
At Metavolve, we adapt Nic's proven frameworks to align with the vision and real-world challenges of growth-stage founders. Our process demystifies the complexity of strategy to transform your market knowledge into an actionable roadmap for the future of your business.
Our history
Metavolve goes live as a Strategy and Organisational Development Consultancy
We have our first meeting with Nic Frangos
We launch The Founder Files podcast and received the first draft of Nic’s book
We make our first hire: Delphine takes over the marketing capability in Metavolve. Nic takes equity in Metavolve in exchange for the rights to the methodology in the same month we launch our first entrepreneurial strategy audit tool
We realise we’re incorrectly positioned; organisational development was pulling us into the HR consultancy market. We need to take a step back, take Nic’s medicine and completely rethink our strategy
We reposition ourselves to elevate founders out of operations to focus on growth. We land our first growth partnership and it goes very well: our client’s business increased revenue by 42%, gross profit by 73% and net profit by 82%
We partner with a well-known pan-african accelerator programme
Brett and Cam burn out due to rapid growth but The Founder Files is elected best podcast for entrepreneurs in South Africa by Feedspot
We come back with the realisation that we need a more sustainable business model. We decide to cut out every service except strategy and ensure that our business and operating model are scalable
We hire Adrien as our first full-time strategy facilitator
We hire Luke as our full-time podcast producer for The Founder Files
We go-to-market with Metavolve V4.0 (final, final!)
Values
Be Wise
prioritise the long-term and make good decisions
Be Prepared
prepare and plan for important moments
Be Accountable
act like an adult and own your responsibilities
Be Candid
embrace and lean into hard conversations
Be Healthy
health and well-being come first, always
