The Challenge

Since 2010, battery technology specialists Continu have been providing businesses with continuous power to enable them to thrive resiliently.

Alison McFadden, Managing Director of Continu, is responsible for managing the company’s strategic direction, business development, sales and marketing. With the company experiencing rapid growth over the last 12 years, Alison was keen to find a way of moving the company forward with more sustainable and managed growth. For her, this meant finding ways to not just grow but scale.

Alison came across the ScaleX Accelerator Programme and was impressed by how interesting, unique and practical the 12-month scaling programme was. Unlike other leadership programmes, ScaleX had a strong focus on the well-being of the leader. For Alison, it was also an opportunity to meet like-minded people all going through the same experience of scaling up an SME.

The Outcome

Alison has taken her learnings from the international speakers and leaders on the programme and applied them to the company’s processes and operations.

“What we have learned from world leaders on the programme has been phenomenal. Hearing the stories from experienced business leaders who have been on the journey before and scaled their own businesses is incredibly inspiring.” – Alison McFadden

Alison and her team have implemented principles from the ScaleX Framework, and as a result, impacts have been felt right across the business. For Continu, their recent growth and succession have been made possible through the programme.

On a personal level, Alison has also experienced a profound transformation as a leader. She notes the dramatic reboot of her personal self, her personal values and her personal vision, all of which have changed her life both at work and outside of work.

“Being able to implement some of these things that we have learned into Continu has been incredible – there is a long way to go, but what we now have is a framework, a backbone, and a whole bunch of people to draw on. We have a fantastic network of like-minded people who we can reach out to as individuals, which is so powerful.”