
Our team is our strength
When you work with After Yellow, you get more than the dedication of your Fractional CGO. You get access to the expertise of our wider team. Each of our Specialists brings invaluable insight into a portion of your investor journey and growth strategy. Blending their specialist knowledge with your Fractional CGO’s focus on your funds creates an unbeatable package.
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Collaborate with a seasoned growth expert who becomes an integral part of your team, without the burden of a full-time hire.
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Bridge the silos between investor facing functions to create a consistent, engaging experience.
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Implement tailored systems and processes that align with your existing operations and enhance your growth capabilities.
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End the cycle of start-stop efforts with a cohesive growth strategy that leads to consistent execution.
Meet Our Fractional CGO Team
Working with a Fractional CGO is a flexible solution that transforms your approach to growth from the inside. By integrating seasoned expertise into your existing structure, you can balance expansion and still maintain control. Your Fractional CGO works with you for a fraction of their time, adapting to your evolving needs. They ensure a consistent focus on growth while allowing for flexibility and scalability.
Your Fractional CGO is a dedicated driving force for growth initiatives and is accountable for their success. Their sustained effort is crucial for building lasting internal capabilities and creating a cohesive and compelling investor experience.
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LUCY MEILAND
FOUNDER, FRACTIONAL CGO
LUCY blends creative thinking with high emotional competency, energy and drive. She is your ideal Fractional CGO to motivate change across your entire investor journey.
LUCY has worked for nearly 25 years in alternative investments and frontier tech, specialising in growth strategies. In the early part of her career she raised over four billion for a variety of hedge funds. In 2010 she saw a gap in the market and transitioned to running an award-winning consultancy firm with NISRIN, the first iteration of After Yellow.
In 2018 LUCY moved to web3 as a senior consultant focusing on strategy and growth. This fast paced environment significantly expanded her skillset and refined her approach to Alternative Investment growth.
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NISRIN METCALFE-ZEREKLI
FRACTIONAL CGO
NISRIN is a detail-oriented strategist with a keen focus on messaging and positioning. She is your ideal Fractional CGO for enhancing operational efficiency and crafting compelling investor narratives.
NISRIN has been developing innovative growth strategies for alternative investment firms since 2010. Initially she worked with LUCY at the precursor to After Yellow, working with multiple funds and strategies. She then moved to PWC and built their alternatives growth offering.
Previously she worked with Family Offices and HNWI as a client relationship manager, advising on alternative investments. She has an extensive background in operations management, data analysis and due diligence. -
NIHAL SALAH
FRACTIONAL CGO
NIHAL has a no-nonsense approach to growth with a focus on business outcomes. NIHAL is your ideal Fractional CGO to build awareness and increase investor demand for the long-term. She brings an industry leading toolbox of product and content marketing, particularly incorporating AI.
NIHAL has been building customer-focused strategies for leading and disruptor tech companies for 20 years. Her background is in B2B product marketing and commercial strategy. She has created programs that have driven millions in revenue whilst saving millions by cutting unnecessary costs.
More recently NIHAL has been working in web3, with fintech disruptors and behavioural change consultants.
Meet Our Specialists
With After Yellow, you get access to the deep well of knowledge and skills in our suite of Specialists. Your Fractional CGO can call on their resources as part of your growth strategy or to help your internal team skill up. You may need a few hours for advice on entering a new market or an in-depth technical system integration. Our specialists are on hand to help.
Some of our specialists have opted to remain semi-anonymous. We have included a truncated profile to give you an idea of their skills and experience.
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ANON
SENIOR CONSULTANT, TECHNICAL ASSET RAISING AND INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Working with ANON will develop your team's prospecting skills and expand their understanding of the investor landscape. ANON also builds actionable sales strategy and investor targeting playbooks.
ANON has raised multiple billions for alternatives funds over his 20+ year career. He specialises in technical asset raising and targeted prospect development. He is renown for tailoring his messages on a per-client basis. This has resulted in winning large mandates from global institutions.
His approach has proven successful across multiple strategies and with funds of varying sizes. He has been equally effective at turning around asset raising obstacles, from unexpected drawdowns to team changes and tricky launches.
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SYED CHOUDHURY
SENIOR CONSULTANT, B2B MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Working with SYED will expand you team's understanding of B2B digital communication, organic growth strategies and community building. He is an excellent sounding board for awareness building strategies.
SYED has worked in digital communications across B2B, B2C, and B2D in finance, web3, non-profit and news for 15 years. He has be responsible for building and managing teams with budgets in the millions. Equally, he has conjured annual targeted engagement growth of over 3,000% with zero ad spend.He brings a wide set of strategies, tactics and tools to enhance the prospective investor experience. He is able to tailor his proven methods for increasing demand and reach to the restricted alternatives market.
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ANON
SENIOR CONSULTANT, EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS AND FAMILY OFFICES
ANON is a specialist in opaque European investors. ANON will help you develop your targeting strategy and hone investor relations function to service the needs of this nuanced market.
ANON has over 25 years of experience in alternatives, long only and private markets. She has covered asset raising, investor relations and capital introduction. ANON has worked across the fund lifecycle from start-ups to universally recognised titans.
ANON's approach has driven multi-billion dollar capital raises. She has excelled at stewarding the investor experience; consistently increasing allocations and retaining assets over challenging periods.
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ANDREW CRITCHLEY
SENIOR CONSULTANT, TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ANDREW is a technical writer and content creator, editor and analyst. He has nearly 20 years experience in visual design and digital publishing. He specialises in creating accessible content for complex products, particularly aimed at a global audience.
ANDREW is particularly adept at generating source content from reluctant participants. He has turned 3 minute voice notes into engaging client-centric whitepapers.
ANDREW creates compelling narratives across multiple formats. He has authored educational programs and built procedural and informational manuals. His background in instructional design and creative and ghost-writing allows him to build structured educational content in a variety of voices and styles.
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ANON
SENIOR CONSULTANT, STRUCTURING AND GOVERNANCE
Working with ANON gives you access to her unrivalled experience and straightforward guidance.
She brings 20 years experience of developing products and structuring alternatives funds at large asset management firms and leading banks.
She also led large complex transformations managing multiple stakeholders and many hundred staff members.
ANON is an independent trustee and director of numerous registered and alternatives funds.
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LUKAS FISCHER
SENIOR CONSULTANT, SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS ENGINEER
LUKAS has been delivering software projects for nearly 15 years. He has a particular interest in streamlining disjointed systems and designing creative and practical solutions to everyday tech problems.
LUKAS enjoys building robust distributed systems, both from scratch and by improving existing systems.
He has worked with financial service innovators and at large multinational banks. He was also a founder and technical leader at a Y combinator backed start-up building banking and payments solutions for international SMEs.
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ANON
SENIOR CONSULTANT, COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Working with ANON will help you develop your voice to create impact, empower, educate and entertain. She is a specialist coach for both written and presentation skills. ANON encourages her clients to take a creative and authentic approach to content and communication.
Her background is in asset management journalism covering institutional investors, hedge funds, mutual funds and distribution, as a senior reporter, editor and freelancer.
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ENZO THE DOG
SENIOR CONSULTANT, SQUIRREL DEFENCE COORDINATOR
Enzo became a squirrel defence coordinator late in his career but has taken to the role as if his life (and that of the squirrels) depends on it.
Enzo began his career in the Andalusian countryside working with a team of 15 to remain alive, with no input from humans. Sadly, many of his team members did not survive. After five years, he was moved to Barcelona to recover.
Recently, Enzo moved to the UK. This is where he discovered his love for sofas, arguing with foxes, and squirrel defence. He is relentless in his pursuit of a squirrel free garden.
