Bulent Osman
Non-Executive Director • Board Advisor • Mentor • Exited SaaS Founder
Bosmosis Consulting Ltd
30+ years, scaling businesses from global enterprise software to venture-backed startups. I focus on measurable growth, high-performing teams and embedding lasting capabilities, including AI-enabled solutions. I bring founder-level empathy, financial acumen and governance disc
30+ years, scaling businesses from global enterprise software to venture-backed startups. I focus on measurable growth, high-performing teams and embedding lasting capabilities, including AI-enabled solutions. I bring founder-level empathy, financial acumen and governance discipline that instils investor confidence and accelerates sustainable growth in scaling product-led B2B software businesses. In my corporate career, I held senior sales leadership roles at Microsoft Dynamics and JD Edwards (now Oracle) selling mission-critical ERP software. This was after I qualified as an accountant in industry with The BOC Group (FCCA) and my consulting and project management experience at Cap Gemini. I later founded the StaffConnect Group, an enterprise SaaS platform designed to transform employee engagement. I scaled that company across the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific before moving to Silicon Valley for 18 months to grow the US market from an office in San Francisco. This led to a successful exit to a US private equity buyer in 2019. This experience gives me a practical perspective on what it takes for a VC-backed business to scale internationally and reach a successful exit. Today, through my company Bosmosis Consulting Ltd, I work with Boards, founders and leadership teams to unlock growth by aligning strategy, sales execution, and culture. My recent portfolio includes Non-Executive Director (NED) and Chair roles, AI audits and consulting, and 1:1 founder mentoring that shaped strategy and AI product roadmaps. I am also the founder and co-host of The Startup Sensations Podcast, providing access to a strong network of founders, VCs, and operators in both the UK and the US. Career Highlights: • Financial & Governance Expertise: FCCA-qualified accountant with Board-level experience in interpreting financial statements, managing cashflow and ensuring robust financial oversight to support sustainable growth, essential for sustained investor confidence. • Exited Founder & CEO (StaffConnect Group): Built and scaled an international SaaS business across the UK, US, and Asia Pacific, leading to a successful private equity exit in 2019. • Venture-Backed Boards & Interim Leadership: Appointed Chair, NED/Interim CEO across multiple VC-backed companies, strengthening governance, reporting and investor readiness. • Channel Sales Leadership (Microsoft Dynamics): Led the UK indirect sales channel for Microsoft Dynamics, managing a team of Partner Account Managers to drive sustainable revenue growth across ERP and CRM product lines. Achieved consistent double-digit growth through strategic partner enablement and field execution. • Direct Sales Leadership (JD Edwards, now Oracle): Promoted after 5 years of consistent quota achievement as an enterprise sales executive to lead UK sales operations. Delivered double-digit growth to expand the client base and built a high-performance team. • Project Management & Consulting (Cap Gemini): Delivered large-scale enterprise software implementations, leading cross-functional teams to successfully deploy complex ERP solutions on time and within budget. • AI Strategy & Product: Advising founders on AI-powered SaaS and consumer applications; delivering AI audits and playbooks to accelerate GTM efficiency. • Board Composition & Investor Relations: Experienced in aligning founder, investor and executive priorities to maintain board cohesion and investor confidence. What I help companies do: • Institutional-grade governance with KPIs/OKRs, cash management, board reporting and fundraising readiness. • Build and operationalise Go-to-Market strategies that accelerate traction. • Coach and mentor founder and exec teams to embed high-performance behaviours. • Conduct AI audits and create AI playbooks that drive traction with lean teams. The Board-Level Value I Bring: I believe leadership teams benefit most from value-add board advisors who bring empathy, a respect for culture, sustainable
- Board positions (Chair/NED)
- Founder Mentoring
- Go-To-Market Strategy
- Sales Execution
- Fundraising
- Financial Governance
Suggested questions
- We've built a good product
- but revenue growth has stalled. How do we get moving again?
- Our sales pipeline is unpredictable. How can we build a repeatable
- scalable go-to-market strategy?
- We have too many priorities and limited resources. What should we focus on over the next 90 days?
- As a founder
- how do I transition from doing everything myself to becoming an effective CEO?
- Are we genuinely ready to raise investment