Rachel Riding
Founder, Cohorrt | Champion for Business Owners, Fractional Leaders & Portfolio Careers
Typical Challenges Rachel Loves to Solve
⭕ Finding the right expertise without hiring a full-time senior employee
⭕ Understanding whether fractional leadership could work for a business
⭕ Building trusted commercial partnerships
⭕ Breaking through growth plateaus
⭕ Creating opportunities through the right introductions
⭕ Supporting professionals building portfolio careers
⭕ Helping business owners feel less isolated in their journey
Ideal Introduction
“I’d like to introduce you to Rachel. She helps business owners find the right people faster and helps great independent experts build successful portfolio careers. If you’re looking for a fractional leader, commercial partner or trusted introduction, Rachel probably knows exactly who you should speak to. And if she doesn’t, she’ll find them.
If you want to understand anything about the world of fractional leadership, portfolio careers or independent expertise, Rachel’s the woman to call.”
Profile
Rachel Riding is the Founder of Cohorrt and a passionate advocate for fractional leadership, portfolio careers and independent expertise. She is also a lifelong champion of the people brave enough to start, grow and lead businesses.
After more than 20 years building commercial growth through recruitment, sales, partnerships and leadership roles, Rachel has developed a reputation for connecting the right people, creating meaningful opportunities and helping businesses access expertise they would otherwise struggle to find.
Business success shouldn’t be limited by the expertise on the payroll. Rachel believes business owners should have access to the right experience, insight and leadership exactly when they need it. That’s the philosophy behind Cohorrt.
Rachel brings a good sense of humour, relentless energy and a genuine passion for helping people succeed. It’s helped her build a reputation for exceeding expectations, building trusted relationships and making things happen.
Rachel’s understanding of business extends far beyond her professional career. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, she has spent her life around people who build businesses. Growing up around factories, workshops and ambitious business owners gave her a fascination for how businesses work, who they help and what it takes to grow them.
She has witnessed first-hand the reality of growth, risk, investment, succession and exit. From celebrating the first £10,000 day in a family business, through to £10,000 weeks and eventually £1 million months, Rachel has had a front-row seat to the highs, lows and realities of building successful businesses. Those experiences shaped her belief that behind every successful business is rarely one individual. It’s a combination of great people, trusted advice, hard work, resilience and strong relationships.
Having led award-winning commercial teams and built high-performing business communities, Rachel understands the pressures business owners face because she has spent her career alongside them. She was recognised as Regional Director of the Year for her leadership, commercial performance and ability to build exceptional teams. Colleagues regularly describe her as someone who puts people first, builds confidence, creates trusted relationships and helps others achieve more than they thought possible.
What makes Rachel different is her ability to see potential in people and opportunities before others do. Whether she’s helping a business owner find the right fractional leader, introducing future commercial partners or supporting an independent professional building a portfolio career, her focus is always the same: helping good people achieve better outcomes together.
Known for her straight-talking Yorkshire approach and genuine investment in other people’s success, Rachel combines commercial pragmatism with deep relationship-building and a sense of humour. Clients and members often describe her as a super-connector, confidence builder and trusted sounding board.
Rachel Loves Working With:
⭕ Business owners building something special
⭕ Founders navigating growth, change or succession
⭕ SMEs looking for expertise without the cost of a permanent hire
⭕ Independent professionals building portfolio careers
⭕ Businesses that value relationships, trust and collaboration
⭕ People who know they can’t do it all alone
⭕ Anyone curious about the world of fractional leadership
