Interim Operations & Executive Consulting

Scaling companies
requires operators,
not advisors.

I step into complex, regulated businesses as an interim operator and stay until the work is done. Operations, growth and regulatory execution for founders who need someone who has actually built it.

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The Difference
“I built operations in a market where one wrong sentence on a landing page can end up in court.”

I built regulated telemedicine and pharmacy platforms in Germany from zero: physician workflows, e-prescription logic, pharmacy fulfilment, and the rules that come with all of it under HWG, CanG, the German Pharmacy Act and GDPR. Few operators in this country have done that. What I learned there works in any market. The reverse is rarely true.

Parasto Mahourvand, Interim COO and operations leader for regulated health tech in Germany
About

A senior operator
in your corner.

I've spent my career building and scaling companies from the inside, as Co-Founder, Interim COO, and VP Operations & Commercial. I've led organisations through regulatory scrutiny, operational transformation and exponential growth.

My deepest expertise sits where most consultants don't go: regulated digital health in Germany. I built physician platforms and pharmacy platforms in telemedicine from the ground up. Product, operations, legal compliance, CRM and all the messy interfaces in between.

Today I work with founders, boards and investors who need more than advice: someone who has navigated the complexity, made the hard calls under pressure and owned the outcome.

This isn't theoretical consulting. This is experience you can deploy.

15+
Years of Experience
150+
Team Members Led
C-Level
Leadership Track
€30–100M
Yearly Revenue of Clients
Services

Executive support where
it matters most.

Six ways I work with founders, boards and investors, each with a clear trigger point.

01 →

Interim Operations & Growth Leadership

I join your organisation as an interim or fractional leader. I drive execution, stabilise operations and keep growth on track through critical phases.

When your COO left. Or you never had one.
02 →

Regulated Market Operations

Health tech, telemedicine, pharmacy and other supervised industries. I translate regulatory requirements into product, process and platform without stalling growth.

When compliance has become the bottleneck.
03 →

Operational & Regulatory Due Diligence

M&A diligence from the operator's seat. Financial advisors read the numbers. I read what produces them, and the regulatory exposure a deal model won't show you.

Before you sign. Or before you're signed.
04 →

Process & Operational Excellence

I identify inefficiencies, design scalable processes and implement systems that support sustainable growth without adding complexity.

When growth is outrunning your operations.
05 →

Financial Strategy & Investor Readiness

Robust financial models, business plans and investor narratives. I prepare the company for funding rounds, bank financing or a strategic exit.

When the raise is six months out.
06 →

Organisational Design & Leadership

Structure teams for performance. Define roles, build leadership capacity and create a culture that attracts and keeps the people you need.

When headcount grew but output didn't.
How I Work

Pragmatic.
Hands-on.
Results-driven.

My approach is simple: understand deeply, move quickly and stay until the job is done. No corporate fluff, no unnecessary complexity.

Senior-level engagement

I work directly with founders and C-level. You get my full attention, my experience and my judgement, from the first call to the end of the engagement.

Operator mindset, not consultant theatre

I don't deliver slide decks and walk away. I work alongside your team, make decisions under pressure and own outcomes.

Fluent in regulation and revenue

Most operators stall at compliance. Most compliance people stall at growth. I have had to hold both, and I know which trade-offs are real and which are excuses.

Built for complexity

I do my best work where things are unclear: turnarounds, rapid scaling, market entry, restructuring, and the moments where nobody yet knows the right answer.

Selected Experience

Track record of
execution at scale.

Regulated Platform Build

Built physician and pharmacy platforms for regulated telemedicine providers, from zero

Four German telemedicine companies, €30–100M yearly revenue
Designed the full operational stack: physician workflows, e-prescription dosage logic, pharmacy allocation and the patient journey, all of it compliant under HWG, CanG, the German Pharmacy Act and GDPR, in a market where the regulatory ground kept moving.
M&A / Due Diligence

Led operational and regulatory due diligence on a telemedicine acquisition target

Buy side, German health tech platform
Surfaced material risks the financial workstream had not priced: prescription flow exposure, an open cease and desist, unresolved advertising law matters and profitability assumptions the operating model could not support. Delivered the question catalogue, the risk memos and the recommendation.
Fundraising & Strategy

Led a successful €15M+ funding round with tier-1 investors

Scale-up in a competitive market
Developed the investor narrative, built the financial models and ran the due diligence process from term sheet to close.
Operational Turnaround

Restructured operations to reduce costs by 35% while maintaining growth

Telemedicine company, 150+ employees
Redesigned processes, optimised the team structure and implemented new systems, returning the business to profitability within six months.
Team & Culture

Built and led a 150+ person organisation through hypergrowth

Multi-site operations
Established leadership structures, hiring processes and performance systems to support 10x team growth while keeping the culture intact.

Client names are confidential.
References available on request.

Get in Touch

Let's discuss
your challenge.

Whether you're preparing a funding round, navigating a regulated market, assessing an acquisition or need interim leadership: start with a conversation. No pitch deck required.

How engagements usually start

  • Intro call. 30 minutes. No cost, no obligation.
  • Diagnostic. One to two weeks. I look at the operation and tell you what I actually see.
  • Engagement. Interim, project based or advisory.
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