About
Richard Shuker
Founder, Adelvium · MSP Board Advisor
Why I do this
I’d seen first-hand what the right person in the boardroom does to a business. Then I found out how few of them there are.
01
A gap in the UK market.
Plenty of coaches and consultants. Very few advisors who have actually run, scaled and sold an MSP – and will sit in your boardroom every month.
02
We had one. It changed everything.
At TMB we worked with a board advisor for many years, alongside some great peer communities. The communities showed us what good looked like; our advisor made sure we got there.
03
Now I help others get there.
At TMB we built a successful MSP that truly served its customers. Now my passion is helping other owners achieve their goals, whatever they are. Sometimes that means shaping bigger dreams and realising their potential; sometimes it’s keeping feet on the ground and avoiding costly mistakes.
Background
An owner’s view across the whole business.
20 years of UK boardroom experience; 26 years inside the VAR/MSP industry, 1998–2024.
Technical Director and co-owner of Technology Means Business (TMB), a Microsoft-first MSP serving the South and East of England – sold in 2024.
11 M&A deals: five implemented for TMB’s former owners, making them work post-deal, then six as owner-director, from our own MBO to the sale of TMB.
Grew TMB’s IT revenue from a sideline into the principal activity of the business, and later built its cyber security practice from scratch.
Founded Adelvium in 2025; clients across the UK and Ireland.
Author of an industry eBook on the Microsoft-first security stack for MSPs.
Credentials
Certifications and roles
Association of Business Mentors
Member
Help to Grow Management
Certified Business Mentor
ConnectWise Service Leadership
SL-I and SLIQ Certified Coach
ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Cyber Essentials Plus
Chair of Governors
Upham C of E Primary School
The Tech Tribe
Brighton Chapter Leader
The discovery call is on me
Book your discovery call.
An hour on your business, your numbers and your goals. You’ll leave with a short list, whatever you decide.