About Blight&Co. ——-
We Install Operational Control Where Financial Services Firms Are Most Exposed.
Blight & Co. was built at the intersection of financial services, operations, and continuity as an operator-led firm focused on one problem: too many independent FSPs still depend on people instead of structure.
In financial services, that dependency is dangerous. Regulation tightens. Principals age. Advisers leave. Buyers scrutinize. And firms that appear profitable on the surface often fail under real diligence.
We exist to fix that—before it's forced.
Experience inside real businesses & advisory firms
Our Origin.
Blight & Co. is the result of deep, inside-the-system experience.
Our work is informed by early exposure to large financial institutions like Liberty, where operating discipline, infrastructure, and accountability are non-negotiable. That foundation was sharpened by hands-on execution inside independent advisory businesses—where growth, client trust, and operational reality collide daily.
From building and scaling a high-performing advisory practice to later leading an independent Cat I FSP as Managing Director, the pattern became obvious:
Most advisory businesses don't fail because of advice quality. They fail because the business itself is fragile.
Blight & Co. was formed to address that fragility.
Why Financial Services.
Blight & Co. is the result of deep, inside-the-system experience.
Our work is informed by early exposure to large financial institutions like Liberty, where operating discipline, infrastructure, and accountability are non-negotiable. That foundation was sharpened by hands-on execution inside independent advisory businesses—where growth, client trust, and operational reality collide daily.
From building and scaling a high-performing advisory practice to later leading an independent Cat I FSP as Managing Director, the pattern became obvious:
Most advisory businesses don't fail because of advice quality. They fail because the business itself is fragile.
Blight & Co. was formed to address that fragility.
What We Do.
We help founder-led and principal-driven FSPs install operational visibility, control, and continuity so the business can function independently of individuals.
This includes:
Management information and reporting that holds under FSCA scrutiny
Key-person risk assessment and dependency reduction
Practice operating model design that removes the principal as the operating system
Succession and continuity planning (including vetted KI connections)
Sale and transaction readiness that protects valuation
We do not optimize for aesthetics. We design for regulators, successors, and buyers.
Our Mission.
Protect client relationships and enable sustainable succession for independent financial services practices in South Africa.
Our Team
