Team - Samantha Roberts

Samantha Roberts

Sam Roberts

Group Chief Growth Officer

Samantha is a highly experienced marketing and business development leader with more than 30 years’ experience in professional services. Her career spans smaller firms, mid-tier organisations and the Big Four, giving her a deep understanding of the commercial dynamics, client expectations and growth opportunities within the sector.

As Group Chief Growth Officer, Samantha focuses on helping partners and client-facing teams build stronger, more valuable relationships with their clients. She works closely with leaders across the firm to embed a truly client-centric approach to growth, enabling teams to increase revenue, strengthen market presence and engage with greater confidence in business development.

Samantha brings a broad and practical perspective to marketing and business development. Her expertise lies in developing best-practice business development capabilities across client-facing teams, helping professionals translate technical expertise into meaningful client conversations and long-term relationships. Alongside this, she champions client excellence, supporting firms to implement the principles and behaviours that clients value most.

In addition to senior in-house roles, Samantha has successfully run her own consultancy, advising a wide range of professional services organisations on growth, client strategy and market positioning.

She is also an accredited Executive Coach and an experienced facilitator and trainer, delivering programmes focused on business development, client relationships, leadership and personal effectiveness. Her collaborative and pragmatic approach helps individuals and teams build the skills, confidence and mindset needed to succeed in a competitive professional services market.

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Autumn Budget 2026: UK tax changes to prepare for now

17th September 2026
Written by: Ashley Stoller
Another Budget is approaching, which means another round of speculation. Pensions, property, inheritance tax. Everyone has a prediction, and usually a fairly compelling reason why you should be worried about it. But before we get...
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Autumn Budget 2026: What could it mean for business tax?

17th September 2026
Written by: Ian Timms
As we approach the Autumn Budget, businesses are unfortunately once again assessing where the Chancellor may look to raise revenue. While major headline tax rises are always possible, recent Budgets have shown that governments often...
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Autumn Budget 2026: What could it mean for your personal tax?

15th September 2026
Written by: Michaela Lamb
As is tradition here at Gravita, we do like to think about what the contents of an upcoming Budget might be.  Again, this government have been rather less loose lipped about what they are planning...
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Autumn Budget 2026: The hidden cost of frozen tax thresholds

15th September 2026
Written by: Ashley Stoller
With the Budget approaching, the annual guessing game is getting going. What will go up? What might disappear? And should we all be doing something before the Chancellor stands up? But while everyone watches for...
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When should a business appoint a Finance Director?

11th September 2026
Written by: Tanveer Mahtab-Ahmed
Many business owners assume a Finance Director (FD) is something only larger companies need. In reality, you don’t have to be a large organisation to benefit from senior financial expertise. As your business grows, financial...
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FRS 102 debt modifications: Common accounting pitfalls and what finance teams need to know

10th September 2026
Written by: Joseph Brewer
In an environment of higher borrowing costs, refinancing activity and evolving lender relationships, many businesses are renegotiating their debt arrangements. Whether a company secures an extension to its repayment schedule, amends interest terms, capitalises interest...
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Fraud in Business: Understanding employee fraud

9th September 2026
Written by: Jade Quaintance
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Payroll myths busted: Separating fact from fiction

8th September 2026
 
Payroll affects every business, yet it’s one of the areas most commonly surrounded by misconceptions. From tax codes and expenses to redundancy payments and starter processes, there are plenty of  payroll myths that can lead...
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