CONSULTANCY
WHAT SHE SAID CONSULTANCY
Strategic growth support for female-founded creative agencies and businesses.
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We help you move from overwhelmed founder to strategic CEO - with the brand clarity, commercial foundations, systems, and hands-on execution support to scale sustainably.
EXPERTISE ON DEMAND
You work directly with Lauren and Catherine as your strategic leads, but you get the weight of a full team. We're supported by a carefully curated network of specialist associates. When your growth plan demands niche expertise - from SEO masters to elite designers - we don't just refer you; we bring the right talent into the room with us.
HOW WE SUPPORT
Market & Proposition
Get clear on your positioning, messaging, and how you show up. Crystal-clear positioning, language that resonates with the right people, and a founder visibility strategy that builds reputation and wins business.
Operations & Systems
Systems, processes, and infrastructure that support sustainable growth. A business that runs efficiently whether you're in the room or not, with the right tools embedded and a team that knows how to use them.
Growth & Commercial Strategy
Build the growth plan, pipeline, and commercial foundations that actually stack up. A credible growth plan backed by commercial architecture - with numbers you understand and can make smart decisions from.
AI Strategy & Adoption
Smart, practical AI integration that creates real value. Not chasing trends or replacing people, but giving your team back the time and headspace to do their best work.
Leadership & People
Step into your CEO role and raise up your next tier of leaders. You lead with confidence, your team is structured to support growth, and the business can run without you in every room.
Visibilty and Voice
Being seen, heard, and remembered by the right people. Consistent, intentional visibility that drives business development, builds your reputation, and positions you as the expert you are.
Where we start:
THE CLARITY AUDIT
Before we build the strategy, we need to understand the reality. The Clarity Audit is our signature diagnostic service - a comprehensive deep-dive across all six areas of your business designed to stop the guesswork and identify exactly where the friction is.
What you get:
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Full-day in-person workshop
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Detailed diagnostic report
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Prioritised action roadmap
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Follow-up walkthrough session
You leave with complete clarity on what to do first, what comes next, and why - ready to hit the ground running.
Already know where the problem is? We can dive straight into a Focused Area Audit tackling that specific challenge.
ONGOING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
We don't just hand you a plan and wave goodbye. Once we've identified what needs fixing, we work with you to execute. Embedded support, specialist associates brought in when needed, and accountability built in so those strategic plans actually get implemented.
WHO IT IS FOR
Built for scaling creative agencies and businesses.
We specialise in working with female founders and leaders of established service-based businesses (typically team size 3-50, £250k - £10m revenue) who are navigating the challenges of growth.
Our sweet spot is with creative agencies in brand experience, events, marketing, PR, social, and creative services - plus creative businesses where the commercial and operational challenges mirror agency life.
You're past the startup stage, into the messy middle of growth. Profitable (or nearly) but margins don't reflect the effort. And the founder/s are still holding everything together.
If that sounds familiar, let's talk.
PARTNER
PROOF
"Lauren sets the highest of bars in what it means to be an exceptional business leader. She has great interpersonal and people skills, a relentless drive and determination, and is a natural solutions finder. Everything Lauren does is handled in a considered, approachable and friendly manner. I am, and anybody would be, very lucky to work with her."
Amanda Vine - Start Up Scaling Business Advisor
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT
Partnering for Scale: Adding Strategic Capacity to AMTEvents
The Founder’s Reality:
AMTEvents is an industry powerhouse with an impeccable reputation for delivering intelligent, high-stakes global events. The business thrives on its unique ability to blend design, strategy, and experience.
However, success creates volume. With a calendar full of high-value delivery and a founder deeply involved in the creative output, the business required additional strategic bandwidth. AMTEvents didn't need a consultant to "fix" the business but a trusted partner to work alongside them, handling the commercial architecture and providing the capacity to drive new initiatives without diluting the brand’s high standards.
What We Did:
We worked collaboratively for 12 months, acting as an extension of the leadership team to support the next phase of growth.
Strategic Capacity: We acted as a sounding board and practical support system, allowing the founder to focus on creative delivery while we helped operationalise the forward-planning and commercial strategy.
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Optimising Foundations: We supported the transition of existing networks into a structured CRM system, ensuring the business continues to leverage its strong relationships efficiently.
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Collaborative Proposal Development: Working in close partnership, we helped structure the commercial narrative for the ‘Giving Back Impact Programme,’ ensuring the proposal format matched the high quality of the creative concepts.
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Content Consistency: To support the brand’s visibility during peak delivery periods, we helped to implement a structured content strategy and newsletter, ensuring AMTEvents maintained a consistent voice in the market.
The Shift:
Commercial Impact: The business has strengthened its operational backbone, with a robust pipeline structure and a refined approach to high-value proposals that protects the brand’s premium positioning.
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Founder Impact: The partnership provided essential bandwidth. Rather than facing the isolation of solo leadership during a busy growth period, AMTEvents had a "safe pair of hands" to work alongside, ensuring momentum was maintained across both delivery and business development.
Lauren’s Take:
"AMTEvents is a force of nature with incredible creative vision. My role wasn't to change that, but to facilitate it. Sometimes, the most valuable thing a consultant can do is provide some capacity and structure that allows a founder to keep doing what they do best."
At a Glance:
Sector: Corporate Events & Experiential Marketing
Stage: Reputation-Led & Established
The Mission: Providing high-level specific support to a visionary founder managing significant demand and global delivery.
