Build a stronger agency.
Lead with clarity. Create value that lasts.

I work with founders and senior leaders in event and brand experience agencies — and the businesses that support them — to bring clarity to growth, strengthen operations, and build commercial value with confidence.

CHARLIE HEPBURN

Who this is for

You’re likely here because:

  • Growth feels harder than it should
  • Profit isn’t keeping pace with revenue
  • The business relies on you more than it should
  • You’re carrying decisions that don’t have an obvious answer
  • You’re thinking about the long game — sustainability, succession, or exit

I work with founder-led event agencies, brand experience studios, and supply-side businesses between £3m–£15m turnover who want to grow deliberately, not accidentally.

How I help

I support agencies in two distinct but complementary ways.

Consultancy — focused on building a stronger business. Mentoring — focused on supporting the people leading it.

Both are grounded in lived experience, not theory.

What People are Saying

Feedback from just a few of the clients I’ve recently worked with.

  • “We knew we had ambition. Charlie gave it structure — and helped us land the clients we were only dreaming about.”
    Managing Director
    Event Agency
  • “I’ve hugely enjoyed working with you Charlie this year, and can see the benefits already for myself and the business” – Co-Founder & MD, events agency specialising in events for the built environment
    Co-Founder & MD
    Events agency specialising in events for the built environment
  • “I couldn’t have got through this challenging work year and journey of self realisation without your support as my professional mentor Charlie. Thank you for everything from practical advice to supportive check-ins between sessions. I’m so grateful. Anyone that has you as a mentor will be set up for success & unlimited self-belief!”

    Commercial Director
    Global Brand Agency
  • “We always thought of exit as years away. Charlie helped us get the business fit — fast. We sold inside 18 months.”
    Co-Founder
    Brand Experience Studio
  •  “You played a pivotal role in helping me navigate my return to the workplace following three maternity leaves. I am forever grateful for your mentoring”

    Sales Director
    Leading London Venue