Mentoring and growth leadership for agencies
Build a stronger, more profitable agency.
Mentoring, fractional leadership and advisory for agency founders and leadership teams in events, brand experience and related creative businesses.
I help you sharpen your commercial direction, grow client relationships and build a business that depends less on you for every decision.
Charlie Hepburn · Founder and growth adviser
Experience you can draw on
- More than 25 years in events, brand experience and agency leadership.
- Founded, grew and exited a UK Top 50 brand experience agency.
- Led commercial growth and supported agency founders and leadership teams across the UK and Europe.
What would make the biggest difference
Perhaps too many decisions still rest with you. You know the business needs to grow, but the priorities are unclear. Or your team needs experienced leadership before you are ready for a full-time appointment.
I work with agencies, production companies, venues and specialist suppliers to work through these challenges. We start with what you and the business need, then agree the right mix of support.
Choose the support you need
Mentoring
A regular, confidential conversation to work through decisions, develop your leadership and find a clearer way forward.
Useful when you need space to think, honest challenge or support with the pressures of leading.
Fractional growth and agency leadership
Senior leadership to shape growth, align the team and support implementation.
We agree a leadership remit and working rhythm, while your team carries out the day-to-day delivery.
Advisory and consultancy
An experienced outside perspective on commercial strategy, client growth, systems and the next stage of your business.
Work together through an ongoing advisory relationship or a defined piece of consultancy focused on a particular challenge.
My approach to growth
Growth is a discipline.
Growth takes clear choices, trusted relationships and a business that can deliver profitably. I help you connect those decisions to the people and ways of working that put them into practice.
I listen carefully, ask direct questions and stay close to the decisions that matter. We agree the priorities and how I will support you and your team.
What people say
“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.
“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.
Tell me where you want to get to
Get in touch to arrange a conversation about you and your business.