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BUSINESS GROWTH SOLUTIONS

We help businesses grow through better sales, marketing & leadership

CMO advisory and consultancy services in Birmingham The Orange Notebook

WHAT WE DO

GROWTH DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT

We help founder-led businesses generate more opportunities, convert more clients, and build the systems, strategies and confidence needed for sustainable growth.

Whether you’re leading sales yourself, need a fully outsourced pipeline, want marketing leadership, or are developing your people, we help you identify what’s holding growth back and what to do next.

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WHEN YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR GROWTH

At this stage, growth sits largely with you. 

You’re responsible for generating opportunities, leading sales conversations, making decisions, winning clients, and keeping momentum moving forward.

Our work focuses on:

• building a consistent pipeline of opportunities

• creating a sales process that feels natural and effective

• improving conversion and commercial confidence

• developing practical growth strategies that can be implemented immediately

• helping founders make decisions with greater clarity and confidence

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WHEN YOU’RE LEADING A GROWING TEAM

As the business grows, the challenge changes.

Sales, marketing, leadership and operations become shared responsibilities. More moving parts need alignment. Growth is no longer limited by effort alone; it depends on systems, communication, leadership and execution.

Our work focuses on:

• creating alignment between sales, marketing and leadership

• strengthening leadership capability and accountability

• building processes that support sustainable growth

• improving visibility across pipeline, performance and priorities

• helping teams navigate growth without losing momentum

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HOW WE WORK

WE DON'T START WITH SOLUTIONS. WE START WITH UNDERSTANDING.

Every business is different, which is why we take the time to understand how growth happens in your business, what’s getting in the way, and where opportunities are being lost.

Whether the challenge sits in sales, marketing, leadership or execution, we focus on the areas that will create the greatest impact.

Our goal is simple: to help you make better decisions, take focused action, and create sustainable growth.

 

Sounds interesting? Then let's have a chat!

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HOW WE SUPPORT GROWTH

FULLY BOOKED PIPELINE

A complete outbound sales solution for businesses ready to take a more proactive approach to growth.

We help you generate opportunities through targeted outreach, appointment setting and sales process support, creating a predictable pipeline of qualified conversations.

We don’t just book meetings. We help you target the right people, refine the message, and guide you through the conversion process so you know what to say, how to say it, and when to move the opportunity forward.

The result is greater consistency, better visibility of future revenue, and a sales process that no longer depends entirely on referrals or inbound enquiries.

THE GROWTH ENGINE

Strategic support for businesses navigating growth, complexity, and the demands that come with it.

An ongoing way of working that leads to clearer decisions, more stable revenue, and a business that’s easier to run as it grows.

The result is less second-guessing, fewer false starts, and a clearer sense of what actually matters at each stage.

The focus moves over time, from sales and pricing to structure, teams, or leadership. The outcome remains the same: progress that doesn’t rely on constant urgency or personal sacrifice.

The MARKETING HUB

Strategic marketing leadership without the cost of building an in-house team.

An outsourced marketing function designed to bring clarity, direction and consistency to your marketing activity.

We help you identify what matters most, create a practical marketing roadmap, and coordinate the right specialist support to bring it to life.

The result is stronger positioning, more focused activity, and marketing that supports the commercial goals of the business rather than existing in isolation.

EXECUTIVE COACHING

Support for individuals navigating transition, identity, and performance under pressure.

Alongside our work with businesses, we also work with individuals navigating moments of personal and professional transition.

This work is not about running a business. It’s for people who are questioning direction, identity, or performance, often in the context of demanding roles, significant change, or life after success.

We work with individuals who want to think clearly about what comes next, regain confidence in their decisions, and move forward in a way that feels aligned rather than forced.

The Marketing Hub

Strategic consultancy and outsourced C-suite marketing support for companies seeking to drive growth

Created with a modular approach, tailored to meet the needs of various roles within your organisation, The Marketing Hub offers you the opportunity to hire a fractional marketing department to provide strategic direction and hands-on marketing execution that ensure alignment with your business goals.

HERE'S HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

Get Clarity Before You Commit

Ever feel like you’re doing all the right things… yet your revenue still feels stuck? 

You need a  Revenue Bottleneck Mapping Session: a complimentary, no-pressure call where we’ll help you:

  • Spot the 5 most common revenue drains in your business

  • Identify the one bottleneck slowing you down most right now

  • Leave with clarity and focus, not another overwhelming to-do list

This is your chance to get an outside perspective and a practical roadmap for freeing up growth before making any big commitments.

Identity 360°® Program

Strategic consultancy and rebranding program for growing businesses, M&A and partnership projects

The Identity 360°® is the most complete brand consultancy program ever imagined to help successful, growing businesses achieve a clear and consistent brand image, internal and external identity and their very own core essence of “how to” – a prototype to create a replicable business in the future 

Why
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Our Featured Experts

Top-tier, carefully vetted experts with experience in corporate C-level marketing,
operations and executive team coaching

WHY US

The values that guide our work

We don't give up

Even when things got ridiculously hard in our business, as a team we laughed or cried about it, but always bounced back with a fighting spirit. We bring the same spirit to our clients!

We are committed to self-growth

We have a deep commitment to self-growth. We’re always learning and throughout our partnership our clients are never short of learning and discovering about themselves

We see things through to completion

We always commit to seeing things through to completion; on a personal note it’s all about closure. Business wise, we value reliability and integrity and so does our team and clients.

We create the freedom for you to dream safely

Our dual delivery means we hold a balanced energy of realistic grounding, with the security to rise up, dream, envision and expand. We value and bring both dimensions to our projects!

 

We use emotional intelligence & psychotherapy tools

It’s human to experience mindset blocks and limiting beliefs and your business is your biggest growth lab. That’s why our sessions may sometimes feel like therapy

We don't take projects we don't believe in

If working together doesn’t make sense now, or even at all, we’ll say so. As a business we learnt that a clear “not the right fit” saves everyone more time and trust in the long run.

OUR WORK

We empower committed business leaders

To change the course of their business for good

KARE ACCOUNTING & CFO

Read how we helped an accounting & CFO firm uncover hidden growth barriers, sign 2 ideal clients within a week, and restore clarity across the business.

ANALYTICS & AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS

Read how we helped a former Meta & Apple consultant clarify his value, strengthen his sales process, and step confidently into strategic advisory.

KALIS LOYD

Read how we helped a former professional athlete launch her coaching business, sign 7 paying clients, and create a sales process that felt natural, confident and aligned with who she is.

DIVINA JOHNSON

From “0-to-10” in marketing: how we helped Divina, a C-section & birth trauma coach, to stop working for free & charge a worthy rate with ease & confidence 

A LIFE WELL ORGANIZED

Read how we helped a luxury home & business organising company with a complete 360° look into their brand to showcase the newly achieved maturity…

KARE CFO CONSULTANTS

Read how we helped a chief financial officer to translate her mission into a clear brand identity and a strategic offer that helps small businesses and their founders.

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BY STEFAN

From overwhelmed freelancer to confident business owner: how clarity led the way to a 50% increase in revenue & rates.

SANDRA L

Coach | Host of 100 Women in Insurance Podcast | Read how we helped Sandra navigate her conflict of identity.

CRINA ANCUTA – LEADERSHIP COACH

From fear of connection to a transformed coach: how we helped Crina to niche down, create her sales process & land ideal clients.

ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS

We created a clear brand identity & proposal redesign for this US accountancy firm to fit their conversion process.

GHCO

Read how we helped a fintech brand completely refresh their identity to attract better clients, partners and talent

NS MOTORWORKS

Read how we helped this car shop break the industry stereotype of and showcase a clean, quality-focused, trustworthy brand

WHERE TO BEGIN

If you’re at a point where something needs attention, in the business or in your own direction, the next step is a conversation. We will talk through what’s going on and see whether this way of working makes sense.

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