Client Growth Partner · For founder-led agencies

Most agencies don't have a new business problem. They have a client growth problem.

The biggest growth opportunities are usually sitting inside your existing client relationships, missed because client growth is reactive, founder-led and inconsistent. I help founder-led agencies retain and grow the clients they already have, and build a more predictable commercial engine.

For agencies of 5–30 people who've outgrown informal account management but aren't ready for a full-time commercial hire.

5–25×

Acquiring a new customer costs between 5 and 25 times more than retaining an existing one.

Harvard Business Review
25–95%

A 5% increase in customer retention can increase profits by between 25% and 95%.

Bain & Company
46%

Of UK agency owners say new business is their #1 challenge, while existing clients sit under-grown.

BenchPress 2025
79%

Of creative agencies routinely work beyond scope for free, quietly eroding their margins.

Function Point, 2025
Who it's for

Built for founder-led agencies at a specific stage.

The point where client growth can no longer be managed informally by the founder, but a full-time Commercial or Client Services Director isn't justified yet.

  • Founder-led, with 5–30 employees
  • £500k–£5m turnover
  • An existing client base generating recurring or repeat revenue
  • Ambitions to grow profitably, not just get bigger
  • Limited internal commercial structure

Typical agency types

Marketing Creative Branding Digital Communications PR Employee engagement Culture consultancies Internal comms

The problem

Where agency growth quietly leaks away.

It's rarely one big failure. It's six small leaks, compounding month after month.

01

Client retention

  • No visibility of client risk
  • Reactive relationship management
  • Poor renewal planning
  • Weak client review processes
02

Account growth

  • No account plans
  • Missed upsell and cross-sell opportunities
  • No proactive commercial conversations
  • Existing clients not growing
03

Founder dependency

  • Founder owns the key relationships
  • Founder leads every commercial conversation
  • Growth stalls without founder involvement
  • Team lacks commercial confidence
04

Proposal effectiveness

  • Low proposal conversion
  • Weak commercial structure
  • Poor pricing discipline
  • Inconsistent scoping
05

Profitability

  • Scope creep and over-servicing
  • No visibility of client profitability
  • Margin erosion that nobody owns
06

Commercial structure

  • Inconsistent forecasting
  • No client growth rhythm
  • No account management process
  • No clear ownership of client growth

How it works

Start small. Scale the support as the value proves itself.

Every engagement starts with a diagnostic, so we both know exactly where the leaks are before any ongoing commitment.

2

Client Growth Leak Review

2–3 weeks · Fixed fee

A focused diagnostic of your client portfolio and commercial processes, ending in a clear 90-day action plan.

  • Client portfolio & revenue concentration review
  • Client risk assessment & growth opportunity analysis
  • Proposal and commercial process review
  • 90-day action plan
from £1,500
fixed fee
3

Client Growth Partner

Monthly retainer

Ongoing commercial support and accountability: a regular rhythm that turns account management into account growth.

  • Monthly client growth reviews & account planning
  • Proposal review & commercial coaching
  • Client risk management & opportunity spotting
  • Founder advisory support
from £2,000
per month
4

Fractional Client Growth Director

Embedded leadership

Senior commercial leadership inside your agency, without the full-time cost.

  • Leadership team participation & client services leadership
  • Forecasting & commercial planning
  • Team coaching & proposal governance
  • Growth process implementation & key client support
from £4,000
per month

Why this is different

Not another agency coach.

"Most growth consultants will help you win new clients. I help you make more of the ones you already have. That's where the fastest, cheapest, most reliable growth lives."

Lived experience, not theory

15+ years agency-side leading client relationships and growing accounts at senior account director level. I've sat in your client meetings, written your proposals and felt the over-servicing squeeze.

Implementation, not just advice

I work alongside your team, building the account plans, joining the reviews and coaching the conversations, until the commercial rhythm runs without me.

At the intersection that matters

Client retention, account growth, commercial process, client experience and proposal effectiveness, treated as one connected system, not separate problems.

How much growth is your agency leaking?

The free Client Growth Leak Audit scores your agency across seven leak areas and gives you a clear picture of where revenue, margin and growth are most at risk, plus recommended next steps.

Get your Client Growth Score →
21 questions · about 10 minutes · instant results
Get in touch

Let's grow the clients you already have.

Tell me a bit about your agency and where growth feels stuck. The first conversation is free, and useful either way.

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Torquay, Devon · UK-wide & online