Strategic support to bring structure into your business.
Get structured, ongoing support for when you need more than one-off advice. Choose a project-based retainer for a working partnership focused on diagnosing problems, designing systems, and implementing practical improvements across brand, marketing, and operations. Strategy and execution happen side by side, so progress is steady, aligned, and built to last.
Is my consultancy right for you?
Support is best suited to organisations that already have activity and ambition, but need clearer systems, better decision-making, and more consistency in execution.
Founders and business owners
Founders often carry too much of the decision-making alone. Strategy lives in your head, execution is fragmented, and progress slows as everything waits on you. A Project Retainer gives you a consistent strategic partner to help translate vision into clear priorities, systems, and action. It reduces mental load, sharpens decisions, and ensures momentum continues without you needing to constantly reset or firefight.
Start-ups
Start-ups move fast, but speed without structure quickly turns into rework. Ideas are plentiful, priorities shift, and teams build in parallel without alignment. A project retainer provides continuity in an environment that rarely slows down, helping you design systems as you grow rather than retrofitting them later. It keeps decision-making grounded, execution focused, and progress moving forward without adding unnecessary process.
Agencies and consultancies
Agencies and consultancies often balance client delivery with the need to improve their own internal systems. Growth exposes gaps in process, consistency, and positioning, but there is rarely time to step back and address them properly. A project retainer creates protected space to work on the business while still delivering in it, turning strategic intentions into practical systems that support scale, quality, and profitability.
Teams navigating growth or change
Periods of growth, restructuring, or change often bring uncertainty, duplicated effort, and stalled decisions. Teams know something needs to evolve, but lack the structure and continuity to implement change effectively. A project retainer provides steady guidance through transition, helping teams clarify priorities, rebuild systems, and maintain momentum without overwhelming the organisation. It supports change that is intentional, structured, and sustainable.
What We Can Work On Together
The work adapts to your priorities, stage of growth, and internal capability.
We can strengthen your brand and messaging systems so your positioning is clear, consistent, and easy to apply across every channel. This includes refining offer and pricing structures to better reflect your value, support confident decision-making, and create cleaner pathways from interest to commitment.
We can design and improve marketing and content systems that reduce guesswork and make visibility more repeatable. This includes funnel and customer journey mapping, ensuring people move from awareness to action with clarity rather than friction or confusion.
On the operational side, the retainer supports delivery processes that hold up as you grow. This includes SOP creation and documentation, workflow improvements, and team alignment support so systems are implemented consistently, not interpreted differently by each person involved.
Everything is designed to be used, embedded, and refined over time.
Consistent support leads to clearer decisions and better outcomes.
Consistent support leads to clearer decisions and better outcomes.
How it Works
Structured as a monthly engagement with a minimum three-month commitment, designed to create continuity and momentum. Support includes fortnightly or monthly strategy calls depending on scope, alongside asynchronous support via email or a shared workspace. Clear priorities are agreed at the start of each month, with a focus on practical outputs rather than just recommendations. This structure keeps the work focused, realistic, and aligned with your business goals.
Retainer FAQs
Is this a coaching programme?
No. The Project Retainer is strategic consulting with a strong focus on systems and implementation.
Do you execute tasks for us?
The retainer focuses on strategy, structure, and guidance. Some implementation support may be included depending on scope, but this is not a done-for-you service.
Is there a minimum commitment?
Yes. Retainers run on a minimum three-month commitment to allow time for meaningful progress.
How much access do we get?
Access is defined upfront and may include regular calls and agreed asynchronous support between sessions.
Can the scope change over time?
Yes. Retainers are designed to evolve as priorities shift and systems are implemented.
Is this suitable for early-stage businesses?
Retainers work best for businesses with existing activity that need structure, clarity, and better systems to move forward.
Is the Project Retainer a fixed price?
Project Retainers are designed as tailored partnerships, scoped around your business needs, internal capability, and growth stage. Pricing reflects the depth of work and level of ongoing support required, with a minimum commitment to ensure systems can be properly designed and embedded.
Looking for structured, ongoing support rather than one-off advice?
The Project Retainer provides clarity, continuity, and a strategic partner invested in your progress.