what i do.

I work with cultural organisations who are serious about their work but tired of feeling stuck.

If you’re building cultural work that matters, you’re usually carrying a lot: funding pressure, stakeholder complexity, delivery expectations, small teams, and the constant need to prove value.

I help you tighten the shape behind the work – direction, sustainability, storytelling, partnerships and impact – so you can grow without running on adrenaline.

If that sounds like you - we’ll probably work well together.

for culture-led organisations

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  • Sometimes you don’t need more resource. You need a steady brain next to you. I support leaders through growth, pressure, change, and the moments where it’s all sitting on your shoulders.

    Think:

    Decision support and prioritisation

    Navigating team tension and organisational change

    Balancing ambition with capacity

  • Big ambition is great. But if the plan isn’t usable, you wont have success. I help you get clear on what matters, what doesn’t, and how to turn strategy into a delivery plan your team can execute.

    Think:

    Vision, priorities and sequencing

    Programme / portfolio planning - what to scale, what to stop

    Senior support to make the difficult decisions when it matters

  • Most culture-led organisations are doing important work on an increasingly fragile model. I help you strengthen the engine behind the mission – diversifying income, sharpening propositions, and building partnerships that fit with your values.

    Think:

    Funding strategy and clearer propositions

    Earned income ideas that fit your organisation

    Sponsorship and partnership development

    Pricing / packaging for programmes and offers

    Commercial modelling and scenario planning baked into delivery

  • If the story isn’t clear, everything is harder: funding, partnerships, audience growth, team alignment. I help you tighten what you stand for and how you talk about it – so the work becomes easier to champion.

    Think:

    Positioning and narrative (why you, why now)

    Messaging, comms planning, audience clarity

    Making impact and value tangible

  • Boards, councils, funders, communities, collaborators – it’s a lot. I help you align stakeholders, structure partnerships, and move things forward without endless meetings and mixed messages.

    Think:

    Stakeholder mapping and alignment

    Partnership structures, roles and ways of working

  • Impact isn’t about box-ticking. It’s about capturing what changed and communicating it properly so funders, stakeholders and partners have a reason to believe and back you again.

    Think:

    Practical evaluation frameworks

    Funders/stakeholder comms and narrative building

Work

let’s talk.

You don’t need a polished brief. If you’ve got a sense something needs tightening, simplifying or steadying, send a note, or book a call.