Meet the Team
Strategy. Execution. Results.

From tills to turnarounds, spreadsheets to shop floors, we’re the retail experts who’ve walked the walk.

Led by retail consultant and speaker Clare Bailey, our handpicked team of strategists, marketers, operators and commercial specialists bring decades of hands-on experience from growing indie brands to advising national retailers. Whether it’s eCommerce or estate management, pricing or Pinterest, supply chain or storytelling, there’s someone here who’s done it, fixed it, and made it profitable.

We’re not here for vanity projects or PowerPoint decks that gather dust, we’re here to make things happen.

Ready to meet the team who’ll help you start, scale or sell?

We’re not an agency — we’re a boutique consultancy, built differently on purpose. No interns. No fluff. No mystery handovers. Just senior specialists who’ve been there, done it, and delivered results across retail, hospitality, place and beyond.

Some lead the strategy. Others roll up their sleeves and drive delivery across tech, trading, behaviour, brand, finance and operations. Every single one is best-in-class, trusted by boards, brands and broadcasters to make things happen.

This is your A-team. Boutique brains, big impact, and a shared obsession with getting the job done.

Our expertise: Strategy • Brand • Commercial • Marketing • Finance • Design • Digital • Social • Supply Chain • Operations • Customer Experience • Behavioural Insight & Wellbeing • Data & Analytics • Technology • Change Management

Tech & Creative Specialists

Our extended team brings specialist skills to make strategy stick — from code to creative, psychology to profit margins.

  • Clare Bailey

    Founder. Retail Rebel. Media’s Go-To Voice.
    Retail royalty. Press favourite. Strategy with sass
  • Kim Hulse

    Strategy, Marketing & Transformation Lead
    Marketing maestro. Transformation whisperer. Calm in a storm.
  • Steph Briggs

    Content, Copy, SEO & eCommerce Strategist
    Shopify Whisperer. Makes Google love you. Makes customers buy.
  • Danielle Nodwell

    Creative Brand Strategist
    Clarifying brands. Amplifying voices. Slaying strategy.
  • Zoë Munro Barber

    Graphic Designer
    Making brands pop and scroll-stopping happen.
  • Zana Busby

    Business & Consumer Psychologist
    Turning human insight into stronger leadership, happier teams and smarter branding.
  • Alison Crosbie

    Commercial & Merchandising Consultant
    Bringing order, clarity, and serious commercial clout.
  • Sophie Walton

    Email Marketing & CRM Specialist
    Inbox ace. Revenue raiser. CRM ninja
  • Frances Brown

    Visual Search & Social Media Strategist
    Scroll-stopper. Trend spotter. Pinterest magician.
  • Scott Storey

    Retail Operations & Profitability Consultant
    Shaves costs. Sharpens ops. Boosts your bottom line.
  • Leanne Merrill

    Community & Events Consultant
    Builds communities, fills events, grows brands fast.
  • Hannah Tomlinson

    Professional Events Organiser
    Planner. Connector. Party-level precision.
  • Neal Veglio

    Podcast Producer & Audio Strategist
    Audio alchemist. No wand, just waveforms.
  • Shannon King

    Supplier Relationship Management Consultant
    Procurement pro keeping values and margins aligned.
  • Catherine Smith

    Bookkeeping & Accounts Specialist
    Mistress of money, minus the boring jargon.
  • Rachel Parker

    Finance Manager
    Making your money work harder. Effortlessly.
  • Jay Pipavat

    Lead Technical Developer
    Digital smooth-operator with dev superpowers.
  • Steve Woodhouse

    IT Systems & Infrastructure Specialist
    Your IT superhero—minus the cape (and drama).

We partner with ambitious businesses across the retail ecosystem, from brand owners and suppliers to retailers and service providers to drive tangible results.

Whether it’s a strategic project to kick-start transformation or a long-term, embedded relationship offering fractional expertise, we help our clients scale smarter, operate leaner, and grow stronger.

We don’t just work with anyone. We choose our clients as carefully as they choose us, because mutual commitment is the foundation for real success.

Our Values

Clarity and Focus

We cut through the noise to identify what really matters and deliver it.

Commercial First

Strategy is only valuable if it drives profit, performance, and practical outcomes.

True Partnership

We work with our clients, not just for them collaborating closely to build trust and momentum.

Tailored, Not Templated

No two businesses are the same. Our solutions are built to fit, not forced to match.

Tangible Transformation

From day-one projects to fractional leadership, we make change real and results measurable.

Category of One

Our breadth of expertise, depth of experience, and proven success across diverse business types means we don’t compete, we stand apart.

Ready to Work With Our Experts?​

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