Creative direction and strategic thinking – plugged into your team.

I work with founders, marketers, and in-house teams to provide ongoing creative counsel, fresh perspective, and someone to call when “just make it better” is the brief.

I bring big ideas, sharp frameworks, and the guts to push you beyond safe
– so the right work moves forward faster.

Creative direction, strategy, and execution.

Like an agency – but leaner, faster, and without the agency pricetag.

I’m Olly. I work with brands, agencies, and in-house teams who need high-level creative direction without the agency fluff.

I spent 20 years in the creative industry working up from junior designer to creative director.

Now I partner directly with clients – offering the kind of creative leadership you’d expect from an agency, without the overhead or ego – to move faster, think sharper, and stop settling for safe.

I help businesses bring sharper thinking, stronger ideas, and more confident execution — whether you’ve got a creative team or not.

Let’s figure it out together — and see what some un-usual thinking can unlock.

Unlock clarity, build trust, and create real momentum – with practical tools and un-usual thinking.

Services

Creative Consulting
From doing the work to challenging your status quo. I plug into your business or team and bring the strategic creative perspective.

Workshops
Make meetings matter again. Fast-paced, outcome-driven sessions that align thinking, unlock ideas, and spark action.

1:1 Soundboarding
Get out of your own head. Honest, practical conversations that help you see clearly and decide quickly.

Team Boosts
Talks and training to inspire teams, sharing inspiration, trends, and skill sessions to bust out of unproductive thinking patterns.

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Trusted by global brands. Applied inside ambitious teams.

I spent 20 years helping global brands tell their story. Now I help leaders rewrite theirs – from confusion to clarity, from stuck to forward.

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Not sure where to start?

Open magazine showing pages about creativity and algorithms, with headings in bold, and illustrations of a brain inside a jar and geometric shapes.
Magazine cover titled 'the same page' with subtitle 'Un-Usual Insights. Shared Understanding.' It features a black and white photo of a person with spiky hair, glasses, and upward-looking eyes. The words 'change your MIND' are written in bold, with 'SAME' and 'MIND' highlighted in orange and the phrase 'creativity isn't what you think it is' embedded in the person's forehead.

The Same Page is my newsletter for un-usual insights.

Containing provocations, tools, and different ways of thinking about how work works, because progress comes from shared understanding. We don’t all have to agree, just entertain a different perspective.

Download a PDF version or email me for a real-life, physical, actual, newsprint version to hold, scribble on, make a hat, swat a fly, get that dodgy biro working again, or maybe even some inspiration for your next breakthrough.

Let’s kickstart your progress


Curiosity, Connection, and Courage create Change