Hornbeam & Co. is a strategic advisory for founders, organisations and impact-led leaders navigating complex challenges.
Logic convinces. Emotion excites. We know the difference, and when to use both. We turn bold ideas into the outcomes they deserve, making the complex clear, the ambitious credible, and the important impossible to ignore
A brand that's outgrown its positioning. A reputation that needs protecting. A fund raise that hinges on the right narrative.
These aren't communication problems. They're leadership problems and they need to be solved at that level.
We work with founders, CEOs, philanthropists, scientists and governments to bring clarity, confidence and precision to the moments when being misunderstood costs too much, turning their boldest ideas into strategies that inspire community and commercial action.
What We Do
We're not an agency. We don't have account managers or decks full of case studies. We're two individuals who work directly with a small number of leaders at a time, on the problems that actually matter.
Drawing on decades of experience across culture, commerce and communications from Virgin Atlantic's boardroom to the creative intensity of MTV; from philanthropic foundations placing serious capital to conservationists trying to make governments act. We partner directly with leaders when needed or integrate with your team, get under the surface of the challenge. Our guidance will widen your thinking, focus your mission and raise the operational effectiveness or investability of your organisation.
How We Do It
As individuals, we’ve built careers on making people care. We’ve created and delivered events for the music television channel Dire Straits wanted, shown royalty the potential of their Kingdom, made electric vehicle charging exciting, united brand portfolios to outsmart big-budget competitors, managed communications for an iconic red-tailed airline, secured sponsorship for London’s public bicycle network scheme and even driven the global success of one of Britain’s biggest bands.
As a team, we’re committed to doing good things with good people, promoting a positive future everyone can benefit from. We’ve already helped to reduce the stigma around male suicide, empowered communities to demand economic prosperity from their oceans and given their governments the confidence to make the big changes needed to do so; and there’s so much more ahead.
Our Impact So Far
In English Folklore, the Hornbeam tree is a ladder between worlds and a source of wisdom. As Hornbeam & Co., we’re proud to build the ladder between what you do and the people who need to know about it.
A small, dedicated team with decades of diverse experience across many sectors – from music and entertainment to blue economy initiatives and mental health activism – you can trust us to bring fresh eyes and a curious global view to your business, initiatives, and campaigns.
Your big ideas can answer our biggest challenges; securing support for them is our forte.