A different kind of consultancy
Many agencies are pyramids: expensive rainmakers at the top, over-stretched juniors at the bottom, and lots of pressure in between.
We’re building something different.
retension is structured around two commitments:
You always get people who know what they’re doing. Senior advisors bring decades in communications, sustainability, marketing and adjacent fields. They stay close to the work, and don’t disappear after winning the pitch.
The next generation isn’t sacrificed to make our margins work. Emerging professionals are hired on fair full-time salaries with benefits, and we design projects so they can learn without burning out.
Your benefit: a team that is both deeply experienced and hungry to learn – at a price point that reflects real work, not just our overheads.
Our services, today*.
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ESG and Sustainability
We help CSOs and sustainability leads bridge the gap between ambition and action, connecting ESG to core business value, not just compliance.
- Strategic ESG Narratives
- Sustainability Reporting
- Board and C-Suite Engagement
- Materiality Assessments
- CSR and Social Investment Strategy
- Employee Engagement on your Sustainability Strategy
- Stakeholder and Regulator Communications
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Strategic Communications
We help you speak with credibility, clarity, and confidence, especially when the stakes are high.
- M&A and Transaction Communications
- Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement Strategy
- Issues and Crisis Management
- Executive Profiling and Thought Leadership
- Public Relations and Media Advisory
- Speechwriting and Delivery Coaching
- Podcasts and Owned Content Production
- Corporate Narrative Development
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People, Purpose, and Performance
We help teams understand not just the “what,” but the “why” behind big decisions, through content that engages both head and heart.
- Change Communications Planning
- Learning Experience Design
- Digital Learning Modules
- Employee Onboarding & Culture Activation
- Narrative-Driven Training Materials
- Strategic Townhall & Leadership Messaging
- Tactical Delivery of Virtual and Hybrid Townhalls
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Content Creation and Production
We don’t just write the strategy. We get in the tactical weeds and bring it to life. From corporate storytelling to C-suite voices, we create content that informs, inspires, and builds trust.
- Podcast Development and Hosting
- Corporate Video Production
- Leadership Communications Films
- Internal Campaigns and Culture Videos
- Publication and Report Design (Print & Digital)
- Scriptwriting and Storyboarding
- Interview-Based Content and Executive Features
- Content Playbooks and Toolkits for Teams
*This is just what we do today: rooted in the skills of our founders and first wave of senior advisors.
As our bench grows, our offerings grow with it. If a former head of IT joins us, for example, we’ll be able to support more work around digital and AI transformation. If a seasoned HR or L&D leader joins us, our learning and change portfolio deepens.
We don’t pretend to do everything. But we are a capabilities-led firm that grows as our community grows.
How our project teams are built
Every engagement brings together three layers:
Senior advisor(s) – seasoned professionals with 20–30+ years’ experience. They:
Help shape the brief and the strategy
Stay in client conversations from start to finish
Coach the team and review the work
Emerging professionals – full-time juniors (from fresh grads to ~3 years’ experience). They:
Own the day-to-day delivery and coordination
Do the reading and the research
Draft and iterate with guidance from seniors
Tools & partners – including AI and specialist collaborators. They:
Speed up the grunt work (first drafts, basic analysis)
Free our people to focus on judgement, nuance and relationship-building
You see and work with the actual servicing team from day one – not just the senior pitch line-up.
How we show up
Clients who work with us can expect:
Curiosity and homework – We read your reports, watch your videos, and learn your products. If you’ve created a cartoon to explain financial literacy, someone on our team has watched every episode.
Business-first conversations – We start with your commercial and organisational realities, then design communications and sustainability work that actually supports them.
Honest conversations about trade-offs – We will tell you when a “beach cleanup” isn’t the most meaningful ESG story you could be telling, or when a campaign idea is too superficial to move the needle.
Access to the next generation – You’ll see our emerging professionals in the room and in your inboxes. That’s intentional. Exposure is how people learn – and you benefit from their energy and ideas.