What We Offer

We work across multiple clients in different fields, but all of our clients value our straightforward approach to supporting them. Our services are set out below but please feel free to get in touch to discuss your needs.

Across all services, the emphasis is on clarity, credibility, and outcomes — helping clients move from ambition to delivery, with strategies that stand up locally and support inclusive growth.

  • A focused process to assess how well a project, investment or strategy aligns with place, policy and delivery realities.

    Covers:

    • Policy and strategy alignment

    • Labour market and delivery context

    • Stakeholder landscape

    • Narrative and positioning

    • Key risks and opportunities

    Outcomes:

    • Clear view of alignment strengths and gaps

    • Strengthened articulation of the proposal or strategy

    • Practical recommendations to improve positioning and credibility

  • Support to strengthen how proposals or strategies are communicated, tested and taken forward.

    Includes:

    • Refining narrative and positioning

    • Supporting engagement with stakeholders

    • Preparing for key discussions or decision points

    • Adapting positioning in response to feedback

    • Strengthening the evidence base where needed

    Outcome:

    • Greater clarity, coherence and credibility in how initiatives are advanced

    • More effective and constructive stakeholder engagement

  • Ongoing support to maintain alignment and navigate complexity as projects or strategies evolve.

    Includes:

    • Acting as a strategic sounding board

    • Supporting key stages of delivery and decision-making

    • Responding to changing stakeholder and policy environments

    • Maintaining alignment over time

    Outcome:

    • Continuity, confidence and reduced risk across the lifecycle

  • I help investors, developers, and public sector organisations make better growth and investment decisions by grounding them in how labour markets really work.

    I support clients with:

    • Labour market and workforce analysis to understand how local and regional labour markets are changing over time

    • Labour market impact and scenario testing to assess how growth, investment, and development plans are likely to play out in real local systems

    • Workforce and transition analysis to identify the conditions under which people can realistically move into new or growing sectors

    • Strategy development and review across local and regional plans, including Growth Plans, LSIPs, and Spatial Development Strategies, taking a whole‑system view rather than assessing plans in isolation

    • Economic impact and value assessment, including jobs and wider economic benefits, framed in ways that support local decision‑making and stakeholder conversations