The Operators
People we’d put
in front of you
without a
second thought.
The Operators are independent senior leaders with their own practices and agencies. Between them they have run growth, retention, operations, finance, brand and creative.
They work with us, on your hire, when the role calls for it.
Their part
An Operator sits in.
The decision stays yours.
Not on every search. When you’re hiring for a job you’ve never done yourself, and one of them has run that function, they join the process.
- In the interview
- They sit in on one interview. They’ve done the job, so they know when an answer comes from experience and when it comes from preparation. You get their written notes afterwards.
- On the task
- For some roles they help us set a task from the real job, then review the work that comes back.
That’s our cost, not yours.
If we don’t have the right Operator for your hire, we’ll tell you.
The people
Who they are, and the hire each can help you judge.
Dave Morrissey
Fractional Growth Partner · SCEAL
Paid social and ecommerce growth
Spent six years at Meta, and later led TikTok’s retail and ecommerce team, growing advertisers including Gymshark, HUEL and The Hut Group.
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PJ Santoro
Fractional CMO · C[IQ] Strategies
CRM, lifecycle and retention
Led consumer relationship marketing at Nike, then ran database marketing globally at Levi’s.
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Millie Pearson
Fractional COO · Pearson Consultancy
Retail and ecommerce operations
Led Karen Millen’s first omnichannel rollout.
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Joey de Wit
Fractional CFO · AgenCFO
Finance: pricing, forecasting and cash
Founded AgenCFO, a finance practice for agencies and ecommerce brands, after corporate finance at Standard Chartered.
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Ed Cox
Strategy Partner · GBC Partners
Brand strategy and positioning
Led teams at Ogilvy and VCCP, and has advised the founders of Vitality, Lapland UK and 47 Skin.
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Ross Allsop
Fractional CGO · Pion333rs
Ecommerce growth for premium brands
Held senior in-house ecommerce roles at premium brands including ThruDark, and now leads growth work through his own firm.
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Stokely Howard
Co-founder and Creative Director · Trendy Grandad
Video, YouTube and social content
Co-founded Trendy Grandad, a video agency that has built channels for Netflix, Red Bull and QuickBooks.
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Hannah Clark
Fractional Affiliate Lead · affective digital
Affiliate and partnerships marketing
Held senior account, growth and partnerships roles at the affiliate network Webgains, and now runs her own practice.
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Art Lindop
Co-founder · Alphageek
Paid social and PPC
Co-founded Alphageek, a paid social and PPC agency whose clients include Casio, Dr Love and HUUB. Alphageek also hires through us.
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Alethea King Luwero
People and Culture Lead · Tell Jane
People leadership, culture and conduct
Runs workplace investigations, culture reviews and leadership sessions as a practitioner at Tell Jane.
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Louis Smith
Fractional SEO Lead · Independent
Ecommerce SEO and conversion
Eleven years of SEO and conversion work for ecommerce brands including Lenovo, Crep Protect and Otrium.
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Jamie Romain
Creative Partner · GBC Partners
Creative direction and brand identity
A creative director recognised at D&AD and Cannes Lions, for clients including British Airways, IBM and Tesco.
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Oliver Payne
Behavioural Science Partner · The Hunting Dynasty
Customer behaviour and messaging
Founded The Hunting Dynasty in 2009, an applied behavioural science practice whose clients include the Financial Times and the NHS.
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Fractional
You can also bring one into your business.
Some gaps don’t need a full-time hire yet. An Operator can lead a function for part of the week, cover a seat while you hire, or work alongside the person you’ve just brought in. You get the experience without the full-time salary.
The introduction
Free. Tell us what you need and we’ll put you in front of the right person.
The rate
Agreed directly between you and them.
Not sure whether you need a hire or a fractional leader? Start with The Hiring Plan.
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Tell us the role. We’ll tell you if it needs an Operator.
If your hire would be better for having an Operator in the process, Adam will say which one and why.
PS, Adam
These are people I’ve spent real time with, or people another member of the network has worked with. We keep it small on purpose.
Adam CallowCo-founder · Puck