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Andrew Harrison
Advisor
“I know from experience how powerful it is to have an external sounding board, and insights and ideas from someone who has been there before”
Andrew Harrison
Experience
Andrew brings 25 years of agency leadership experience from small beginnings to expansion and sale.
Andrew was ‘No2’ at Hanover Communications through its growth to a 200+ person EMEA consultancy business with five offices across London, Europe and the Middle East.
Within Hanover Andrew also built a 60-person UK and international healthcare policy and communications practice, winning agency and team of the year awards for seven years between 2017 and 2023 from PR Week, Sabre, PRovoke, Communiqué and PharmaTimes. In 2020 PRovoke Media listed Hanover as one of its five Consultancies of the Decade.
Andrew stepped away from the business in 2024, five years after its sale.
He is now focused on advising, coaching and mentoring agency founders and practice leaders on growth and development strategies, alongside healthcare advisory roles. He is a judge for an agency of the year category at the Communiqué communications industry awards.
Read Andrew’s recent article outlining five key things that will prepare you for a successful sale.
Sweetspots
Business strategy
Senior leadership counsel
High Performing Team culture & people development
Profile and reputation
Profitable consultancy business model
Client acquisition and development
Preparation for sale
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