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Andy Oliver
Advisor
“Andy worked with us on a new three-year growth plan. He has a brilliant ability to bring in his experience while listening to our specific needs…we appreciated his counsel, worked collaboratively and enjoyed our sessions together.”
Rupert Carter, Founder & CEO, Sonder
Experience
Andy has spent 30 years in the agency world, working across the UK, EMEA, USA, and APAC, building and scaling both B2B and B2C agencies. Throughout his career, he has focused on helping agency founders achieve their vision of success, whether that’s growth, transformation, succession planning, or preparing for exit.
Andy now works with agency founders and leadership teams across the entire growth journey, providing strategic guidance on proposition development, positioning, uncovering hidden growth opportunities and helping agencies build strategic partnerships and the commercial structures that support scalable enterprises.
For agencies pursuing international growth, Andy provides hands-on support with market entry strategy and execution. He has built and managed global agency networks from scratch and understands the commercial structures required for success across diverse markets.
Andy also helps founders build strategically sound, valuable agencies, preparing them to manage the complexities of M&A integration and protecting long-term value. He provides clear counsel on reducing founder dependency and the realities of the acquisition market.
Known for his “tough love” style - offering 100% empathy and 100% honesty - Andy loves being a cheerleader who challenges founders to achieve their potential.
Sweetspots
30 years hands-on international agency experience building and scaling B2B and B2C agencies
Growth strategy for agencies at every stage: start-up through mid-life crisis to exit
Proven record in troubleshooting, turnaround and operational improvement
Founder dependency resolution and building commercially sound, scalable structures
Succession planning, exit readiness and M&A integration
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