Agencies of 10 to 150 peopleLondon, working UK and EUScroll
( 02 )Sound familiar?
Most agencies I meet have the talent and the case studies. What they don't have is a system.
Good months follow the founder's free time.
Referrals dry up when you need them most.
Pitches are won on gut, then never repeated.
You're not market-ready.
Marketing, sales and delivery aren't joined up.
The pipeline isn't visible or trusted.
There's no clearly productised offer.
The positioning isn't landing hard enough.
Progress is slower than the ambition.
Martech money is going down the drain.
A £150k growth hire isn't an option.
It's feast or famine, every quarter.
One or two clients pay most of the bills.
Nobody clearly owns new business.
Past efforts started strong, then quietly died.
Nobody knows what it takes to hit the number.
Follow-up relies on memory.
New business shouldn'tdepend on thefounder's diary.
It should run like the rest of your agency: with a process, owners, a weekly rhythm and numbers you can read. That's what I build with you, from foundations to pipeline.
( 03 )The approach
Three steps.Start anywhere.
Each one stands on its own, and each one sets up the next. Most agencies start with the audit, so we both know what to fix first.
01 / 03Where are you actually at?
The New BusinessAudit
A clear-eyed look at your pipeline, your wins, your assets and your tools, ending in a prioritised action plan.
ShapeSix phasesEnds withA team-owned pipelineInvestment£7,500 to £15,000Depending on requirements
Level 04Plan the whole agency
The AgencyRoadmap
When new business is running, plan the agency it's building. A leadership workshop that turns your ambition into a three-to-five-year plan, on one page.
What it covers
People and leadership
Client portfolio
Delivery and projects
Sales and marketing
Process and systems
Finance and investment
ShapeSeven workshop stagesHorizonThree to five years
Pick up one piece on its own, or add it to any level.
Credentials and case studies
Case studies rewritten around commercial results, and a creds deck for each type of client you chase.
Investment£2,500 to £4,000
Growth reviews
Once your outreach is live, we go through the real numbers and decide what to change. One review, or one a month.
Investment£500, or from £750 a month
Intermediary programme
Get onto the books of the search consultants who already hold the briefs.
InvestmentOn request
( 04 )By the numbers
Senior thinking,without the senior hire.
3days
From audit kick-off to debrief.
2hrs
Of your time for the audit. I handle the rest.
12wks
From foundations to a working pipeline.
£150k
What a full-time senior new business hire can cost. Most agencies don't need one yet.
( 05 )Selected work
Agencies withgreat work and no engine.
Two recent engagements. Different sizes, same problem: the work was there, the system wasn't.
New business foundationsPositioningICP definitionRevenue modellingCRM and pipelineOutboundAI enablement
New business foundationsPositioningICP definitionRevenue modellingCRM and pipelineOutboundAI enablement
01Before:Work
New business strategyHubSpot
Giving Before:Work the foundations to go to market with confidence
A new business strategy built around Before:Work’s ambition, connecting a distinctive agency proposition with a clear commercial offer and defined target audiences. The work brings that strategy into practice through tailored outreach messaging, persuasive credentials and a structured sales process supported by HubSpot, giving the agency a focused approach to winning the right work.
02Buff Motion
New business auditAction plan
Building the foundations for more consistent growth
A focused new business audit for Buff Motion, identifying where growth was being held back and what needed to change. The work examined how the studio attracts opportunities and converts them into profitable client relationships, turning the findings into a prioritised action plan. A clear route forward, giving the founders direction on where to focus first and how to make new business a consistent part of running the studio.
( 06 )The mind behind the method
I'm Coris.I build theengine room.
I work with agency founders as a fractional, senior new business lead. You get the growth thinking, the systems and the accountability, without committing to a full-time hire. When I step back, your team owns it.
01New business foundations
02New business strategy
03Growth systems
04AI enablement
Where I've done it
( 07 )In their words
“Thanks again for putting this together. I ran it by the team,and everyone was really impressed withhow well you understood Before:Workand what we’re trying to build.”
( 08 )How we start
Clarity ina week.
A focused, low-disruption start, designed for agency teams who are already flat out.
0130 minutes
Intro call
We talk through where new business is today and whether the audit is the right first step.
02About 1 hour from you
Share
Access to your pipeline data, website, CRM and recent proposals, plus a short questionnaire.
03About 2 days from me
Review
I dig into your wins, pipeline health, tools and outreach, and map the gaps and opportunities.
04About 1 hour together
Debrief
You leave with a prioritised plan: what to fix first, what to build, and what to stop doing.