The growth
problems we solve
For scaling businesses where growth has become harder to predict, control or sustain.
We help leadership teams work out where to focus, how to grow and what needs to happen next, cutting through competing priorities to build a growth system that connects strategy to commercial outcomes.
Challenges we solve
Growth feels hard. Commercial focus is lacking
Growth is inconsistent and dependent on one or two activities that are hard to scale. Clarity is needed on how we win against competitors; where to play, which markets to prioritise and the best customers to target.
Marketing is not working as a strategic asset
There is an in-house team, or at least someone responsible for marketing. But the function lacks the operating model, the strategic direction or the senior oversight to perform at the level the business needs
Sales and marketing are not properly aligned
Sales is chasing one version of the market. Marketing is speaking to another.Â
The business lacks a repeatable GTM engine
There is plenty happening, but not enough confidence that it is moving the business in the right direction.
The proposition is complex and hard to communicate
Whether it is a product that needs explaining, a category that does not yet exist, or a crowded space where everyone sounds the same. The message is not landing.
AI is changing how your buyers behave
How buyers find, evaluate and choose is shifting fast. AI is changing discovery, shortlisting and due diligence in ways that make yesterday’s playbook less effective by the quarter.
How we do it
Where to compete, who to target, and what it takes to win. Built for the market you’re in now, not the one you were in two years ago.
We help you claim a position competitors can’t easily copy and make it land with the buyers who matter.
Before you commit budget, headcount or strategy to a new direction, you need to know the market will follow. We pressure-test the commercial case so you’re building on solid ground.
Every business has assumptions about who buys, why they buy, and what they care about. Most of them are partially wrong. We get under the skin of your market and tell you what you actually need to know to make decisions that move the needle.
AI is changing how buyers find, evaluate and choose suppliers. We help you adapt your commercial strategy to that shift and act on it before your competitors do.
A structured audit of your GTM approach that surfaces where commercial capability is falling short of what the market opportunity demands and delivers clear recommendations on what to fix first.
They felt like a genuine partner throughout the process.
– Steven Frost, CEO, Workbuzz
Why businesses work with us
There’s no shortage of growth support available to businesses. Agencies will take the brief. Freelancers will execute the plan. Generalist consultants will produce the framework.
The gap we see is senior commercial thinking that’s embedded in the business long enough to understand it, honest enough to challenge it and practical enough to produce something the team can actually execute.
Every partner at Open Velocity has held Director or CMO accountability in scale-up environments. We’ve owned revenue targets, built marketing functions under resource pressure, and made strategic calls with incomplete information.
We bring that perspective to bear quickly and we measure our success by what changes commercially.Â
- Senior consultants who work like an internal leader, not an external supplier to manage
- A structured, evidence-led view on where the real problem sits
- Strategic clarity that makes execution sharper
- A partner who challenges assumptions before committing resources to the wrong answer
Commercial results from recent engagements
170% growth in marine sector revenue from commercial repositioning and GTM reset
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31% ecommerce growth launching an international GTM strategy across US and European markets
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25% revenue increase for an ecommerce brand with two new geographies entered within 12 months
See what changes when you get the right strategic input.
Book a slot at our free growth clinic.
Frequently asked questions
Is this right for us if we already have a marketing team?
Yes. Most of our clients have someone in post. The question is whether the function has the operating model and strategic direction to perform at the level the business needs. We work alongside existing teams, not instead of them.
Where do we start if we're not sure what the problem is?
That’s what the growth clinic is for. We’ll ask the right questions and tell you what we think is really going on
How quickly do you get up to speed?
Faster than you’d expect. Understanding your business quickly is one of the things clients consistently say sets us apart. We’re asking the right questions from day one.
How is this different from hiring an agency?
Agencies take the brief. We help you write it. The work starts further back, at the commercial and strategic level, which is where most growth problems actually originate.
How we add value for our clients
Success stories are best told in the words of their subjects. Here’s what some of our clients have to say about working with Open Velocity.
