BIMA Scotland | Growth Stories: shared learnings for growing your agency

From managing growth and maintaining culture, to introducing hierarchy and evolving your leadership style, growing your agency is fraught with unknowns and big decisions.

BIMA Scotland’s ‘Growth Stories’ event is here to help. Hosted by Robin Bonn, chair of BIMA’s Future Growth Council, this is your opportunity to ask questions of our panel, listen to their learnings and also share your own experiences.

Regardless of your agency’s size or maturity, you’ll come away with tips for growth, pitfalls to avoid and a real sense of community with your fellow leaders.

Kindly hosted by BIMA Member Primate.

Places are limited so please book your space now – we look forward to seeing you there!

Meet the speakers:

Robin Bonn, Co:definery & Chair of BIMA’s Future Growth Council

Kathryn Strachan, Entrepreneur & MD of Copy House

Nathan Fulwood, Co-Founder & Strategy Director at CreateFuture

Rebecca McIntyre-Smith, Managing Partner at Primate

Alan Kittle, Executive Creative Director at Summer Friday

Robin Bonn, Founder of Co:definery

Robin Bonn is the founder of agency transformation consultancy, Co:definery. From fast-paced course correction to more significant business-wide change, he helps CEOs and Founders move beyond traditional ‘best practice’ and adopt a more modern approach to growth. And as well as co-charing BIMA’s Future Growth Council, he’s also a Marketing Week columnist and a mentor for SheSays.

Kathryn Strachan, Managing Director & Owner of Copy House

Kathryn Strachan is the owner and Managing Director of Copy House Ltd., an award-winning content marketing agency specialising in technology and FinTech content.

She started her career agency-side before striking out on her own and she has now taken Copy House from ground zero to a £1 million turnover within three years, turning Copy House into a successful technology content marketing agency.

As well as managing Copy House, Kathryn is a respected Forbes contributor and industry speaker featuring at events like MoneyNext, Semrush, Business Bites, TechTalks and more. She regularly speaks on topics like SEO, customer-centric content, technology marketing, agency culture, leadership and female entrepreneurship.

Nathan Fulwood, Strategy Director & Co-Founder of CreateFuture

Nathan has 20+ years experience in brand and digital strategy. An early adopter of the internet, and still (mostly) excited and optimistic about its possibilities, Nathan has worked with brands such as Orange, Expedia, Penguin RandomHouse, Tesco Bank and adidas to engage and excel audiences in this brave new world. A skilled facilitator, brand copywriter and design-thinking advocate, he’s also probably top-ten tallest people in the business.

Rebecca McIntyre-Smith, Managing Partner at Primate

Rebecca is Managing Partner at Primate, a renowned digital agency pushing boundaries to deliver experiences that change human behaviour. She’s a passionate advocate of the ways digital tools can impact lives, and in improving charity access to great design and development with The Lemur Foundation, Primate’s pro bono arm. She writes and speaks regularly, with a focus on the importance of culture, empathy and health at work, and the ways we can improve our collective digital experience for the better.

Alan Kittle, Executive Creative Director at Summer Friday

Alan has led creative departments for 15 years, advocating for bold conceptual thinking and executional excellence. He’s worked in the US and UK for networked and independent groups and has amassed over 50 awards from international shows.