Success, faster.

A growth-acceleration partner for ambitious independent agencies.

You're in good company.

Confidence and clarity, for agencies that can’t afford to move slowly.

OTTESU is a business consultancy built specifically for agencies. We help you look honestly at what’s working, find what’s worth changing, and act quickly on it.

We care about craft, and we’ll help you see both the forest and the trees. No bravado. No off-the-shelf answers. A peer with real-world experience across all sorts of agencies, in the chair beside you, until the right thing is in motion.

The 5-star agency.

Five areas that determine whether an agency thrives or stalls. Every Agency Mapping engagement is built around this model - it's how we know where to look, and what to fix first.

01

Strategy

Know what you want the agency to be, and how you’re getting there.

02

Finance

Know what’s actually driving profit, how to optimise for it, and what to target.

03

Growth

Win new clients deliberately, and grow existing ones reliably.

04

The Work

Understand projects and capacity, hire well, onboard fast.

05

Governance

Get your business set up with your preferred ending in mind.

Your starting point

...and your journey from there.

Portrait of Sam Wood, OTTESU founder

An experienced outside perspective. Customised for your agency.

Sam Wood (GAICD) has spent more than a decade running and growing agencies, including serving as co-owner, CEO, GM, and Director, and now advises dozens of agency founders while also contributing to various organisations at board level.

Sam combines hands-on commercial experience with formal governance training to help agency leaders make better decisions and build more resilient businesses.

Build, scale and optimise. With OTTESU by your side.

If you run an independent agency and you're ready to move faster - with someone who's been in the chair - get in touch.