Workshops and Training

Workshops & Training

In a world where trends shift overnight and teams are stretched thin, it’s easy to lose focus. Thryve’s workshops are built to help fast-moving businesses pause, reflect, and re-focus, giving teams the tools, direction, and alignment they need to grow with purpose.

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Workshop topics

Whether you need sharper messaging, better prioritisation, or a more confident team, we’ll help you build clarity and capability in a way that sticks:

‘Define & Align’

Create a mission that motivates, a vision that inspires, and a positioning that sticks. Align your team around a shared sense of purpose and strategic direction. Perfect for founders and leadership teams refreshing or defining their brand foundations.

OUTPUTS

Vision and mission statements

Brand positioning

Alignment across teams

‘Journey Jam’

Map your customer experience, align your messaging, and make every touchpoint count. Help your team take a step back and co-create full customer journey maps for each key audience, aligning channels, messaging and metrics to sharpen the customer experience.

OUTPUTS

Journey maps by ICP

Messaging matrices

Content plan

Bespoke

You bring the brief – we’ll shape the workshop. If you’re facing a specific challenge – whether it’s launching something new, shifting your strategy, or unlocking team capability – we’ll design a session that gets your people thinking, talking, and moving forward.

OUTPUTS

Defined with you – depending on your goals, team, and timing

Unsure which workshop is best for your needs? Set up a free exploratory call to discuss.

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Brands I’ve worked with

Who are these workshops for?

Founders and leadership teams seeking alignment

Small marketing teams looking to upskill or refocus

Businesses scaling fast and trying to keep their messaging clear

Cross-functional teams where marketing, operations and customer service overlap

Agencies needing fresh thinking for internal brand or pitch work

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What they say

Jon’s work with our charity has thus far been game-changing! His careful research and diagnosis of what we are and what we need has yielded tailor-made, achievable and affordable marketing recommendations

Susan Krasner

Chair, Holocaust Learning UK

Jon’s strategic consultancy work has been invaluable – he’s enabled us to accelerate the evolution of our services and the way the agency thinks about marketing

Tom Hastings

COO, SINE Digital

Jon was a great partner to work with. We worked on many campaigns together and Jon always had a calm and collected approach to dealing with problems and would often come up with brilliant creative and strategic solutions

Christos Savvides

Creative Director, Channel 4

Other ways I can support you

My support is flexible and scalable. No layers of staff, no jargon, no fluff. Just better value without the need for long-term commitments:

Marketing Consultancy

When you’re too close to see the problem clearly, I help you zoom out and rebuild the plan

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Fractional Marketing

You get the strategic thinking of a CMO, without the full-time commitment

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Frequently asked questions

What does a marketing consultant do?

Good question. A marketing consultant takes a fresh look at how you’re doing things; what’s working, what’s not, and where the opportunities are. I help you see the bigger picture, ask the right questions, and put together a plan that makes sense for where you’re trying to go

How can a marketing consultant help my business grow?

Most businesses are too busy doing the doing to step back and look at what’s really going on. I help you cut through the noise, focus on what matters, and make your marketing work harder; whether that’s getting more leads, building a more distinctive brand, or making sure your team is set up to deliver

What is fractional marketing?

It’s just a fancy way of saying part-time marketing lead. I step in when you need senior marketing support, but don’t need (or want) a full-time hire. It’s flexible, cost-effective, and you get proper strategic thinking, just without the overheads

What’s the difference between a marketing strategy and a marketing plan?

Think of it like this: the strategy is the ‘why’ and the ‘where’ – why you’re doing what you’re doing, and where you want to end up. The plan is the ‘how’ – the steps you take to get there. You really need both working together to get results

Can you help with digital marketing too?

Yes, I’m not just here to talk strategy and vanish. I’ve worked across digital since 2007 – as a client, in agencies and as a consultant. Websites, content, email, social, video, search. I know how to make it all join up. I can also work alongside your team or agency to get the best out of them

What should I look for in a good marketing consultant?

Someone who listens, asks smart questions, and doesn’t disappear into jargon. Look for real experience – someone who’s worked with teams, run campaigns, and made tough decisions. And ideally, someone you’d actually want to work with!

How do I know if you’re the right person to help me?

If you’re after someone who brings clarity, asks the awkward questions, and gives straight answers, then we’ll probably get on well. Best thing to do? Let’s have a quick chat and you’ll know pretty quickly if it’s a fit

Fractional marketing

Senior marketing leadership without the full-time hire

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My consultancy approach

Whether it’s figuring out what’s working (or what’s not), setting the right direction, or making it all happen, my flexible marketing consultancy services can be pointed to wherever you need them

1. Diagnosis

Where are we now, and why are we here?

A deep dive into what your market is doing, what your competitors are doing, and what you are doing:

+ Stakeholder interviews
+ Audience research
+ Market analysis
+ Competitor reviews
+ Website audits
+ Social media audits
+ Creative asset audits

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2. Strategy

Where do we want to be, and how will we get there?  

Based on the insights from diagnosis, we build a practical, focused marketing strategy that sets your brand up for real growth:

+ Workshop facilitation
+ Brand development
+ Customer journey mapping
+ Website user experience
+ Campaign strategy 
+ Communications planning 
+ Content strategy

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3. Execution

What needs to happen, and how do we make it work?  

We turn strategy into action – managing, supporting or simply guiding execution:

+ Brief writing
+ Campaign delivery
+ Agency management
+ Vendor software selection
+ Asset creation
+ Creative testing
+ Social media management

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